Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1856-08-22
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Correspondence of tho Richmond Enquirer
MrssOURI STATE ELECTIONS.
ST LOUIS. Mo-, Aug. l2th, 1880.


MISSOURI STATE ELECTIONS.
Sr LOUIS, No, Aug. l2th, 1856.
Nesrs. Editors-Our election for Stale olneeie u"u
members of Congress took place on MonoaE, AuSus'
4!h, and sufficient returns having oeeh leSea'.u ~
inllcal. tho result, ] hasten TO lay. 1t before your
readers. eupposing that il will be OF interest 10 'he,,'
and especially 10 those who are Democrats we
have achieved a complete and crashing Victory, ana
.sud forth 10 the Democracy OF the nation Tue greet
inrs Of the Democracy OF the S'nte OF Missouri
IMPORTANCE OF THE ELECTION.
The elections in Missouri were the trst 70 tax.
place before the Presidential election OF inns year anu
would necessarily have an influence upon It. A lar
,he- interest attached TO il from the fact that II was
m. .opiy Southern State III which NO election hao
been held since the rise ot the N o'hiis oiuet,
and that party had been loud IN It's boasts" t 'he sTea'
majority Of the popular vote they had enrolled III
the,r lodges; that they would completely annihlate
thu Democratic party, and carry The August ano NO
vember elections like a storm: Besides mere wa
know to exist among us inclplent biack h"puoi',
csuisn. in the shape OF BentOrlsn; that tac'lon hAu
kent aloof from the Democratic party; had denoun'
c.u the administration and It's measures, anu, In or.
der to poll H. large a vote ny possible, mad nu'iihateu
Benton himself FOX Governor, the iatnrr-in,lSw OIL 'he
Back Kepub!ican candidate for the Presidency, VINO
snnouucrd that he would stump the State Tor f'Imseit
and for Buchanan. Now, this seeming support OF
BucsIanau, with q separate electoral fick1, IA nc "d'
Wa. interpreted by every one as Indirect ald ana cnni-
f,ri /, Fremont; rs al attempt 10 throw The State INTO
The hsri, vi the kuow-Nothinss, au,. carry The e!ec-
lian into tho House Of Representatives, where Ere
mouth chances would be better than before the peo-
pl,. Moreover, it was believed by every ons 'hal
Lnl, Benton hoped that his party and the Know
Nothiny. could obtain n majority together IN tho next
S.aerni Assenbly and carry out a bargain aire"oy
entered into by the leaders OF both parties; 10 eee'
bim..l. and a Erow-Nothing 10 the U. ). Senate
Many of the Back Republican papers OF the hasl
had boosted that Benton would be returned 70 inc
S.os,s, All there things taken together consp'reu 10
e,trac, the eyes Of tho Union to- our late elections as
D,,nsnt with Influences al An important nature.
II CAMPAIGN.
The gubernatorIai cauu'uaies canVasseo 'e ga, q"
sepsrste!y, making their own appointments ana NIL
Inc Them. without meeting each other on the stump.
Nr. Ewing, the Know-Nothing candidate, confined
himself principally TO the Northern portion OF the State
and MIR. Polk, the Democratic candidate, 10 the
Southern. Col. BeDton's course was d novel ano pc.
.ul, ar one. At the age Of -, An aye at which most
rs-n are bowed down with inirmiry, he announced
bis intention of canvassing the State from the Miss,e-
sip,i 10 III, Kansas border, from the Arkansas TO tho
Iowa line. He planned and puoiisheo a ProgranHne
OF IL forty days. campaign and took with him a hirc-
lin, historian to record his exploits. Although II was
during the burning heat Of Summer, he did not mss
al appointment. from the time OF making Ills nrst
speech at Cape Girardeau, to his arrival and speech
in this CITY, the night before the election. l had am
pie opportunity of hearing aud judging OF his speeches.
accompanied Mr.. Polk in his canvass in the South
west, aud hs appointments clastrd with Col. nen,
t,n'sou four different occasions. Col. B.spoket the saine
,prech, with very little variation, at every place
III. abused Gen. Plerce's administration aud all is
measures, as we'll as every leading Democrat IN the
nA,lPIl. he was pdTtt6I1 ec'SiO NP'' N'N
la moon Mr. Gushing, whom he called a renegade
VIM, aud abolitiouist, and jeff. Davis, whom ne de'
nominated the legal successor ot Mr: Iainoun. i"e
Ksn.as.Nebrasks bill had, according 10 nim' oeer
the source of all the troubles i'll the country since is
n,,sape. When he got oil local politics he was per
;..o;iy a; home, for he had u theme upon when ne
hal dwelt for the last fifteen years, viz: the AMies' oy
ynich he means the National Democracy in Missouri
TIE ssyerity OF former years was completely eclipsed
nv the bile he poured out upon the heads OF the Demo
rrsrs, very much to their own amusement, for they
we're delighted TO see the old fellow in his harmless
rayinys. He vil,fed the Cincinnati Convention
frnn which his delegates had been unanimously ex'
c,ndeI. He said that the Convention did not want tc
nominate Buchanan, but were compelled to DO 40 by
the outside pressure; that he tbenton;) ana the 'f'oW
,a-n.rs made them nominate him. lie was III tavol
OF buchanan, but spit upon the platform. The only
wav 10 restore peace and harmony 10 tho nation
WAS 10 elect Benton and Buchanan. :.
