Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1847-06-12

Col. Benton, during his stay al Jefferson
City, "made his thanks" to the people of
Missouri, in very lengthy speech. We
find rather more than usual quantity of
egotism and bombast in this speech. As
he grows older his vanity grows stronger.
We learn from the speech, that Col. Ben
ton is now certainly one of the greatest
of living men-and that Col. Fremont, his
son.in-law, wiH be as great man as his
illustrious father-in.law, some of these
days, and that Mr.. Calhoun is literally no.
body Oh! the selfshness there is in the
world
We make couple of extracts-the first
of which shows the Colonel is little CALLED,
yet, at not getting the Lieutenant Gener-
alley.
"One war had been avoided. without a loss Of
rights or honor: another had fallen upon MS and
now, the question which met him at every step
was. when wiU it be finished? Alas, he could
give no answer! There was time when he had
an opinion: the President approved that opinion:
it was founded upon combined movement OF
VI polCy-lWO dIulltS-SO,UUU uIlO6T
Taylor, $4,000 under Scou-wi,h a mission Of
peace in company the sword to be effective
if the olive branch failed Policy and arms
were to be combined, and policy relied upon
more than arms and If that plan had been
adopted, he fully believed that peace would have
been restored in the month of April past. or this
month OF May; and peace, not the mere cessa.
ton OF fighting. but restoration OF friendship,
commerce. social intercourse, and all The sympa
lhies Of republican brotherhood Congress re.
fused the appointment indispensable 10 the sue
cess Of that plan; and now he was without any
means OF forming any opinion upon the probable
duration OF the war;"
ing a Presidential candidate, is beginning TO
speak freely on the subject for he had so discon
nected his name from it, as to enable him 10
take his place in the dsinterested ranks of the
voters. He had long since made known his opin.
iona direct vote of The people. and no inter
vention OF intermediate bodies to nominate be,
forehand, or 10 decide alternalivey afterwards,
was his plan. A vote by districts, and second
election between the two highest, il the first one
failed, was the plain and obvious remedy. A
second election between the two highest would
dispense both with nominating convention and
contingent resort to The House OF Representa-
lives. No matter how many were candidates in
The first election. if any one obtained majority
Of the whole, then tho elective principle was
salis6ed-the majority to govern and The elec
ton was finished if no one obtained such ma
ority. then the first election to be held nom
nation OF the two highest by the people, and the
election to be Immediately held over again be-
tween those two. This would bring the election
to speedy conclusion, and without resort 10
intermediate bodies-a national convention or
House of Representatves-eac daily becoming
less acceptable to the people. He wished the
necessary forms TO be made in tme-the consti
tuition to be constiIulionally amended upon fore
sight and reason, before some violent shock
should do mischief to the instrument itself, to
the House Of Representatives, or to the nominal
ing convention"