Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1847-06-16

Announcer speech from MT. bcntOn.
The Ex Lieutenant General to have undertaken
regular eecioneering campaign IN Mssouri whether Tor
the purpose Of establishing his waning influence in that
State with Interior Objects connected with the Pre-
sdcuial election, unable determine IL pro-
babc, however. that he may deem altogether
cessary pursue this effect both
upon hmself personally. and upon future political
men the character Of which he does affect conceal
The st. Louis Republican contains sketch Of cSbo
rate speech delivered by Mr.. Il. the 29h umo, JEFF
icson City, in which, after goriiying the people OF Mis-
souti tot the steadneSs OF their attachment himself
svneed by his frequent election the Senate
sng less period Of time, at the close OF his present
iem than thirty years he refers, with sccaton OF
desy the fidelity aud ability with which during that long
period he has served Enthusiastically however he ad.
miis. las the TeS's and Oregon questons) acting in
opposition to their "knOeH," but against their GER
posssd will; but always when he took the responsible
OF doing, having especial reference to their true ine
Iots which lac very plainly tells them they did not
rAsly comprehend until by dissectng the Tyler treaty
the case. and exposing the injustice OF Mr. Poks claim
10 81 40 in the Other lac had enabled them detect the sell
fish and unprncpled motives in which the camor for the
'mmediate" of Texas had Its origin, and the
ignorance which had induced the President and Secretary
OF State "coar aud unquestonabo" tle por
non OF Oregon which the United States had shadow
OF right! These not the words Of Mr. Benton but
such meaning OF what he says these
points The people OF Missouri cannot fail TO perceive,
therefore, that they have most invaluable Senaor-one
who swsys disposed carry their "eIPresssd" will
right wrong but who hostaes opposition
their "kHOtoa" will It xpressed, when it is
~ protect them against the effects Of their ignorance
Having exhausted for the time, this all times Mr..
Benton grateful theme the Senator proceeds advert
To the adventurous exploits Of his son-inaw. Colonel Ere
mont whom he eulogiZes the glowing language,
speaking OF him OF praise not oxravasaut per
hlps, bis fnthern-aw the euogst The gallant
Colonel may richly merit all said OF him; butt may
well be questioned whether good justified
BY one so nearly allied to him. But de sHstbus, &c.
We would cheerully transfer columns all that Mr..
Benton each Of these themes upon which he dwe
with much gusio, II our space permitted But we
compelled conhne quotations To those portions OF his
remarks, which have more interest Tor the public
Mr. Benton gances backwards the overthrow OF liking
Bank" and To the establishment OF "gold currency"
which he says, though ndicued "humbug has been
successfully accomplished until, he predicted, god flows
up the Mississippi, and gers through the inersces OF
the silk purse"-(whch by the way, we venture 10 say,
other, II is OF that section OF the Unlon)
lie also congaulaes the country the establishment Of
the Sub Treasury for the conception OF which he takes
occasion To pay It's author and Mr.. Van Buren,
most eEtrayagant complimentary institution oyethrown
temporarily he says, by the tornado OF the Tyler inter
reRuum-a tempest a teapot" In connection with tins
subject he refers the efforts made by OF
friends another hit Calhoun > with it
species OF Government paper, substiIu for Bank
noies-lhus gliding from species OF paper money To
anoler But he took dead stand against it, declaring
that he would prefer National Back paper National Gov
ornment paper."-And yet what should like To know,
are the twelve millions OF Treasury Notes, in circuIa
hon. but Government paper, IN lieu OF Bank noes-a spe
cles of Government paper, which, If not necessary, has
nevertheless been constant accompaniment o, the Sub
Treasury, since Its enactment
Mr. Benton then roers another Of his old hobbies the
duty upon Sail, which he .enounces to be enineny
polite and UNJUST and the total repeal OF which he de-
cos his purpose steadily advocate This subject dis
posed Of refers the important subject OF the improve
nont Of Rivers and Harbors This part OF his speech
listing topic which the Missouri Senator has recently
discussed and being OF present interest," copy length
IL will be that he rdicules, (wihou; mentioning his
name) Mr. Cahoun's newly adopted rule Of constitutional
eonsucion and his celebrated phrase finland seas with
no little skill and effect The fact u.s. the rule itself carries
npon its face evidence OF It's aburdity Nor does Mr.