To read the accounts published III the papers by M
chronicler, one would suppose that his trip through
,ha Srste was a ,riumphal procession from village t
yilia..e. He, himself, in his last speech IN 81. Louie
,siL tha, the people locked 70 SEQ him III CROWDS
thar, a. he passed along the rural DISTRICTS, lhs nohet
farmers dropped their plows, and ran TO Sh0Se hd"d
across the fence With Benton. The sequel prove'
tina; II was uuly a far~csH shnsc. The Old fellow
mistook their eur,0stty-ihe curiosity. lhat pron'pl
us 70 90 to a monkey show-iore enthusiasm aiiu ace
sir. 10 sse him Governor. lie confidently uhouEn
tnc, he had produced a great revolution, and woui'
h. elected beyond a doubt. Mons lerrons.
REaULT or THE G~uBERNAToRlAL ELECTION.
From q cnretul STUDY vi mo oldtc VI luitoH u
Nl-souri, aud the progress of popular opinions,
never doubted the election OF the Democratic canon
date by Il handsome majority over the AMERICAN, AIT
tina, Col. Benton would get less than 25,Voo votes
NY opinion was confirmed by my Trip through por
tons Of the State where We formerly had no strength
Tn- Know. Nothings wero equally sangulne. and til
Benton men, the day after the election when inc
saw they had carried ST, L"ui., were wrought up I
such q pitch of frenzy, as actually TO think that me.
had carried the State. Without waiting TO hear froi
oih.r portions. they took the city, lwhcre old Bento
always had a najority,) as an index of his vote Il
the State, uud bis organ. tths Denoerdtl "hailed hin
e,G;ov.rnor elect" Col. Benton. too, said he wa
o.r,ainly elected, and wrote edltorlnily for the Dcmo
cat. u ridiculous Panesyric upon ms victory heade
"rhs San Of Austerlitz." Guess thelr chagrin 'vhe
,..y heard from tho "rural Districts, The plac.
,yh: m ,hsy "shook hands across the fence with hiu
In some ui the counties he received only one fofe' M
in many. less than tca. In the Whole STATE, OUT
ll6,1o0 votes pohed, he has scarce'! more .ha
2u,lUD. Ii i. the most overwhelming defeat on r.
cord, aud that, too, ID II State which lie ruled "a ol
,aior ir 80 long d period. Such Is the manner
whic:. the people rebuke those who turn tra'tors
their rights.
car VICTORY over the Know othinss, though III
So deeited, is equally US complete. MIR. Polk 8 IN
inr.iy VII be from five TO eight thousand over Ewini
TIL. shows how Idle were their boasts OF carrying
Stato in whivh they are i'll Il minority OF 3O,uUU.
We have reaeen TO DO proud Of our new Governo
fe has resided amongst us for - years, during whie
tine be has been engaged III the laboriuus practice
The law, and is Jas;iy rtSked as one OF the 6rst lev
be never ~soughtit. he iss man OF vigorous unde
standing, sound judgment. dorp earning, and, as
prlvs,. citizen, be ID universally beloved for II
st.ic. integrity and moral worth. tie will make
r,od C;oyeruo: tut will probably DC elected to the III
"a States Senate soon after lie enters up.n his du;ie
n, is now ono Ut the representative men u, the a.
and b. victory may be placed without presumptio
alunc $40. that Of Wise in Virginia, as a death hl,
tn Know. u:!insism in Missouri, and Black Repu
licunisln 10 tee South.
The coHGREssMEN.,
The Democrats, two years ago, elected on'y . 2
member TO Congress, tough they suose9ueh"y I
An accession 70 their rauks Of Meesrs. Carutbers q
Oliver, Whigs. Now they have elected 1o1r out
seven. In this district was elected on the Bent
ticket, F. ?. Blair. Jr., over Mr.. Kennett, the press
Klow Nothing member, and Mr.. Reynolds Inc l