Hannibal journal and western union. (Hannibal, Mo.) 1851-1852, 1851-12-04

eyes 70 she cat Office. cf 80. and tl,e n..IIe.,
IehoFd u lSee msa bind them together Ions
enough % divide fhe spoils. By si:rrsnr aud
re- stirring, + partial but Imperfect union NAV
be effected or union il couldS be calleda, with
adjective properties, sufficiently tenacious 70
hold them together. possbly long enough. to ero,D
over the sPoils But after time thew must.
like the oil and water, separate, and respective
y re-assume their appropriate Constituency
That branch to which our neighbor Of the
Times belongs, and j, is now entirely TOO late
IN thc day TO deny the fact, has denounced the
opposing branch--,hEoiigh their great champion
Las FrresoIiers. When reunion is desired.
The Courier puts forth all of its strength to in
eulcate the fact that no principle whatever was
involved in the division. Is it SOP Then we
are forced 10 the conclusion, that the whole
Democratic prrty of Missouri are Freesoilers.
County meetings have been held, but what has
been accomplished? Resolution after resolution
has been adopted, wishout tOuching--with one
or two exceptions-upon the points ia issue.
They seem determined to be ''mum." No
concessions have been made The thing is 70
vote the same ticket, Denton excepted) divide
the spcils; bath treat AMI say nothing more about
it for the present. One wing of The party,
as hos been affirmed BY lending journals are Free
soilers, and not not only this. The Times may
pet its objectionable sin, notification. How
sucli elements can be really bound together in
abe bonds of union, would puzzle the brain of
any but the advocate of notification.
KENTUCKY SEEAToR.-But few months
ago the Wings of Kentucky virtually elected
a Democratic Governor, inasnuch as they neg
lected to make use of the power which they
had, to prevent it, and now, in the appointment
sf a United States Senator, to fill the vacancy
which will soon occur, they are again divided
among themselves, in their endeavors TO estab-
lish individual claims. The friends of Critten-
den and Dixon are respectively unyieding. and
every attempt to compromise. and conciliate APP
pears TO widen the breach and diminish the pro-
liabilities Of satisfactory issne nv
ers OF Divo~ ne support
:, ' 1'ei oi-sNgnat chagrined, and not
"i'nOul .eeson, mortified at the late defeat Of
i their cEampion-forced as he was into the can
vass-and on this account win be very 10th TO
surrender his claim to any one. One gentleman
has gone so far as to declare his determination
to cast his vote for him, in nomination or other
wise, as long as he holds his seat. When such
a spirit as this is entertained on the mart of
members, with them, the advancement Of Marty
Is but a secondary consideration.
Alter the above had gone to press, we are in
formed that Mr.. Criitender haz bcsI. been win
drawn, with respect TO which we made the fol-
lowing extracts of letter from Hon. T. F.
Marshall addressed 10 the Louisville Journal
in answer to the charges of his having been
4 ''the irritating cause which has rendered the
breach (in the party) in curable.''
In withdrawing Mr.. Crittenden, or reqnest-
ing his withdrawal, was compelled to ex-
plain, or be exposed to misconstruction myself
and risk irreparable injury to him.
The Facts existing at the time are briefly
/ these THAT portion of the Wing party who
desire TO restore Mr.. Crittenden 10 the Senate.
from whence he was withdrawn in l848. TO
make the Gubernatorial race against Mr.. Pow
ell, sorely as it now appears against his own
political interests, did not desire to involve him
in contest on the floor with any member of his
own party. They were willing to discuss his
claims upon national, State, personal or party
grounds, before the Wing party alone, in a free
ana equal party council. They did not know.
by any count they were able TO make, what
would be the result. They pledged themselves
over and again to abide that result, whatever it
might be, and to go in solid and unbroken phal-
anx for the nominee by majority in a council
of seventy of the party, the whole seventy bind
ing themselves TO such submission.
/ In scanning the elements of opposition TO Mr..
Crittenden, and in tracing the sources of divi-
sion among the Wings, those which hive emu
merated are open and lie upon the surface
There is another deeper and far more dangerous
which is working at the vitals, which, if not
healed or eradicated, will, in my judgment. dis
organise the party, and scatter its elements new
er again TO be united under common head, with
common objects, and upon its ancient principles
of social organization, law, and polcy--at least
during this generation. This sore endeayored
TO touch, when spoke, as shall do while write,
with tenderness and caution, but with truth
did il then, as do now, with sincere desire to
yindicate historic accuracy, and to prevent the
mischief which must inevitably result to a COM
mon cause, from the misunderstanding and
heart-burnings among the respective friend of
two Of the greatest, at any rate the most renown-
cd, statesmen which tins age Of Kentucky has
produced.
This spark OF contention which other men.
not |, are endsvoring to fan into a flame of con-
Aagration had its origin in the action of the con-
vention at Philadelphia, which nominated Gen
Taylor for the Presidency in 1913, and In tho
course pursued by the Kentoeky delegation in
that convention.