The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1856-07-12
Col. Benton on Politics.

MADE speech 10 large IneelinS Oh We
people of St. Louis on Saturday night
We fad fall report OF his remarks IN
the St Louis Democrat, and make the
| following extracts from it.
After discussing the Missouri C mpro-
mise at considerable length and claiming
that the most prominent actors in lis re-
| peal, had, no longer ago than lS45, SOL
EMMY committed themselves to its sup
port and maintenance by voting for the
Texas CompromIse,-he cones to the
Cincinnati Convention:
i went 10 Cincinnati to be near tina,
Convention the first one / ever APP
preached. l went TO see how things
were done, and 10 assis, little &, safe
nomination. | found garrison Of Office
| holders inside the Convention, and a be-
siesing army OF The same gentry on the
outside OF it. Packed delegates were
there, sent to betray the people. Straw
Delegates were there, coming from the
States which could give no Democratic
vote. Members OF Congress were there
although forbid by their duties from being
at such pace. A cohort of Office hol-
ders from Washington city we're there,
political eunuehs in the federal system,
incapable OF voting for the smallest fed
erai office, We. sent there by the admin
lstraslon to impose President upon the
people. l. was scandaous collection,
excluded by the constitution from being
even electors Of the President, and yet
sent here TO vote for the administration
and 10 vote upon the princIple Of the
OK thai knoweth his masters crib; upon
the principle of the ass that knoweth the
hand that fcedeth him. Bulies were
there from the custom house and the
Five Points in New York - all with the
APPRECIATION of the administration; for the
Office holders would not be there (absent
from their duties and drawing their pay)
wl.hou. the consen. Of their employers.
Il was a scandalous collection. The
members Of congress were in the double
breach of their duties. They were neg
Iec,ing their Legislative duties, and doir g
wha, they had been interdicted from do
ing. Thirty years ago, the nomination
OF Presidential candidates was taken
from congress on account o. the cor-up-
ton which it engendered, and given 10
delegates, intended to be fresh from the
people and to obey their will; and the
nomination removed from Washington
to Baltimore, to get out of the reach Of
President making members. But these
members followed t, Baltimore, getting
proxies from some delegate when they
could get nc appointment, from the peo'
pie; and to ge. rid of ,hem-to get en-.
tirely beyond their reach-the convention
itself was removed ir,m Baltimore &c
Cincinnati. Vain effort to csc pc them
They followed on to Cincinnati. They
broke up Congress to &c, TO this forbid
den place. Surely the new Presiden
will be very hard-hear,ed If he does no
remember them when he comes TO dis,ri
button OF office. From Washington CT
ty came new corps, never before pu
rpon such serv'ee--.Le office holders ir
the city clerks In the departments - head
Of bureaus--men who have no vote i,
any federal election-political hybrIds
unable TO &C. mans part In any cleo
: ton but gen. 10 CIneintati as a life guar
10 support The administration.
Such was the composition OF nearly ont
hail Of the whole convention custom
house officers, post masters, saiarie1
clerks packed delegates, straw deiega tes
, political eunucas, members OF Congress
district attorneys, federal attorneys, fed
eral marsaais. The place in WATCH they
met, aud which had baen provided by
packed administration committee, wa
, worthy oil tie meeting. Il was a sort 0
| den, approached by long. n.rrow pas
sage, barfIcaded by three doors, cacl
door guaided by armed builies. with or
ders TO knock down any person that ap
. preached without ticket from the com
T mittee-and a SPECIAL order to be p.epa
red with arms TO repuIse the Msseur
delegation which cane to vote loI b
chanan-a repnlse which they attempts
and got themselves knocked down an
! lrampIea under loot THIS den lad n
, windows by which people could look in
or see, or The Light Ct tie sun en,er-on
y u row Of glass ike steamboat sky
light, t.irsy-hye feet above the floor.
] was tie nearest representation Of III
( black hole IN Calcutta, and like tia
hole had well nigh become notorious 70
similar catastrophe. The little pane
OF glass above were hung on plyots, an
turned fiat to let in air. A rain cam
on drove into the demand to exclud
1t, the panes We're turned up. Smother
ing Sn.otherIng, was the cry in the den
and the glass lad 70 be turned up gain
Over this place was small box for til
admission 81 spectators, It's approach bar
/ rIeaded and guarded, aud entrance onl
obtained upon tickets from the same pack
Cd committee; and to whom they CAV
tickets was seen when the first vete
were given for Buchanan-and whcl
each State That voted for him was hisse
even Virginia. and the Kissing onl
stopped by threat TO clear The galsr!e,
Sucn i the pass 10 which the nominatio
Of President is nov brought. But ,hi
is VIC. Of only one side Of the Con
/, vention-- the administration side Of it,
There was another siie--a majority
on the contemplation of which il is plea
SAINT to dwell. substa ltial men, real dele
fraeh r., H.. saz,.f< -