Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1889-08-24
Terry and United States Senator David c.

hNc" tle names OF the counties. He was
erected ChlefJustce Of the Supreme Court OF
california at the age OF 3d. His place was no
s',ecufe' lie was opposed to the Vigilantes,
VINO practically ruled the State at that time,
ana was actvo in seeking their downfall In
August 1856 Terry stabbed S A. Hopkins, one
oil the Nigllantes, in resisting the Illegal arrest
OF kruben Maloney. The Vigilantes became
greatly inccnsed. They arrested Terry and
Kept him in close confncmentuntil September
Every body anticipated that he would be
hanged. His discharge was offered him IL he
would resign his place, but he defed the
Vlgllantes, despite the entreates OF his wife,
ana issued an address to the people OF Cali
iornla, in which sh6 declared that he would
never leave +s1Srison alive except In the place
to which they had elected him.
David G. Br0derck was Terry's equal IN
fonrag@sand surpassed him in knowledge OF
political mancuVering. lie was native OF
Washington, His father an Irlshman was
stone cutter, and had several contracts for
work on the Capitol. He moved to New York
and settled in the Ninth Ward, where he died
shortly aftcrward. Young Broderick was bound |
an apprentice to q skillful stOnc.c cutter, and |
served his time faithfully. He then drifted into |
IOilic5, and gained considerable loc,l lnootriety.
In 1919 he came to California at the age of thr- |
ty years.
lie went into the gold smelling and assaying |
business, but that was a mere accident. His |
whole life was bound up n politics, and he was
in the SWIM as soon as the convention to form
a constitution was assembled. TO this conven.
tion he was delegate lie became president
Of the Senate, and was for time acting Gov
crnor lie wanted 10 go to tho United States
Senate, and in 1853 he advanced the novel idea
that State Legislature could elect United
States Senators in advance of the vacancies
they were to I'll. He had control Of the Legis
l9urC At the time, and II his friends had agreed
with him he might have been elected then, As
It was, his ambition produced Il bitter strife be.
tween his friends and the opponents Of his
plan, which resulted in many fights and bitter
ness, His most implacabe enemy was the act
iag United States Senator DR.. Gwin. They
hated each other cordially.
In 1865 BrodericlS was elected United States
Senator for SIX years. He had gained absolute
control of the State Senate, nnd 1t was in his
power to name his associate. To the surprise
OF every one his choice fell upon his enemy, Dr.
Gwin, Later it was seen that he had coldly
calculated bit of choice revenge. He allowed
Gwin to succeed himself only upon tho under
standing that he was to rclnquish all Federal
patronage in his (Brodcriclis favor Gwin
was induced to write letter plcdsing himself
to observe this condition, and Broderck in great
glCe, had it published. Gwtn turned the tables
on Frederick when the latter turned on the
Administration in 1858 on the question OF ad'
mittnQ Kansas as n free or slave State, and
declared himself supporter Of Stephen a.
| Douglas. The greater part Of the Democratic
party in California was oppose to Brodorick's
action, although his personal following was not
impaired When he went to Washington he
was disgusted TO find that Gwin was the favor
! ite of the Administration, while he received
nothing but cold looks and scant courtesy
| Terry at this time was much embittcred
against Frederick because he had failed to Sc
cure denomination for the Chief Justiccshp.
At the Locompton Stac Democratic Conyen-
ton, held at Sacramento in 1888 he let loose
his wrath and denounced Frederick in the
strongest terms. He called MN an arch traitor
and said II he was the follower of any Douglas
| It was the BLACK Douglas, whose name is
Frederick. not Stephen"
! Brodorlck was eating breakfast at tho Inter
national Hote! whom he read ofTerry's remarks
| in newspaper. There were several ladies in
the room and with one o these d. W. Percy,
Appointment lawyer, was conyersing' BEoderlck
leaned across the table and said to him:
~ sec that Terry has been abusing me !
row take back the remark once made, that he
! is The only honest Judge on the SuprcmeBench
/ was his friend when he was in need OF friends
| for which | am truly sorry. Hal lhe
Vigilance Committee disposed OF him as
they did Of others they would nave
done a righteous act 1t was alleged that
BrodcricI, swore in the presence Of ladies, call
ing Terry "-- miserable wretch, " but this
vas aftcrward denied by Brodericts friends.
] II. i1t irlo - friend
resented Brodcrcks remarks as a personal IN
| iurv For some time 1t looked rs though the
quarrel that had begun between Gwn ana
Frederick, in which TORY had taken Owns
n-or,. would wind up in duel between Brod'
crtcly and PorlCy. The latter sent BrodericR a
challenge at the hands OF General Even
! frederick declined 10 accept H. ana repled
contcmptuously; Sir l only fight with gentle
men oi ol my o"" poS''oH' .-...,,...,
Thcrpupon Terry took up the insulting rs
marks and sent letter to BroderisI. several
letters passed between the two Judge lcrry
resigned his JulreShip for the purpose and sent
Frederick q challenge, which was accepted.
The duel was fought ten miles ont OF san iran
cisco on the morning of September II, lSa
with dutltug pistols at a distance OF ten yards
Brolcrck's ball struck the ground few PAGES
IN front OF Tcrry-Broderiek's hair trigger fail
inc him-whilc Torry's ball lodged in Broder
ick's left lung and killed him within few days
His death was regarded by the nnt'
slavery Democrats as an assassination
a sentiment which the late General and oregon
senator, T. d. Baker, made the topic OF cele
hr,ted funeral Grafton over "Dave'-as his al
mirrors continued to call him to the day OF en-
touhinr his remains beneath conspicuous
monument in Lone Mountain Cemetery. Terr,
was indicted for murder and imprisoned, bu
ncver tried. During the civil war he was in th'
confederate army. After the war he returned
ia san Francisco and practiccd law ana re-en
tcrcl poltics In August 1879, he unsuccess
f,lIv ran on the kcarney ticket Tor Attorney
c,ncral In 1919 he was nominated as Pres
Gsrtlal elcctor on the Hancock ticket a ques
,ion WAS raised as TO his ellgiDility as an clee
Tor and he was joined and not permitted Il
scrye
C,pr GIRARnEAu, Mo, Aug. D.-Saral
N,hca nm Terry whose strange reerln Can
,ornio has given her national notorety wa
born in this old Frcneh Town Just ,or'y mn
yeors AGO. She comes OF good stock, her fathe
IoJny samuel Hill, n prominent attorney an(
hcr mother. Julia Sloan, daughter OF wealth.
lumbar dealer. She had one brother, Hiram
,tnr,,n uill. and her parents botl
AGA IN ,S5d leaving the two orphan
a os,n,c of $4,000 She is related I
s,,ro NJ INC hest families in the county anon
hon tho wilson's, Scans and Rodneys. Tn
.'si had yood opportunitics for acquiring a
snnoa,,on She attended school at Danvillt
w.. AVA arnllv Graduated from ST. Vincent
i,n,.on, ~" " In ,his town She was girl OF NOR
~, as,,in,rv nersonal beauty She was plum
ui"" ''"'y -. ,a nsscssed n lovel