Democratic banner., 1849-08-27
From the Metropolitan.
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Keep it before the People!
That Col. Benton refuses to obey the in.
stfuctions of the Observation-Disclosures
which simply require him to vote against
tho Wilmot Proviso, and which if passed in
to a law, discriminates between the citizens
of the slave-holding and non-slaveholding
States. and denies that a Missourian has
equal rights with a New Yorker.
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That Col. Benton is a proviSoist. He has
voted twice for it according to bis own adj
mission; calls it the Bento Proviso, and de-
clares that Congress has the constitutional
power to pass it.
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That when Gerard Robinson, esq. Of How.
ard county, asked Col. Benton if he would
vote against the proviso, and stated that the
people wanted a direct dnsi0er! the latter
replied I make no pledges-1 give no bonds!
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That when q gentleman approached Col.
Benton, the other day at Weston, and asked
him whether he was for or against the Pro-
viso, the Colonel answered, "You HAVE NO
RithT SIR, To ASK ME- sUcH A QUESTION:"
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That Notwithstanding these undeniable
and incontrovertible facts, such papers as
the jefferson Inquirer" "Boonville Demo.
crat'' and "Lexington Journal" all in the
support of Col. Benton, deny that he Is q
prOvisO,st, although they know he could set
tie the question in a moment by an emphat-
ic declaration one way Or the other, which
he ~purpossly and wickedly refuses to make.
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That although the Wilmot proviso 10 very
unpopular, yet the friends Of Col. Benton
who have the scienter, and know that he is
in favor Of it, do not say one word against
that hateful, unjust and odious measure.
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That the friends Of Col. Benton, when
with the native born citizens Of
America, deny that he is q provisoist, and
get eiectioner with the German population
ON the Uery ground Of his opposition to the
Of slavery!
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That Col. Benton's appeal is a mere hypo-
critical pretence, by which he intends to
gull them, If possible, into his support, and
is in fact and in form, . denial Of the old
and long'recognized doctrine Of the ssrigM
IF instruction."
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That Col. Benton, il sustained in his ap-
peal, will vote in Congress next winter, for
Wilmot Proviso and all kindred msa-
sures, and then boldly assert that the voice
of the people of Missouri is with him, al.
leging ''that he had given>no pledges against
the measure"-"that he had twice before
voted for it"-"that he had said they might
call it the Benton proviso"--"that Congress
had the authority to pass it"--and "that he
would never give a vote to carry slavery
where it did not already exist"
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That if they sustain Benton's appeal, they
cannot afterwards calculate with any GER
tainty upon the obedience of any Senator
in Congress. They set a dangerous prece-
dent-one which will authorize q Senator
to appeal at pleasure, and refer to the case
of Col. B. to sustain him. And for appeal
ing the people cannot condemn him, without
being guilty of fragrant injustice, or gross
Inconsistency
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That if they sustain Col. Benton, appeals
tciu then become fashionable, and excite
ments never cease.
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That they would do well to think of these
things, and apply the corrective now, by
turning over Col. Benton, to the tender mer-
cies Of Martin Van Buren, and his "speekled
progeny Of many conjunct,ons."
ANOTHER RICHMOND IN THE FIELD.