The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1875-01-22
A BEAUTIFUL sKETCH.

Our warm-hearted, generous-soul-
ed and talented contemporary, Tom.
b. Merry, of the Coos Bay Ne,Os, is
publishing series of original articles
in his paper, under the title Of MEN
and Manners Of Early California, ="
The sketches are elegantly and beau,
tifully written, as is everything else
which Tom "lays himself out" on
In last weeks Nesos he has a two-col-
umn history Of the late Senator Brod'
erick, from which we extract the fol-
lowing concluding paragraphs, While
differing with The biographer in his
estimate Of some OF the political mo-
tives of Broderick and Baker, we
cannot Withhold the remark that the
sketch is one of the most touohingly-
beautiful which has ever appeared in
the columns Of an Occidental jour
D.. il.
nal. After recounting Brode-
rick's political career and lanentable
death in the duel with Judge Terry,
and contrasting him with Col. E, d.
Baker, the writer concludes as fol-
lows:
| have already contraSted the great
est of all California's sons with Ore
CONS ablest Senator. And now /
propose to compare him withtanother
Of our Senators-Gen. Joseph Lane.
There was always an enmity between
them, but there were also many real
cardinal points of resemblance Both
men were of obscure birth and defeo-
tive education; both possessed ex-
cellent native Judgment and political
sagacity both were men of high
courage and sterling integrity, believ-
| ing that stain on a mans honor is
worse than wound in his heart
They cared nothing,for their enemies
but contented themselYes with being
true to their friends. Both can be
charged with being exacting and i'm.
perious toward their satellites, but that
was their prerogative their unsullied
honor and faultless integrity, gave
them that right What man would
have dared to walk up to either oi
them and solicit vote for the back
salary grab or the Alaska job now in
troduced by Hager? These two mer
loom up, in our dark days OF bribery
and corruption, like giants whose
footsteps in the corridors of the Cap
itol will never be heard again, One
fell victim to his own Quixotic no
tions of courage; the other still livei
in the twilight OF an honorable life
calmly waiting for rest and the end
] cannot speak of Senator Brod
eAsik's death, without feeling my eye
clSTa up for rain and my throat swell
with grief that can never be assuag
| ed His unselfish friendship for me
is one of the dearest and most cher
ished recollections OF my life. HI
fell in duel fought with man whom
be (more than any other) had helped
to save from the fury Of an exaspera
ted mob. Well would it have beef
for Judge Terry, if he could hav,
fallen that day, instead OF the Sena
tor. The man who Stays friend il
duel, never smiles again, With M
knowledge OF the Senator, ! do no
believe that the duel could have beef
evaded. Both he and his antagonis
were men of high courage, persona
pride and political prominencei henc
no Cancellation from either side coulr
be expected. ! never can believe tina
he told Washburn Tor any one else,
that 0they have killed me because
was opposed to corrupt Administra
ton and the extension Of slavery
But | can believe that he did say +
Baker u die-protect my honorl
Nobly was that sacred trust fulhlle'
I and, to my last hour, never shall
! forget that silver-voiced orator, o
that bleak September Sunday aitei
noon, weeping over the coffin Of th
!. dead statesman and calling on Chris
tianity to baHish this base relic Of
barbaric age. .a.4
Broderick sleeps at Lone Mour
! tain, within sound OF pillows as tut
:. bulent as his own ambitious spiri
!, The great conflict is ended, and fre
! labor is triumphant over bondag
4 Baker rests near him i'll quiet toni
and these great heroes who did ba
. tie for the right, are united in th
1 consecrated brotherhood that govern
i the "Oity Of the Silent Majority"