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iellectual in manner pompou' and inflated in
matter empty: in couceit giant; in influence
CIPHER. He maniiests considerable shrewdness
inhiS appeals to popular ignorance and The lower
Instincts OF humanity-witncss his late attack on
the Uhigs concerning $50 900 worth Of books
which were purchased and distributed 10y the last
Lore-foco Congress. Sla,csmanshp Is not in
him even in negatcn and destruction nc bat fol-
lows instinct, not, Ike Calhoun, a theory. Hi,
great hobby is 20 be the hardest Hard Money man
and the blindcst an,iPro'cc,ionist in Congress
By those who know him well, he is not esteemed,
even apart from politics, II man Of moral honesty
A. debater in the Senate he has no force hi,
principal forte being the parading in the Globe of
heavy columns Of statistic, and figures Of which he
comprehend. neither the hearing nor the force.
Col Benton served in the last War, and was
rhtn involved in fnrociou, fcud with Gen.
Jackson, who assailcd him with pistols in hi,
hotel ia Nashville with a savagcncss which no
proyocation could justify. Several shots were
bred by the parties on either side, but no one Was
dangerously wounded, and the fight was ended by
the discharge of all the pistols carried BY either
party. The feud continued however, at least az
late as 1924, when Benton publicly proclaimed
that, if jackson were chosen President, Members
of Congress would be forced to Icgisla,c with pis
tolls IN their belts. Col. Benton was, throughout
the contest of 1924, Il supporter Of Mr.. Clay for
President, and m, rnbcr # the Clay Central
Commit,ce of Missouri Soon after the olcciou
OF Nr. Adams. however, be- united in the hctero-
gcnepu. coalition which rallied under the banners
of jackson and Calhoun. and has since been
drlsrrgeant among them. IN 1927 he was
member of the famous Committee of Retrcnch-
ment which reported thai the Govcrnmcn,
shamciully eXlrsvagaH in It's expenditure of Thir-
teen Millions per auuufn. and that it, patronage
aud expenses might be greatly reduced. About
the sarse time he wrote 10 the Richmond Enquir.
startling account of the gorgeous furniture OF
the Presidents House, and especially of the
great East Ksom-said room being at that tine
not furnishcd at al This Is but an every day
leaf from the volume of his life
Mr. Benton came into the Senate upon the ad-
mission of Missouri into he luion-l32l--and
ha. been three times reelected; so tilat he is now
the Oldest constant pOs>essor of seat in the Sen.
ate, unless Mr.. Hing of Alabama may share with
Thin the distinction. In this fortune me has been
favored by the character of his constituency, form
ing the vanguard and ,kirm,hcrs of Western pro-
grc->; many of them relying on the documents he
sends them for their political information, and
scarcely seeing any beside. He understands the
art of speaking and lcgislating fer Buncombe,
and his Presumption and Graduation projects are
exactly calculated To extend aud deepen his popu-
larty on the wild praires Of Missouri. Around
-, Louis h. il better known. OF late years, how
ever, he has hardly visited Missouri at all, remain
ing with hi, family near Washington from Session
To Session, taking care to charge ample mileage
for his constructive journeys back and farward-
sometimes charging around by Ncr.Orieops in
order to swell his cmolumcnis by round thousand.
That such man conlrlvcs to preserve rcputa-
tisn among even moderate portion of coun-
trymcn is considerably less oreditable than anna
ziug But,
IT is distance lends enchantment to the view.
Cousin Lucy on Tue SE.SHoRE: By the Author of The
'Koa Books Appleton 200 Broadway
Cousin Lucy AMONG rHE MOUNTAINS; BY the same.
These are two clever stories descriptive OF Lille
and Nature, by one who has achieved a Just popu-
lari,y in works of this class. They are small vol
of some 300 pages, neatly printed.
10 The MERCHANTS MAGAzisE, for June, just
issued, ompletcs the sixth semi-annual volume OF
that work. it, priacipal papers treat of the Com
mcrce of SYRIA Iron Trade Of the | ned States,
candid and intelligent; Voyage Of Vasco de Cana
and Canadian Commerce Its Commercial STA
tisiics embody vast amount Of mos, valuable ill.,
formation for merchants. Including statements OF
the Commerce of Bengal. Havana Jamaica NC
with various Statistical Tables Of the Cotton and
other Exports Of the United States. new year
commence, with the next number; and VIC are con-
fdent that every merchant who subScribcs for tins
work and reads it will make an EXCELLENT investment
oi his time and money.
" The Bosrox MISCELLANY of Literature and
Fashion, for June, has Just been issued by Brad
bury Soden 4 Co. and a good one it is. We have
read three of the storics-two of them good one
we have marked for our Weekly.
u The DEMOCRATIC REVIEW for June con
tass articles on James, and Cooper's Naval His
tories, the Early Life of jeremy Bcs,ham. Asso.
cation aud Attractive Industry, Goethe, Cboruses
IRON the Greek Tragedies, The Rhode Island
Affair, courteous and plausible, but supPrcssng
many essential facts and considerations The
advertisement Ia likeness of Buwcr Ii is q
far number.
" The PeorLs's MAGAZINE. No. 9 for June.
completes Miss Landon's romance of Ethel
CHURCHILL and commences Dlaaeli's famous
VIVIAN Grey. 1t has Portrait of DIsracG.-
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