Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1845-01-02
From The ". Y. NeUs.
Thomas III. Benton.


An impudent little pug-nose puppy once walked IN
TO the spacious den of the King of Beasts, and was not
content with making itself quite at lone there, but
on the masters return undertook 10 deny his right
there, and to growl and snarl at the lordly majesty
and might of the old Lion TO the utmost Of its little
powers of ferccity.
The attempts that have been undertaken by some
papers which have very recently honored the Demo-
cratic party with their kind favor and patronage, to
read Col. Benton out of it, reminded US of nothing so
aptly as the above piece of geological impertinence.
Even to condescend to defend BENTON against the
barks and bites of these little things at his heels,
would be an insult to him and the Democracy of the
Union, who have tried him too well and too long to
be effected for or against him either by our praise or
their abuse. And highly as they all DO appreciate
him and his countless and measureless services to the
Democratic cause, IN some of its battles, when some
of the fighting men of to-day were not out of their
cradles, few yet do render to that extraordinary man
the full justice which Is his due. Why, he Is as dis
interested a man in all his public aims and acts as ST.
los Wrlght-and what more can be said We shall
take the satisfaction of saying more about Benton
some other day, copying meanwhile the following from
the st. Louis Missourian Of the 9th instant.
From the MissOuriaa.
Observation-Disclosures IN PUBLIC LIFE.-Perhaps the
strongest example of disinteresledness in public lie that
has been exhibited by any man Of the times in which we
1--we, is exhibited in the case of Col Benton. lie has been
twenty five years in the Senate of the United States, and
during the whole course of that time has never accepted
office from any administration, either for himself or any
Of hs relations. During the administrations of Gen.
Jackson and Mr. Van Duran, it is well known that for
eign missions to the first Courts IN Europe, and Cabinet
appointments were not only offered to him, but pressed
upon him, which he constantly refused. Ii is also well
known that he constantly refused to let his name be
brought forward as a candidate for either the Presidency
or Vice Presidency; and all have seen, in his BoonvIlle
speech, his public declaration, and the reasons for II, in
favor of taking the Democratic candidate Tor the PTeslden-
cy from one Of the northern States. II is also known
that a JudgesLip on the the Bench Of the Supreme Court
was at his acceptance, and winch he declined as all 9TH
err places; and it is also further known that other offices
highly respectable were equally at his disposal, and al
ways refused.
Some of the enemies Of Col. Benton have the impu-
dence to assert that he will not live in Missouri. We
say, on the contrary, that Col. b. will not live out of Mis-
sour that the honors and emoluments ofa foreign mis-
sion cannot induce him to go 10 any Court in Europe =
nor the honors and emoluments Of a Cabinet minister in
duce him to live in Washington! nor any office which
General Jackson or MIR. Van Buren, could give him IN
duce HIM to quit the Senatorial service of Missouri! And
now while willing 10 serve her again as Senator, he cuts
himself off from ever being placed on the list of Presi-
which require the President 10 be elected that year 10 be
taken from the north.
Suppose such appointments as Col. Benton has refused
had been offered to those who say he won't live IN Mis-
souri,. Where would they be, II they had his chance Oi
going abroad? Literally scattered all over Europe and
America! Not one of the herd would now be in Nilsson
ri. Try them with embassies and foreign missions
and see how they would fly! There would not be the
mark ola hOof of a single one of them TO be seen in
the state at this day, it they had had Col. Benton
chance of going abroad.
Col. Benton has relations as well as other public men
but none of them have received Offices or contracts at the
hands of the federal government. lie has %nephews, and
a son but none of them have been CHARTERED upon the
government, either in the Army or Navy, or in any 9th
er public employment. His sou is now receiving his ed
ucation in this state, upon GravoIs creek, in thr
county, and growing up in the state in which he is Il
live.
These are facts which silence calumny, and prove tha
Col. Benton is one of the most disinterested public mel
which the times have produced and that instead of re
fusing to live in Missouri, he cannot be induced by all tn
h0H0rs and monuments Of embassies and Cabinet rP
pointmentS-R0r By the attractions Of European Courts
nor By all the attractions Of Washington Cfy-tO lice an
lcheTe else lat in Missouri.