The State guard. [volume] (Wetumpka, Ala.) 1847-18??, 1847-06-29
mr.. Benaon-The Presidency.

We publish, IN TO day papers, ieueT
from Thomas Fl Benton, Of Missouri,
in answer 10 call made by Conven
ton 10 Howard county, IN that Slate,
dominating him for the Presidency. Ii
certainly deserves the consideration 'of
The democratic party ofthe Union. And
We cannot but be constrained TO think.
that his IDEAS in relation 10 the locality
of the selection OF the mex, candidate for
the next Presidency, are correct. Ac,
:ordin, TO previous assertions, il IS not
probable that Polk will consent under
any circumstances to allow the Ameri-
can people TO use him as candidate a
second time; but could his consent be
obtained, we would be 10th for him 10
give way TO the claims of any other
indi vidual, regardless of location. We
are confident that the democracy Of the
North have such unbounded confidence
in MI, Polk that they would readily cease
tn claim President on the only grounds
Of his being Western man. Mr. Ben.
ton takes a position which is certainly
truly in accordance TO American feeling
and we cannot but think what mis'or,
tune it is that there are in our country
such a dffe ence of feeling OF chiv
airy as 10 finally, if persisted in. SUBJ
vert and divide our Government
He says that nasmuch as during the FIX
istence Of the Government. the demos
cratic party at the Norlh has given buI
one successful Presidential candidate,
and that one, for single term only,
justice and expedency require that the
be Northern man. tle repudiates
what he calls the new slesl' of faith
raised al the South aud founded upon
slavery propagandism;' as at enmity
with the existence of'parties founded on
principles -as leading to seclionalism
and finally, as tending 10 the dissolution
OF the Unipn.
These sentiments are certainly sound
and true, and is subjecuhat should be
looked TO well. We are satisfied thai
The North is well entitled to the next
President, if she only will give 10 the
South man who is sound on questions
OF vital importance to the South, which
she certainly can. Leri Woodbury., OF
New Hampshire, is a Norlhein man
who no Southeruer can doubt, as to his
purity OF heart on the most important
question one possessed of as much
fanhfuness 10 The democratic views OF
the constitution as Mr.. Benton, Calhoun.
or any others outhern man. The crisis
certainly has arrived which requires the
people of the South to ascertain the
views of every Northern man before
The promotion to office, on the slavery
question. But at this time il is, We
think, necessary for the perpetua,ion o.
the Union, TO select the next President
from the North. Bet his views as to
the slavery question should be in accor.
dance with the South. Aud no Souih~
ern nun should ever consent to allow
party prejudlces to lead him so far as
10 avow distrusl to all Northerners.-
| If he is sound on that matter, we should
receive him But We doubt whether
lney will give us such q one. We do
not approve of MIR Ben!on's reproaches
of the South, for what he terms these
new tests aud 'issues.' Who made
them7 Did the South Have they moi
been crowded u1on the South, against
IFS will, its interests, its tastes Have
We not borne and foreborne begged 10
be let alone in the name Of peace and oil
patriotism: for the sake of Our happy
land, glorious union and unsqualled GO
vernment And in duspi,e OF all our
enlrealies, our arguments, our appeals
the mingled ianaiicism and avarice oil
political power at the North, has applied
tests to US, which no Southern man
can stand