The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1854-05-17
+. c. LEBLONn,
Speaker OF the House OF representatives..
ROBERT LEE,
President Of the Senate, pro tenn
MAY LIST 1854
Benton and Atchison---Missouri
Politics.

The st. Louis Democrat, Col Benton's
home organ, says that it is "authorized to
announce Thomas II. Benton as a candidate
for Congress, subject to the decision Of the
Democracy as expressed by primary elec-
ton
The Democrat is "also authorized to state
that Col. Benton is likewise candidate be-
fore the people at large for re, election to the
Senate Of the United States"
Thus in the field for two offices. Col. Ben
ton will make a contest which, we fear, will
so distract the Democracy for who,e princi-
pies he Processes SO much devotion, as to
require the Labor of years of CONCESSION,
self denial, eperWhing for the cause, nothing
for men," to restore,
Senator ATCHIsoN, we learn by the pa
pers, IS also in the ring, anxious for his own
reelection; but in case he cannot succeed
in that preferring the election ofp Whig to
the Senate, rather than the SUCCESS of Col
Benton.
Both these gentlemen. in times past, have
done good service to the Democratic party
both, IN heart, are yet, we doubt not
Democrats; their fierce, unhridled passions
their personal chickering's efforts of
misguided friends--have so involved men
who were once friends, in quarrel the
herceness and intensity of which casts that
ofthe Lontagues and Capuets into the
shade, that there is but dim hope of a
Democratic restoration in that once nvinci-
bic Democratic State, during the life time
of the present antagonistic chiefs. The
pressnt distracted and powerless condition OF
the Democracy of Missouri, should be
warning to the Democrats of other States,
not to suffer devotion to the interests of men
to carry them beyond the pale oftheir par
t y creed.-- 0. s. lem.
For the Democratic Sentinel.
WHEREAS. it has pleased Almighty God,
by an inscrutable providence, to remove
from among US our esteemed Brother, WM,
SMILEY, therefore,
Resolued--1, that in the death Of the a.
bove named Brother, tie cause of t,mpcr-
ance has lost fast friend, and tie Temple
of Honor one of its most excepdonable
members.
Q, That we tender our heartfelt sympa-
thies to the friends of the deceased.
3, That the members of the subordinate
Temple and Social Degree, wear the usuai
badge Of mourning for twenty days.
That a copy of these resolutions be sent
to the friends ofthe deceased, aud also pub
lished in the County papers.
SAMUEL GEORGE, w, G. t. N
j. P. JOHNSON, w. R.
The VEro.-Ihe Ohio Democratic press,
without an exception, cordially approve Of
the Presidential veto of the bill donating
10 900, 900 acres of land for the relief of the
insane who are INDECENT. The cogent reas-
oning clear style, and Democratic construc-
ton, in respect to the powers of the federal
government, deseryedly renderit docu
ment at once popular with the masses and
apprecable to the statesman. We hope
this prompt veto will have the effect Of
crushing in the bud the thousand and one
schemes which are continually pressed on
Congress, in order to get rid Of the public
lands. Some politicians seem to think the
governments great giving out machine Of to
use better figure, great goose, to be
plucked dd libit0m. = Statesman.