The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-08-25
A New Torch OF Diseorxs

After our public councils have been distracted for near
ly nine months by that embarrassing topic which has 10
long agtated the public mind whilst the series of five
bills has just passed The Senate, and it is hoped will pass
the House of Representatives; whilst seemed to be
catching view of the land, and trusted 10 reach the
port in safety and whilst every who signs for peacs
hoping TO obtain IT, element OF discord is TO be
thrown into the bosom of the community. II 10 impossible
to mistake the object the agents, and the means which
are involved II has long been suspected that Col Ben
ton would be brought out candidate Tor the next
presidency and hints have been given out OF the esah,
lishment OF journal which is intended to promote
his aspirations Defeated his friends have recently
been in the election of Missouri and cut of he is from
the prospect OF reelection the Senate of the United
States suggestion has escaped from his friends that he
would be candidate for the congressional district of st.
Louis in 1852 and that when member OF the House he
would become candidate for the chair. 1t has eveA
been proposed with very little modesty. indeed, the
part Of the protector that his elevation to the chair Of the
House should become the test in the election of members
of Congress throughout the Union. Now. the scheme Of
running him for the presidency does not interfere with the
other design; for in he should not be elected Pres
dent, he may still aspire to the honors of the chair
We observe letter addressed by correspondent in
this city to the New York Evening Post the nth nst
which points directly at this object The following
tract will develop of the and cques upon
which the aspant is to depend for After
giving very dsingenuous statement OF the manner in
which Mr. Van Buren, superseded in the nomination
of the Baltimore Convention of 1874, and after referring
the election of Mr. Polk, and after grossly misrepe
sentng the changes which produced in the democratic
party this pompous and pedantc author proceeds to open
the scheme which these discontinued Van Buren, and Ben
ton have in view. The gst of the whole matter
is contained in the following paragraph from the WASH
ngton letter: " I'll, hsa ,esis,ss
The southern wing Of the great and triumphant national
democratic party has degenerated into appendaRe
of slave ogarchy which threatens the stability Of the
Union while the northern portion is split into several FAC
TONS each claiming the apostolic succession and all Of
them, like the unfortunate artist who "horse over
his picture of that animal relying for the dis
thickness with which the democrat is emba zonod on
their banners, and the national government, with IT. vast
OF and influence has passed into the hands Of
the open and consistent enemies Of popular rights Ia
view OF this state OF things IL is proposed to estabish
the OF the national government democratic paper
that will express the wishes and will Of the democratic
masses, and vndicate the simple and sublime creed o de-
mocracy will the OF the great Of Mis-
souri, its candidate for the presidency not merely that
he alone, OF all other living deserves that exalted
honor, but that his political anecedens and present posi-
ton will serve centre and raying point for the organ
zaon Of the democratic sentiment OF the nation and best
alike the detection and exposure of the "bnd guides
and hypocres, and the restoration of the national
eminent to the JeHersonian policy The propriey-nay,
necessiiyo such movement is apparent every reflect
ing democrat While the save" interest is represented
here by the Southem Pess the tariff and money interest
by the lnelgencer, and the trading and promising
politicians by that political monsosity the Washington
Union III voice of the Masses the people who make and
unmake Presidents is unheard and une in the national
councils and their government, threatened with overthrow
or to be surrendered the victim and spoil Of consending
''ineress" FIJI f.af,.m
The "monstrosty" OF this project requires but very
few words 10 expose it. Here we have scheme which,
under the pretence OF rallyng the democratic
the great democratic principles, is intended TO combine
all the elements OF discord-fee soisn, Van Burensm,
Ben,onism, and Sewardism, into monstrous masso
crafty the ambition OF disafeced and aspiring ndivid
ua This coalition press his pretensions without
reviyng the contest which has long agaed the
try They could not elect him the principles Of free soil
ism withou, arousng the whole South, and sacrificing
the Union itself Yet is this mons,rous plot now TO be
hached a, a moment when there sangune hopes
OF passing the bills before the House, and giving
peace 10 the Union II is to be sent forth again to agi-
tate the country. 1t cannot succeed without divi-
ding the democratic party, las that party also divided
only to be defeated in Mssoun and dividing the Union
itself.