The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-06-12


cple."
After following up his denunciaton Of the compromise
measures ofl650agans which, in disobedence ofnsruc
tons he aborcd necessarily in the Senate leading the OPP
position Of Seward Hale Co. against Clay, Cass Doug
las, Webster Hunter and others-he continued in his
speeches on the hustings in 1882, as follows;
scout the whole idea. the compromise OF 1888,
heard 1t suded much this of 1850 and buried
Ike abored bastard at the foot Of the garden without
mourners Witnesses when IL failed TO make any body
President II my prerogatiye to through all such Jug
glings and to despse them"
Speaking OF his own determined resistance to the de
mocray and the therefor he declared that "bey
that dominated" at the democratic State convention were
men who deny The right of Congress TO egsate upon
slavery in the Territories" and that he had resolved
have expunged the instructions OF the Missouri legsla-
ture .. .a .#
al repeat the notice, with the declaration OF my in
tention continue the effort until il succeeds
| my natural life ceases"
No low arts Of sectionoering begging for yotes-no
appeals TO old bowling and scrapngno whining
and bubbering-no coniessng and begging pardon, and
promising not to do aganno cringing to foes But right
ahead hitting right and left knocking compromised lo
1851 platforms, conventions, eaaeuses regular nomiaaons,
/ayitipe- slave lap and ALL"
ale did not like the modern fashion platform making
They dsadfals, 'gulltraps to catch the unwary
| After Boosting how many he had demolished for OPP
posing him in his Texas course &C. he proceeded to emu
| merae them in this manner:
Ths older and greater class of dsmagogues were the
prominent performers the national theatre at Wah
ington, Polk and Dallas, or Polk then aive,) Cass
Buchanan, Marcy and Walker Douglas, Old Father Ritz
chic, and SO on"
But the grand result he summed up in these emphatic
terms and his whole faction have to this hour worked
| remittingly to that end:
Another Raltimore Convention bas been held
other President selected for the people of the United States
ESQ far the democracy is concerned for the next four
years. Popular elections at end in the Uni
States and the last hope Of elective dead
untess these conventions suppressed. now take
my stand whether solitary and alone Of many,
against this fatal abuse THs TIME SUBMIT
IT, Although see the late convention [of 1851 took the
election in hand and provided committee to attend to
II, eschew their care. = Let forty offer for the
presidency If they plcase il no one has majority
of the whole number of votes gwen then the three highest
the list stand for nominations by the peoples and their
in the House Of self
pointed irresponsible delegates in avernchooe from
among these three There objections to this reference to
the ousewhere the smallest State balance the greatest
but that is nothing compared to all the States being bal
anced and overthrow by irresponsible conventions At all
events, the election by the House is constitutional and
henceorth for constitutional elections, regardless of all
cries party danger and opposition to all contrivances
take the election out OF the hands Of the people,"
And this is his manifest design Subsequently, in
Congress he opposed the Kansas Nebraska bill and all Of
the papers in his interest whether in Missouri else
where revied necessarily the present national admins
tration Judge Douglas and all who supported that
ure. Nor have they ceased their denuneiaton yet A
fortnight ago Bentons State organ the Jefferson Inquirer
said "Our readers will remember that denounced the
Kansas bill fraud, and time has verified
tons" His metropolitan and confidential organ the St
Louis Democrat has failed to abuse that measure
many of the articles in 1t having been written by Col b.
himself The New York Tribune not more unsparing
of its abusive phets against the Presidents last annual
message As late last Thursday whilst its editor
with Col. B. Mt Cincinnati editorial Of nearly col
umns in length appeared in that paper prepared
have believe under the eyes Of Col B. himself
| from which the following is extracted:
can things show the purpose which animated these OIL
cas whilst the Of the atop seconded by its
doug squircatsrms, Mr. Douglas gives ample
that the entire programme fully sanctioned by the
executive approval"
And it continued through It's long article in the spirit
of Sumner and Gddngs denounce ambecilc in the
past and infamous in the present. all who connected
with the KsnsasNebraks b and uphold the laws against
treason and violence. We might I'll our paper for week
with the insane rawlings Of the Benton editors on that
theme but we do choose to defe our columns with
their vile abuse Of good and true men,
The programme of Col b. and his faction TO break up
National Conventions adhered until their delegates
summarily refused admttance the floor at Cncin-
natl Las, November when the democracy of Missouri
had called its State convention the Bentonaus after hold
ing legislative caucus issued through their State organ
manifesto written by Col Benton denouncing the meet
ing OF the Democratic National Committee summoned for
the 9Th Of last January the time and place for the
| -. III
sto they published the OF all the members OF that
committee and yiliGed them and their object and de-
nounced In advance the National Convention which they
might call We quote few passages to give fair view
plicston OF his former again to sub
nit to National Convention but TO demand that the
presidential election should be thrown into the House Of
Representatives regardless Of all cries Of party dan
A GER
'Tbe call In the Union does say what this committee
u assembled for. The fact Is they 10 10 elect
democratic Presidents and 10 do II by the help Of all the
President makers In and out Of Congress- who win be In
Washington that time. None but nufer win be elect.
ed Tho election may not DO known until Cincin-
natl Democratic National Convention but judging from
the signs the papers the prominent candidates before the
COMMITTED will be Wis., Cobb, Cushing Marcy Pierce Blu
4 cbsnan, Dallas, Csss, and Douglas. go In fact
there was only Of them foonventon. fresh from the
psoplel the In 1896, which nominated Mr. Van Bu-
ren and In doing CONFIRMED the win OF the people
and nominated the that the public win required All
the have been governed by oco-hoIders Office
seekers for their profit and In the peope