Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1857-01-09
MISSOURI POLITICS.
To TIC Editors Of thc Enqurer.
JEFFERsoS CRY. MIssnCni
nec.mhsr "A AZ lsy

JEPFEReOs CITY, OlssfCRir
December 3let, 1856. !
Gentlemen:-As the potca, position vi! ca no
State of Missouri now occupies, aud ID ce.'its- %
assume, attracts much attention, propose 10 y
YOU up in regard 10 the acts and DOING ~. her '-
sembled representatives here, at tho capteh -
National Democratic party will then see pln 'y
who are OF them and who are against them 800.
after the members of the Legislator. met d; Ria
place. the members OF the National Democi.ia pn
ty held meeting as is usual, to determine ttr.r r
Of action, and to nominate their candidates TOR ia5
several offices to be filed. With them, Il Q old . .
Wings, go called, who had supported Il SNion7.
Democratic State ticket, last Summer, anu me u,
hanan ticket at the Presidential election. cords"
and heartily united. The know.Nohing par'y, 81.
their allies the Benton men, also held heir pie,Io'.
nary meeting In this meeting, the LEADER o: .'.s
Benton faction and those occupying the same pc.
ton in the know-No'hing psrty, we're cheek ~
iowl. The men who move rs Benton mods. sIc'. IS
F.. p. BLAIR Jr, of St. Louis, and the lesser s''
litss, who revolve around him, we're found hoo
sweet counsel with the sachsmS OF the Know,
thing organization, and attempting 10 gavauze G-1
another into liis The result of their acton ~
that mixed roll OF candidates was preseu'"a 20 .3
House of Representatives consisting ps ;ty u I-
ton partly Of Know Nothing These caic.:e',.w
supported by the united iorces Of the allied 20" =.
and met with crushing and vel! meTlicd dei~n' -
The National Democratic party elected al iht' e'i'
didates in the House OF Representatives. from sp a.
er down, by majority ranging from :I-'e 10 ~ -
ty The Democracy of the Old Dominion rey 'sr:
in the confidence, that there will be no a!cuI O..
any serious nature encountered in sending 40 ir-7,
well tried. and able national Senators to "aS'.ig 80
Such statesmen will be sent To the United S,s''s -
nate as will cordially sustain the priEcples ~! p'.
Icy of the Democratic party the .qua1 hS12 " d.
the States and the limitations o.! the Conslfc'!9n
The hoiy alliance Of Know .Not!ngi-in BIC E-n-
tonism, will, in all probability, nominate D'H,"i -
Know Nothing for the vacant SenaorSHps' ~ 'ac'
IN. leaders OF the Benton faction have pucicy 60.
noupced in debate that they Will CO aesce snt so
operate with any and every eelneh', !" c:1.. .
crush the National Democracy of III" STATE.
This course of action is not pursued w'ao-t -.
assent of their rejected leader, Dr'on h'in"tl
Followers 90 NOT move bu. as he directs. "Sia'..
degrees" as they are growing ey SIN c!rE TO :: =
with tenaci,y which is amazing and 10 Wal coz
,;nus 70 rid. them the old man Of the ~. di !.
had. In this State, the Know So,hings, though ts.
featad, still make resissuce, and Will not ye: "..s
,ons Of wo that all is lost" They will con,!Dre
thsir alliance with the Benton faciiou fJiiowin: the
advice o. Mr. Wilkins Micawber, Of spor,ive
~, hoping fhat sornethlUg good "may turn up
E-ewhers throughout the slaveholting s;a:eY, the
organization, known In their own peculiar d!u..c ..
"Sams boys, is generally deiunct-here the sa4E.s
Is 'scoched, not killed" few more blow. !:
will be consigned to the limbo OF lost vsE:!es. II
this State the followers Of Sam aud Of Beni0, aGf.
ed 10 couples, whilst endowed with any energy, 2--
in their ast moments they Will no, be divided.
The incoming Administration canuo, i..i 10 -'s
from the action OF parties here who rr- ~ if'c
aud who are lis foes He who rIG- may r=sd. ic
path that spread before il is plan that "a
faTing though fool couli not err therein. <
representatives. ut the Democracy Uf ibis STATE 4
every assurance that james Buchanan will 40 -
! fer himself to be deceived by any .uch bs'rs' Us
, wolves in sheeps clothing. f"ur' &'.