Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-10-28
From The Cincinnati American
BARTON AND BENTON.

A writer in the Missouri Republican draws
! lhe following sketches 0fMr Barton and Mr..
Benton, the two Senators from that State. lie
piaeas Nj. Barton IN highly honorable and
Distinguished attitude. We were not before
aware that he had occupied 50 many prominent
| stations.
Cul. Benton arrived IN the TER tory OF
! Missouri, III the yenr 1915, and commenced
the prnGuce OF law, Tor which he had been ear
" lntrnted he soon got business, and acqdiI-
ed good standing III ms profession; he was
the agcai aud attorney OF most OF the holders
OF unconhrmrd land claim, IN the State of
Missouri Fro the frat hour of his arrival,
Colonel Benton took an active part in all the
p0itfical egcitemeuis OF The Territory. lie
had he misfortune to see rIVnlin Mr.. Charles
Lneas--i aghlY promising young member Of
tus bat whom he Killed o1m a duel ia the
year 1917.
Nben the people were about to elect men,
Drfs I'll Convention 80 form "A Constitution
Col Benton WIN perhaps = laudaOle desire to
ave a share ~ fising the fundamental law Of
ihe land, aud establishing he political charHL-
tor of he Stale, offered tnseif candidate Tor
the suilrages Of the people The parties OF that
day were divided upon Tue question: of Tho al
MISSION Of slavery aud although Col. Ben
ton WAS on the strong side OF thai question r
his naughty and reserved department. iogetne
with suspicion al the purity OF his motives,
caused bis prcrenSions ,oabe overlooked by Il
county that had eight representatives., and
the & Oonel was permitted To remain 10 private
life
Judge Barton - a native Of Tennessee. He
came 10 reside IN the Territory of Missouri
before the late war. During that war, without
making any parade of his PATRIOTISM he quiet
+ Ia, ,I. "A and
defence Of our frontier.-li,s profession was the
law, IN which he WAS eminently distinguish ed,
so much DO, that upon the frat organization
oi the Circuit Courts, lie was appointed Judge
ot the Noihern Circuit, and in that station ac.
CURED H character for ialeuls aud integrity
that neither time nor calumny has been able to
shake. lie resigned his seat on the bench, 10
the regret OF the whole community, and re-
turned 30 the bar. Shortly after, he was cleo
ted member Of the Legislature, aud chosen
speaker of the House OF Representatives at
the session OF 1918. His next public station
was that Of President of The Convention foi
forming Constitution Tor the State. He was
called 20 the chair by an almost unanimous vote
OF that body. The first Legislature that met
under the new Constitution. rendered him a
sea, in the Senate of the United States He
neither courted nor sought the appontn en'
but accepted the honor thus hatteringy confer.
led bot he had the misfortune, at the same
| time, to elect bis present colleague. This was
the first time that Col. Benton had been en-
ployed in public capacity by the people oil
Missouri aud il 4" would have been us impossi-
BILE to raise from the bottom OF ditch soma
ponderous aud inert mass by he aid Of frai
woollen thread, . MS 10 have made Colonel Ben
| ton Senator OF the United States, with ut tbs
a'd of David Barton. Bu, tue evil has rested
heavily upon his own head : for, from thai
hour. commenced persecution of Judge Bar
ton, that knew no feeling OF shame, and yiol,
ted every principle Of justice, Of truth, aud o
honor, AN OLD iNHABlTANT.'