Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1843-12-19

The sir' Of regeneration which has gone forth since
the OF Henry Clay has been brought before the public
candidate of the Wing party, destined to embrace
the whole Union il progress Ii has even penetrated in
the dark region of Missouri which Senator Benton has
hitherto held in Of va>saage which there no
example in the history Of this country. Nay we are
correctly informed the great Mooch Democ racy in that
quarter OF the Unon himself trembling for the coninu
ance OF his disastrous supremacy We hope to see the
day, yet when Missouri will discard all her false Gods
and addict herself entirely the faith OF their fathers
She has been the vale of darkness long enough; it is
time that the scales should fall from her eyes, and she he
made to the folly OF which she has been long guilty.
srayng after false Gods
We ask attention To the following "eNact OF letter.
from Missouri, to a gentleman in this city
There every indication tat this is Just on the
eve Of glorious revolution in politics. tcperate par
ties are formed, tue stl adhcrng Benton and the
other hsd Penn OF the porter il lust publishing
able numbers against Benton, which you have
no doubt seen. The Independents they called pro-
fess their determination sustain the Wing
for Governor, preference the Benton candidate and
generally believed that Mr.. Benton serving out his
Senator Of Missouri as proof that he Is him
self apprehensye OF danger, he and has been in thu.
State for greater length Of than any previous occa
sion for years. Tie has established paper Louis
and ncosed prospectus every Post Master the State
with letter from himself recommending ard requesting
their aid In obtaining subscribers. The Wings all
the country IN high spirits the prospect their
redemption For myself have doubt that our deliver
is At hand. What will be the pursued have
yet iies though am disposed think the Wings will
prefer supporting the nominee Of the Independent party to
starting candidate Of their own this will IN effect assmI-
late hen and then We have majority forever Afterwards
It's well known, OF readers that Colonel Ben.
ton LAS been IN the habit Of spending the greater part hi
time in this Stale, though Senator from Missouri
aud the Western Wing Press has been denouncing him
for IT,, times Of mind. His continued residence
in Missouri, speaks volumes, aud proves llat he is
fearful oi reaction, which 1t requires all has very
great personal influence The overthrow OF
that influence, # not, immediately To the
benefit Of the Wing Party. great gain and payes the
way for more decided advantages IN future. II Benton
once be oulIed, and the spell Of hs popularity broken
reunte the public mind viii then be- open or the IT,
cepton OF truth which be, long to reign
Of Humbuggery aud ITS Chief Priest continues.
We far however from thinking Benton tie wort man
ol his party, much desire his defeat II, j.
bold independent man. who fears nothing and las no CON
coa.men-. We him debt Of gratitude for the thrust
which he dealt a certain politician, when he declared that
be- had secession -, define his position and another for
having read certain speech the Senate, when gentle
man. who shall be nnmecss, nominated for q foreign
mission. But apart from these, his has been most
disastrous the interests OF this country aud the more 80
from the very bodncs- with which he has avowed doctrines
odous that weaker minds would have srunk from them
in the absence If such leader.
Ii friends in Missouri fail now we hope they will
be disearencd Let them gather courage from
and march up the breach again The next nc probably
they wall ed, and IT they do they will have achieved
triumph such tie annal. Of political warfare has seldom
Witnessed. We wish them with all our heart. IN
the noble struggle The eyes Of all the Wings u this uni
turned towards them, with the hope Of seeing the
missouri Resrconis and his Coryphrus Frustrated ut
a single blow.