Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1828-08-23
&ssEpaps0ssU gSSTsSU.
MOKNINN.. NIGUST n lN.G

MORNING., NUGUS . Ig.T-
.H'Si'"r'.-T The AFFAIRS of thus State are ca,c mated
~ attract considerable attention. The redeub:ed Ben.
ton, has pad a visi: sof duty and innlinatioou ,u his
constituents, To ic nj Il hand TO scsurc the r,,e of Nils
souri, 10 the nan, who according TO h,m. at,eup,ej h;s
assassination in the ST. ects of n ashyii hc,,nr w;,,.
his usual and characteristic Eorcs,y, To has as,a,,.a
t.dward Gates while the latter was absent in the into
r'or at The State, in an abusive handbill, and the friends
VI inc 'a'e' have asked him u; turn, to answer The
question "who was the an thor of the Eas, Runn Lotto, -
~ qnest"o that would st, .hc any olhcr man, who had
tue same means Of kuuwicdrc, forever dr,nh chi
benton fIas not jet answered this nterrora,u,y Whpo
he does, our readers shall be appraised of IT.
There wcro three gentlemen WIN o,pose, NJ,
Bales election spencer Pe,,is, DIR W,n. Carr Lane
Mayor Of ST. Lou,sl and a Nh. Wells. II WAS t.ar,.
bic 10 reduce the number 10 a single candidate ,h,,
tho jackson strength might he concentrated opon INN.
the jackson Central Committee =, 81. Iou;s .o,,r-
mated Dr. Lane, as the strongest man, aud IN an ad-
d'ess which displays some talent, aud mure sarcastic
severity, urged the necessity OF concentration, putFed
DR.. Lane, and rjd;culed MIR. Potts. That i, may r.,
seen, what sort of man The latter is, wlro has been So
iectcd by Benton as the strongest, TO oppose Edward
batea, the first man of his age in the Western world.
''"N'H "a N"S AsuUTSS5 OF The tgnfIal
Committee:
Inc hrst extract Announces the object o: The address.
The corresponding commit ec for tbr to,yr ,I,r anil
county of st. l.ouis, on the ft!h instant ,Jbrm.oj
circular TO The friends Of Gen. Jackson thyoopfnp, tt,s
''"'o' o" me SUBJECT oil the approaching elect,on for
representative 10 Congress. Ia that add css, the com
"'Iec aoStaincd IA mach as possible from every tLi,r
mat ccnid excite The angry feelings. or main tho voni
= n1"ever morbid, of any man. The moderation of
~ I ""rn,'se has 6scn' 1t would seem, thrown away
'n ono OF the three Jackson candidates. MIR Sr.nc,-
1 e''s, ," y printed manifesto dated isib instant. boa
Thought proper To Inake the circular OF Tho co,p,n,,tso
Il pFe'ext Tor a general attack, upon ths Committee II
sell on i)r. w. &. Lane, and strange to say, on an
'noSe who had any share in lie nomination OF Inc ,JacL-
son e'ector Tor this district. This LIBEL, for the
committee can call II nothing else, on the ao,s and mo
i've o' DIS 'eiiow citizens, Mr. Spencer Petiis took
P''"i care L" nave issued ut a safe and conveuient
t''nc alter he had left St. Louis. He arrived m 81
i."nis ch Saturday The 10Th, and remained until SIM.
day at midnight, wien he DECAMPED and il, tho
''"'' OF ne next day his address was circulated"
'Finatlv, IT will be admitted that every of,r, bs
been made TO bring about concentration. thai no s,,cb
ABSURD and base feelings, as those SO gratuitolIsIy char
geo oy Mr.. Spencer Pettis, have actuated the com
t"ftre' or those who acted with them, or The canS;
date whom they conscien.iuuslv sustain. Iybon =,
examine i0to the cause Of this cioienl ana ;;,1ccoyo,,r
c""Hnc' on tie part OF Mr.. Fettis, We find it, to pro
o"su run me erroneous S'!in1afe he has made ofhis own
HTtnStt ma TrcfcnIiors. Because forsoo,h. The COR.
