Daily national Democrat., 1860-03-20
speech OF Senator Crittenden on the An.
nouncement OF the Death of Senator
BrOdericl5


occasion to make Il very few remarks Il
seems to me, Mr. President, that it il mos,
tecomlnS to say very little upon such occ,-
si"hS. There Is II cold sort of soemnitv abont
them that seems TO fortid the use of vain
WORDS 1he language of the grave is brief
ana severe; and within It's precincts IL docs
not become us to use the language of flatterv
or eulogy. The world to which our d,nart-
ed coileague has gone is one where the flat
Ierers ana the tiattery alike are no mere to
oe louhd That belongs to this world. and
not TO that to which, in some measure. we
are supposed to address ourselves on such an
occasion, ""
knew Senator Broderck. ONLY met
with him in this Hall. l did not know him
until ne came here as Senator few Years
ago Ills history we have had in brief and
beautiful terms expressed by his successor
inns morning. have nothing to add to that
history, lie was, indeed, as the Senator has
SAID, no ordinary man. David C. Brodericl,
was peculiar andan extraordinary man. An
the course of his life maaked him "a snch
lie made his mark wherever he stood and
no mans career has been, to the extent of II
more decidedly traceable e and more decidedly
marked than David G. Broderick's. He made
his way through all the vieissitudes of this
life lie was thrown into the midst of the
temptations of great city, without friend or
monitor Without friend or monitor. he
seems to have preserved, according to all the
testimony we have, his integrity amidst tenn.
tatlon and he made advances against all tba
disadvantages of life which surrounded him
until we found him at last in this body.
lie was here, as he appeared to me. man
OF purposes and convictions He followed
them strenuously; he followed them bravelv.
Ills heart was not wanting in kindness. and
save when he was in pursuit of those conyic,
tions and purposes that l have mentioned he
was kind and conciliatory spirit. He nos.
sessed the devotion of friends in most ex-
traordinary degree as l learn from those
who were much better acquainted with his
life than | was Brodericks friends would
do, for any one of his friends, all that tbev
would for Broderck himself By his own
devotion to them. it must have been. and bv
his sympathy with his friends, that he com.
manded and swayed all their feelings. and
could control their conduct in the most re
markable and extraordinary degree.
In this body, so far as could Judge, and
so far as my testimony may 60, his conduct
seemed to be that of an upright, bold. faith
ful public servant He was not polished
man; he was not an educated man; he was
sometimes rash and rough in his manner; but
his purposes here, SO far as | can Judge,
were honest and upright and with a bold
pess and frankness open Ns day, he spoke
what he thought, and he spoke it like man.
He was man, and we shall not look upon
his like again
Sir, allude to the manner of his death
only to say that the manner of it is to be as
cri6ed rather to the vices of the times and to
the vices of society than TO any particular
fault of his. lie was II man that could not.
from his nature. more than he could from the
laws of society, refuse to meet any such ar
bitrament rs that in which his life was sacri.
feed. The world had presented to him
rough and adverse current to encounter from
his youth upwards He was bred in the
mid-t Of difficulties. lie was bred in the
midst of the sternest Temptations, and the
sternest rivalships of this life He could not
turn aside in his course from any peril or
from any danger. That was not the course
of David c. Broderick.
There was a degree of mystery, too, in
regard to him. He was man of whose or-
GIN but little was known. He seemed to be
the offspring of mystery. and it surrounded
him in such way through life as to give
formidable name for every antagonist-a
mysterious, formidable name; stern, haugh.
ty. onward spirit, Yielding to no difficulties,
yielding to no dangers, pursuing onward, ac-
cording to his convictions, his purposes, one
steadfast course, let it lead where it might
1t brought him to the Senate, and finally led
him to the grave. There. sir, let him rest in
peace; and, rough as he was in this world,
and iupxora hia ha at,t,sa rod IN sor,a tuouV
and many tear in California will be shed
upon that grave Perhaps there is not
single grave in California that will be be
dewed with more tears, more sincere, earnest
tears, than the grave Of David G. Broderck.
PASSENGER TRAIN TO WAsnoE.-After the
first of next month n passenger train will
leave La Porte daily for the Washoe mines
via Jamison. The route will be stocked by
DR.. Brewster. In making the announcement,
the Mountain Messenger says:
When the travelling becomes good, line
of stages from Marysville to Virginia City,
via La Porte, will be put on; and passengers
will be caraied through in two days. The
entire trip. with the exception of about II
miles, from the Slate Greek House to Jami
son, will be made by stages. When our wag
on road to Jamison is completed (Which will
be done as rapidly as labor and means can ac
complish it, the entire trip from Marysvile
to Virginia city can be made by a good line
of stages
The FIRE AT SHAsrA.-The Shasta Courier
gives the following as the list of the losses
oaused by the late fire in that town:
tory, two houses, stock. &c.-$S,O0O.
WilliOm E. Hughson, tin shop house, &c
$500.
Hannv Jock buildino-1iverv stable &1 -