Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1856-08-21

the enthusiasm Tor Fremont Is not 81
etrou. as il was there is IL laundering
strong unlertoH from snmcNL.rc.'
WITHDRAWAL OF TIE BENrON
EILI .Gi,iL riClAE..
Somewhat sooner than was expected,
the Democrat Yesterday hauled down the
ticket Nominated BIZ the PACE tonsen-
tion at Jefferson Guy, and announce ! is
intention to support the ticket presented
by the National Demo cratic Convention.
held at ths same time. Here is, thera-
fore but one elrctor ticket 10 this State
pledged to vote Tor HrruaSsS AMI liREcN
IARtpGE for P5e-ii,nt and NIcc President
at the next election. /, nay seem strange
that two or three gentlemen woul ua-
dsrtakc to undo, without ccremuny.
what was said 10 have been the WORK oil
State Convention, but VIC care lttle
about this, seeing ihtt q suh>tertial
good has been accomplished by 1t. I line
pcovish aud sullcn manner ia which iar
Democrat, aoifncts e.rs muci, fr"m the
merit Of the act, .n' only eha~s thar
laey could nat help themselves.
Tho letter from Mr.. i.ESTu>, which.
30 doubt, la to The Withdrawal Il lie
Electoral ticket. Is Written IL. i IN TN.
temper. and viii c9ntmani sely genrrl.
appreciation except from the h.acG r
puhlclns, who VII abuse hm qli3e q.
freely rs they have hitherto iaslSh.d ,15-
comuuls upon hun. We h.sren 70 lay
the letter before cur readers:
ST. LouIs, Angus -, ls5j.
To TuoM.s l.. PstcE, Ese.
DEAR SIR: Twas disappointed IN the
result of your election, as the sl1ns IN
the district as went through ii, ems sur
aged me in the belief that YOU u!d
succeed. Twas also disappointed in MY
own, but do not regret haylh. ma lie the
canvass: nor do | consider as lost the Ia
Dor in travelling and srcukin. which it
cost me. The exercise though severe,
has been good for me, and even neces
sary after nv lon. stuiicus and ,e,.cil
tary course Of HE. feel greatly iu,l.-
Grated by it. The intercourse with the
people has been most gratifying. They
come to see Inc in masses. ami with cor
diIlitv, along the whole line Of trtye.
and no where more numeroa-l9 or cor
daily than in the border counties, Hncre
some people had supposed was 10 have
had an ubwclcome reception. Nv onlS
regret was that | cou d no. have remain
ed longer at each place. Personally, the
canvass has been most agreeable to me-
and politically, ! think it has been good
for the State, in helping to revive tie
nj +, mr. m nf ma. ,r,l,r-- .pI Inn
ing 10 ally the fcclin. OF sectional nntag-
onlsm now too strong for the safety ot
the Union, and which every PATRIOTIC
consideration requires 10 be Gained.
There Is a design here, on the par, Of
some, 10 put ~ an electoral ticket for
Fremont, about "bic!. 10 one rsnk- II
me, - have character enough IN speak
At a distance all that class Of persons
who, dI. honorlbie themselves, coulI APP
rroach man with dlshonorabic propos-
lt,on. l;nt my sentiments are known,
and that | should consider such step
As irlurious under every aspect inorti-
lying TO Fremont himself frpin the small
vote which the ticket would rccrivc-ana
injurious to the public, by aggravating
the sectional feeling which now arrays
each nalf of the Union against the other.
! was opposing the bringing out Of Free
mont. tor nearly half a year before those
who charge me with promoting it knew
ut any such design. There are cases in
which public duty rises above persona!
considerations, though there are great
many people who cannot conceive it pos
s,ble. Thus, when supported Jack son,
with whom | had been on i'll terms. j
thirty years ago, the sord1d motive Of
Office was assigned for II: now, when !
support Buchanan, with whom am on
Ill terms, and support him a.alps, y
member OF my own family, tie s,mc
class VI pers MS can see nothing 10 il tni
falls, hooi ani trs herr Icap .b'e
themselves Of any thing ii Interested and
patriotic, they believe Others tn be ,al.,-
y so, md attack, with base motives. all
the actions which arc above the com;re
hension OF their political NOR .litg.
The full result Of the G1vernot's I'll.
ton is not yet known hete, hut enaugh
is knowr to determine the condition On
which our electoral ticket il to be wi h.
drawn. The other side YOU, not agree
TO our propositions, bu, tbs refusal ~
DO what was right, makes 10 d,a.rence
TO Us, and we shall have the qualification
(after having forced Buchanan upon
them at Ci1c'nnati,) to make, them carry
him over the State pretending 10 be for
him, while regrettins TINT they had no,
been able to A,ll him in the convention.
proceed to Washington Immediately
to gather up material for nv "AbriJr.
ment If the debates Of Congress: and
return in October. that being work
which can carry on here.
Very truly and sincerely yours.
THOMAS II. BENTON.
There will low be but two Electoral
tickets in this State unless. indeed. the
fozeigner should be successful in fntl-
ing persons to make up the Fremont tick
et-an, any one who looks at the elec-
ton returns which We publish ih,s morn.
ing. can determine the chances Of the de-
feat Of BuCnA>AS and BkFcKr>Ripee IN
Missouri; and pet this has been put down
as one of the doubtful" States - Mis-
souri, Republican.
The horrible ste,y which is going the
ro nds representing the finding al the body
Of yo,ug man. (near Blue Springs, am.
sas.) tied 10 a tree with a rifle shot thrn IN
his head, knife IN his 10 ~, &c.. t,lrtY n1l
TO be- a hoax, manufactured IN Ol,,o, bY a
young black rer';biicah petliiogyeI.