Daily national Democrat., 1859-08-11
SPEECH OFDAVID c. BRODERICK.
AT THE
Great Mass Meeting in Sacramento, Aug
9th, 1859.

Vlh9 ACOOs
W. II. WEEKS assembled the platform and
sid-Fellow citizens You will permit me
TO nominate as President of this meeting Gen.
Alfred RedGington, Chairman of the Nation
al Democratic Anti. Lecompton Central Com
nittee. All those in favor of that nomina-
ton win say aye.
A thousand voices roared assentngly.
W. II. WEEKs-All those opposed will say
no. [After pause MARY" no. Laugh
ter
,.id-Felow etizens-I thank you for the
honor you have conferred upon me- Several
oool,ers are TO address you this evening"
SFSe Hon. David c. Brodel!ek will lead in
tho discussion. | know yoG WI; listen to
him with interest and attention ] know
and trust with profit and pleasure / know
YOU will observe that propriety of deport-
ment. that gentlemanly decorum throughout
tbe entire discussion, that has ever charae-
terized the citizens of Sacramento Great
Applause1 / have now the honor of intro
d1cing to you the Hon. David c. Broderick
Tremendous applause
VoIcE-Three cheers for BrodericE
The response rent the heavens AMI it was
nrolonged several minutes.
Mr. BRoDERIcK said-Mr. Chairman ladies
and gentlemen: has been my fortune du-
ring this campaign TO have had the pleasure
6faddressing large audiences But did not
believe that 50 large a gathering of ladies
and gentlemen could be got together here
tonight to listen to my remarks. The at
tempt has been made fellow citizens, to ar
raign me before the people of this State for
political crimes, party misdemeanors and de.
ssrtion of the Democratic cause | have ans.
%ered these charges, asked for the proof but
@yet no answer has been furnished. From
this onward l ceased to make defense. 1t
becomes my turn to enact the part of public
prosecutor VoloE--"Good I" Great cheer
ingl, to make charges, furnish the proof. bring
forward the testimony of the living and the
dead VoICE-"Goodp Cheers1, and to OBJ
tain conviction from that great jury the half
million of people who inhabit this State. |
come tonight to arraign before YOU two
great political criminals, Milton s Latham
and VIM. NJ. Gwin. [Great applause The
first is a candidate for the high position of
Governor of this State the other is United
States Senator. They are beth at this mo-
ment visiting the people-Latham ostensibly
to ask for votes, but in reality to deny, ex-
plain away or flee from the great moral
crimes that taint the air and make it cold
and cherries to his selfish presence Gwin
is travelling to aid Latham. Gwin's qreat
and nell knOwn integrity Immense laughter
and applause his singleness of purpose
purity of conduct, and the high estimation in
which he is held by the people, combined
with his ready eloquence and choice selection
polite and chivalric language, being inten
ded to eclipse the charges against Latham
l. h.
speech / made at Yreka | promised at this
place the Capitol of the State, to give his
tory of the Senatorial election. Latham de-
MED the statement made to me by Tflford
that he (Latham) stole the letter, or caused
it to be stolen, that was given to Tilford by
Latham, as a recommendation for the posi-
ton of Collector of the Port of San Francisco
A statement has been obtained from Tilford.
in which he does not deny that made at
Yreka This statement, while it denies nc
facts that have stated, is intended to make
mysterious that which was plain and explicit
and to divert attention from the real and
important facts to those which are doubtful
and trivial l shall to night, fellow citizens
strip off the verbiage and subterfuge from
these denials and statements, and leave Lath-
ans crime, as pictured to NE by Tilford, be-
fore you, naked and shivering in the cold
atmosphere of its own 'cy selfishness. | sta
ted, fellow citizens at Nevada, that the chief
reason for the election of Dir. Gwin to the u.
s Senate was, that after it had been deter
mined to elect Latham, and upon the eve of
the election, Tilford came to me and said that
written pledge had been given to him by
Latham recommending him (Tilford) for the
position Of Collector that Latham or some
person deputed by him, had visited his room
and stolen this written pledge Tilford does
not deny in his careful and elaborate state
meat, nor in his speech at Nevada, that he
came to me and made these representations,
urging upon me that it was my duty to aid
him in defeating Latham. But he does say
that he discovered his error in time, and came
to me and took back the charges he had
made against Latham. 1t is true he came
to me and said that the letter had been re-
turned, but | never knew that he had retract-
ed the charge of theft until sometime after
the election of DR.. Gwin, when it was report
ed that Tiford had forced Latham to resign
as Collector and recommend him Clifford for
the position, when Tilford gave Latham the
Whltewashing letter of Feruary 10th, which
made its appearance the other evening in
Latham's speech at Nevada. VoIcE-"Read
IT. Read it, Never mind thatP To make
this matter very plain | will detail the facts
before / conclude, of men, both living and
dead, whose word has never been disputed.
had been elected Tlford, from his posi-
tion, was considered the leader among my
friends. His advice and recommendation
had much weight with them. After it had
been ascertained that McCorkle could not be
elected, it was determined to elect Latham.
On the evening before the caucus in which
DR., Gwin was nominated, Tiford came to me
very much excited, and said that Latham, or
some person dcputied Ly him, had stolen
from his room recommendation for Collec
tor and urged upon me that it was my duty
to aid in the defeat of Latham. Tiford quit
me still very much excited, leaving upon my
mind an impression resulting from his state
ment that il was his intention to commit
personal assault upon Latham. In a short
time Tiford returned and told me that he
had called upon Latham and that Latham
had sent with him man by the name of
Prndle to aid in a renewed search for the
missing letter--that it had been found In
the meantime had sent for Judge McCorkle
and Gen. Estill Estill arrived first Tilford
was in the upper hall of the Magnolia Til.
ford related the facts to Estill as he had told
them to me, and persisted that our friends
should prevent Latham from being elected
Senator Gen. Estll, who earnestly desired
the election of Latham, attempted to treat
tNe matter lightly, and asserted that if the
iaets were as stated by Tilford. they were of
trivial Importance. At this Tilford exhibited
much passion. An angry discussion ensued
Aiter 1t had become too serious | interfered
ana persuaded Estill to leave. AS Estill was