Democratic banner., 1849-08-13
Another Glorious victory.

Cooper County scheeked Snfo rGnEs.-
Alas, for old Bullion! On Monday the
sotA skimo, q mass melting Of the citizens
Of Cooper County was held at New Salem
Camp Ground, and was addressed BY the
Hons. David R. Atchison and James S.
Green. There was Q large assembly ofthe
Soversigns, and Benton strikers we're wide
awake and offered Resolutions approving
Ibis cosrss which were coked doscn by the
people, and Reolutioas eOndemning his
appeal and approving the Resolutions ofths
Legislature passed in their stead. We
will try to find room for these proceedings
hereafter. It was in Cooper where Ben
tons BoonviIls speech was msds, aud where
one of his organs, the BOOnviM Democrat,
lc~irculates, and claimed all Of the people for
old BulIion-ths same paper that fairly glo-
|ri6ed the Resolutions ofthe Legislature, un-
til its master Benton spoke.
&amefaa--Two Or three Of Benton'sI
papers in his Stats, set no bounds to their
work Of defamation, and no curb to their
slsndsrous language. Goaded to dsspsra.
ton, at the signal defeat sustained by Col.
Benton at Liberty, Clay County. where he
was met and replied to By Judge Birch,
they have commenced slsnderihg the pri.
vsts character Of that gentleman in the
most unfseling and brutal manner. The
language Of the Lexington Journal has been
such As to call forth the following card
from that gentleman:
To the Public.
As it 10 ny purpose to have the unfseliDg
|slandereE Of the "Lexington Journal" in.
|dicted and criminally punished, for the in.|
famous and fendish libels contained in bis
paper of the 22d inst, ! respectfully ask 81
suspension ofthe public judgment until such
an opportunity is afforded me.
JAMES II. BIRCH.
Prairie Park, July 26, ls49.
Il 10 . strong sign Of the times in Missou.
ri that the city Of st. Louis, which for some
time past, has cast decided loco-foco ma
%iorities at the elections, has just elected aI
free.soiI and Benton man to the attorney.
ship Of the State Bank ; the contest turning
entirely upon free.soilism aud Ben.onism
the one side, and snti.freesoilism and
antilBentonism on the other. This result
shows Whist we have repeatedly stated, that
when In the siavs State Of Missouri, the
loco.Eoceee. under the lead Of Bsntos, srs
going heart sod hand with the Northsrn
Abolitionists Louisville Journal, JuyI
25dh, 1919.
We do not think ispossibls that the same
Of words could be put together 10
any manner to contain more shameful mis-
representations Of fact, than may be found
In the above little DsorceM The bank at.
torney vas not elected BY the city Of St..
Louis, bot BY the directors Of the bank
wings - veil % democrats; and vs. are
sure that the issue was not free.soilism or
anti-freesoilism. The editor Of the Journal
knows that fres.soilism has received more
support from the wings than from the demo
Gratis Of the Union, whilst almost the only
decided and determined opposition toit, has
been from the democratic party. The ed
itor also knows that Col. Benton has mott
acted cordially with the democratic party
for the last four years, and that at the close
ofths late administration, be made . most
bitter and furious onslaught on Mr. Polk and
the party. For the Information Of the ed
itor aforesaid, We would tell him thatdemo-
Gratis Of Missouri do not now follow the lead
Of Col. Benton, but sschew both him and
his free-soilism, while his principal apolo-
gists and defenders, are here to be found in
the Vhig ranks. But Of this, the Journal
may-ksszss thst TIE democrats q Missou-
RI yin have ~ easy victory over Benton,
Bates and the whole frss.so,i corps Of ST..
Louis, headed and led on BY the rsdontabl .
Capt. Philips, the imported editor Of the St.
Louis Union. +
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