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ton to the regular democratic NOMINEES the Hon Trusten
Polk, and hed up their line OF action BY sending men 70
Cincinnati instructed not act with the convention
il would take the Benton platform las adopted by that
Benton convention
Those went and after requesting the COMMITTEES Of
arrangements TO hear their arguments and examine their
credentials and after inducing that committee TO spend
hours in investigating and deciding upon their pretenSions
they were by the unanimous decision Of that committee
held to have noteyen pria claim TO admission into
democratic convention Stll they forced their way into
the convention by knocking down the doorkeepe and out
raging all the deeencies of society They had voluntarily
gone before the committee and crayed its decison gen
temen and men, they bound TO acquiesce in the
decision Of the tribunal they had chosen yet acting under
the directions openly stated in Cincinnati Of Col
b. whe there advising them, they guilty of nm
unparalleled outrage properly styled by the Cincinnati
Enquirer Infamous and by Col Richardson, in the
yeuton Gan outrage and insult to the whole democ-
racy Of the Unon The whening indignation of the
convention caused them to retire quite promptly they
had entered They then before the committee ere
denals consisting Of one member from each State and
were heard by the other committee previously with pa
thence and care
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Price and John NJ Richardson before the last Thomas L.
Price and b. Graz BROWN tedtor of the St Louis Demo-
crat) all of whom Benton candidates for Office in Mis-
souri, in opposition to the regular democratic nominees
The last committee decided unanimously that the Benton
faction entitled to be represented in Democratic
National Convention, and that decision unanimously
concurred in by the convention, single member Of
that body hqsitatng place record his opinion that
4 Rent m Ia mt PA ren1
out Of party thoroughly and unequivocally the Benton
faction wasfrst by the democratic State convention OF
Mssouri and next by the Democratic National Conven-
ton They appealed from the State to the national ri-
buna and should abide the result by Withdrawing their
State electoral congressional and county tickets Every
in Missouri who is still democrat viii act accord
ingy. viii Colonel B. act 2~No; for Immediately
after the decision of the National Convention he caused it
be announced that he would for governor against
the democratic nominee Already he and his faction de
nounce the Cincinnati platform. The old game is to be
played by themn order if possible to throw Missouri
into the hands of the enemy and to defeat candidates
for President and Vice President-vz: seeking make
the people believe that nominees repudate the Cncin
natl platform. That trckery is stale and
parent to deceive Our nominee for Vice President when
chosen, and announced his firm heartfelt, and
enthusiastic devotion to the platform; planted him
self there with tho zeal Of Kentuceian and the
ergy Of democrat who is heart and SOUL for the
sitution and Union, State equality, individual rights
| ligous freedom, and sound principles. The country
knows that nominee for the presidency is less
thusasic Jealous and devoted to the principles emilia
zoned the baOer which he has been unanimously cho
to bear the head of the democratic ranks Indeed
early 1885, in the United States Senate he submitted
to that body declaration of principles the territorial
question, which passed by vote of SO to which is the
doctrine since imboded in the compromise
of 1850 and the act and also in the in
suctions of Missouri Col Benton all of which appl-
cations of Mr. Buchanans declaration in 1888 Col Benton
has been steadily and erociousy sssailing That decara-
on thus made by the United States Senate motion
Mr. Buchanan, that when any Territory shall be ad-
mtted into the Union State the people thereof will
be entitled to decide that question of slavery exclusively
for themselves"
Hence we have deemed il proper thus early to guard
against the effort which will be made by the enemies
the democracy create the false impression that Col Ben
tons errors and hereses those OF any portion Of the
party. We that he and his organs have been
iusidously at work for the last two months to place
Mr.. Buchanan in false position before the country. We
equally well that persons in the country
more indignant at that bascneJs than Mr.. Buchanans
friends and they manifested their indignation In the con-
venton by voting amid great applause expe the repre-
senaives Of Benonsm from the democratic caup Ben
ton and his faction viii seek distract divide the de-
mocracy OF Missouri In that State fierce struggle must
ensue Under the tried and leaders to whom the de-
mocracy there intrused their cause have no fear
that Bentonism again prevent tho triumph Of the dc
mocracy
i II is said that Col Benton will make Speech in a few
days for general distribution in which he will labor 70
make the people believe that in denouncing the Cincinnati,
platform and supporting Buchanan and Brcckinridge he
correctly unfolding the issues aud announcing the order
battle for the coming election We hesitate not declare
10 advance that Bentonism is thing and democracy
anober-that when Col Benton propagates his heresies
he speaks for himself aonetha the democracy Of the
whole nation have read him and his faction out OF the
party and consequently not responsible for anything
which may from that The design Of Benton
has been unolded at home-vz by coalition with To,
know-nohings to throw away the electoral Of tina
State IL possible for Fillmore that the choice OF Pres
dent may be thrown into the present House OF Represents
tives where Col Fremont should he be the black repnb
nominee, may have chance Of success. on tn
democracy Of Missouri rests the duty Of defeating the Ben
coaonthe corrupt bargain and sale made by Blair
q Benton, Co, on the side and Rollins and leading
know. nohinps the other-whereby the plan Is TO Civ
Fillmore that State and TO return Benton to the United