The Nevada Democrat., 1860-03-21
NEVADA DEMOCRAT.
TRIRUTE no THE DEAD.

kin, Hickman, Burlingame, and Morris of Illi-
nOis, are models Of style, and show just ap-
probation Of the character of the late Senator.
We copy the remarks Of Haskin and Hickman
Mr.. Haskin, of New York, said Mr.. Speaker,
in rising to second the resolutions just offered,
feel somewhat difident, lest should not be
able to do the character Of the distinguished
Senator, in honor of whose memory they have
been proposed, that justice which Its simplicity,
its purity, lite integrity, and its greatness, de-
mand. AS il Is the duty Of eulogy not to in
dulge in extended panegyric, will, in the few
remarks which / shall make on this occasion,
confne myself to the prominent facts aud cir
snmstances connected with the eventful and
romantic history of my deceased friend. l will
not make funeral pagaent of my grief, but
will give simple narrative of his career, be-
lieving ii to be q glorious precedent for the
honorable imitation of the poor and the hum
bic, who have energy and wealth of intellect to
command. No gentleman upon this floor, or in
the other chamber, knew the deceased Senator
better OF more intimately than myself. We
were school boys together, grew up TO man
hood, and entered the gate aud pathway of life
hand-in-h hand. In early youth, we both attend
ed one Of those great peoples colleges" of
the NORTH free school-for about a year
each. This was the only academic education
be ever received, and it awakened within him
an appetite for useful knowledge, which he lost
no opportunity afterward TO crafty. Upon the
death of his widowed mother, whose sole sup
port he bad been for years, he left the trade he
had been following (hat Of q stoue-cutter),
which was undermining his constitution, and
commenced another branch Of business, less la
borious aud more lucrative, by which he main
tained himself and younger brother, who had
been left charge upon him. Among his first
acts after this change, was the purchase of
library; aud well recollect that. in lS45-'46,
when in the habit of visiting him, frequently
found him engaged in study, perfectiug his
knowledge OF grammar, by writing ia full pars-
ing lessons from the text books.
knew Mr.. Broderick intimately at the time
he was a member of Howard Engine Co. No.
"a, Of New York, and heard him declare that
he would rather wear the foremans cap Of his
company, in the discharge of fireman g duty,
than be crowned with kingly dadem.
We entered the busy arena of politics at the
same time, both as national, conservative dem
ocrats, sincere believers in, and followers Of,
the pure principles of the democratic party, as
laid down in its platforms, and exempihed in
the administration of Jefferson Madison, aud
Jackson. We were together members Of the
Democratic General Committee, which had con-
troll of the party organization in the city Of
New York. 1t was here that he first displayed
his great energy of character and tact as a To-
cal party leader. lie controlled the democratic
Organization in his Congressional district. and
20 potential was he then, that he at times gov
erned the nominations of the party for the chief
maRistracy OF the city, and other important lo-
cal Offices. His indOmitable will was felt in
nearly all OF the democratic conventions held
in that great city, during the time ue remained
y resident Of il; and, a. a political leader Of
powerful Influence, be won the admiration Of
his friends aud the respect Of bis opponents
The only legislative position which he ever held
in the city Of New York, was as a rnembe" of
the Charter Convention, called to amend and
remodel its organic law aud he there was un-
firing in his efforts to reform the abuses which
existed in the city government To show the
strong tendency of his mind to latitudnOus de-
mOcracy. he advocated, and succeeded in secu-
ring TO the people, the right to select the heads
OF the various city executive departments. In
1876, he was nominated by the democratic par
ty Of the fifth district of New York, in which he
and myself then resided for Congress, and was
defeated by Frederick A. Talmadge, u gentle
man who had been a State Senator, and had
previously occupied several positions Of honor
n that State. This defeat, in district which
had before usually been in the habit Of sending
a democrat 10 Congress, was believed by many
LO nave Dteu Chuheu Ny MS HumDie oIlElu anu
fire. company associations Being the son OF an
artisan. and an artisan himself. the aristocracy
OF the party turned their backs upon him, whilst
many mechanics and workingmen, jealous Of
the success of this then young tribune of the
people, assisted in what they considered the
overthrow of bis political fortune. This rebuke
deeply wounded his pride-fOr be was proud,
at times, even to imperiousness-and be showed
that be never forgot the hand that administered
il. In bis celebrated speech in the Senate
against the admission Of Kansas under the Le-
compton Constitution, be took occasion TO up
braid the workingmen for not being true to
their own class.
At about this tme the existence Of gold In
large quantities in California having become
"a fixed fact" he determined 10 leave New
York, where bis canvass had somewhat impov-
erished him, to retrieve himself, and carve out
a name, and achieve honorable fame, on the
shores Of the Pacific. This design was carried
out ia l849, and 1 we'll remember his last words
of parting to me and other friends, in which he
assured us that be would inever return TO the
city in which he had spent bis early life, and in
which his honorable ambition had received so
severe a check, until be came clothed with the
sovereignty OF California, then State in EN-.
bryo, as one of its Senators. l was TO have
gone with him as bis companion and friend,
anu NdE ouiy pTehGEtcu hOm ~ 0OiuB W tem~
lily ties. and family opportunities. But lived
to see his prediction realized.
or Mr.. Broderick, / may with truth and jus
tiee say, that for energy of purpose, integrity
OF character, and fidelity to friends and to
friendships, be had no superior that have ever
known. He was not an orator, in the popular
acceptation of the word, but he was bold,
truthful. outspoken man, dealing in facts with
q Just and discriminating mind. His powers of
reasoning were by no means great; be arrived
at conclusions with the rapidity Of thought, as
IL by intuition. and those conclusions were
always immovably right. He had no model
among the great men Of the country to follow
but il there ever was a Senator Of the United
States who united in bis person, and in bis
character, more Of the prominent traits Of the
statesman and hero, Andrew jackson, than any
other. il was David @. Broderick His power
in The Senate was acknowledged and felt by all
his associates, although he had been among
them but a short period of time. In come, this
power excited wonder, whilst others were mag
Unanimous enough to admit it. There was a