Iowa territorial gazette and advertiser. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa Territory [Iowa]) 1840-1846, 1843-02-11

Iof the election were lost; Ind Mr. VI.
Buren,, like patriot citizen, bowed -
sfsc.iully to the officially expressed viii
OF the pei ple-uttered not q murmur
retired gracefully from his excited
station, and re-ente red the ranks or private
life. '''@''
in addition to this approving testimony
Of 100000 votes, I have to add ,he ~.
proving address Of the Democratic rnex.
tcrs Of Congress, signsd individually 81
the members. and presented to M. Van,
burcn as an evidence Of their esteem and
confidence when parting from him, "a
March, 1871.
do not speak Of the manner ia which
the election of 1910 was curducted.
am friend to the form Of Government
under. which we live, aud wish to see il
| perPetuated to tho latest generations.-
| bc'ievo III the capacity Of ti,s people Of
the United States for selcgovernment.
and gricvc over any circumstance which.
either in Europe or America, might bring
/ il'ut capacity into question grievsd
over the election Of 1910, not because nv
party was deieated-tor that was q trifle.
and might be soon set right; but eriev.
ed over the injury which the great cause
OF popular government had received in
the manner i'll which the eIection had
been conducted: and, if it wa5 ia my
rover to obIiieratc the memory Of il for.
ever, would instantly do so. But this
IS not in our power, and the next best
thing to I've done is to cure the evil whiek
could not be prevented.
10 reverse the proceedings is now the
remedy, and the election Of 1914 the
Tina. Mr.. Van Buren, is still among U.S.
asking nothing--but willing to serve 10
again--and more able than ever to servo
US we'll. In his person our cause VA
defeated in 1910; in his person tho l..
10000 Democratic votes given for him
were rendered nuIl,--by what means l
will not repeat;-and in his person tho
reversal ol'sl,e election Of 1870 ought to
take place. 10 be perfect, tho reversal
should be in his Nance carry 6ut the
policy Of Jackson $50 rudely checked by
the party now in power) the approved
successor OF Prcsiden, Jackson should
be called back to the place from
which vast combination pulled him
down.
| was in the cnpitol Of the State Of
/ Missouri. fur beyond the Mississippi,
when heard Of the result Of the election
of 1870 From that remote point in
, stan.ly proclaimed the settled CONVICTIONS
i Of my mind--that the good Of the cAUss
rn.i Of the COUNTRY required Mr.. Van
| Buren, to be the candidate Of the Demo-
! cratic purity III 1874.
| ihs Democratic members Of the Gen.
era. Assembly Of the Stale, then ia Sos.
sion, (waiying some feeling for myself
were OF the same opinion. and expressed
it in an address then adopted.
After the lapse Of two years, the SEN
.innnts oi that address are repeated; -
tina, hayo the happiness to bslievs that
ny opinion. in favor Of Mr.. Van Bu,sa
..::.:, - .:.::;s &c c1.; :: i:e
opinions Of my State.
repeat i.--persona: feelings do not
govern my course in relation to Mr.. Van
Buren,; much as esteem him, aad proud
as am TO be ranked among his friends.
] | am not governed by personal or friend
| " regard FOR him. Still feel that some.
thing is personally due him. He has
suffered modification in our cause. He
is the FIRST Democratic President who has
been denied the honor of re.slection!
he is the first Democratic minister abroad
who hns been rejected by the Senate, after
being at his post! no is the first candi-
date Tor the American Presidency who
has been assaulted by foreign influence
by the moneyed power at hone--ty
fraudulent votes! These circumstances,
others being equal, enti,le him to soms
personal preference; aud SO far Us am
my self concerned, am happy to say that
private feeling and sense Of public duty
will unite in his favor.
| cheerfully concur IN your proposition
So generally concurrcd in all ovor the
Union for d national convention to declaD
the will Of the people III relation to the
candidates for the Presidency and VicU
Presidency. see no other means to
harmonic opinions, and 10 prevent tho
election from going to the hail Of tho
| House.
To sucl, convention constituted in tho
usual form, there will no doubt bo Z
general submission BY all The candidates.
Rome was six hundred yoa.s old. and ms0
owned armies before the candidates TOR
The consulship refused to submit to tho
popular voice. trust it will b much
longer before our Presidential candidate
refuses 10 submit to the sams voice IN our
country.
Respectfully, gentlemen,
Your obliged feliow-ci'izsp,
4 THOMAS II. BENTON.
] To w. II. BoycE aud others, committee.