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From ne PiHsbHrgh Gaseiie.
Mr., BentOn'S Great speech.

orn. These paragraphs we shall copy, and
our readers will lind them repeIe with interest.
The reader will recolleci that this speech is
reply 10 certain resolutions Of instruction on the
subiect of slavery, passed by the Legislature OF
Missouri. lssl winter. Mr.. Benton appeals from
these instructions TO The people, and he launches
all bis batteries Of argument, historical docu'
mems. and sarcasm, at the head OF Mr.. Cal
houn, who, he says, is the author OF the doc
trines conlained in the resolutions.
With these preparatory remarks IN mind' ihe
reader will understand more fully the meaning
Of Mr.. Benton, in the following closing para
graphs Of his speech:-
81 consider my prOposIiOn-ihe ono win
which commenced my speech-now made
good. namely. that the resolutions OF The Gene.
ral Assembly Of which | complain, are copied
from those of Mr.. Calhoun-IhaI 10 understand
their design, you must understand his design
and that, from the words Of his own resolution,
aud from his conduct for twenty years past, the
subyersion Of the Union isinIended. In the ex'
ecution of this design cannot be an instrument,
nor can believe that the people, or the mass OF
the General Assembly wish it, and deem 1t
right 10 have a full understanding with my con-
sutuenls on the whole matter. !
/. therefore, appeal from the instructions
have received, because they are in conflict with
instructions already received and obeyed-be'
cause they did not emanae from any known de-
sire, or understood will of the peope-because
they contain unconstitutional expOsltlons ol the
constitution, which am sworn TO supporI-be-
cause they require me 10 promote dlsunlon-6e-
cause they pledge the State 10 cooperate with
other States in eventual civil war-because they
are copied from resolutions haIched for great
mischief, which have right TO oppose, and did
oppose in my place Of Senator in The Senate Of
the United Suites, and which cannot cease oP-
posing without personal disgrace and official der
ELECTION of public duty, and because | think 1t
due to tho people to give them an opportunity to
consider Of proceedings gravely affecting gthem,
and on which they have not been consulted.
appeal to the people-lhe whole body OF the
people. Ills question above party; and should
be kept above il. ! mean to keep il there.
And now | have secret to tell, in relation to
these resolutions, which have guarded long
enough. marked their first appearance in the
General Assembly, knew their origin and de-
us
happens that there are a few cuZens in this
State, successors TO others who have passed a.
way, and who are denomnated in the Accomac
resolutions, aduncts to Mr. Calhoun. The de.
nomination is appropriate. Adjunct, (EngIish)
Is from ad and junctuS (Laun) and signifies
Joined to; which this sci of clzens seems TO
be, both soul and body, with respect to their
southern lerder. These few are in state OF
permanent conspiracy against me, either on their
own account, or that Of their "leGding friend al
the South" or both, and hatch perpetual sue.
cession of plots against me. To go no further
back, refer 10 the summer Of 1914, and the
plot on the Texas annexation question, which
will call the jews.horp plot, in consideration OF
the music which was to be then made upon that
instrument, and to discriminate ii from others.
The plot showed its head but hid itself after.
wards. II failed, and its cOnlrlvers went back
into their perpetual state Of incubation.
When the Calhoun resolutions were moved
in the General Assembly, and that was at the
commencement OF the session, saw that n new
plot was Matching, and determined 10 let it quit
the shell. knew that if gave hint Of what
they were about--i( had communicated the
1.-THE of wha, have said to you to-day, it would
have stopped the proceeding. But that would
have done me no good. 1t would only have
postponed, and changed the form Of the work.
! determined to let il 90 on, and 10 do nothing
10 alarm the operators; and for that reason wrote
not a word-not word on the subject-to any
one OF the hundred members who would have
blown the resolutions sky high if they had
known their origin and design. ! did not even
answer letter from my friend who sits there
lLieut. Gov. Price.) The resolutions were in
troduced at the very beginning Of the session.
they lay torpid until its end. The plo.ters were
waiting for the signal from the "leading friend
waiting the Calhoun address. The moment
they got it, they acted, although it was too late
FOR the resolutions 10 have the effect Of instruc
,ions. They were passed after Congress had
adjourned and after it must have been believed
that the subject TO which they related had beer
disposed of for il was notorious that the terri
torial government bills were in process OF enact
mont, and in fact they only failed after midnigh
on the last night OF the session, and that on dis
agreement between the TWO Houses and the
failure, on the Sd Of March, was not known a
jefferson on the Hh--the day of passing The
resolutions. 1t was 100 lute 10 pass the resolu
tions for the purpose Of instrucling me how Il
vote at Washington. 1t was too late for that
butwas early enough for the summer campaign
ut home; and, therefore, they were passed. ant
now have them. mean the plolters; and be
tween them, and me, henceorlh and forever,
high wall and deep ditchl and no communion
no compromise, no caucus with them. No
does it require any bodness, on my part, to Civ
Them defiance. There are only about a doze
of .hem--a baksrs dozen, perhaps--and half 0
them outside Of The Legislature. Woe to judg
cs, il anv such there arein this work. The chill
dren of Israel could not stand the government
of Judges; nor can we.
Ci,izens! have finished the view which
proposed to take Of the subject which has linda
ced my appeal to the people, but there are 9th
ermquers upon which my constituents desire /
hear from me, aud in which desire ii is rigt
they should BE- grali(ied.
"Barnburner." And what did 90 TO Nc,