Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1858-08-26
Carl from F.P. Blair, jr.

Wm. Carey Jones, who has of late been
dealing out lis "cards" to the public with
profuse hand, has re-appeared IN the
columns of The Missouri Republican, IN
a communication which purports to be a re-
ply 10 my speech delivered in St. Louis on
Saturday night, prior to the late election;
This man Jones has well earned the title OF
ga great liar and dirty dog" bestowed
by Col. Benton upon one of his caiumnia-
tors. The "roving commission, pad out
Of the secret service fund, from which he
has lust returned. was earned from the
Administration by lying on his brother-in
/ law. Col. Fremont, during the last Preslden-
! tial, election and he is now attempting ,'o.
sell the reputation of his father-in-law' Col.
Benton. for continuance of his executive
favor. Every man who conversed with
Benton during the last six months of his
life. knows that he opposed and denounced
the policy of Buchanan's Administration
His last political work was the "Exnmina-
,ion of the Dred Scott Decision which Is
recognized by Mr.. Buchanan in several OF
his messages 10 Congress as the groundwork
and foundation Of he policy of the Admin
istra,ion with the most overwhelming
argument and the bitterest Remuneration.
have in my possession the autograph letter
/ of Col. Benton to my father, denounclng the
Administration for its folly aud wickedness, y,
and rejoicing that providence had so fixed
things to the hands ''of union and harmo-
nv" as to enable them to crush the admin
istration which had been guilty OF such
.follv and wickedness." l have also in
nv possession the resolutions written
! by Col Benton, and in his own hand-wri-
i ting. in which he denounces the whole Sla-
very policy of the Administration (and 1t
has no other policy, and the letter In
! which he inclosed those resolutions to me
to consult with Hamlin and King of the
Senate (both Republicans, 10 induce our
friends 10 adopt his plan Of assalling the
..follv and wickedness" of the Administra-
ton: all of these matters have been made
public. and it is also known here that, al
though Benton exerted himself when bu-
ebanan was first inaugurated, and before
his policy was developed, to obtain ap-
poiniments for one or two of his friends
he was unable to obtain the smallest Office
!, for any of his friends, Or the slightest re-
coantion of his services 10 Mr.. Buchanan
Carey Jones is the only person in the Uni
ted States who is fool enough and knave
enouoh in the face of these facts to assert
, that Col. Benton favored the policy of Mr.
,, Buchanan, and the blackguartism he has
vented upon me grows out of the fact that
/, have been instrumental in thwarting his
attempt to sell the ashes and reputation OF
Cci. Benton to the Administration for an
office for himself. II is known to the peo
ple of Missouri that the best days of my
life have been spent in Col. Bentons ser
vice. and | shall not hesitate to defend hi:
reputation after his death, from such al
, Administration hireling rs Carey Jones'
1t is simply because | am and have eve
been Col. Benton's friend, that the publ
treasury has been plundred by the Admin
! istraiion TO supply money to hire ballo
suffers ard bullies and liars to accomplish
nv defeat. Jones is the least respectable
of ali the vermin of this kind. engenderet
. by the profiigate corruptiCh oi OucIai'n
: Administration, and although it would b
service TO the country to destroy tht
:, whole tribe, and favor to Buchanan him
: self, as he would thus escape the necessity
;. of paying them for the dirty work after i
was performed, yet cannot consent TO be
a come public executioner, but shall lear'
f them, and Jones especially, to be exter
minated by his own vices. The immuni
, ty from personal accountability which hi
! want of character has gained for him hai
embodened him to renew his blackguard
= ism. The same immunity which the bal
: Iot-stuffers enjoy who were hired by th'
. Administration to defraud me in the late
! election, will attend the hirelings employed
to stuff the newspapers with falsehood
e against nc. FhANh Z. BLAIR.
ST. LOUIS, Aug. l3, 1858.