Mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado Co., Cal.) 1854-1860, 1859-07-16
Broderick's Reception, &c.

Broderick's Reception, &c.
For weeks previous to his arrival in our
city, Broderick's friends announced, with lone
grand flourish Of trumpets," that he would
make his maiden speech on the stump, 'in Pla.
eevville on the 9th Of July" His friends, or
rather his instruments. and no man has more
scrvilO ones, made extraordinary efforts to
give him q splendid reception" Posters
were circulated throughout our county an
nouncing the novel fact that Broderick, who
had wisely held his peace heretofore and gain
ed q fictitious reputation for ability by doing
so, "would address tho people on the political
issues Of tho day" The Republicans were as
eager as his friends to get large crowd to
hear him. His followers were notified, under
pain Of his displeasure, to be present to wei.
come him. Orders had been issued for them
to meet and escort him into town. On his
way here he passed through the popuous
towns Of FL Dorado and Diamond Springs,
and his followers in each Of those towns join.
ed in the magnificent procession. His friends
from Smiths Flat, Reservoir Hill, Coloma,
Cold Spring and Coon Hollow joined the Pla.
cerVille delegation who went out to meet him.
Knowing how industriOusly they had labOred,
what inducements they had offered to persons
to escort him into town, how excessively anx.
iOus Broderick was to make favorable i'm
preston and to be received with enthusiasm,
We anticipated something Of an ovation-a
procession large in numbers and fred with
enthusiasm. We were ENTHUSIASTICALLY
disappointed. This mighty procession, this
brilliant ovation, this moving Of tho masses,
to use the language Of his hirelings, consisted
of three stages, in tho first Of which was
seated the Placcrville Band, seven buggies
Including Broderick's), and thirty six horse
menl 1t was . beggarly procession and re-
garded by his friends as . Notifying 6zzle.-
In mOurnful silence it passed through Main
street, much to the qualification Of Young
America, who followed the band and ndiVcly
inquired Of 10. McKibben-" Where the cir
Gus was going to bel" A very eminent and
equally modest Judge Of our county had pre-
pared an eloquent reception speech for the &C.
casion, which Broderick declined to be bored
with, probably because he was not prepared
with an answer, and that part Of the pro-
grammc was omitted, much 60 the chagrin Of
the Judge, the delight Of Droderick's friends,
and the disappointment Of the Democrats,
who anticipated rich treat in listening to the
musical voice and watching the graceful ges-
lures Of the gifted Judge. A faint cheer
greeted BrOderick when he alighted.
A very large crowd assembled on the Plaza
in the evening tn hear Broderick but this is
easily accounted for. He had never before
COndescended to address the masses few per.
sons in our county had ever seen or heard
him; no was regarded by one party as knave,
demagOgue, and bully; by the other as an
honest and sagacious statesman and accom-
plished gentleman; his friends had raised ex-
pectation to the highest pitch they had not
only stated that he was brilliant orator, but
profound statesman and one Of the greatest
inteIlects Of the age-superior to Douglas, in.
ferior to no man living; they had stated time
and again that he bad his eye on the Presidency
and would one day be elevated to that exalted
position the curiosity to see and hear q pol.
itician SO much talked about Was intense and
widespread, and all who were able determined
to crafty that curiosity. Democrats, Republi.
cans, Broderickites fenCe.mcn, no-party men,
and even those not entitled TO vote, attracted
by the novelty Of Broderick's making stump
speech, filled the plaza.
Mr.. Broderick mounted the stand with that
selEassurance SO Characteristic Of egotists.
No timidity or modesty, so engaging in can
didAte for public favor, marked his first ap-
peaTance" Some enthusiastic but incoDside-
rate friend proposed three cheers for him, and
he waited for the response with intense ca
gernesR, but they came not. A humiliAting
fact, which the hireling reporter Of the SacFa.
mentO Union prudently neglected to chrOn-
icle.
His speech was . mere rehash Of Republi-
can slang and vituperaticn, delivered fluentIy
but cOarseIy. ~" figured extensively through
It With the greatest accrimOny and mendac-
ity, be denounced President Buchanan, the
Democratic party aud its principleA This
pitifGl renegade IN bis rancOr imputed to the
Democratic party every species Of extrava-
gancs. corruption and fraud. Not content
with traduCing the President and the Demo-
cratic party. hO basely misrepresented both.
With brasen impudsnOe he asserted that I" the
fat Of the Administration hes gone forth In
favor of the opening Of the GlAve.trade, inter
ventiOn in behalf Of slavery in the Territories,
for the establishment Of penal SlAve code in |
the Territories by Congressional authority"
He knew he was uttering AfalsehOOd when be
made the assertion, but be thought hs was
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