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


ton for The office Of governor Of the State OF Missouri Our
readers are that the democracy Of that State
had discussions and troubles the exact nature OF which
has been thoroughly understood At distance what
they may have BEEN however 1t must be conceded that
the ST. Louis Democrat marks out good line Of policy in
the annexed paragraph;
The great interest Of Missouri Is peace freedom from
in controversies with which she is not imme
lion Sr the erpsscn Of her vast wealth. and
wise political guidance which will TO her the full adj
vantages Of her rnrvaed geographical position among her
sister States.
There are now three candidates in the field for the Office OF
Benton for branch Of the democracy,
rusen Polk for the other branch and Robert c. Ewing
the part Of the " Americans"
The editor of the Democrat" being in attendance the
Cincinnati Democratic Convention thus addresses his paper
by telegraph
ClscISsArI, June 4, 1856.
70 he Editors Of the Missouri Democrat:
BENTON accepts the nomination for governor, and viii
the State.
buchanan will be nominated The South is trying TO kill
him on with platform but the feeling here Is "dn the
platforms they get the right sort OF man. as platforms do
not control administrations now a-days.
What is here said of platforms is not phy than
true National hlteHigeneer
The effect of such article the foregoing at this par
tcuar time whatever may have been its design must be
very pcrncious the democratic cause unless few facts
be at once made known If venerable contemporary
has never learned the exact Of the discussions which
have led Col Benton and his adherents into opposition to
the democratic party of his State and the Union he has
not been very attentive observer of public for the
last twelve years. We should have thought that the
ton of the Democratic National Convention which
just adjourned would have satisfied every that the full
character of the Benton faction was understood by every
democrats for the Benton delegation denied admission
into that body by the unanimous of the convention
Tia ALI,
elaborate statements made the spot by the Cincinnati
Enquirer, leave excuse for ignorance.
The facts published are briefly these In 1874 Col.
Benton whilst ostensbly supporting Polk and Dallas made
speeches against the annexation Of Texas which furnished
the enemy almost the entire ammunition used against the
democracy in that presidential The general
kemby of Missouri in the following winter gave him in
suctions in which his State announced its will that
the slavery question in Territories should be left ito be
settled by the people who now, may hereafter occupy
the Territory that may be annexed lie protested TO
form thereto but his congressional shows what
spirit During the whole of the Wilmotproviso agitation
he insisted that the federal had the power
legislae the subsc of slavery in the Territories and
the District of Columbia and that it could rego the
exercise of that power without disregard of its constiu
tional duties. His public career is known to all In
ls4s although he declared for Cass and Butler after
their nomination, he opened his lips only during
the canvass and then not in such way to advance
their He had previously assailed General Cass
ia the vruent and elaborate manner his speeches
everywhere used against the democracy just sim
liar ones had beer in 1914 against Polk and Dallas But
for Van Buren, and Adams and established in ST. Louis
falo nominees and candidates The principal proprietor
Of the St Louis Democrat the proprietor Of the Barn-
burner and its editor P. Blair, jr the person
who writes many of the editorials for the Democrat
who controlled the recent Benton State convention who is
the nominee of the Benton faction for Congress in the ST.
Louis district who placed the black republican
national committee by his father president of the Pitts
burg convention, and who published letter Immediately
thereafter from which the following extract is taken
II have no hesitation in avowng that opposed to
the repeal Of the Missouri Compromise and that in
favor its restoration. expect to act in polit-
ical with those whose sentiments coincide with
my own without surrenderng the principles the name
Of democrat"
In s49 the general assembly OF Missouri in consequence
Of the action OF Col Benton In the Senate and
again passed instructions concerning which he made
mandatory speech the floor Of the Senate when they
presented to that body and from which, whilst still
sng either to obey resign, he took what he termed
appeal the people, Those instructions enuncated the
principle Of the adjustment measures Of 1850 and Of the
BILL and have just been incorporated into
the democratic national platform by the unanimous vote Of
the Cincinnati Convention.
Colonel Benton and his adherens denounced that demo-
cratic doctrine and Notwithstanding their efforts for
years to procure repeal OF that resolution II still stands
intact as the soemnly deelared views OF Missouri He
and his supporters acceded from the democratic party Of
that State and formed separate organization which has
been kept up less distinctly until this time In
1852 the whole party Of Missouri made effort at
union. A united convention was called at the State
capital IN which Tho whole Benton faction was also
fully represented Colonel n subsequently declared tba,
his friends went into II against his advice and re
mousrances for he had published that be would soon
or cit in council with the ak thousand cholera dead
S. Louis than With those who upheld the doctrine Of
those Instructions AT that regular and Union Stale con.
vsnou PLATFORM insisting upon the right Of instruction
and sound constitutional doctrines, was passed full
State ticket composed onehalf Of national democrats and
one-half OF Bcntonians nominated-and 20 with ID,
electoral ticket anil all tho mcmbcrs pledged thcmseve,
to airport those nominees and uphold that and the Bs
more platform In less than two weeks afterwards Col
Benton commenced stEmppg the State, denouncing Thu
State platforms the State convention, and part Of IN,
nominee His friends who sent delegates to tn,
congressional convention In his district boltcdr from