Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1859-10-17


FoRNEr's Washingto ton correspondent, a.day.or.
two ago. in his obituary of Broderick. (who was
his friend re-published those beautiful remarks
which Brodsrick made in.answer TO a taunt of
Senator Hammond's about the "Mud:sils of
free society
Mr.. Bfoderick said g, sir, am glad that the
Senator has spoken5thus. Itmay. have the effect
of arousing in the working men that spirit which
has been lying dormant for centuries. It may
also have the effect of arousing the two huns
dred thousand men, with pure skins, in South
Carolina, who are now degradtd aud deSpised
by thirty thousand aristocralic Shareholders. 1t
may teach them, to demand what's the power
.sLinkd success, assumed aud kept With sklll
Yields with their hands, but i g.i to them unknown,
Makes even their miEhtiest deeds appear his oWn:'
.I suppose, sir, the Senator frou South Car
olina did not intend to. be personal in his re-
marks to any of his peers upon this floor. II
[ had thought so would have noticed them
at the time l am, sir, with one exception,
the youngest in years of the Senators upon
this floor. It is not long since served
an apprenticeship of five years at one of
| the most laborions mechanical tribes pur.
sued by man-a trade that, from its ma
ture, devotes its follower to thought but de.
bars him from conversation. would not have
alluded to this ifit were not for the rtmarkes OF
tho Senator from South Carolina; and the
Thousands who know that l am theEson of an
artisan, and have been mechanic, would feel
disappointed in the if did not reply to hun
| | would thatI could have enjoyed the pleasure
of life in my boyhood days; but theywere de-
MED to me- Isay this with pain. Ihave not
the admiration for the men of the cass from
whence sPrang that might be expected; they
submit too tamely to oppression, and are prone
to neglect their rights iand duties as citizens
But sir, the class Of society to whose toll / was
born, under our form of government, 1ill con
troll the destinieS of this nation. If | were in
clined 10 forget my connectios with them, or to
deny that sprang from them, this chamber
would not be the place in which could dc
either. While hold seat here have but to
look at the beautiful capitals adjoining the piIas
ters that support this roof TO be reminded o
my fathers talent, and to see his handiwork.
u left the scenes of my youth and manhood
Tor the Far West because I was tired of the
struggles and jealousies of men of my class
who could not understand why one of their fell
/ lows should seek to elevate his condition above
the common level. made my new abode
among strangers, where labor is honorcd i
had lett without regret; there remained no tie o
blood TO bind me to any being in existence
tell IN the struggle for reputation and fortune
there was no relative on earth to mourn mI
fall. The people of California elevated inc TO thu
highest office within their gift. Ny election
was not the result of an accident. For years
had to struggle, often seeing the goal Of anbi
ton within my reach; it was again and agail
taken from me by the aid Of men of my owr
class had not only them to contend With
but almost the entire partisan press of the Stat,
was subsidized by Government money and pat
ronage to oppose my election. sincerely hope
sir, the time will come when such speeches a.
that of the Senator from South Carolina vii
be considered lesson to the laborers Of th.
nation.
Such is the man who has been sacrificed t.
Ipropitiate tho vengeance Of tho Administrator
of James Buchanan. l forbear further co,nmsn
upon this fruitful theme. Ifthe deed of blob
does not awaken the Democratic mssses 10 a
appreciation Of the deSpotism conccn trated hcr,
aud extending its influence into the States an
Territories o: this Republic, then they are deaf
alike to shame and to their own duty.
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