The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1856-08-23
One Democratic Ticket in Missouri.


withdrawal Of the opposition Democratic
electoral ticket. That ticket has been with
! drawn. We commend TO our "Republican'
! readers the letter of Col Benton lie think:
the idea of supporting Fremont ticket
"dishonorabie," and coming from men who
are dishonorable themselves" How do
the admirers Of Benton in this State Ike
that2
From the &. louis Republican, August i5
Somewhat sooner than We expected, the
Oemocrdt yesterday hauled down the tick ct
nominated hy the Price Convention at j. fer
son City, and announced its intention to sup
port the ticket presented by the National
Democratic Convention, held at the same
time. There is, therefore, but one electoral
ticket in this State pledged to vote for Bu-
chanan and Breckinridge for President and
Vice President at the next election. II may
seem strange that two or three gentlemen
would undertake 70 undo, without ceremony,
( what was said to have been the work Of a
State Convention, bat We care little about
this, seeing that a substantial good has been
accomplished by it. The pecvish and sullen
manner in which the withdrawal is announc-
ID in the Ucmocrrt, dctracts very much from
the merit Of the act, and only shows that
they could not help tn Inselvcs.
The letter fiDm Nr. Benton, which, no
doubt, led 10 the withdrawal Of the q c,oral
ticket, IS written in a different temper. and
will command very general approbntion. ey-
cept from the Back Republicans, who VIII
abuse HIM quite,as freely as they have hither-
- laylshed euconiuus upon him. We hasten
TO lay the letter before ou readers:
ST Lorfs, Aug. 10, 1885 -
To 7homos l.. Pricc. ESg:
DEAR >t;: MAS disappointed in the.7o-
suit cf your election, 81 the Signs in tie dis
trict a | won't ''rou-L il, encouraged ms in
the belief that you veuld succeed. was
also disappointed in ny own. but do not re-
grct having made the canvass; nor DO con
s'der as lost the labor in travelling and sp.ak-
lng which il cost me. The exercise, though
severe, has been good for me. aud even re
ccssary after my long siudiJus and srdenta-
~ course Of lie. feel greatly yiIorated
by It. The iutcrcuurse with the people has
been most gratifying. They came to see me
in masses, and with cord atty, a'onr the
whole line Of travel, and now here more nu-
'nerously and cordially than in the border
counties, where some people had supposed
was 70 have had an uHw1lrome reception.
My Only regret was that ! could not have
remained longer at each place. Personally.
the canvass has been most agreeable to NE,
and politically, think u Gas been good ..r
tie State, in helping to revive the sentiment
Of nationality, and contributing to a''av the
feeling Of sectional antaronisn now too
strong for the safety of the Union, aui win IA
every patriotic consideration requires - uc
calmcd.
There is a design here on the part II SOM.
II put up an electoral ticket for Fremont.
about which no one speaks to me IS haze
character enough to keep at distance al
that class OF persons who, di>hougGahl. t.
themselves, could approach man with
Ci-hoDorab,c prCr,s ton BIT my s.rt;-
Wents are known. and that should consider
such step a. IN uioI~ under every aspect
-i.? rncri.ityigs 70 Fremont himself from tae
and injufiauS to the public, by aggrayating
the sectional feeling which now arrays each
half OF the Union against the other. ! VAS
opposing the rin.ing out Of Fremont for
nearly half 4, yrar iefc-t those who charge
i.e with promoting II knc,v Of any such de-
sign. There are cases whore public duty
-es above personal consideration, thoc-a
there are great many people who cannot
conceive it possible. Tins. when Isgp-
ported Jackson, with whom had been on
II terms, thirty years ago the s0:dil r tv-
Of office was assigned for it: now, wh n
support Buchanan. (w;th whom ! am on ~
terms,) and support him against 4 member
of my own family, the same class Of persons
can see nothing but ta'Sehool and tTeachery.
Incapable themselves ofauytAing disintcrest-
cd and patriotic. they believe others equally
50, and attack with base motives, the a.
tons which are above the comprehension of
their political morality.
The full result Of the Governors election
is not vet known here, but enough Is kuown
to determine the condition on which our
el, CtOral ticket IS to be Withdrawn. The
other side would not agree to our PROPOSE
ton but this refusal to do what was right
makes no difference to Us, and We shall have
the gra titication (atter La .ing forced Bucha-
nan upon them al CinliuGati) to make them
carry him over the Slatc-prctcnding to be
for him, while regrcttlU- that they had no:
been able to ki him in the convention.
! proceed 10 Washing on Immediately to
gather mp material for ;my Abridgemeut of
the Debates Of Congress" and return in De-
tober, that being work which can carry
ON here.