The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1856-11-28
Col. 8enten on The Presidency aud Ere
m0ni'S Nomination,

Colonel Benton, in speech delivered by
him on the day before the election, urged all his
friends to vote for Buchanan, aud deprecated
the election Of Fremont as sectional candi-
date The following extract from his speech
will be found interesting -
Next is Mr.. Fremont, standing near me, in
a relation dear as il could be TO me not to be nv
own child. He has had an eventful lre-great
difficulties, great dangers. great trials to under
%. stood by him IN every one Of them, as a
father would stand by a child. (Long contin-
ed app!ause.) Nor, gentlemen, did he ever
have need that I did not administer to him 10
the extent of my mans. There are persons
now On this platform that know that | spared
nothing which ! could raise and deliver him, in
order to carry him through the eyentiul life in
hich he has engaged. Warm appiause.l- y
All that was paternal, all that was naturr-na-
turr acting, nature speaking, nature al liberty
10 obey its most cherished feelings. (Cheefs.)
al last be has permitted himself 10 b. put
up as a candidate for the Presidency of the u.
nited States knew it long before yon did,
T0ng brforr any body did, and there are persons
on tlis platform that knew what was my con
duct that as father speaks 10 a child, in a
room by himself, at the hearth, there my warns
ing voice was against it. loud applause j III
advice, all NY circumstances, were Useless; for,
in the first place, 7, who had a near aud close
view Of the American Presidents l., who have
seen all the Presidents in the chair, from Mad
son 10 the prcscat day !, who have seen them
all in their chair, and been intimate " ilh theu..
while ih-y We're sitting there, the overlooking
expressions Of thrir own heart |, who have.
MIR 10, ~
The inside view them, did not happen 10 haze
that high opinion Of the enjoyment OF that place
which great many people have
at never appeared to me 10 5e place that /
would not wash 10 see any good man in il in
preference TO InyseIfor any Of my family.
nevrr saw the day in which did not prefer to
see any good man here than any one Of my
connection. and lar more than tD be seen tbefe
myself. could at least have been tried for
this place, on some occasions. ] put it down as
soon as il was mentioUrlf 10 mr., brcaus- / bad
no inclination for the thing myself. I knew
good men whom preferred 10 myself, and,
therefore, made way for those good men.
have never seen the time, ftom Mr.. Madison'>
administration to the present one, IN which
tarSe were not my views. 1t was, therefore,
repayment to nv frrlings to sre him become
candidate, even il he was candidate on ma
tiouaI views: but knowing from the beginning
knowing from the first that Mr.. Fremont was
70 he the candidate Of a sectional parity told
hia from the first that it was impossible that
could support any such nomination (Cheers.)
s'No matter what cans, he must be national
he must have vision that could iaok over
the Union. He mus; not BE- on a dividing line
he must be on one side or the other Of di-
viding line-he must br naionaI-or I cauno,
only not support him, but must take ground
publicly against him. An this was said many
months, almost half year before The public
knew he candidate, and from this have
never departed"