Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1849-07-05
COL. BENTON'S SPEECH AT
GLASGOW.

him with so much ease aud safety, that
all present were satisfied he was not
dangerous. Upon examination into his
age and paternity, the Col. very clear
ly showed great error on the part of
many; Davy, the repu,ed father, was
hardly so old, as the child he claimed
nor Of so pure lineal desccnt--as its
pedigree was traceable directly to
Thomas Jefferson, who is its Legitimate
sire, and has also been styled the Father
of Democracy" The correction Of this
popular error, il was very apparent,
gave great satisfaction to many, who
were pleased 10 find they had been de.
ceived by For Fire, famed into blaze
by the blue tailed fly Of South Carolina
that the monster Davy was but the
comely form of old Jeff, with q Dis
union robe too carelessly thrown over
him TO deceive--that stripped Of this
robe all true friends of the country could
approach as in days of yore! applause
at this discovery (About this time
noticed at the back of the building.
several heads rising above a new wall
recently erected; some of their eyes
looked green-their countenances be-
'raying great solicitude; they scrambled
up gazing steadfaslly all the while at
"Old Bullion" when they had gotten
their bodies about halfupon the wall, he
gave short about "blood and treasure"
and such tumbling from the wall into
the ditch never was seen, accompanied
by splashipg in the mud and deep groans;
with now and then cry of mo So
ciai intercourse" unkindeSt cut of
ALL" while one, in great agony exclaim.
ed, "oh my brethren, remember the fate
of Lazarus Hearken unto the Proph.
ETY.
Mr.. B. said he had appealed to the
people Of Mssouri-the whole people
upon q question ofmomentous impor.
lance; a question which involved the
dissolution or preservation of this glo.
rious union. He was for the union, al
all hazards; he was grieved to be for
ced 10 utter The damnable word, "Dis,
union," before the youth Of the country;
in his young days, no one dared to utter
it; yet in the year ls49, the Legislature
of your State, of my Slate, on the 7lh
day of March, three days after Con-
gross adjourned, passed a series
of resolves, denomina,ed by some
instructions TO your Senators and
Representatives; but they were not
intended for nslructions-dates show.
ell they were not; these resolves,
Tor things, as he called them,) were
nothing but fire brands copied from
John c. Calhoun, the father Of nullf.
cation and Disunion; they were copied
by Judge Nap,on and palmed upon the
Legislature; that they were adopted in
preference to others which declared for
the Union that Judge Napton, Calhoun's
chief scribe, does not deny his agency
in the matter, &c.
He then took up the resolutions, or
things, and so completely riddled them
that no one who lays any claim 10 com.
mon sense would wish 10 father them;
nc satisfied all--even the sinners in the
ditch--ihat they were inconsistent and
absurd in themselves, and demons,ra.
ted their disunion tendency; they could
not be obeyed ifunderstood: First, they
deny 10 congress any power to legsate
on the subject of slavery, in States or
Territories; then admit the power exists
and has been exercised, and express
willingness to sanction its further exer.
else, provided, the spirit of fanaticism
can be extinguished. Hard instructions!
The spirit of fanaticism TO be extinguish.
ed before they can be obeyed. A Sem
ator must traverse the sixteen free
States, before they breach the subject,
and make treaties with the Legislatures.
This might be done. But then he must
extinguish the spirit of fana,icism; q
flame can be extinguished, but a spirit
a. anatical spirit, how shall it be extin-
guished! Yet if this is not done, your
Legislature pledges hearty cooper
alton in multiplying the laws of Con-
gress! In my old age, it would be task
enough to treat with Legislative bodies,
provided they had done or ever threat
ened to do mischief--but as for going
on chase after spirits, Janatical spirits.
he was not equal to the work.