The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1849-06-28
ST.. LOUIS, Mo-, June 81, 1874

OF. LOUIE, Mo-, June II, lo4S
The friends of the Administration in this city are
looking, with anxiety, for the appearance of the
Republic among them; when, without doubt, a large
subscription will at once be forwarded YOU
That dreadful scourge that destroyeth at MONDAY
has been worse in our city than during any pre-
vious period Of its existence. The interments for
the past week, ending Monday, the 18th inst,
reached the astounding number of sol; of which
4l9 were deaths from cholera. The greater pro-
portion of this mortality has been among the emf
grants and poorer classes in our community; still
many of our most valued citizens, of both sexes,
have fallen victims to the fel-destroyer. The NOR
tality of the past week is decidedly greater than
ever before known to have occurred in our city dur
ing the same space of time. We are in hopes that
is at its height yet many apprehend still greater
destruction of life. The panic among many of our
citizens is great, which all experience proves is
principal incentive to attack and fatality. My own
impression is, we have seen the worst of it, and that
from henceforward it will commence declining, I'M
til the usual health of the city is restored.
Active and energetic measures going on all
over the burnt district for rebuilding, and in few
months il will be covered with beautiful substan-
doubt whether the dreadful conhagraon Of the 18th
and 18th April last will be of very serious injury to
us. There are individual cases Of extreme hard
ship and sufferings, but, general thing, those
whose property was destroyed are either fully COW
cred by insurance, or were bundantly able to sus-
tain the loss.
Colonel Benton is at present the centre Of aitrac-
ton in this State and has aroused feeling of acri-
mony among his own political friends; which renders
reunion at present as impracticable and impossible
as such an event was in the State Of New York
among the Old Hunkers and Barnburners previous
to the last Presidential election He still continues
his pcrcgrinatons through the State and, although
encounterng much hostility from many of those
who heretofore have yielded implicit obedience to
his commands, yet he carries with him majority
Of the Locofoco party. Benton is attacked mostly
by the small-beer politicians of his own party,
who hope TO gain notoriety by placing themselves
in an antagonstical position to their great cham
pion and leader. This is peculiarly the case
with Jackson, who is an aspirant for the sue
censorship, and Of Krum in this city, who thinks
his literary fame will in no wise suffer by being
invited by his party to seat in the Senate Of the
United States. These attacks, however, upon Mr.
Benton, are made either behind his back, or when
he rs so far absent from them that an immediate re-
tort is out Of the question. Most Of them, how
ever, he would never degn to reply to-
From careful examination Of the whole ground,
and after regarding the character Of those constitu
ting the principal political supporters Of Colonel
Benton, | hazard nothing in the assertion that he
will eventually be sustained by his party in this
State and triumphsntly reelected to the Senate Of
the United States by them. His bold and fearless
course has given him more strength in the north
western States than he ever before enjoyed and in
the States Of Illinois, Iowa, Wisconsin, and Mis-
SOUR, many Of the Locofoco papers have already
brought him before the public a candidate for
the Presidency in 1852 Unless, however, Colonel
Benton has undergone a radical change Of sentiment
upon this subject, he has no political aspirations
for the future to retain his present position as
the Senator from the State OF Missouri in the Con-
gress Of the United States. In few days will
write you again, and more at length.
SPARTACUS.