The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1856-06-10

ALFRED SANDERS, EDsfoR. |
rUrsDAY xoRA1.s, JUHE 10, isss.
sErroH AID 1UcIAHAH.
Col. Benton has accepted the nomination
for Governor of Missouri, and will stump
the State We have seen no positiye an
noancement that he intends supporting M.
Buchanan though that Seems 10 be the ius
precision in this region among . few who
ere Mr.. IjentOn's particular friends. How
he can do 90 with any regard to consisten-
cy 10 more than We ore able to perceive,
though We have no idea Of undertaking the
hoPsless task VI reccncilins the con,rsdic-
,ioas OF that class OF politicians 20 which
NJ Benton belongs, or Of predics,ing HE
future action on any thing which he may
have hitherto done or said.
Blu, for Mr.. Benton to support Mr.. Be-
cAanan for the Presidency would involve so
Csoss departure from has published opin.
ions Of a date comparatively recent, ,hs, the
inconsistency woald strike the least refiec-
tive with surprise. Ii 10 known to our read.
ers that not m ore than twelve month ago,
he exPressed himself so strongly, and ar
pAreatly 20 sincerely, against slavery ex-
tension and the aggressions OF the slave
power. tina, the opponents Of that power
and those agGrsssions were seriously dis.
cussing the policy of running him IS Their
candidate for the Presidency; and although
such IN intention was nearly If not alto.
ecther abandoned on account OF the letter
which Col. Benton wrote to The MissouTl
Legislature, whils that body was attempt ns |
to elect an United States Senator, YET il
there were any sincerity At ali In the oFin.
ions which be had previously expressed, We
see not how he eau com pleteiy repudiste
those opinions, and support man who Is
pledged to the maintenance and further.
ancs of TIE most ultra views OF the slavery |
psop.saniists. Though the Cincinnati Con
venlion shfunk from b-eving the sr2osed
feelings Of the people OF Inc Free States,
and VIZ. afraid 10 present either Pierce OF
Douglas for their ssfrsges, no Intelligent,
nan for moment supPoses that South |
Carolina, Georgia and the other slave Sts,es
would have promoted or scquieseed in MIR.
Buchanan's nomination, had not that gen |
tlemsu by himself and his immediate friends
coyepanted to carry out the doctrines IN
augura,ed BIZ the Ksnsss-Nebraska act, and
illustrated BY the Infamous outrages which
have been perpelrated in Kansas. In fact,
Buchanan has openly committed himself to
the support OF those doctrines, in his letter
10 Mr.. Slidell. In his present position as
candidate, be is therefore as much rep
resentstiye Of the slsveholdng oligarchy as
Douglas himself would have been, and We
have no assurance from any thing in hia
past life that he would not be the facile in.
s,rume ut OF the same power. No one then
who would have refused TO vote for Douglas
on account OF his subserviency to the slave
ps~er, can consistently vote ;or Buchanan.
But revenge is said TO be sweet, and we
spprehend there is scarcely any sacrifice Of
. temporal or political character, which
Col. Benton would not willingly otter for
the purpose Of reyenging himself on tia,
party in Missouri which has thrown him out
Of public life. Though he had been United
States Senator from that State for thirty
years, he resigned the seat on compu!sion
with IS bad a erase and as much reluctance,
a. if be had been summarily busted on The
completion of his first term. The political
differences ia Missouri have created the
most litter feelings between individuals,
and Col. Benton has been either wrongfully
or rightfully assaulted with the most Pi,iles.
and persevering opposition. His enemies
sriumphed, and ii he thinks he can re,aliate
On them by hnking his political fortunes to
those of Mr.. Buchanan, he will doubtless
throw TO the winds any CONVICTIONS or oPin.
ions which be may have previously felt or
published Il would indeed be an Interesting
sight to see Col. BentoR and the ST. Louis
Republican, united in political fellowship,
but this is tine oil curious coalitions, and
when the democratic" party has allied
itself to the slave power, and surrendered
ali il. distinctive principles 10 the leaders
Of that oligsrchy, it is not surprising tina,
the Republican and other papers Of thai
stamp, sworn TO The support Of slavery,
should w he n the interests Of that institution
demand recsntstioD, be ssift to become
tbs eulogists Of the former and recent 3D.
iect Of their unscrupulOus vituPeratien,
As We never had any expectation that
Missouri would soie lhe Republican Ticket
we are no further interested in Mr. Beutcn's
course, than Us il illustrates the iEfuenS .
which constrain citizen Of slave State
to support the candidate Of the slave power.
But no such Influences can operate on those
~saponents Of slavery extension who live in
the Free States. The civi! war which is
nav raging in Kansas and the gros. out
RACES which have been committed in Wasil- |
'incton City, result from plans premeditated
by the slavery proPagandisis. They lave
not thought j. polite to nominate either Of
The men whom they had principally used in |
The prosecution Of their purposes, but Mr.
Buehanan is equally committed to their
support, and we therefore repeat that no
nan ia the Free States who would have
refused to support Douglas or Pierce. on
the ground of their seryility 10 the southern
olisarchy, can consistently vote for the
uoninee OF the c incinnsti Convention.
Isp1AHA ARoUsKp.-The third Of 8 Sc.
yies Of meetings held at Lafayette, Ind, to
announce the atros ties committed upon
the people Of Kansas, was held on Tuesday |
sveping last. Hon. H. L. Ellsworth, who
had presided al the tSo preceding meeting :,
v4s again called to the chair. The court
House was crowded to overlooking, aud he
proceediugs were characterized by the most
1etermined spiritof opposition to the bloody
,.ls Of the slave power. Il. c. Gregory,
Y =. and Col. Henry 8. Lane were the
..iaciox, speakers. The following resoiu
!. nthars were sdooted