n''ttec have stated 70 their felloy citizens the;r bo,.s.
conviction OF his WEAKNESS, he rcis into = r,no
'hpeach"s his fellow men in their acts and motives and
aud in his blind rage strikes q, lad ividuaIs who are n.
any oui OF his path. TIe ventures to tell the peo,Io
%! Misson'I, that the "coa,i,ion Of choice apiri.s ;, (ua
suppose he means the Undersigned ssprrits.m in S.,
! ,9li:' defeated the vii! Of tic people bv the exclusion,
u :. m. ~ Ashley, and (of course) by the uorninatio,
OF Mai. Benz O'FaIon rs e!ec;or: and mai tho '.,nn
spirits" are at work to defeat the ,rblic NIL; =, tho
"Ho'''S'," 81 hi'rssi' The aforesaid Spencer Peitis. To
''e Eooi FcoPie nf TINS district who know precisely his
TF0ISslCIlT{ nrG lsfr raj H. .
az 6'nttiatoHs-ihis language is excee6,nolv am,s;nc.
~ 'e'is us with a modesiy peculiar 70 himself. thai ..he
oe'a''e a candidate because he unhesilatingly bejicv-
cd tat an overwhelming majority OF ,l,ose o.ronoI -
'hn election OF MIR. Bates, preferred that he si,onII 70
present them" Now This relief Of Mr.. & patt;s 49,,
perfectly orthodox, in his opinion, seen, tn he cor,ro;,
zee a rank leFesy, and, TO which, it ,could he n; ,Tc,J,
n. INN mt DrrreiY here ~ 81. Inyjs Inn -, IL. ..h
n single conrert. The committee have tod ,I, s@S
OF residing tor several rears in the same ,ouo viii A.
fcttIs, aud they have oevcr yet been so fortunate ;. 10
discover tho SLIGHTEST ground for the exalted
of'nion That gentleman enicrtains OF his wc;yh, and ,o
riiafity. Without meaning TO commitment cithor A.,
ba'Ps or Dr. Lane The committed declare their cnn
yis''on, hat, weighed against either OF G,ern in This
us!ric,, VIZ SPENCER PETTIS WOULD EE
AS DUST IN TIE BhLANCE.p
Bnt the chief purpose Of this address, failed. benton
N tho interim, arrived at ST. Louis, and Pettis. who
proo'biy had a secret understanding with him. arree3
to refer TO bis imperial decision, the question. WIN
'noh'u Withdraw, br. Lane, or himself Benton, with
MS usual nodc''y, accepted tue Office OF umpire, aad
this was Isis award:
"TEOCLAHATioN OF TIE D,cT.T0p
~, "Ni. Louis, July 24b, 1898.
Having been appointed an umpire between DR.. w.
T.. Lane and Spencer Petiis ESQ, candidates for \ scat
N the 2Ist Congress, and having heard and considered
~ me information laid before the By their respective
''i"oos' relative to the strength Of each before the peo
PIE at Tbs time, and 6nding the weight of the infor.
marion 10 be decidedly III favor of Mr.. Pettis, I do. ac
ami IL conformity to tho onl PRINCIPLES ON
""ic" ! could consent 10 set as umpire in a case of az
t7"cn deiicaoy ard responsibility, and m o5cdippce to
."o"n'y legitimate principle Of action in a republican
SoY''naIent, MTi me ,oiH # The majority ought pre-.
MI that II IS proved to me, to nv en-
IRE conviction, tbet nv. Pctts unites, at this time.
more 81 Tie support Of the people, and especjaIlv NJ
l.'ei' mutual political friends than Dr.. Lane does; and
l's'' according to The terms Of the reference. Il Dr.
y"Iyes upon Tue latter 10 withdraw from the canvoee
-, .",eI,ng ''ls op'6ion' II becomes my duty 10 state
'''t me co'dnct of DR.. Lane. in agreeing 10 sphn;f n,
ny u'nP"hEc' and N the mode Of conducting The en-,
j"'Iy, oss oeen most honorable ard disin,erested. and
TIE tIIaD0y nf Mr. Dcfbs yT,A,. Ia - -