The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1849-10-30

showed me a letter from General Twiggs, which
followed him by express to this place.
General Twiggs met Sam Jones, Billy Bowlegs,
and sixty warriors in council on the 10Th instant.
They had been waiting some nine days for him.
They delivered up three of the murdcrers, the hands
of another whom they were obliged to kill in cap
turing, and the fifth, Billy Bowegss nephew, max
ing his escape. General Twiggs spoke to them of
emigrating. They seemed to take it quite kindly,
but requested sixty days to decide.
The Beauties OF Locofocoism in Missouri
The Missouri Republican Of the 10Th
inst. gives the following graphic account
of the sswar of words" between the Ben
ton and the anti-Benton faction in the city
of St. Louis, upon the occasion of Colonel
Benton's addressing his constituents in
that city. That the strong arm of the city
police had to be interposed to prevent riot
and bloodshed between the contending
factions of the ''hUmoniouS Democracy,
OH the occasion above referred to, is no
more than might be expected. 1t is the
natural result of the unchecked sway of
Locofocolsm:
".THE WAR GOES BRAvELY ON
''There was most beautiful Locofoco
fight in our city yesterday. 1t did the
heart of every true Wing good to see it.
Of course, it was one of those free fights
in which the Wings had no other interest
than that they should completely demolish
and forever use up each other. Each OF
the factions seem to be extremely anxious
to bring about this result. If the applica-
ton of epithets and denunciations, and the
expositions of the frauds, corruption and
knavery of the leading men and conspicu.
Gus politicians, could use up party, il
ought to be accomplished in this contest.
The Wings, in all their opposition to the
Locofocos-in all their denunciations OF
the leading men anu measures of that par
ty-in all their charges of fraud, corrup-
ito selfshness and dishonesty of pur-
pose-never charged half so much against
them as these two factions now charge and
proUe on each other. Destitute OF prin-
ciple and honesty of purpose, as we have
always believed the leaders OF that party
to be, we confess that we never dreamed
Of so many Of them being so polluted.
Take their own statements and proofs
the one of the other-and If the fate OF our
State hung on the honesty and the di>in-
terested patriotism of a single leader in
the Locofoco party, we would certainly
be in a worse position than the God
stricken cities of old Truly, if these men
tell the truth of each other-and a. they
are speaking of each other, we presume
they are well acquainted with each other,
conducive have fallen on bad times,
and have entrusted our public affairs, fol
years past, to very corrupt set Of men.
Yesterday afternoon Colonel Benton
in front OF the courthouse, addressed q
very large concourse of citizens. The
crowd was so large, and the opportunities
for reporting so bad, that We will not at
tempt even TO give the substance of hi;
speech. II may, however, be remarked
that in It's general scope il was about the
same which be has frequently repeated
elsewhere in the State. In acrimony anC
severity, it was equal to any thing we have
ever listened to- The colonel spoke about
an hour and a half, and his remarks were
well received by his friends, and in the
opposite spirit by his opponents.
In the evening, the democrats op
posed to the appeal of Colonel Benton
held their meeting ia the rotunda OF TN,
courthouse, pursuant to a call previously
made, at which Robert +. Acock, of Poll
county, presided. The rotunda was dense
ly crowded A committee was appointed
to draft resolutions, alter which Judge
Birch was introduced and took the stand
At the commencement of his remarks, h,
read to the meeting note which he hat
received through the post office, durinl
the day, and which is as follows
Dear Sir You have twenty four hours to leav
St Louis 1fnot gone in that time, will treat yot
to a coat oftar and feathers. Orr WHO Knows"
! He bad not intended TO obtrude th
matter upon the meeting, but having men
toned its reception TO several friends, AMI
inadvertently alluded to it since he tool
the stand, he complied with the request o
many gentlemen around him to read it
He then at some length adverted TO tn,
position Of Col. Benton, his remarks bein.
received by mingled applause, Kisses, anc
confusion.
After Judge Birch had concluded, the
Hon. J. A. Green was introduced. Be
fore he had fairly got under way, or reach
ed the question he proposed to discuss
the right Of instruction and Colonel Ben
tons sppeal-the committee on resou
tons entered, when he yielded the foo
to enable them to make their report.
The resolutions we're read amidst out
bursts Of Kisses and applause. We wer,
unable to obtain a copy of the resolutions