The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1848-09-21
From The .Acic Orleans DaRa1
SENATORIAL DAGuERHEOTYPE-
BENTON.

DIN ioN.
Do you SEQ that parsonage sitting in tho
third seat on the extreme right ol the Wee
President? VOL that is the irsd MAJOR
Of Missouri, alias sold BnIlion,'' alias ''thc
Hard" Approach him and it your man
ncrs and appearance nre prcposscssing, his
face Is II, once graccd with natural aud
agreeable smile Ii on the contrary, YOU
will get one of those artificial voluntary
grins that irights you from Your proprIcty
and checks the first approach To familiarity.
lie belongs TO the +. +. BIS, which bcing
put into tho ycrnacuar means tho First,
Families Of tho Bulldogs. Whatever he
scizcs upon, he never lets go; neither can
he be choked OIL Witness him ON tho En-
pungng Resolution -''soli,ary and alone
he put thu, ball in notion aud pursued it
session after session, aud day after day
with perseverance, that never tagged aud
an industry that never tired. No living
man could have accomplished il save Ben
ton. ! say nothing Of its morality, nothing
OF It's propricty, the Iuturc historian must
do his duty in that particular; my sole OBJ
joct is with the pcrtinacitv Of tho senator.
through which it was finally accomplished.
| shall never forget tho sccne--it was mp
paling, the record was To be mutilatcd -
time, night, tho galleries crowded to SUI
location. There stood Benton over the Sec.
rotary, like Shylock waiting Tor his pound
OF flesh. lie was the chief director OF the
scene. 1t was to be effected by pen new
or soilcd by ink--thc Secretary was dircc-
ted TO procure virgin pen for Tho purpose
it was obtained, aud the maker Of it will
live in story. AL was ready for tho sac
riiicc. The Secretary took tho pcn--on
his right stood Benton, on the left Buchan-
an--all eyes were intent on tho PARTIES
the black lines were drawn, and the record
was soIr forever. Suddenly, in the midst
Of tho decpcs, silence. a most uncarthly
groan was heard, and then hiss SO loud
that YOU would have supposed twenty
geese had been introduced into tho gale
RIGS. You may we'll suppose the confusion
that was was created, comm. SO uncXpcct-
cd as il did. la instant Benton recovered
his equilibrium, and looking up to tho gal
lcrics, roarcd out with n stentarian voice,
"Turn ont those Bank ru.'iansr and imn,e.
dintcly tho Sergeant ~ Arms, huge Mi
sourian by the name OF Shakiord, with his
police was in the galleries, and made cap
turc oi n gentleman by the name Of Lloyd
who was taken down stairs. Tho next
thing To be done was iogct rid of the pris-
l. 4. IL.
bar, which was refused him, aud hc refused
his discharge, and made fresh demand
next morning but nothing was DONE
Benton took the pen and after retaining il
somo time as proud trophy, sent il by his
son 10 old Gen. Jackson, where il IN still
cherished and retained hy his relatives
Benton is what Johnson dcnoninntcs mn
''honest hatcr, 'and the devil himself is moi
more vindictive where he suspects dup'ici-
Nv. Had it not been for his energy, John
Tyler and hls clique would have been
quaricrcd OH tho Democracy. Some ol
his friends thought him obstinate on this
occasion, bit be resisted the amagalnaiion
to the death; aud canno, help thinking be
was rather 10 hard upon John, to whom he
was indebted for tho veto on tho National
Bank.
Benton is hard student; his speeches
have done more for the Democracy lhan
any other living man. I'imc was, when
he rose to speak, that tho galleries were
cleared in n moment. "Ncscr mnd,n said
he, 81 speak to tho country, not the gal
lcrics," and now no man to use theatri-
cal expression, draws hotter houses. Ills
speeches exhibit great research, he speaks,
as no admits, ''lrom the book" seldom in
dulging in flights OF fancy, and while he
never iorgets the interests Of that State
that has continued him uninterruptcdly for
quarter Of century, he mny DO regarded
as Senator for the United States. What
kind Of Lieutenant General would he
have made, Congress deprived us Of the
power o! asccrtaining; but we believe from
what VIC havo seen Of him rs a political
tnciician that though he might not have
won moro laurols than Scott, yet no would
have received fewer wounds s.in tho rcnr.''
Benton had uniformly refused all offices
rendered him by tho different Presidents,
prcfcrng his station ia tho Senate to any
other position, no matter how much moIc
lucrative. Many admire him, few love
him. At ono period, his chances for tho
Executive chair were exceedingly bright.
That day has gone, however; still, he will
live in history as a very remarkable and a
very memorable man. II.
PoTAro Ror.--Dr. Klotsch, Of Berlin,
has discovered perfect cure Of the Potato
disease, for which the Prussian Government
havo awarded him ssl4OO. Tho cclcbra-
ted Lcibig made the same discovery, almost
at the samo time. Tho plan is simply to
pinch of half an inch oil'the top Of tho plant