The Shasta courier., 1859-07-30
Speaking on yvedne sdny Evening.

ChaS- L. scott, candidate 1or congress, ana
Gov. Weller addressed meeting of some three
or four hundred citizens of this county in Shas-
ta The meeting was presided orer by Hon. E.
Garter, c. R. Street and s. H. Dosh acting as
secretaries.
Senator Gwin announced that.be had intended,
in this canvass, to discuss the political issues of
the day, but that the course which his colleague
Mr. Broderick, had taken,-to wit, that of in
dulging in personalites-had forced him, con-
trary to his wish, to pursue somewhat similar
course-a course which he admitted reflected no
honor upon the positions which they both held
1t is impossible for US to follow the venerable
old Senator in his remarks He confined him.
self principally to- comments upon Mr. Broder-
ick's Forest Hill and Quincy speeches In re-
ference to the charge that he was the "paid agent
of the Pacific Mail Steamship Company" he
was tremendously severe. He stated that it was
false-that Mr.. Brederick was q base and cow
ardly calumniator and slanderer, and that he
would fasten the lie upon his brazen front with
hooks of steel. He stated that, in the last Con-
gress, when Mr.. Broderick called upon him to
assist in defeating a certain bill, (which con-
tanned appropriations necessary to carry on the
government because it did not contain an ap-
preparation to pay the P. NJ S. s. Company for
carrying the mails via Panama, that he refused
him that assistance-and that hence, if either
was to be considered the friend of that company
it was Broderick, and not himself He declared
that as between the overland routes and Panama
route, he had always favored the former rather
than the latter, and that he intended hereafter
to pursue the same course
He also declared that Mr.. Broderick had ta-
ken seat OH the Republican side of the SEN
ate. In reference to Mr.. Broderick's declaration
that he had been invited to attend the Demo-
cratic caucuses last winter, and that JEFF. Davis
among others, only ten days before the adjourn
ment, had invited him to be present at the eau
Gus on the Tariff Bill, he said that he did not
believe him-and moreover that there had no
Tariff Bill been caucused upon at all.
However, we cannot pretend to give sketch
of his entire speech, as we took no notes of any
of the speeches, and now speak from recollec-
lection. He was listened to with marked at,
tention.
Mr.. Scott spoke next, and in manner that
evidently pleased his auditors. The first portion
OF his remarks was particularly confined to the
letter of Gen. Cass on the naturalization ques-
tion. He placed the same construction upon
that letter that we did in our article of last
week. He quoted from the letter, and proved
that Gen. Cass simply enunciated the doctrine
that such naturalized citizens as had been in the
army, or actually called into the army of their
native governments, at the time of their emigra-
ton, would, if they voluntarily returned to their
native lands, be liable to arrest and restoration
to the army from which they had deserted That
is simply the doctrine of Gen. Cass. He saws
after they have become naturalized citizens of
this Republic, will not be protected by the
American Government from arrest and restora-
ton to the service from which they escaped
What adopted citizen will find fault with such
doctrine?
He also spoke of the positions now occupied
by Douglas and Broderick-the one within the
organization, the other without-the one sup
porting the Administration and regular organi-
zatiou, he other opposing the regular organiza-
ton and avowing himself as the bitterest enemy
of the Administration in the land. He asked, as
we have asked in these columns time and again,
why should Democrat oppose the great Demo-
cratic party because he differed with it on some
He ctofa hot or
Georgia, and many other Democrats, had ear
nestly opposed the course which the Admins
tration pursued towards Gen. Walker, but they
did not therefore cease to be Democrats and
wage war upon the Administration. He argued
that men had the right to oppose the Lecompton
Constitution without having their Democracy
impeached, provided they remained in the Or
ganization and supported its nominees.
Gov. Weller next took the stand, and was re-
ceived with three hearty cheers. He at once
commenced giving an explanation of his action
relative to the late Chinese difficulties in this
county. He said that the Sheriff of this county
had informed him by telegraph that some two
hundred men were in arms and expellng the
Chinese from the limits of the county; that an
other telegraph from the same gentleman asked
him for guns, and that he sent them, and would
do so again under similar circumstances
+" Would you p exclaimed a man in the crowd
"Try me !" responded the Governor, followed by
loud applause from the audience.
he also declared that the Chinese were great
evil, and that he would lend his assistance to
the passage of any constitutional law which
would tend to rid the State of their presence
Nevertheless while they were here under the
protection of the law, he would do all he could
to protect them. He believed that protection
should always accompany taxation. That was
all the apology he had to make for his action in
the matter.
During the delivery of these remarks he was
frequently cheered, and evidently had the good
will of the crowd with him more completely than
either of the other speakers. True, one or two
expressions were heard, such as "git," I" dry
up" and so forth. but they were not uttered
sufficiently loud or frequent to create any seri-
ouc 70 oIJ