The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1889-08-22
TerrY and RrOderick.

Judge Terry was remarkable character
When gold was discovered in California.
among the first mad rush that reached the
golden land from Texas was a tall. thin.
dark-complexioned, wiry young man, who,
at the first glance, seemed the beau ideal of
the typical border ruffian. He was well
mounted and we'll armed; he wore his hair
long, after the style of the Indian border and
this, with long, untrimmed beard, gave MIN
the appearance of q man accustomed to arms
and not afraid to use them on the slightest
provocation. In common with his neighbors
in those days, when he got up in the morning
he examined his silver-mounted Derringers
before he stuffed them in his pocket, to see
that they were ready for instant use; then
he strapped on his six-shooter and mis- silver
mounted Bowie knife, and, after getting
whisky cocktail felt that he was moderately
ready for the ordinary business of the day,
The average Texan of those days looked
down upon all Northern men as poor white
trash, and David s. Terry mot yet iudge)
shared all the bitterest prejudtces of his race.
When the state was organized a desperate
and protracted fight took place between the
pro-slavery and anti-slaverv or free-soll ele-
ments in the state, to see which should gain
| control Of the organization. Prominent
among the leaders of the ultra Southern wing
were William NJ Gwinn and David s. Terry,
and when the organization was perfected
| Gwinn reached the United States senate and
Terry was elevated to a seat on the supreme
| bench, his associates being the chief Justice.
| disslpated but talented lawyer named
Hugh Murray. and O lawyer from the South
named Solomon Hydenfeldt The supreme
| court at this time was exclusively q Southern
institution, aud when one Stoneall brought
| his slave Archie to the city of Sacrame II to
and Archie claimed his liberty on TINT ac-
count, no was remanded to his master by
Terry and his associates, and was only
rescued through the efforts of Col E. D.
Baker
THE DUEL
The bitter war of race prejudice finally
ended in duel, in which TORY was one of
the principals The state between the Free
SOIL wing OF the Democratic party, under the
leadership of David @. Broderick, and the
Pro-Slavery party, led by w. M Gwinn and
| ing years, and David @. Broderick had
started on the lowest round of the political
ladder, had risen to Q position of command
ing influence, aud successfully resisted the
southern olfgarchy which had hitherto DOM
mated In the state. In 1857 Mr.. Broderick
gained control of the legislature, and was
elected to the United States senate, succeed
ing John B. Weller, and shortly after came
| another election for senator to succeed
William n. Gwtnn, who was desir-
ous of succeeding himself There
were two other candidates before the legis-
lature-Joseph McCarkle and Milton s. Lat
ham. ut that time collector of the port of
San Francisco. But the only condition that
Frederick would listen to was that the can
didate, whoever he should be, should re-
nounce all claims to federal patronage, as
Gwinn and Weller had completely ostracised
the triendsof Broderick. Latham at first re-
fused, but afterwards promised; but Broder-
lck, VINO knew bis man, insisted on having
the promise in writing This Latham gave.
but was afterwards publicly accused of hay
ing stolen It from the desk of Frank Tilford.
When the Lecompton constitution was be-
tore congress, Broderick, who was a fast
friend Of Stephen A. Douglas, delivered one
OF the bftterest philippios against the presi-
don't ever heard within the walls OF the
United States senate. Gwinn, who had pub
licly renounced all claims to federal patron
| age, and thanked Droderick for his aid In
electing him, was now his colleague In the