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answer him? Did the Senator stand The irtP
did he ssiace the music''p and Jackson the man
who introduced the obnoxious Resolutions into
the Legislature, which were the theme Of dis
~|cussion, and himself an object Of assault. Did
not the Senator refuse to speak on the same day
in the same house with Judge Birch, both at
Liberty and Platte Citya Did not the Senator
always address the people upon special Invitation
lor ap~poinrmentP And would not This Of itself
have precluded AiseolIeaguesf from u1e-tszpAtns+
Why did not the Senator invite discussion, IN
stead OF adopting the very course 10 avoid it.
~ know of NJ reason why they should assail
me-" The Senator has forgotten that the nseatSs
and address ofths Southern members Of CongTsss,
has been a constant theme of abuse with him,
from the date of what he calls his "sppeal," in
all o fhis speeches, letters, and publications, and
to the southern address, It will be recolIeeted Mis-
souri, had one signer. Then in self defence that
signer was compelled to sssail the Honorable
Senator, although at the respectful distance Of an
hundred miles in the rear. Again, the questions
involved in the resolutions Of lS49, are of vital
importance to the whole people Of the State and
to his colleagues especially. =, al
The Senator has travelled through and har-
rangued the people in many counties ofthe State.
Abuse of Mr.. Calhoun, the Southern address,
the General Assembly Of this State, the Judges,
and all others who had the idudacify to oppose
the views and plans of the Honorable Senator,
constituted the staple ofhis speeches; and col
~laterally to persuade the good people to aCquiesce
in the principles of the Wilmot Proviso.T To
those who understand the Senator aud his; plans
best, the object of his summers campaign was,
liz possible, 10 transfer the State Of Missouri to
the Van Buren, Free Soil party of the NORTH
To this his four colleagues are opposed, and
consequently assailed him, ''though at The re-
spectftl distances Of an hundred miles in the
rear" .f'""' !" '""" .' -
destroying the harmony which ought to pre-
vail in The delegation. "kc. Modest again
The Honorable Senator himself, has destroyed
the harmony which ought to preyailin The dele
cation. He has separated himself from his col
leagues, his party. and, the interests OF his State,
upon an important question and he can Zee no
cause why be should be assailedl
FeIlow-citizens, I have ssssailed' the
Honorable Senator. 1t was . duty which
II owed to myself and TO the State. His
colleagues have aassailed" him, but not UNI
til he had given aid and comfort to those
who are msking war upon the rights of their
constituents and the institutions Of the State.
We stand not alone in our assaults upon
him. He is asssiled BY thousands of those
who were his old friends, but who are so no
longer. Verify the next Legislature will be
one of publication. The knife will be ap-
piled, and the rotten will be cut of. Men
of "hesd and nerves." men who feel for the
State will compose it, and NO to those who
have betrayed US.
The Hon. Senator has paraded before the
people of the State, by way Of evidence Of
my participation in a conspiracy against
him and the Union, various scraps and parts
of conversations, which he calls 'f'public
talk at Liberty in July last" 1t is unnec-
esssry to mention Il E delicacy, fairness and
maDliness of publishing garbled converse
Itions to prove any thing. The talk thus
published is partly true and partly false
The first scrap reads thus:
. 1--WE thought we had him in 1914, but he
escaped. He cannot escape now. The
combination 10 so extensive against him,
that it is impossible for him to sustain him
self. He cannot sustain himself against it.
| have letters from various parts ofthe State,
exhibiting some which shows the strength
Of the combination against him, and that he
cannot sustain himself" ..r.tt -r
This scrap Of conversation was either
misunderstood or misrepresented. for i is .
fact well known that ! sustained the Sens-'
tor in le44, that l advocated his reelection
to the Senate, and that he was somewhstin-
debted to. my humble efforts for his present
position in the u. s. Senate. The vote Of
the Senator against the treaty to annex
Texas. to say nothing Of his speeches upon
that question. and his denunciation of tue
Baltimore Convention and its proceedings,
where Mr.. Polk was nominated the Demo-
cratic candidate for the Presidency, to the
exclusion of the Senator's friend, Martin
Van Buren,, in 1914, had excited the indig-
nation of many Of his Oldest friends, and
arrayed some Of the soundest Democrats
against him. ! wss his friend then, 10 the
thouf of his greatest need, and advocated
his fe.election. because it was his first great
Ism aud We could forgive him, and besides,
The had pledged himself toobey insfrueti0ns.
But he deserved to hsvs been repudiated
then, and the Democracy would have besn
Saved some trouble If It had eendons; and
this, perhaps, / said,-and thathis cup was
L.