Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1858-08-28

The following letter OF Frank Blair 10
notice of Carey Jones, Col. Benion's son
n-Law, will be read as a specimen of Mis-
souri, politics. This Jones has been mis-.
representing Bentons position on the sla
very question ever since his death, and
Blair has been defending Benton:
To the Editor Of the Missouri Dem.
VIM. Carey Jones, who has of late been
dealing out his '.cards" to the pnolic with
a profu>e hani, has reappeared in the col
unns Of the Missouri Republican in a
commune tion which purpolts TO be re-
ply 10 my speech delivered in 81. Louis on
Saturday night, prior TO the late election.
This man Jones has well earned the title
OF "a great liar, and dirty log, bestowed
by Col. Benton upon one of his calunnia
tors. The ROY ing com'nission" paid ont
Of the secret service fund, from he ia, re-
turned, was earned from he admini>lra
ton by lying on his brother-in law. Col
Fre'n mt, during the last Presidential e.
lection, anil he is now attempting 10 sell
the reputation of his fath"r-in law, Col
B nton, for the contnnanc., Of executive
favor. Every man who has convers,.d with
Benton during the lasl six months of his
life, knows thai he opposed AN drnounca
the policy OF Buchanan'~ administration.
His last political work WAS the '.Examina-
ton of the bred Scott d ci>ion, which
is recognized hy Mr.. Buchanan in several
of his messages to Congress rs the ground
work OF the policy Of the Administrations
with the most overwhelming argument
and the bltere>t ,lenunciation. [ have in
my possession the autograph i tier of Col.
Bentoa to my father, denouncing the al
minislration for its "ioly aud wickedntss, y
and rejoicing that "providence" chad so
fixed things to the friends of union anI
harmony" as TO enable them to crush the
administration which had been guilty of
such folly and wick"dnes<." have also
in my possession the res )luions written by
Col Benton, and in his own hand writing,
in which he denounces the whole slavery
policy of the administration, (and il has
no other policy and the letter in which he
enclosed those resolutions TO me to consult
with Hamlin and King of the Senate, both
Republicans)lo induce our friends to adopt
his plan oil assailng the ''foly and wicked
ness of the administration; ali of these
matters have been made public, and it is
also known here, that, although Benton
exerted himself when Buchanan was first
Iinangulatej and before his policy was de-
veIoped to obtain appointments for one
or two Of his old friends, he WAS unable to
obtain th,, smallest office for any of his
friends, or the slightest recognition of his
services to Mr.. Buchanan. Carey Jones
is the only person in the United States
who is fool enough AID knave enough in
the face of these facts to assert that Col.
Benton favored the policy of Mr. Buchan-
an and blackguardism he has vented upon
me, grows out of the fact that | have been
instrumental in thwar,ing his attempt to
sell the ashes and reputation of Col. Ben
ton to the administration for an office for
himself. 1t is known to the people ofMls
souri, that the best years of my life have
been spent in Col. Benton's service, and ]
shall not hesitate to defend bis reputation
after his death, from such an administra-
ton hircling as Carey Jones. IL issimply
because am and have ever been Col. Ben
tons friend, that the public treasury has
been plundered by the administration to
supply money to hire ballot suffers and
liars to accomplish my defeat. Jones is
the least respectable Of all the vermin Of
this kind, engend+red bv the prohigate
corruption of Buchanan's administration.
and although it would be service to the
country to destroy the whole tribe and ia
vor to Buchanan him self, as he would thus
escape the necessity Of pa, ing them for
their dirty work, after it was performed,
yet cannot consent to become public
executioner, but shall leave them, and
Jones especially, to be exterminated by
his own vices. The immunity from per-
sonal accountability which his character
has gained for him has emboldened him
TO renew his backguariism. The same
immunity which tbs ballot-stutfers enjoy
who were hired by the administration to
defraud me in he late election, will attend
he hirelings employed to stuff the news
papers with falsehoods against me.
FRANK P. BLAIR, JR.
ST. Louis, August Is, 1883.