Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1843-09-23

OF 1t, end M merely in intempersncs. The mis-.
take Was sufficient 10 overthrow .hs party that
made IT,"
Such was the pointed manner In which those
bills were condemned in the very paper which
now accuses US OF attacking Col. Benton, be.
cause we have vsntured 10 declare that our opin.
ions with regard 10 them have undergone 40
change since last winter. We have heard no
srgumen, advanced in their favor by which we
could be convinced that they were worthy Of the
supper, Of enlightened Legislators. tits true,
Col. Benton has recently declared ,hst they me.
with his appreciation; and we long ago declared
that they me, with OUT unqusli6ed condemnation.
II there has been any attack in this case, Col.
b. must be regarded az the ASSISTANT, for our sen.
timenis were we'll known long prior 10 the writ
ing Of bis letter to the Fayette Committee--un
less we are to understand the declarations made
by young Mr.. Blair last winter to be correct II
i should SO happen that the bills which Col.
Benton lsuds SO highly, are bis own, notwi!h.
standing he refers TO them as the productions Of
Mr.. Huston, then there may be some pretence
for asserting that we attacked his measures, but
not that we attacked him, for no one could rea.
sonahly suppose, without positive proof, tina, a
U. 5. Senator, the servant OF the Legislature,
bound to obey its instructions, was the author OF
bills pending before that body; bills too, similar
in import TO those which had been rejected 81
| TWO previous sessions. II the standard wishes
the public TO receive such an impression, it is
isboring to iasen upon him the odium Of having
attempted for six years in succession 10 dictate 10
his masters, and to force them contrary to their
good sense, as expressed in The most solemn
manner twice before, to register his edicts. We
have never get made such charge on him in
our columns. As Democrat, he, OF course,
acknowledges the right Of the Legislature to
instruct him, and every member OF our party
must admit, tina, any effort on his part TO give
instructions to the Legislature, would DO at war
with one Of the most cherished principles OF the
Democratic faith How, then, have we attacked
him? Have we sssailed his measures, in con
demning the odious currency bills. or have we
been guilty OF an assault upon him in reitersting
the sentiments repeatedly expressed by US during
the past six months? Or, would the Standard
Clique have US infer that we were bound to re
tract every thing we had ever written on the sub
jec,. falsify our previous declarations, abandon
our well matured opinions, and give the lie to our
professions Of Democracy. the instant we read
tho recent letter Of Col. Benton, approving
what we had poin,edly, deliberately and Justly
condemned? If we are in error in our opinions,
we are open 10 conviction. But until we can be
made to believe that an &C, 10 abridge the rights
Of the citizen, in direct violation OF the Consttu.
ton, is in accordance with Democracy, good
government, or justice, we shall continue to
maintain that the currency bills were unworthy
Of the present enlightened age.
Our views on National and State policy have
been published, and We shall not abandon them.
We have declared our determination to advocate
the passage OF a law by the next Legislature,
to divide the State into Congressional Districts,
and we have not seen any reason to altar our
determination, in the fact that Col. Benton is
opposed 10 the District System. We shall abide
by the decision Of the people at the ballot boxes,
and to no other tribunal shall we appeal for the
settlement OF that question. We shall also urge
with all our abilities the call for State Conven
ton to revise the Constitution, in order to secure
equal representation in Missouri, and other i'm.
portant reforms and Il Col. Benton is opposed to
equalizing representation and constitutional re-
form, our course on those subjects will no. be
changed in the least