The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1845-09-09
POLITICAL FORESIGHT.

POLITICAL FORESIGHT.
There is no man who, has suffered more from
political malignity and prejudice than THOMAS
HART BENTON, and vet few deserve higher res
psct for purity of principle, stotesmanship, and
political sagacityihan he does. The following let
ter was written little more than two years ago,
and since then revolution has talen place in the
political character ofthe House Of Representatives
Of the U. S. Senate, and of the chief magis-
t-ate of the Union, in accordance with the predic-
tion Of the wrter--though the signs showed very
d fsrent conclusions to ordinary observers, who
viewed only the surface. Already our" clear and
unquestionabe right'' to the territory watered BY
the Columbia has been declared. and the menaced
vengeance of the bully of nations has been calmly
braved in its defence. till mild tones have sue
ceeded blustering-the Secretary ofthe Navy now
purchases Western hemp in the Western mar
ket--several States have passed laws and adopt.
ed constitutions prohibiting the circulation of any
other currency, t'lan gold and silver, the curren-
cy Of the federal constitution, and the then ap.
parentIy crushed Jacksouian policy is now the po-
Icy of the National Admi iistration and the Union
been verified in an incredibly short space Of time,
and the approaching session Of congress will not
conclude before more material approximations
will be made TO carry out the truly Western
policy described by Mr.. Benton. To those who
appreciate this great mans character and ability
this evidence Of his close observation of the tenden
cies oc the popular mind will, we anticipate, be of
considerable interest. And we may here remark
that if public men are estimated according to true
worth, Thomas H. Benton, the great western
statesmen, will yet receive the highest testimony
Of public confidence.
a BooNvILLE july 25, 1S43.
GENTLEMAN: make You my thanks, and,
through you, 1 have to thank the democracy
Of this place and county, for their kind well
come, and for the invitation which they have
given me TO a public dinner. This latter
compliment have to decline, in conformity
TO rule which have kong followed; but |
have the pleasure TO say that it is my inten-
lion to remlin several weeks in this place
and in the neighboring counties, with the
view of seeing and conversing with my fel-
low citizens as generally and extensively as
this mode of intercourse will be as accepta-
BILE as that by public dinners and public
speeches.
Ii gives me great satisfaction TO be able to
to say TO you, that all the signs in the polit-
cal zodiac announce the speedy restoration
Of the democracy to power, and, with thai
event, the resumption of the Jacksonian
policy, and the general recovery Of the pub
lie prosperity. The current elections will
give the democracy the minority in the.
House of Representatives, and thai will be
sufficient to prevent mischief; but the great
measures of Gen. Jackson's administration
cannot be resumed, and successfully prose-
cuted, until the Executive and Senlte are
also democratic; and that will require the
election OF another year. In lS45, (judging
from all the sgns) all the departments Of the
Federal Government will be democratic; and
the time will then come for resuming and
completing the measures of Gen. Jackson
md giving the country general and lasting
prosperity. a
i Rejoicing, as the whole Union, must, in
this great prospect, the Vest has peculiar
and addiiionlE reasons for falicitaiing herself
sipon it. The new census has increased hel
strength in the National councils, and W. stern
measures will no longer sink in secondary
or subordinate importance 10 thai body. b.
sides their interest in the general concerns
of the Union the Western States and Terri
tories have measures Of peculiar interest to
themselves, which have been too long posi-.
poned, but which may now expect, from the'
increased repress snlaton under the new
census, an efficient aud successful attention.
Among these measures are, the improvement
of our great rivers-=-'he graduation Of the
price Of the public Iands--l parmanent, pro,l
spective, liberal pre-rmplion law--the sale
and manufacture Of Western hemp within the
Western States, tor the use of the Amaric IN
Nayy--fhe preservation Of our rights on the
Columbia river--the abolition of the salt tax
Ind the preservation Of the gold aud silver
currency as the only true stanlr of value
The only fair regul ltor Of exchanges, The
only safe currency for the common dealings
Of The grea, body Of the people, and the
more necessary to be preserved in the Wesl
because SO temole from the sources Of sup
ply in the seaport towns sis ad ,lsc a