Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1854-08-03
TRENTON, July 81, 1885,

TRENTON, July 81, 1854.
FRIEND GREEN:-We have this week
been favored with the presence and speech
es of Flournoy, the Anti. Benton, pro-A ch-
ison candidate for Congress in this district,
This is his second tour through the Grand
River country, and he evidently considers
that there is great danger of his over
whelming defeat in the objected District"
He is laboring hard for the Benton vote. and
studiouslv avoids the least reference 10 the
cardinal differences existing between the
two wings of the Democratic party. Mum
is the word. He hopes to shuttle and Stun
bic through the canvass without defining
his position. don't donlt Int that ror-
tion of the Ren'on party. (rsprcin''y those
who want rffire) will '.cave in" and per-
nit themselves 20 ho absorbed hv the An.
ties F'ourrrv las rot sail word from
Which could he inferred is sentiments on
tie exciting issues before 'he people. hnt
k!'s time and wearies the people Nv duh
and stale remarks on the Homestead Bill,
and cartious objections to Lindlev's speech.
He don't like Lndley's views on the Ne
braska bil:--'llinks he is TOO ultra. (this is
sop for the Benton men) and should not have
been in favor Of the Badger proviso. Some
Of the Antics won't relish the avowal of
such sentiments. He intends to canvass
Howard and Randolph last, knowing that
the views he must avcw there. in order 10
get the old line democrats. States Fighters
and Testers. will differ SO widely from
those promulgated through other parts Of
the district that there will not be time
enough left 10 show the people his true
views. He knows that he will he answered
in Howard. and that his fimsv mask will he
torn from him and he revealed in his true
light. The fate Of Henry NJ. Worries should
make Mr.. Flournoy feel "shaky about the
knees" Worries is man Of talent ond a
good fellow. and vainly hoped to be pacif-
Gator. He hoped to be instrumental in
a
district, and to that laudable end was play
ing "see-saw" between the factions and
pleased neither, and hastily retired from his
unpleasant position-a position no man can
fill, that of being for Benton and Atchison
at the same time. Mr.. Flournoy, good, CO.
sy man, fondly imagines all's well, and sat-
isfies himself, like Micawber, that 'some-
thing will turn up yet and perambulates
the district making political pendulum of
himself; in the morning for Atchison, at
noon for Benton, and at night nothing. 1t
is too late in the day for political SHUTTERS
and prevarcators to think they can pull
the wool over peoples eyes. A man to
make his mark in politics must be decided,
have nerve and muscle, and must not be
afraid to advocate his sentiments and the
principles of his party. The Antics in these
parts would prefer that Flournoy would
take more decided stand and occasionally
advert 10 the first principles of their faith,
the resolutions of '9S and '99, &c.; and the
Benton men would like 10 hear him defend
his vote for the odioIs Jackson resolutions.
The upshot of the whole matter is that he
will lose the support of many of each prng
of The PARTY; that he will fail TO unite them,
and like his ''illu>triou< predecessor" and
model c. F. jackson, will meet with a de-
cided defeat in August. Lindiey has ex-
hibited talent and industry at Washington,
and worked Cor the good Of his constituents,
and we feel our interests are safe in his
hands.
w. F. Peery, Of Livingston. is the Anti
Benton candidate for the Senate in this Dis.
trict. No Benton candidate ont. Peery
like Flournoy. feels at this time greatly ex.
crcised about uniou of tie rariv. Al
lis bh'i'g md co"ing VIII he or ~ avail -
The Benton dtmrr,a,y k'cN m ar,' be
liorp that rn'r WHO cuu'd ,erou>'v pro,
pose To 'nkc DOWN she por;rrit o' the gr.,'
man of the State, ard in their opinion o. ;h'
Union. a man who has served "sx lus
trums") from the legislative halls of th'
capital because there was difference il
political principles between them, canno
now be in earnest when he desires uniol
in order to elect him 10 office. Ray, Of Car
roll, will heat him from 300 to 800 vo,es.-
From present indications Lindley will &c
handsome majorties in Mercer and Grun
- dy. s.