The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1849-07-27
MR.. CALlI0UN'S REPLY.

Several reasons would have prevented
me from taking uny notice OF Col. Benton
It his attack IN his late speech delivered II
the capital Of Missouri bad been directed
exclusively agains, me. The Ire Of con
duet have ptcecIIbtj to mJ self. in refer
once TO mm is, TO have as lire to do viii
him os possible; and accordingly, neve'
notice aha, Gomez from him, esen IN hl'
character Gs Senator, when | can avoid do
Ing so consistently with my public duties
! regard hiro IN a light very dlIeren, from
What be seems to regard nc, # we may
Judge from the frequency and violence oil
his attacks on the. lie seems TO lhuk
snud 10 bis way, and that am ever eneag
ed IN some scheme 10 put him down. OF
the cou,faFy, hege never fer n moment
thou Ia, Of facing him to The level Of 0 CON
prtiio', or rnal, nor considered ii Of any
importance TO me-, whether he should he
put dusb or not. He must lhuk he has
something 10 gam by essaIlsng me; on
the contrary, feel that | have nothing to
gam by noticing him, and when compc led
to DO 20 bm satisfied # escape without
some loss Of self respect. ! have another
reason iot not desiring to notice hun on the
present occasion. All bis charges against
me, with ie~ and trfling exceptions arc
bat the feiiefattrns Of those often made
heretofore by hlmseif and Others, aud which
! have net and successfully repealed 10 my
place III the Senate. Inat they made 90
impression egains, mo At the tine, either IN
the Senate or community, theto con be no
better proof. than is afforded IN tho labor.
ious 6rd tircsome tIott he made IN hrs pres
en-, speech 10 revive and give lhon c,tcu.
luton.
Under the innienco Of these reasans,
would Gnse renamed silent be-, nlouc b"eu
Concerned. Bot such IS no, the case. liI.
blow IS aimed much more 81 gu than me.
lie strikes a, mo FOR he double potposo Of
weakening me IN your confidence, and Of
striking at you and your cnuse through ne,
which &c thinks can be done more Ell Gu
ally indirectly, than directly. Thus tegar
ding his attack lecl il 10 be 4 duty ose
you md Your cause 10 repei y.
The effort Of Col. Benton, from the be
ginning to tho eud Of his speech. ls'c ciake
out that have ever been unipHhlui 10 your
cause, and true TO tim, OF the iieo suiefs
aad nboIiions'si While, on the contrary,
you had in hun IN uuknosn but faithful
friend on oil occasions. lie assumes that
you aud they have been both mlstekcn N
reference 10 my course you 10 regarding
nc % (rend aud supporter o. your cause,
ard they IN regarding me as hostile 10
theirs. Judged by appearance hIs oil ct
would seem TO be 10 di-pei this dsuHon,
While ~ lrGth Il -, to gtva you and your
Cause What he hopes vii prose deadly
blows Ihl9 lac abolitcasls and free SOL.
efs welluuiefsiaud, The disguise was not
assumed to deceive them, but to deceive
you. They understand htm, AID have hall
cd vii, acciama'lon Ia speech. aud pub
ll-hcd u aud circulated Il Ear ard near, ana
couticl Il and It's author 10 the skies
They l'icc 10 The belief that i, has DO
nolisAcd &c, and this too. While It hold,
inc up as the ltuc,i and the best freud L
,helr Cause. l,tcmalas to ba scc1, ~hClh
or sou viii understand hun as perfectly o,
they DO, aud vii meet tic SPEECH 40 llud
cd by them, sllh he reptotsllon due /,
e, oniery aud setIlon. ltsnni The fits
time that q dcstrlet has had the assurance
10 address those he serted. and sh,ie pro
ies.ing regard ior their cause, denoDnce,
those Who rcml,acd faithful 10 Il. IN,
, hJMofy Of our revolution lutu9hcs noto
, rous instance Of the kiud. The desefie
t IN lha, instance faded to deceive thos
whom he addressed, or 10 shake their con
iiIence IN those sho renamed huhlul Il
them, and in return for his e.ifcatcty OIL
| desertlon have sent hl1 name dean 10 pos
tcrly With reprcba Ii remains to b
, seen whether ouch vii 10 the tate Of til
. descIrer ~ This instance.
I'll H. commenced has speech with attack
ing tho resolutions offered 10 the Senate
/ the - fcbruaryn st7 and charges thu
d they we're introduced for the purpose ri d.
y union. Tint you may lldgn for yonrsel
!. whothcr thry are habIe to tito charge {
;, not, insert them.
s. Resolved, That the territories of III
tHltu QUITS ut'pHH W AHc tcNcIul s}'d''
compoeing this lLion, aud aro held i
J. them as Their joint aud common property
Resolved. That Congress, Us tho jon
agen, and representative Of the States
u this Inion, has no tight 10 mako any la'
V or do any oct whatever, that shall, dIect
- or by ITO fleets, make any DISCRIMINATE,
between tho States OF thus Union, by hlC
any o(,hem shall be deprived Of It's full al
clunl rlgA, N any territory Of tho Unit
IN States, acquired or TO be acquired.
al Resolved, That the enactmen, Of q,
d, law which should, directly or by It's clTec
II. deprive the citizens Of any of tho States
II, this Union from cmigtallng with their PFC
re erty into any OF tho territories OF the u
rs ted States, will make such discriminate
We and would therefore, be violation OF t
'as constitution, and the rights Of tho Sta
ey from which such citizens emIgratcd, and
,m deroganon OF liza, perfect equality VIII
be belongs 10 them as members oil the I'm
i've and would tend directly to subverl the
ter MON itself.
OF Resolved, That, as fundamental pr
for cipie IN our political cieed, people