Democratic banner., 1849-12-24
lice stripped of all ii. gui.e.. That image, we

fear. you must assume, and yOa can seek the
cause in your own temerity and unparalleled ig:
.norance.
You call upon US to make good the charge that
whig orators or editors had ever taken part in
the Benton contest in ibis State, or else "stand
convicted" of what you charge. We have al
ways conceded to the wings the right, to take
part in any and every contest. The editor. Of
the Record seems to think their powers limited,
because a great national question is between Ben
ton and the democratic Is the St. Louis New
Era a wing paper? Is it not for BeutOnS Is
the Cape Girardeau Eagle a whig paper? Is il
hot against Benton? Is the editor ofthe Record
a wing? His readers can see that he is desir.
Gus OF getting on some side, but his Ignorance is
such as to prevent a permanent selection. He
must be permitted to whistle according TO The
dictates of his own Pickering fancy. To these
we refer 10 verify our assertion. To more we
might refer, but these will be sufficient to con-
vince you, unless your Uranium be imperviopst 10
IAN idea and your perverse mind determined to
'grOvel in the happiness of ignorance.
And now driven from every position assumed
by you, you seek food for your morbid malice in
Matching a new falsehood and publishing what a
lille soul might conceive to be SANDER against
the Representative Of this county. You say that
his return from Jefferson City, be express
ed himself dissatisfied with the resolutions; Of
this, our information is such that there can be
no doubt" Is this the only thing you can find
to object to In that gentleman? If it were true,
what would it amountto? Only that man is fall
|lible-a truth taught by ages Of experience
But your "information" in this case, is but anoth.
er srhalation from the green pool of malicious
ISLANDERS that stagnates in your bosom.
Why the necessity Of passing from the afgu-
ment to attack him? When his services come
to pass under review by his fellow-chizens, he
will doubtless be able to defend himself against
jail the attacks Of Lilliputian editors or ungener.
Gus charlatans. We see your real design. It ia
Ito divide and distract the democratic party, 70
sow The seeds of dissensiun and oppose barriers
to its united strength and power. But the arti-
flee is too shallOw-the ingenuity too much en-
numbered with the dull stupidity that is so char.
|acteristic Of your performances.
And now in order 10 see whether truth Is any
part of your composition, We simply inquire, il
you assert. upOh your own responsibility, that
the Representative Of this county has ever said
aught against the principles Of the resolutions Of
the last Legislature? Do you assert that he ha,
ever expressed any regret for any vote cast BY
him in the Legislature, or that he would change
any vote if in his power? Or do you intend to
assert that he has ever expressed himself other
wise than that the resolutions are correct, both
in spirit and in principle?
This is a matter Of no consequence to US or 10
democratic party, which we desire to see uni
ted and acting in concert and in harmony, but we
feel anxious to discover the spirit that actuaies
our neighbor Of the Recoad. He complains that
we are abusive beyond his powers of reply
Hence the necessity Of avoiding a contest in
Which he is unable to sustain himself. He de-
scended to low abuse, and we, in sslfdefence,
were constrained toteach him a lesson, that will
be serviceable to him in every occupation he may
hereafter adopt-even should It be steam Gram.
mar. -r
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DRowNED.-We gather from an eye wit
ness the particulars OF an accident that re.
suited in the drowning of q man, two hor-
SEES, and the loss Of $1,000 in cash and prop
erty. Two gentlemen from Wisconsin,
named Ruben Case and Oliver Richardson,
were travelling in a ~two-horse wagon from
st. Charles to Palmyra, vending some kind
Of patents, and took in, a short distance from
st. Charles, a German, name not known,
for Palmyra also. On arriving at Riggs
Ferry, on Cuivre, on Friday last, they en-
tered the flooded stream without inquiry,
and in few psces were in swimming water.
The wagon foated apart, when the men all
left It, and e~ndeavored to cling to some will
lows until rescued. The German, howev-
er, became exhausted, or e~ndeavored to
mend his hold, and sank, together with all
but his two travelling companions, to rise
no more. The ferryman and other travel
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