The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1857-07-01

The following letter from Hon. Thos. II.
Benton, to a friend in Missouri, gives an &C
count of the serious effects to himself of the
acciden. which the telegraph announced
briefly three weeks since. Mr.. Rollins, to
whom he alludes, is the Independent candi-
date for Governor Of Missouri, and is sup
ported by the Americans, Frceso.lers, and
Bentonites, with hatterins prospect OF
success:
WASHINGTON CRY, June IA, 1887.
I had railroad accident three weeks ago,
rather worse than the public was allowed to
know. Was going to Pittsburg to fulfill an
engagement. and had Travelled all night to
join the Philadelphia train ut Harrisl urg,
which we did at daybreak. The train had
gone but mile or two 10 large tram, in
the fourth carr when | felt my car hobble and
jump, and had barely passed the reflection
through my mind that we were on bad
piece of road, when ielt the car to he going
over, and bad barely time to realize that feel
ing when felt the slam on the ground. Ii
was the only one that went over, as il broke
loose from the rest, and its fall was occasion
ed by the breaking of forward axle, from
an old faw) over which was sitting. The
locomotive was Immediately sent back for
physician. and car detached to take back
the injured. appeared to be among those
seriously hurt; in fact, people were much
| alarmed for me, seeing the head was bleed
ing from cut, and the shirt bosom was COW
cred with blood, and could not rise or get
out without help. But the blood on the
| breast was from q wounded person who fell
on me, and bruised the breast; but the rea.
injury was on the small OF the back, across
which a seat had struck me. Would not be
carried back, for that would have classed me
with the seriously injured, and alarmed my
friends; so went forward to Pi..sburg, and
that classed me with the slightly hurt. We
were nearly all day getting to Pittsbure. and
fever came on, with soreness anu Stiffness.
Was to speak that evening, and did it, though
! had to hold up by chair. When came
home, my physician found the bruise on the
back very large-entirely across it, and OF
inches wide-all black with extravasated
blood. II has cost me three weeks to recover
but | am not yet abIe to take my usual horse
back exercise.
But, busy or hurt, I shall have time to
think of Missouri. and of. the Governors
election, and to wish success TO Rollins. The
welfare of the State requires it, We.want d
real Missouri-hearted man at the head Of tn,
State-cne that viii make her interests
paramount consideration. anil especially wha
concerns the great central Pacific railroad
That object is now sacrificed to the southern
route, and meme but true hearted Missourian,
can redeem it. No nnllifier can be trusted il
that business. Ii is shame to see how Mis-
/ souri, has been sacr ifced i'm this business. ant
how apathetic the people have become IN
what concerns them so nearly; nullifel
, need not cali himself Democrat to me
go by Iackson's PROCLAMATION. and conside
the nullifiers as the authors Of all the mis-
chiefs which now afflict the country: and tn
7 end of which is not vet. The present dan
gerous condition Of the Union finds its origin
in those notification and fre-brand resolu
tons which, originating in the Q s. Senate ,an'
, driven out Of that place, found refuge in SOM
/ State Legislature-among others, in ours
Rollins was against these treacherous resolu
tons, and being gentleman in his deport
ment, and patriot in his principles, and
Missourian in his heart. wish him success
. Yours. truly.
t THOMAS H BENTON.
II 1. il evident that the ultra pro-slaver
4 Democrats of the North--of' the Dbugla
t schooi-are forming an alliance with tn
Nulliffers of the South, and Benton classe
D them as such'in designating parties.