Mn. SENATOR BENTON.
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The last Fayette MO Democrat contains cor
respondence between WILLIAM I'll. JACKSON and
Mr.. BENTON. Mr.. JACKSON, as chairman of Lo-
cofoco meeting in Howard county Missouri, which
recently nominated Mr.. BENTON for the Presiden-
cy, communicates the fact of his nomination to Mr..
b., in reply to which the latter expresses his regret
at the proceedings of the meeting, and again declines
the profered honor. Referring to speech made
by him IN Boonvile three years ago, Mr.. b. says !:


81 then brought forward the garng fact that in above
fifty years existence of this Federal Government the Demo-
cacy Of the North had given but President the Unon
and that one but for single term and this (o lae) from
Southern opposition to Northern And then took it
upon myself say that this Of things would have
be changed otherwise there would be end of the Demo-
cratic party, Of any party founded political principles,
and expressed my qualification that Mr. PoLKs early and
voluntary sedensl had cleared the way for Northern De-
mocratc candidate in lS4s."


These, he says, were his sentiments in 1914,
and, he adds, that he shall not discard them now,
when certain politicians at the South are presenting
a test which no Northern man can stand. Mr.
BENTON here alludes to the slavery question. He
says


"The Presidential election of ls4s is the crisis and, if
the test be made govern that election, shall
slider the danger consummated and there must be
end only of the Democratic party, but Of all parties found
ed principle and eventually end of the Union itself
Instead then of induging personal local feeling in favor
particular candidates, let the Democratic party look to
what the good of the Union and of the party requires and
wait receive candidate from that section of the Union
which has given but Democratic President in sixty
years, and that but for single term and which is
threatened far Southern concerned with per-
manent exclusion from the Presidential office"