Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-08-20
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FRIDAY MORNING, AUGUST 20, 1880.
MIR BARTON.

MIR BARTON.
The Jackson Press has attempted to tarnish the
fame of the gallant Little Red and blunt the sting
OF his memorable satiro, bytu charge of habitual
drunkenness. 1t is false, and they knowit-but the
grossness of the untruth requires o doubled hardi
hood OF assertion to force it down. No man VIII, has
made mental efforts go frequent and vigorous as Mr..
Barton, can be a sot-the thing is not possible. The
charge is rcpellcd in a strain of vehement inveo,iye
against It's author in tho Missouri Republican of Au-
gust d.
"Tus LAST TAG Is poIsoN."-The Beacon, think
ing u was not TO be answered before the election, has
Ventnreu TO pour forth It's ISLANDERS in more copious
ana various streams than we have ever witnessed in
any single paper its range of defamation takes in
eVsTy political subject. aud comprehends oil classes OF
PUBIC men who are displeasing to Col. Benton. from
Clay and Webster down to Edward Bates, John
Bent. and others on the same ticket" Some of the
ia'sehoods are open, gross and ~palpable; others are
ihsihuated IN the form of questions; and the whole
paper Is a iarrago OF unblushing ISLANDERS and obscene
vulgarity.
Every body knows that Col. Benton is the real cd.
itor OF the Beacon, and that he is now struggling for
ms very existence as u political man. Hence the
CARRIED and false extracts from Barton's speeches
hence the raking up of every abusive paragraph a.
gainst him, from the farthest corners OF the Union,
where the dihyent Colonel had first caused them TO
De insertcd-hence Inc vile and lo,thsome calumny,
uiCH " DeusOn mas ClrCui1tGu by letter, by word
OF mouth, and now IN his editorial capaciiy v, tina; Bar
ton polluted the Senate Chamber with constant
drunkenness The reading part of this community
VIII know perfectly well how to appreciate Col. Ben
tons SANDERS, especially againt Mr. Barton. The
public Journals prove that Mr.. Barton was constantly
at his post, and his speeches prove that he has earned
a name which Col. Benton may envy and endeavor
to %blackeH, but can never hope to equal. His bold
eXposliions made corruption rremble; and this same
Col. Benton, who is now SD fierce in calumny, fled
from the SpnQip (hamhar IN load nf he ,,tL...~
denunclations. Does not the whole nation know
that MIR. Barton, twice last winter, in open Senate,
convicted Col. Benton of deliberate faisehood? In
one instance, the proof was made by Mr.. Tazewell
OF virginia, and Mr. Johnson of Louisiana; and i'm
the other, by General Smith of MARYLAND and Mr.
Holmes of Maine
We prophecy, that in less than three years Col.
Benton will deny his present abuse of CLAW, as, for
inc last three years, he has denied his former abose of
JACKSON; and we shall not be surprised to. hear HIM
apologlslng for the federalism of Webster, and saw
inS-it Webster is a federalist, so also was Berrien.
Gen, Jacksons Attorney General, and SO also was
M Lane Zen Jackson's minister to London. He
had better make haste to secure his ,eward. for the
day OF his trouble is at hand. The real friends OF
Gen. Jackson will find that tho Colonel has abused
their confidence and betrayed their trust. and when
he comes as a s%upPl,unt TO Clay, he will be spurned.
Barton has been received with triumph IN Missou-
RI. a struggle between him and Benton, which car
only terminate in the political death of one or the O..
Their, bids fair to result in the reelection of Barton
the approaching winter, to the Senate of the United
States. We again quote the Republican:
We arc g~ratiied to learn, by a letter from Boone
county, that MIR. Barton is receiving from his fellow
citizens IN that quarter of The State, The most marked
attentions. A public dinner was gwen to him on
24th ult. at Columbia at which abou, five hundred
voters of that county attended. He made a speech
in which he ably maintained the principles he has
heretofore advocated In the Senate, and TO which his
fellow citizens are now yielding their most unuuali-
fed appreciation. we understand that an epirome of
this speech will be published, and we will place i, be-
fore our readers as soon as possible.
Such marks OF appreciation as Mr. Barton is now
receiving from tho people, form the highest reward
that can be bestowed upon u faithful public servant.
They assure him, that his past conduct has been
correct, and they give him confidence in his future
course.
With singular ~propriety may Mr.. Barton now ex-
claim, truth is mighty and will prevail" Ono short
year SINCE he was consid red Frustrated by the base
ISLANDERS OF his virulent enemies; now he is hailed with
plaudits by his fellow citizens, who say to him. well
done thou good and faithful servant" enter thou
again into the Senate. The clouds that were thrown
around him by the ISLANDERS of his enemies are dissipa-
ted, and he is disclosed to the full view Of the PEG.
pie, standing on the pedestal of truth.