The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-08-28
Correspondence OF the Maaisonisn.
sr. LOUIS, August II, ls43.

ST.. LOUIS, August IL, lS43.
| | told you Col Benton was moving through
the State very still. and evidently FEELING his
way along among the people.
He returned this spring with the same haugh-
| ty overbearing, +" ride-orer-rough shod" spirit
which has marked his political career in this
State for some years past. He snubbed the
nose of every Democrat who thought MIR. Van
Buren, had had honors enough from his party,
and was not willing TO support him for the nom
| nation IN 1874
Johnson men, and Tyler men, and Calhoun
men, were all the verriest trash in his eyes.
| Mark the change! lie is looking TO a re-
election 10 the United States Senate in The fall
Of 1914 and the Legislature TO whom he must
( look for this favor will be elected next summer
before he can return from Washington at the
close of The long session. His is, therefore, a
lororn hope This is the last visit he can make
among his people before the election comes on
| He has now penetrated the centre Of the
State, and finds somebody there besides Van
| Buren, and Globe, and branch Globe men /;
| which has suddenly placed him upon the anx-
ious seat, and made him as piable as there is
| any need for
| He evidently sees that the sceptre has de-
parted from Judea, or rather from the Benton
| dynasty.
| The Usage Yeoman, Of the 10Th instant, pub
lished al Warsaw, Mo-, says:
she declined public dinner lat Warsaw which
was rendered TO him, and refused to make public
speech alledging that he made public spesrhss.
| eat public dinners. made ments,
but merely wished meet his friends, end talk with
| them in quiet way"
| He did not feel thus when he gave orders last
winter for a legislative caucus TO nominate Mr..
Van Buren,, appoint him and his congressional
colleagues as delegates TO the National Conven-
| ton, and force it to be holden in November
next, whether the party was willing or not.
| See how his tune is turned now The Yeo-
man, Of the 10Th inst, Johnson paper, discour-
ses as follows on this interesting subject:
awe are much gratifed at this visit, for we be.
leye COL Is. has rather thrown cold water upon TIE
hopes Of those who anticipated a different result
from his coming among US. lie had but little to say
about the different aspirants for the Presdency-bis
| preferences were Of course for Mr. Van Buren, but
he did not believe that ii detraced from any mans
Democracy 10 prefer Col. Johnson. The old hero,
Col Benton says has always been as consistent and
thorough going Democrat as any man in the coun-
| try He believes that Col. Johnson will get the
western States. Col. Benton is, happy to
| learn, in favor Of dlstrictng the State.
"The course pursued by Col Benton, we have
every TO believe, has been different from what
was anticipated by many here. "Union, harmony
concession" would seem to be his aim-and in speak
ing of the asprants for the Presidency, his language
has been courteous TO all He says that whoever
may be nominated by the Convention will he a good
Democra, and true man. and will receive the support
Of the Democratic party, lei that nominee be whom
he may, and fears need be entertained as to his
| success. He did not denounce those who preferred
| Col. Johnson as TRAITORS" nor did he think such
preference calculated to divide and distract the
Democratic party. lie did not believe that the only
pure Democrats were those who preferred Mr.. Van
Buren, to every body else. In this we apprehend ma
ny were disappointed "-Osage Yeomdn
| 1t is but short time Scarcely month) since
| he held language exactly the opposite to that
! attributed 10 him above. Ii is but llte while
ago that he would not support Mr.. Tyler or Mr..
Calhoun, epen If nominated How these old
demagogues twist every thing 10 suit their own
purposes, when they lind the people are not
with thnrn