Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1849-05-23
cold RulliOn' forever.

The appeal OF Thomas II. Benton, from
the instructions Of the Missouri Legislature
to the people of that State, will be read
with interest by every Northern Democrat.
1t is refreshing to witness the bold, fearless
position assumed by the distinguished Sen
tor, representative as he is too of Slave
holding State. He speakes out as o States
mon, regardless at the popular prejudices
or errors. He cares not for consequences
to himself. He says: ''if the whole people
confirm the instructions ofthe Legislature,
| shall give them an opportunity to find a
Senator to carry their ,UiH into effect, as
cannot do any lhing to dissolve the Union,
or to array one half agains, the other. 4 4
| shall abide the descision Of the achole
people, and nothing less" But read the
whole appeal.
Will Benton be sustained? A few months
will give us the result. The North will
watch the contest with great anxiety.
The appeal we ind in the st. Louis Cn-
ION, the leading democratic organ Of the
State, which makes no comments what
ever thereon.
To the people Of Misouri:
The General Assembly of our State at
its late session, adopted certain resolutions
on the subject of slavery, and gave me in-
structions to obey them. From this COM
mand | appeal to the people of Missouri
the whole booy Of the people; and if they
confirm the instructions, | shall give them
an opportunity to find Senator to carry
their will into effect, as | cannot do any
thing to dissolve this Union, or to array
one half against the other.
do not admit dissolution Of the Union
to be a aremedy, to be prescribed by states.
men, for the diseases Of the body polite, any
more than admit death, by suicide, to be
a remedy, to be prescribed by physicians
for the disease Of the natural body. Cure,
and not to kill, is The only remedy, which
my mind can contemplate in either case
think it probable, from what | observe,
thnt there are many citizens-good friends
to tie harmony and stability OF this Union
who do not see the Missouri ins,ruc tons
and their prototype, the Calhoun address,
in the same light that see it, and in the
same light in which tits seen by others who
best understand it. For the information Of
SuSu SlllLCio, ulIo ~ itt tltS Ill oSS LHS utAl
step in the movement and where it is n-
tended to end, herewith subjein copy
OF the Accomac resolutions, lately adopted
IN the county of Virginia, and fully en-
dorsed by the Richmond Enqirer, as the
voice of the South. do no, produce these
resolutions for the purpose of arraigning
them; on the contrary | see something in
them to admire, as being bold and open,
and to the true interpretatin and Legitimate
sequence Of the Calhoun movement. |
consider the Calhoun address, and its of:
spring, the Missouri instructions, as funda.
mentally wrong; but to those who think
them wright, the Accomac resolutions are
also wright and should be Immediately i'm
itated by similar resolutions in Missouri.
| produce them to enable the people OF Mis-.
souri, to see what it is to which their Legis-
lature would commit the State, and what
it is they have instructed me to 90.
l appeal from these instructions to the
people of Missouri-lhe whole body of the
people-and in due time will give my rea-
sons for doing so. 1t is a question above
party, and goes TO the whole people,
In that point of view the Accomac resolu-