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- Denton ana Anti benton and two
electoral tickets for resident aud Vice. Presi-
dent. The Benton delegation TO the O'ncinns-
Il Convention. so unceremoniously kicked out,
we're foi Buchanan-the Border Rsfian dele
CATION admitted, they we're Tor Douglass. As
yet there Is no probability that the two factions,
who most cordially hate each other, will unite
on'the same electoral ticket, aud the strong
presumption is that the Fillmore Electors viii
be chosen. The Americans have full State
ticket also, have nominated candidates for Con-
gress and the Legislature, and the American
party of Missouri is thoroughly opposed to
Pierce. Douglass. Buchanan, and their policy
and platform. TIE contest in Missouri there
fore is one Of marked interest.
Col Benton's speech in St. Louis defines bis
position towards the Pierce Dougla ass Admins.
lratiOn. His review Of the acts Of the Admin.
istratlOn was not at all asttering to the Presi.
dent, and he claimed that the most prominent
actors in the REPEAL Of the Missouri Compro.
mise, had, no lOngei ago than 1915, solemulv
committed themselves TO its support and main
tenance BY voting for the Texas Compromise
His speech is reported at length in the ST. Loa
is papers. and is rich aud racy. We have room
but for single extract, in which he graphic
ally dsposes OF the Cincinnati Convention
ClsVe Herald.
| went to Cincinnati to be near that Con.
vention-the first one ever approached. [
went to see how things were done, and to as
sist little in a safe nomination. | found
garrison Of office-holders inside the Convention,
and besieging army Of the same gentry on
the outside. Packed delegates were there,
semitic betray the people, Straw delegates
were there. coming from the States which could
give no Democratic vote. Members of Con-
gress were there. though forbid by their duties
from being at such place. A cohorl of cffcp
holders from Washington were there, political
eunuchs in the federal system. incapable OF
voting for the smallest federal office, yet sen,
here by the administration tn impose presi
dent upon the people. 1t was scandalous
collection, excluded by the constitution for be
ing even electors tf the Presiden., and vet
sent here to vote for the Administration-and
to vote upon the principle of the OK that know
eth his masters crib: upon the principle of the
ass that knoweth the hand that feedeth him, -
BuIlIes were there from The Custom House and
Five Points, New York--al with the approba
tion Of the administration; foI the office hold
ers would not be there (absent from their du-
ties, and drawing their pay, without the con-
sent Of their employers. 1t was scandalous
collection. The members of Congress were in
the double breach cf their duties. They were
negectiDg their legislative duties, and doing
what they bad been intsrdlcted from doing,
Thirty years ago, the nomination of Presiden-
tial candidates was taken from Congress on ac
count ofthe corruption which it engendered,
and given to the delegates intended to be fresh
from the people and TO obey their will; and the
nomination removed from Washington to Bal
timore to get out Of the reach of Presideu
making members But these members follow
ed to. Baltimore, getting proxies from som,
delegate when they could get no appoin tmen
from the people: and to get rid of them--tc
get entirely beyond their reach--the Conven,
ton itself was removed from Baltimore to Cln.
cinnati. Vain effort to escape them. They
followed on to Cincinnati. They broke up
Congress to get to this forbidden place. Sure
ly the new president will b very hard hearted
if he does net remember them when he comes
to the distribution of Office. From Washing
ion City came new corps, never before put
upon such service-the ofice-holders in tie
city, clerks in the depsrtments-h OF bu-
reaus--men who have no vote in any fedora
eection-political hybrids. unable TO act a
mans part in any election, but sent to Cincin-
matt. as life guard, to support the admins
tration.
Such was the composition of nearly one-hali
ofthe whole Convention custom house officers.
postmasters, salaried clerks, packed delegates,
political eunuchs. members of Congress, district
attorneys, federal attorneys, federal marshals'
| The place in which they met, and which bad been
provided BY packed adminstrationcommttee
vas worthy Of the meeting Itwss sort Of den
approached by a long narrow passage. barrica'
ded by three doors, each door guarded by ar
med bullies, with orders to knock down any
person that approached withouta ticket from
the cOmmittee-and special order to be pre-
pared with arms to repulse the Missouri delegs.
tion which came to vote for Buchanan-s re-
pnlse which they attempted and got themselves
knocked down and trampled under foot.
j. Pennsylvania ArOusing.
The Keystone has been claimed as the