Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1847-06-17
JUoNlAS II UF\rON

meeting IN Columbia county. Nj ssouri having re-
Gently NOMINATED the Hon. Thomas II. Benton 10 the
nfNi PRESIDENCY. he oddress,d ihe following response
the genuenan who communicated the proceed
ings
ST. LOUIS May 81, ls47.
Dear Sir: take the lirsi nonon of leisure after my
arrival ut this pnce, 10 answer your kind communication
ii The 18th January, and Ia fl yuu know how much
MAS paiued AT s'cp the meet lesleela le meeting Of
which You wen chairman. 1t precisely 10 iir,ssll
and prevent such manifestations lpuy favor. that spoke
II the point q tie next Presidency in my speech ut
Boz neville, IN the suhncr,f S44;ard all Ike seull-
mrnts Which lhencN 1retsed ain ~ FIJI rec nuw,
strengthened aud nftmcd hy al a las sineo happen
ed then brnnEhl forward the glazing TACT that IN a
hove fifty years existence of this federal government
tle democracy Of The North have given but one Prcsi-
dent 10 Inc Onon and that iu but a single term;
and tins (olale) from Sruh,u opposition 10 n rih,rn
men. And Then look il uAs,lf to say that this
contse # thugs would have 10 be charged. otherwise
there would he an end ofthe Domuclac party OF ofany
@riy founded on political principles, and express
cd my qualification tha Mr. Folks early and vulnna v
sci denial had cleared Il way Gr Northern D,noeIsl-
IL candidate IN 1913.
These were my sentiments in 1914; they are my SEN
nonis new; and noi to lie abandoned tie coming
election when see new sehrue de, oaIed ll.in tie
southern support for the Presidency. The Ge brand res
oIuons introduced into the Senate towards the close Of
the late 81 sssitn and ther practical peo,n 10 Ole
gtn--iy which We lost the Oregon bin, and leave tho
pe 81 dat ttrriny year luuaer without law gov
the slavery question which norlhero eau stand.
AMI which, II adopted by The south. must put end
all future support Il northern men from The southern De-
mucaeY. iefeteiore We. the sayehuldng States. have
sto' d ogclh'r upon Two puInsdeience and npomse
the defence OF property aud institutions and the com
promises Of the Nws aud Of the constitutions, and these
two points the graf minority 81 the north Of both poti
cal parties, have Acen able to stand with But now
ne" stan Is 10 be tahen-oue Of which no northern
stand
Pfopaaandsm is the doctrn' OF the political sect
which assn,s 10 be the andnrd bearer fall The slave
hadng States and 10 plant slavery, by law. in all the
leriarlcSn the /. States, tho must hs-
perhuIoan Oregon itself aud against the will of
its inhabitants becomes The design ami the attempt
Tie Wurs Of the resolutions. the speeches IN their favor
and their practical Application 10 the Ongn bil. all
prove This. and show thai the doctrine is intended To
he made new political test TO heappcd toail Presi-
DENTAL candidates III time tocomo, aud like all tests
intended To sureiscde all fmer onts aud Constitute
the sole criterion tr the trial ofcandidates. NV every
body must see that II this new test shall be adopted by
oa'ehodAg States. there is nm end 10 all political sup
port ul northern IN these States that the present.
Organization Of parties mas b. broken Up, and par
y formed. bounded hy geographical lines. and resting
the sole principle Of SLAYER. pfoIagandism am not
prepared for such state Of parties for the xilet
which would have upon the hamony aud stability Ct
our Federal Union.
see great danger in this move. and feel the
ctssjy OF meeting at once. In fact, we must meet it
at moi 81 ALI ior Is pressed upon now, aud
viii Conquer us. II We do not conquer IT, The Presden
al election Vt sis is the crisis; and if the
be made govern that selection, shall consider the
danger consummattd and tina there must soun be an end
moi only oihe Democratic party, hut ui all lar siound-
ed on principle and. eventually an end Ut the Union it.
self Instead, then Of lndulgng personal local feeling
favor Of particular candidates, let the Democratic
parry look what the good If the Union and Of the par
Y rquifts, ard wait receive candidate from the
ton tthe Union which has given but one Democratic
President IN TO years, and that but for "a single
icrn and which IS new threatened So far Southern
votes coucen,d, with permanent exclusion from the
Presidential olice.
This, my dear sir is my plain and settled answer
yonr kind communicative. and wish you make it
known the members of the meeting Of which you
charnan among whom ste the of many old
friends and gnze the voice oil that powerful county,
which has stood BY in every trial, from my first
tural election. in 1890 my fifth and last in s44 and
to which many thanks which it my intention
make in person during the course oi the coming Sum
neT.
Respectfully, sir,
Your friend and fellow citizen.
THOMAS Ii. BENTON.
WADE Nj. JACKSON, ESD,
Howard county, Mo.