The daily union., 1854-07-27
FROM ST. LOUIS.
ST. LOUIS, July 10, 1854.

81. LOUIS July 10, 1854
Ia less than fortnight the independent voters of this
city and county win be called upon TO select through the
balot-box Congressman from the first district, and
full legislative and county ticket The way political mat
ters now stand il is difficult to predict who the successful
individuals will be- There three tickets in the field
and marshaed for the fight and each party will without
doubt receive respectable vote. The Germans in all
probability will go for Col Benton for Congress but split
ON the balance of the ticket The Irish usual viii cast
their votes for Mr. Kennett but he will have TO secure
support from other quarter to lead Old Bullion IN
the race Polk will moi poll the entire strength OF the ad
minstraon party for there great number OF admin
istraon democrats well wings who will support Col
BENTON ON personal grounds but at the time, many
of them will vote the antenton legislative ticket The
secret organization of know-nohings is sad TO pe daiy
increasing numbers and that by the day of election
they will cast $500 votes and that they intend to throw
their weight in body at the polls Whoever may receive
their support will out victorious But il Is rumored
that they viii split upon the congressional ticket and
une upon legislative ticket Should this be So Colonel
Benton will triumph for Congress- but the Benton legsla
five ticket will be defeated and Col Benton will also be
defeated in the for the United States Senate Should
Col Benton be elected he will go back to Congress
He does not wish go back but merely in order 10
strengthen the entire ticket Should he chance be elected
he will resign the field in favor of f. r. Blair r who will
never be able represent this district give you
nothing definite us to the probable result of ensuing
Auaust election things mixed and so many par
lies in the field but suffice it to say that this will be an
exciting and important era the political history of Mis-
souri,
In my last letter alluded to the formation of "know-
nothing party in city The 4zeger Benton's Ger
man organ, garbes paragraph and comments upon it,
so much AS relates to the w-nohingsn language cal
cated TO arouse the passions the American blood
and inspire fresh life and vgor into those who are acting
with this organization 1t says that there are ory
thousand Germans in ST. Louis eho oM droe these foatrs
into their holes they ,oW mol ailop The know-nohhtngs
toohod in the cty and they should be cey eaaf hoe much
noise then make that Benton does not expect neither does
he want the know-nohings support him his ticket
they can do without them &c This iniammatory article
of the German editor has lost Col Benton and his party
from 300 votes and unless the thrtyears sena-
tor shortly makes his appearance in midst his pro-
fessed friends will have ruined him forever.
Senator Atchson has many friends, both in this
county and throughout the State and they will stand by
him the last enton is defeated for the United States
Senate Missouri and "Old Bullion" will know each other
no longer except through his Thirty Years History.
His friends plainly in the far distance black and
heavy cloud ascending and they know not the moment
it may burst and engulf them all in one rredeemabc and
overwhelming defeat If that moment is not close at hand
the signs of the times greatly deceive the people in this lat
itude.
The little Pof is doing good work, and manfuy de-
Tending the administration from the attacks of the Missouri
Democrat which sheet when it is not filed up with Ben
toms speeches. extracts from his History, pus from other
journals of the mighty efforts Of the compiler of the Thr
tYears History is invariably crowded with editorials of
abuse Of the administration and uncaed-or attacks upon
Franklin Pierce who endorsed by millions of demo-
cratic voters But all for the sake of one it sprung
to existence and if it hangs much longer his coatta
will shortly be dragged among the things that
1t Is now believed that Col Benton will not visit our city
before the election This, probably win lose him and his
party large number of votes for many of his best friends
disgused with his managers and leaders in this
ty. Let who the that stand up in Bentons
boots whilst he writing his History Wehave for one the
editor of the Democrat who is candidate for the
egislatureB Gratz Brown This gentleman, it is said,
into midst "dyed-in-thewool" whg, from the
State Of Kentucky Who the Pilot says made application
for the post of assistant editor at whg establishment in
this city failing IL this he took to the practice of law
The place find him is in the anti-Benton ranks
but no shown him BY that wing of the dcmoc-
racy 1t was long before he was induced join the
Benton party, where he is and where he is likely to
remain, unless he fit to embrace his "frs love- Then
have Frcncis r. Blair, r who, in ls48, kicked out
the democratic traces and used his endeavors
get up Van Buren and Adams ticket in this State. A
paper called the Barnburner established for that pur-
poe and it said that he the editor He denounced
Gen Cass and Indignantly belled the democratic
party. Although there not Van Buren ticket gotten
up yet there four 6ye votes cast for him. Who
these four five were have right to suspect These
the who leading the Benton faction in this
State these the woud-bc gods of democracy of Mis-
souri, these the who claim to be The democrats OF
"a. They both candidates for the legislature and
should they happen to be elected it will be through German
votes and by tagging on to the skirts of Col Benton
There many others OF the class, who put them
selves up leaders of the democratic party but who
less than renegade wings and ranting abolition
ss with principles based upon the interests of man,
and he the great am of the State of Missouri
PLATT