Nevada national., 1859-07-16
Hen. WIN. N. Cwin.

nrst OF tue campaign. w IeSfeh snat Jul
limited space prevents us from presenting
full report OF il TO our readers. he spoke
at length upon the Kansas question and its
collateral topics upon the necessity OF ae-
quiring Cuba the Pacific Railroad and
the increased facilities required by our peo-
pie for intercourse with the rest OF the world
II is known that David c. Broderick has
recently made speech at Placerville, and
has since repeated it elsewhere, in which be
thought proper TO comment on Senator
Gwn's political course. To the statements
contained in the Placerville speech DIR.
Gwin made an explicit, and il struck us,
triumphant reply. After some preliminary
remarks concerning the relative positions Of
himself and Mr.. iBroderick, he proceeded as
follows
The first point on which we differed, Mr..
Broderick asserts to be the reduction Of the
salaries OF Federal officers in this State. As
a general statement this Is not true. II be
/ had made himself familiar with the subject
( he would have known that the late Secre
tsry Of the Treasury, Mr.. Guthrie, framed O
| bill to reduce the expenses OF collecting the
revenue ip thi. State, and that il was pend
I ing before Congress when took my seat in
| the Senate. was in favor of that bill.
The present Secretary Of the Treasury pre-
pared hill still further reducing these ex-
penditures and reducing salaries. | was in
/ favor OF that also, and il was supported by
every democrat in the Senate, and only fall
ed to be come a law from the difficulty that
resulted from the disagreement Of the Houses
on the Post Office Appropriation Bill. We
did differ in regard to the repeal Of the act
of 1854, which gave the Post Master Gene
raj the power to give additional Compensa-
| tion to Pos,masters in this State. conten-
ded then as do now that the Postmasters,
especially in the remote mining and sgri-
cultural districts, were entitled to this ad-
ditonai compensation. But the main point
on which we had q direct issue was the ex-
pense OF living in this State. He asserted
that the cost OF living here was as cheap as
| in the Atlantic States. This denied. and
am willing TO leave that question to be set
/ tied by those who have to rent houses, hire
servants, purchase provisions, and provide
for the support of themselves and families.
The salaries OF Federal officers in this State
were offensive 10 Mr.. Broderick it seems
from the personal relations which be held
towards the occupants. When he had friends
for instance in the Branch mint. where am
told he has many devoted friends | am not
aware that be ever made any movement to
have their salaries reduced, although they
are the best paid employees of the Govern-
ment in this State.
/ am in favor OF reducing the salaries of
everp Federal officer in the State where it
can be done without injury to the public ser
vice; bnt not that indscriminate reduction
that will bring them down to the same stan
dard with those in the Atlantic States. on
the assertion of Mr. Brodcrick or suy other
man, that the expenses of living are no
greater hero than there.
"Lime Point follows next in his speech.
and this is the great gun of his campaign.-
My action on this question can be told in
few words. A few days after | took my seat
in the Senate, | voted, as did every member
of the Senate, for the appropriation OF $780,
600, to purchase site aud continue the for
! tiieations of the Bay OF San Francisco /; and
afterwards urged the commencement of the
works with the least practicable delay. |
wished the harbor to be speedily fortified. TO
make 1t as impregnable as Gibralter, and
thus protect us from the danger OF attack by
any foreign power. should have been graf
flied il the site could have been purchased for
$4,000, and more so il II could have been pur.
chased for $500, or If it could have been OBJ
tanned for nothing. Mr.. Broderick. in com.
menting upon the proposed purchase OF the
site, denounced il as an enormous Fraud
and at the next session made the same charge
The charge of fraud involved the purchaser,
as well as the owner of the property, and on
this reiteration OF the charge, | offered a res
olution instructing the Committee on Militia
ry Affairs of (which Mr.. Broderick was q
member. to investigate the subject The re-.
suit of that investigation proved that. 90 far
as the officers Of the Government were con-
cerned. the charge was absolutely false. aud
bad not the shadow OF truth to rest upon
They commenced the negotiation for the site
in October, 1885, when the owner demanded
100000 for the tract be proposed to sell. or
any less quantity that the Government might
require, and be has persistently adhered to
this sum notwithstanding the utmost exer.
tions on the part OF the War Department and
its subordinates to make the purchase for
less amount.
The insane policy of the Mexican Govern
ment in not reserving from the grants of
lands made to individuals, snch points as
might be required for the purposes obedience
or commerce, has involved Us 10 constant
utuCultlce III regaTu 10 our lOTtlHCatlOut,
light houses and navy yard. Appropriations
for seven light houses on our coast have or
are likely to "lapse" back into the Treasury.
and in almost every instance resulting Fl ON
the difficulty about the title to the sites. For
one OF these, at Point Delos Reyes a mere
tongue Of land running into the ocean. and
presume utterly useless except for n light
house, the owner charged SIS, 900, (tbe entire
appropriation for three and two-thirds of
an acre, or eighty three acres, asking no
more for the large than the small quantity.
One OF the owners is, am told. the Repub-
lican nominee for Judge of the Supreme Co
urt; yet We see no charge of fraud hearalded
against him for this attempt to absorb the
entire appropriation for the purchase of the
site and construction sf the light house.
As this part of Mr.. Broderick's speech will
no doubt be fully noticed by others. / will
proceed to the last subject Of difference be
states to have existed between us and that
il the overland mail, and here again he ma
kes two grave mistakes in the outset OF his
remarks. He says: Previous to my cleo
tion to the Senate, fellow-citizens, n bill
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