Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1849-09-27
TO THE PUBLIC.

| tnat Col. Benton, IN his refusal TO obey
the instructions of the last legislature
has given as one Of his reasons that the
resolutions had been gotten up and
written out by Judge Napton, and tina,
after being thus gotten up, that Judge
Napton had taken counsel among his
friends whether he should deliver them
to me or Carly Wells, for introduction
into the Senate. On seeing these char.
ges in printed speech of Col. Benton's
made at Lexington, and written GU,
by himself, | denied the truth of them
and demanded the proof. Col. Benton
has at length come forward with his
testimony. Gen. Sterling Price is his
witness. and testifies as follows:
VAL VERDE, Aug. 9Th, ls49.
DEAR SIR:--Having very recently
seen a communication from Judge w.
b. Napton, replying to your charge,
touching the points of issue between
you. in which he evidently conveys the
idea that he was not the author of the
Missouri resolutions, l feel constrained
to offer my testimony; and thereby
comply with the promise made when
| last saw you. The facts are these du.
ring my visit to Jefferson City last
winter, Judge Napton invited me into
his room and showed me a Sc, ofreso.
lutions which he informed me had been
prepared by himself and which believe
are the same which passed the Missouri
legislature. will merely add tina.
another gentleman of high respectable.
iiy and credit was invited to hear them
and that he too had prepared set of
resolutions, which were laid aside and
Judge Napton's accepted. l conceive
il unnecessary to give his name, but full
faith and credit would everywhere be
given to his veracity, and am very
sure stands ready to corobora,e, by his
testimony, my statement. In connec.
ton with my visit to Judge Nap,on's
room, he informed me that his resolu.
tons would be presented by either
Carly Wells, or Claiborne F. Jackson.
Iremain with high regard,
Your obedient servant,
STERLING PRICE
Such is the testimony of General
Price, which he felt constrained" to
offer in behalf of his friend, Colonel
Benton, and what does it prove! He
says Judge Napton read certain resolu.
tons to him, which he "6elieves" to be
the same that passed the legislature.
Now that Judge Napton may have read
certain resolutions TO Gen. Price, and
that some such conversation as he re.
lates, may have passed between them,
is probably all true. and VIVA, of all that!
Does General Price say that the reso.
lu,ious read to him by Judge Napton
are The same Which passed The Legislature.
He does not say it, he cannot say il, he
dare not say ii. No man, with truth,
can say it, As for what General Price
may believe or suppose about the reso.
lutions, care not fig. The resolutions
introduced by me never were read to
Gen. Price by Judge Napton or any
one else before their presentation in the
Senate.
! have never considered il a matter
Of the least consequence whether the
resolutions were written by one man or
another, or by twenty men; but since
Col. Benton, in his desperation to save
himself from the odium which awaits
him in his delinquency, has seen fit to
60 over the country hunting up witness.
es TO sustain him in his groundless as.
saults upon better men than himself, and
thereby, if possible. divert the public
mind from his apostacy and the real
issues involved in his disobedience TO
the will of the Legislature of the State,
l feel it my duty to lay before the pub.
lie the whole facts in reference 10 the
publication and introduction of the res.
olutions which seem to be very trouble.
some 10 Col. Benton and his followers. |
During the first or second week of
the session Mr.. Wells of Marion. intro.
duced series Of resolutions into the
Senate, and near the same time Mr..
Henderson of Pike. introduced others
into the House of Representatives. both
relating to the question of Slavery
These resolutions we're read twice, and