Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1856-08-02
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BENTON IN THE FIELD.

Col. BENToN is stirring up the political
couldron with vengeance in Missouri
throwing into it, all the spicy ingredients
which he can so profusely command. They
remind us, says The New Orleans, Bulletin, of
some of the condiments used by the witches
in "Macboth' in compounding their hell
broth
"Eye OF news and toe Of frog,
Wool Of bat, and tongue Of dog,
Adders fork, and blind worms sting
Lizards leg, and owletr wing''
Old Bullion has entered very actively upon
the campaign. He is candidate for Cover
nor of Missouri There are three candidates
in the tield-one representing the old line
Democrats, one the American party, and Col
Benton, the nominee of the Benton Demo-
Gratis. While canvassing for himselfhe occa-
sionally gives lift to Mr.. Buchanan, whom
he considers marvellous!y proper man for
the Presidency. Some of the old line Demo-
Gratis are, however, not disposed to give him
credit for honesty and sincerity.
Speaking Of President Pierce, he says:
No President, seeking second election,
has ever been so repudiated before. Several,
so seeking, have been defeated by their ad-
versaries but no one has been defeated by his
own party. The elder Mr.. Adams was de-
feated by the Democratic party, then called
Republican ; the younger Mr.. Adams was
defeated by the same party; Mr.. Van Buren,
was defeated by the Wings. But each Of
these gentlemen had the consolation of hav
ing preserved the respect and confidence Of
his own party. Not so with Mr.. Pierce
lie is repudiated by those who had exalted
him. After four years trial he is condemned
and thrown away-the victim af his advisers
1t is the most humiiating termination of a
public career that ever was witnessed
OF Jefferson Davis, he says:
lie is mertinet, pufled up with West
Point science; dogmatical, and pragmatical,
within his circle but that circle is narrow
one, and he moves uncontrolled within it.
lie is an avowed secessionist.
Caleb Gushing he immortalizes in the fol-
lowing style.
OF the outside force of nullifers still less
remains to be said. They govern when they
please. and always in the same style-by pre-
senting q menacing front. or all these the
Attorney General is the master spirit. He
is a man of talent, of learning, Of industry
INSCRIPTIONS, double sexed, double gendered,
and hermaphroditic in poltics-wth hinge
in his knee. which he often crooks, "that
thrift may follow fawning" He governs BY
subserviency, and to him is deferred the mas
ter'S place in Mr.. Pierces Cabinet. i had
known Mr. Gushing as an aboltionists, voting
against Arkansas because she was Slave
State, and backing Slade, Of Vermont in the
attempt to abolish slavery in the District of
Columbia had known him as Wing at
tacking the Democracy and all their measures
and as Tylerite, auctioneerng Offices for
Tyler as long as he had an Office to go to the
hammer. l could have no faith in an admin
istrati0n so led and foretold its calamitous
fate from the moment it was seen whs was to
be in it.
The entire speech is what is called by an
exchange paper, an elaborate endictment
against the administration and all its mea-
sures.