The weekly Minnesotian., 1857-07-04
Politics - M1ssouri--Natt0nal Democ-
racy Supporting q Know Nothing.

racy Supporting q Know Nothing.
The Gubernatorisl canvass in Missouri is
becoming warm and exciting The Border
Ruffian party, calling itself the National De-
mocracy, are running r. NJ. Stewart for Gov
ernor. The opposition have united in Col.
Rollins, and the prospect of his election is
good.
The objections against Stewart are -
First, his violent Slavery fanaticism.
Second, his Nulhfication principles.
Third, his Know Nothingism.
Col. THOs. PRICE, an influential democrat
OF emancipation tendencies. openly dcnounces
Stewart as nuliier, and Know Nothing
In recent letter to his friends, he states as
follows:
"He (Stewart) Joined the Know Nothings,
"and remained in the order about fourteen
months. AS long as the prospects of the
"order We're bright and enc, uraging, he re-
"mained a member, and was most ardent a d
enthusiastic in the cause. When they be-
"came dark and gloomy, he deserted; and
''n"t only deserted, but published a card in
"the Missouri Republican, which was intend
Ted to carry the impre ssion that he had never
"been member; and he is as much worse
"than Maj. Rollins on this particular score.
'as dnpl'city and deception, added to his
"original Know Nothngism, can make him"
This, truly remarks the Chicago Tribune
is pretty plain talk, but is susceptible of
proof Indeed, We have seen no attempt
made to deny that the democratic candidate
for Governor Of Missouri is a rank Know
Nothing. On the score Of Modification Col.
Price says:
"ln addition to Stewards personal unfit.
fitness, (well known to all) his vindictiyeness
against Col. Benton and his friends, and his
treachery to all parties, for he has denounced
every party with which he has ever been
united, and qnarreled with every one who
dared to differ with him, it may also he said,
that if he has any political principles at all,
they are the notification and disnnon
stamp. He was one of the supporters of the
so.called Jackson resolutions in the legisla.
ture Of lS48-49, pledging Missouri to coop
crate in the dlsunion schemes of Mr.. Cal
houn whilst Major Rollins. who was also
member OF that session voted against them,
and, although political opponent of Col
Benton, he sustained his appeal whilst Stew.
art, who pretended to be Il democrat, SLAM
dered and abuse him.
Major Rollins is u gentleman of charac-
te' and integrity; man of ability, liberal
and conservative in his opinions and while
differ fir m him widely upon some of his
political notions, differ with Stewart as
much; and while do not endorse either po-
it'cally consider a whig better democrat
than nullitier, and shall, Notwithstanding
Major Rollins whiggery, support him with
the zeal and cordiaiity, feeling that the honnr
and welfare Of Missouri will be safe in his
hands,"
Stewards friends have been endeavoring to
create the impression that Col. Benton would
support Stewart and oppose Rollins, but old
Bullion has come out openly for Rollins
Here is his letter to Mr.. Branch. of Weston,
Mo.
WASHINGTON CRY, May 81, 1857.
Col. II. BRANcH--Dear Sir: The pres
sure o. my occupation prevented me from re-
naming at st. Louis long enough to receive
Your letter of the llth but finding it here.
! answer it to say to you what said to ali
friends at ST. Louis, that between Rollins
and Stewart consider the public interest.
and the interest of the Union Democracy. to
require the election of Rollins. He is
Union man, against notification and nuIlificrs
against the notification resolution passed
by the Missouri Legislature in lS40, against
the cooperation promised to the South in
ITS secession scheme, against agitation then
and now on the Slavery qnestion-and eve
ry way better Democrat than Stewart.
"THos. II. BENTON"
If the American and Benton PARTIES cast
their votes for Rollins pretty unitedly he
will be elected. He is known to he hostile
to making Kansas slave State, and is said
to favor the project of making his own free
State. He is man of talent, and far supe-
rior in moral worth to Lis Atchinson oppo-
ncnt.
We publish the above facts for the es,e-
cial benefit Of the editors of tie Pioneer.