Democratic banner., 1849-05-14
TRAVELLER.
For The Banner.

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Mr.. MURRAY: regret that it has agar
become duty on my part to take notice Of
the correspondent Of the "Record," ;" who
seems determined to make it known, that
he secretly cherishes the abnminable prin.
clip es of abolitiOnism. There is no use ol
assembling longer; I dssire you, Mr
I"Spe ctatcr," to come out boldly, avow your
real sentiments, relieve your heart of its
weight, and take the responsibility of the
position you desire TO occupy, and shall
then be the better enabled to enter into the
controversy which you seem so eager to
provoke. The spirit and tenor Of your ar
ticles take this ground, and are calculate
to inculcate the doctrine Of abolition when
ever and wherever they may be grasped BY
- mind riSiTrI u"~I IiiiITS u"uGie 50 rsri-
mate the consequences that will inevitably
follow the consummation Of fanatica rage.
But, sir, I charge that you are guilty of du-
plicity in your last article, and that you
skulk from the issue, BY denying in plain Ian.
guage what you evidently intended to be its
effect. You will not deny that you are an
advocate Of Wilmot ProvisoisIn - if so,
speak it out! .
Yet after long argument,to Irove the
error and futility Of my views, you say, 81
shall not nO,O speak Of the constitutiunoiiiy
and propriety of such an act" THE Pro.
viso. But, sir, permit me to pass on to
the. point in this communication Of "Spe c.
tator" which more than any other desire
to notice. 1t is the one in regard to the
sinister purposes against Mr. Benton, which
he charges 20 have promptedth the passage of
these resolutions by the Missouri Legisla-
ture. In my last thought was sufficient.
iy explicit to satisfy the mind of any rea-
sonable creature on this subject. / then
stated that Col. Benton was the servant of
the people Of this State, and as such had
carried out the instructions and
the known wishes Of his constituents, and
as friend Of Col. Benton's, hoped to see
him retain his popularity, by a continuation
Of his former course of conduct. | SUP
pose no sane nan will deny the power and
propriety Of State Legislatures instructing
their Senators in Congress. /, atleast, will 4
lake this for granted. But this pompous fel-
low, whose brain is certainly overwhelmed,
BY the weight Of his knowledge and the ex-
tent nj his information, who assumed in his
Irst number to read lessons to his own party.
10 make them "aware of the real objects
'f the propositions" and "to guard them
against the evils of the enemy,'' now
undertakes TO try his hand'upon me, by de.
'laring me "miserably ignorant'' of the his.
ory OF my own party, and giving me what.
le deems, no doubt, the proper information.
he says this thing is intended to "instructl
,ut Of Office" your "former political idop, ,
Mr.. Benton. ....-. sz, s..-..--.. -.
Now condescend if you please, Mr.. Spec- 8
ator, to inform US what are Mr.. Benton's
views on the subject of the Wilmot Proy;.
'o?-don't be grabbed and refuse US an an.
'wer, for il is evident that he who knows
must have smuttsying of that
90. Or whence did you derive the equal.
y important information, that even though
Col. Benton differed in opinion with the /
Missouri Legislature on this subject, he /,
would resign the Office rather than obey in {
Or what do you mean BY "in-
tructing ont Of ofice?" Perhaps you have
'eference to a subsequent election, anac'
'ou are now endeavoring to give propf ., q
Instruction. to public sentiment for fa,6r- h
lble result 10 SC1rn his friends againt the hi
ecret wiles of his enemies, and 10 /evote D
hat mighty intellect Of yours to tH advo- "a.
,acy of the Claims of Mr.. BentoH What, cI