Polk escape although the EI Lieutenant General
n In duty bound shield hum from the OF his heavy
blows The Of the River and abOr bill upon no
such broad distinction that upon which Mr. Benton has
thought proper place order from author
The Indignation OF the Western people. But the extract
"Co b. tanned subject Of great interest to the people
Of Missouri, and Justly he ALLUDED the improvement
OF their great This the established policy Of all
branches government now though unhsppy suspended
and baked for a while. The suspension was no conGem.
nation Of the policy, but the effect Of vicious legislation
mixing local objects with national measures-pu,ting small
the bill with such rivers the Missou-
and Mississippi and harbOrs which harbored any
thing but their owners interest local trade. with the
real habos which shelter the and ships and
steamboats, Of nation. The policy abandoned
The fault Of the suspension should upon the Pres
dent but the members Of Congress- who neglgtny or
sinsrousy, permit local objects to be mixed up with
tonal the BILL aud thus force the national 10
carry the local, all sink together There where the
fault law and that Is the point which the constituent
should observe the conduct OF his representative.
Co b. had long been advocate for tho Improvement
Of great western rivers Above twenty years ago and
when ireshe from the classics 1nd from his Roman
ing than present. he had characterized the sspp n
Senate the Romans did their Mediterranean sea -
Mare Rostrsm the he applied In u, ausion to
the which divided the earth IN the middle. and one
flag all The Mississippi, like the sea d.yi-
ded land in the middle, and with the help steam and
inbuiuries afforded much Navigation the Medtof-
ranoan and collected all it waters and rolled al It's foods
under the single fog Of the American Union. Ho called IL
sra, bat without tho slightest suspicion that he was
mixing IL into sea- altering eause In the constu-
lion Of the United States short time ago convention
ho believed Il called riyer oHyonuon-assembed
at Memphis made the discovery that mare uosban
not a figure vi speech, but tcaity--that
what formerly only uyeTs, had expanded into
tcus-inand seas-and that the constitution accommo-
dating instrument, like that miraculous IN tho Ara
ban NRhu, comparable that it might be squerz
cd into the gasp of one shut hand and eApans-
Mui " euula hpfflu oNtf the Nuple tuCuupncut 0i
oriental army, he'd expanded also length and
bfrsdh OF the soe, and lhatnow, those Improvements
perfectly constitutional, 10 the ryef under the
u "issSu "a" VIII ch perfectly unconsntu.
~ nal under its name, under the classic cmbrish.
Of mare r1fram the equnly classic and sn more
appropriate Title the time bestowed upon i of Rr3
FLuu1Rus-kng 6f Rivers The constitutional fIiculy
was solved but there WIS p,acrcu difficulty There
were many fyrf in the United STATES, aud oi many sizes
sud on could not De- The pinch % a1sou ihom
hnt the genius o the convention equal 20 the difficult
W OF the iask. rule was gIvcna general fuIenptuug
hke generalization. IL was aid down. and accepted Iat
whcie river washed three States more % became a
seaan ulsnd ssaand entitled 10 the benefits Of Tue con-
suiuuon and whore not not This the rule, and nov
iot the application. Applied TO tho huo States in New
England and OF thfgo bundled miles long became
aud received constitutional Improvement applied 20
uc Gtfaf Wet, aud a river Three thousand miles long,
Che Missouri remained only uvcr IL was no sea by
che fulo for H had but one St1e upon To- nnd consequently
could have no constitutional Improvement
This was an awkward c1ompUhesuon of tho rule but
% nota 1T despair and no hope of consolation
There light ahead. and rerrous Other States
might grow up the Missouf In fact another hos already
tlova)-and. 10 Time, there may be r.id. Then