Washington telegraph., 1856-08-06
Missouri.

1t Is matter Of cOngratulation, of
vain-glorious Boosting, just now, with our
opponents, that 5he Missouri Republican,
an able old line Wing journal, has deelsr-
ed IN favor of Buchanan for President.
We are not fully apprised that the Re
publican ever possessed or exercised
any great political influence As a reli-
able commercial Journal it deservedlv
ranks very high in the South and West.
No where do We find evidences of a
thorough and complete organization of
the American Party, more plainly per-
ceptlble than In Missouri Nowhere do
the motley forces of Black Republicanism
and Buchananism occupy the intimate rela-
tons between them, which exist in Mis-
souri, The recent charter elections in
St. Louis were heralded at the North as
a Black Republican victOry-they were
claimed at the South as Democratic tri-
umph All of the clements of opposi-
ton were concentrated upon one set of
III u Nt1cs-t Inc AESEi-
can ticket The Benton Freesoil. anti
/ Nebraska wing of the Democracy have
ali electoral ticket for Buchanan. The
other wing Of the Democracy has ticket
for Buchanan. This is an anomalous con-
diti9n Of affairs, and the mere fact that the
ST Louis Republican steps in to assist these
high contending parties, is q matter of
very little moment We have very salts
factory eviderccs that considerations alto
gether extraneous- their nature. have
determined the course which the proprie-
! tors of the Republican have adopted
The position assumed by the Republican
is made one of the pretexts which the
opposition are now making use of, to in
duce old line Wings to array themselves
under the banner of the defamer Of Hen
ry Clay. But that the Missouri Republi-
can does not reflect the sentiments OF the
mass Of the Wings of Missouri, is abun-
dantly evident Below We present our
readers with speech from the Hon. Ed
ward Bates, of Missouri. one of the most
eloquent, powerful, and cminently distin-
guished of a once powerful party We
| ask our Whig friends to read it and pom
der it well We ask our American friends
who are halting between a manly devotion
to the principles which they have espous-
ed and a crawiishy detection from their
party, to give it careful perusal- Com
ment upon this speech is Unnecessary
/ We leave it with our readers:
/ Speech OF the Hon. Edward Bates,
At PALMYRA, NO.
Mr. Bates began by complimenting the
Old Wing PROFESSIONALLY compliment
/ ing it, because it was at one time worthy
of all the praise which he bestowed upon
/ il. He was Whig yet, and expected to
die Whig The Wings, he said, always
/ believed in government of law, not a
mobocratic government. This govern
ment had been made by ourselves, for our
selves, and not for another country; (here
we began to feel better; it sounded little
I
I Democrats held the reverse of these prop
/ ositions-( Democrats begin to wriggle,
and look sidewise at each other)-the an
I ti-Benton wing of the Democracy had sto-
| len the adjective .sNotionol," and stuck
/ it to their name, and now call themselves
'.NdtioRaH Democracy-they wanted to
| cheat somebody. Tremendous applause
on the part of the Americans Democrats
looking amazed. Both wings of the De-
mocracy had spoken of the old line Wings
as q noble, gallant, and patriotic band,
both Benton and Polk, but Old-Iiners
had good memories had not always
been so-the secret was, the Old-Liners
have some votes, and these fellows wanted
TO honey-fugle them; but the trick would
not do-couldn't 'catch old birds with
/ chaff" Great applause ON the part of
the Americans-Democracy pouting. y
There were two parties in the country that
wouldn't do-the Black Republicans and
the Black Democrats. The Democrats
ought not to stigmatize the Republicans
as 6lack-there was marked improprie-
ty in the kettle calling the pot "btock. :"
| Tremendous heering by the Americans
| and Old-Liners who had not pledged
themselves for Observation-Disclosures
sweating profusely, using their handker-
chiefs literally and looking daggers- y
There were men in this country who were
ready to join any party where there was
a chance for Office, and then if they did
not get office, they would get mad and go
ont. He had no confidence in either the
political or private honesty of such men.
If a man be dishonest in his politics, he
would be dishonest in his private dealings.
He would have nothing to do with them,
There was great attempt to make the
slavery question saatiopal." This should
! not be. 1t was not national, and he es-
chewed it. He did not countenance Its
agitation. The Black Republican party
: was local, and stood no chance for success;
but the '.Btack" Democrats were actively
endeavoring to make false issue before