The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1883-11-13
New York Teecram)
q Veteran ClaiMs CaltfOrnza,


Ex-senator William NJ Gwin, Of CALIFORNIA,
better known rs Duke" Gwin is stepping Ut
the Hoffman House, in this city. He :ha Gen
eral Fremont were the first United States = eua
tors elected from that State He is abont s3ve1iy
eight years old. He i, heavily built ra.l very
tall, even though he Stoors slightly. Helms
svcry hair and sonorouS voice he greSied
the reporter OF the Telegram very pleaslGtiyNud
said :" am an old iugv and don'l care ID see
my name in print am here on purely prifate
business, having come la see a friend " BOSE tvfe
is dying" Here Mr. GAin stopped fs Il sao-
mem and then continued Poor lclinowtt !
cannot him, rs h" is also too low To s,&tiA to
me. | shall probably return home lo n,,,.islw
My visit has no political Significance AZ you
probably know, | have been Democrat nParN
ali my lilc, having voted for General JackMjn for
President, and rcl confident that tie Demo
Gratis will elect the President. Nnw dnUi put
me in print In regard To presidential s:aEdt
date | lhiuk that William :. Holman. IL In
dlana, stands good chance There arr Anw-
ever, Two other good men in that STATE. e:.-l}ov.
ernar Hendricks and Senator Mcdonald In ~
gnrd 10 California, there is Judge Fields, vino IL
however, unpopular al home on acCoun, ut his
decisions on the bench, especially in the G:iuess
cases. ANYWAY, California will GO Dem Cratic
in 1884. But, here, if 90 on you'll have :: story
and put me in print" In answer 10 u QUESTION
about tho Chinese question in Caliiornb., hs
said " The people there are against the C,isess.
MS much as ever, too much ptrhapse Yet
the Chinese ale curse 10 us they sis Nike
swarm OF locusts. They locate in The Eest
places and devastate every thing. Thee &c,
all the money they can and send it home. 1reey
do not build up or help the country any, bit Jon
the contrary, they take from it. What ws,wAas
are live men, women and children who will bg5l3
up California and not Chinese. But dua.f but
me in print"
What do you think of Dennis kearnev, who
is East now? :" said the reporter.
The ex Senator replied He is a hI.hltg
In California he is an outlaw, and even ;f.l he
lowest Of The mObs there has no mure influence
than shadow. He can hardly go back torCsh
iOrnia He Is too restless and has lot all KS 10.
iluence AT all events he is Of 40 account.
Good-by. but please don't put me In prini.y
Elk Senator OWNS father was Il Meteodist
preacher, who was General Jackson war Char-
lain. The pr9nOmen Of Mr.. William MSKen.
dree Gwin was the name OF one Of the Wcxeye.a
American Bishops His monument is the cu&-
Toni house at New Orleans, Of which be wxs cd.
perntendent and disbnrsing agent under Il. j.
Walker, the Secretary of the Treasury, w5sn Il
was begun. He went into Mississippi, like bic
elder brother Samuel with commissiony foT
Federal offices there from President Jaxlsson.
Samuel Gwin was shot dead in q duel these for
opposing the election Of talented bray~dO
named Poindexter, to the Senate. Aftes 'Tay-
lors election, ex-senator Gwn made his way
from New Orleans to California, and ip iagha
months secured the Senatorship. He assisead Ia
colonize Texas nnder Houston, and MexicS un.
der the French, and it is said recommended
President Lincoln to put Seward in mis- CABINET.
He received the last letter Andrew Jackson aver
wrote. = !: