The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1849-07-28

$4,000; TO the Farm School on Thompsons ISL
and, in our harbor, $4,000; TO excellent State
took an active interest, $l0,0 900. These requests
are highly honorable TO the discrimination and lib
eralily the donor. 49,
ST. LOUIS, Mo, July l9, l849.
The clouds of disease and death that have for
weeks been lowering over this community are at
last breaking away, and the bow of hope has once
yielded to impulses of gratitude and confidence, as
day by day we have Witnessed, since last wrote
you, the gradual and rapid decrease in the number
of those stricken down by the noisome pestilence
that still turks in mysterious security in the very
atmosphere we inhale The total number of deaths
for the last three days. Exclusive of this from the
epidemic is but one hundred and eighty, which s
falling off from the previous three days Of nearly
hfty per cent The weather continues delightfully."-
cool and conducive to health, and we cling with
confidence to the hope that short time longer will
see our own Inflated city entirely freed from this
frightful scourge of the human famy. -i sea
A good deal Of Indignation has been expressed in
this community, as well among the respectable por-
tion Of the Democrats, as very generally among the
friends of the Administration, at gross and highly
indecent assault upon the President Mr.. Colarner.
and Mr. Ewing, by one M. g. Montgomery, a dis
charged subordinate Of the Post Office Department,
that appeared in the Sunday Mornings Union, of
the 9th instant Such attacks cause injury 10 no
one save those who make them, and the prosltuted
press that suffers its columns to be used in giving
currency to them. And have not yet heard the
expression of an opinion from a single person at
tached to either party, but what has said, that
Montgomery was disgrace even to the Locofoco
party, and should have been appointed in the
first place. He has most successfully written himself
down an ass and concusively shown to the world
that he never should have been retained by Mr..
Collamer an hour, after it had been ascertained how
utterly destitute Montgomery was alike of princi-
pie and the ability to observe even the common
deceDcies of life. That the Washington Union
should publish such an article has surprised no one
who has watched the tone of that medium Of per-
sonal and private denucton since the day General
Taylor was elected. Calumny and mlsehood is the
aiiment upon which il exists, ssd III poisoned shafts
fall harmless at the feet of those against whom hey
| are hurled. 4s
Letters were received in this city yesterday from
Col. Benton, by his personal and political friends,
that have not without cause elated them greatly
Benton feels and expresses the most unbounded
confidence in his success before the people, and
says that sustaining himself before his constituents
IN taking ground against the further extension Of
slavery another inch is one Of the easiest contests
ne has ever undertaken since he represented Mis-
sour 10 the Senate of the United States. The
vaciliation Of the editor of the Uion, in this city,
has been discovered both by Col. Benton and his
political friends in northern Missouri, and they
have determined to have of more nerve and
reliability at the head Of the Union or some other
anti-savery Democratic paper IN ST. Louis. Phil
lips is evidently badly scared, and in his efforts TO
carry water on both shoulders, am inclined to The
! opinion that he viii get well-deserved duckng
He is tired of the tripod any how, and has come 10
the sensible conclusion that honorable retreat is
more preferable than victory achieved in a
conflict between the rival factions of his own party
| Whichever side, therefore, will first buy him out
get the concern and upon this contingency will
it turn whether the ST. Louis Union is hencefor-
ward Benton anti-Benton organ. IL no
change in proprietorshp takes place, Phillips will
be virtually against Benton in six months from this
time, The Calhoun men are constantly riding him
welbooted and spurred, and, being the best Jockeys
In this CITY, will be very apt to make him bolt and
throw "0ld Bullion" before the distant poll is
reached. Phillips bas just secured the posi-office
publication Of letters and tells on the street that the
receipts of his paper amount to sixty thousand
dollars year II TINS be SO, (and have no reason
to doubt IT, 10 a practical business man the con-
Germ would become highly lucrative one. fl.
| have alluded to Colonel Benton's having writ
ten to his political friends in this city that he will
have no difficulty whatever in carrying large ma !.
jority of his political party in Missouri with him
on the slave question, or against its extension
This opinion comedies with that already expressed
to you by me IN my first letters after the advent of
your paper There are indications in the political
circles which, If carefully observed, render this
opinion matter Of mathematical certainty. Whcr-
ever you the leading Locofoco office-hoIders of
State taking side of great issue like the one
presented TO the citizens Of Missouri, by Colonel
Benton, 1t 10 a safe and conclusion that the
| side thus advocated by them n the one this, fhs.
masses can be brought the most readily to embrace
and support III am correct in this, and you will
bear with a few moments, | will show you
,ohers the State and federal of6ce-holders in Mis-
sour are to be found in the Benton war. In the
/ first place, the governor and acknowledgement
are with Benton. The State printer is his organ at
Jefferson City. A portion Of the delegation in Con-
gress his supporters, while Bowin Of this dis.
trict is dodging about with an agility that would
put the Vicar Of Bray" TO the blush. The ex-
marshal (Ewing) Of the State is for Benton, as is
also CAN'T. the late United States district attorney
for Missouri, Winner, the postmaster Of St Louis,
and John Smith, the United States hemp agent
his latter gentleman is OF the lending and
most influential politicians in the State, and he has
rlsked every thirg upon the issue Of sustaining
| Colonel Benton. The smaller, or second and third
class office-holders | do enume rate, because in
twenty-ninc cases out of thirty they receive their
political principles from the greater clsss, and
always obey instructions to the letter. II will
then, be seen that Benton carries with him all the
| principal State and federal ofRce-holdcrs in the
State; and as many OF them are dependent directly
upon the people for their Offices, you may rest
assured they never would attach their faies to the
cause espouscd by Colonel Benton, unless they
believed the people, by majority tito be ques-
toned, would sustain them in il.
Benton has traced this Calhoun movement
against him in his State to Judge Napton and one
of his associates upon the bench or the supreme
court, and he has publicly charged il upon Judge
Napton, and given up the names Of gentlemen
4 upon whom he relies TO sustain the allegation.
1 This has placed Jackson, who publicly svowed
himself the author Of the resolutions, thereby ex-
pccting TO succeed Benton in the Senate in very
awkward and unpleasant predicamcnt; and Benton