New-York daily tribune., 1849-06-11
COL. BENTON'S MANIFESTO.

We have. at length, received the conclusion Of
Col Benton's late speech at Jefferson City, Mis-
souri,. We make the following extracts, which,
il will be seen, are peculiarly Bentonian:
consider my proposition-the one with which
| commenced my specch-now made good =
namely that the Resolutions OF the General As
sembly Of which complain are copied from those
of Mr.. CalhOun-that to understend Mer des1gR,
you must understand has des3gH-and that, from
the words OF his own resolution and from his con .
duct for twenty years past, the subversion OF the
Union is intended. In the execution OF tins de-
sign cannot be an instrument, nor can believe
that the people, or the mass Of the General As
sembly wish It; and deem 1t right to have iuIi
understanding with my constituents on the whole
natter.
therefore, appeal from the instructions have
received because they are in conflict with nstruc
tons already received and obeyed-because they
did not emsnate from any known desire or under
stood will OF the peope-because they contain
unconstitutional exposltions OF the Constitution
which am sworn to suppOrt-because they re-
cure me 10 promote dsunlOn-becauso they
pledge the State 10 cooperate with other States Ia
eventual civil war-becsuse they are copied
nom resolutions hatched for great mischief, which
lhave right TO oppose, and did oppose in my
place OF Senator in the Senate Of the United
out personal disgrace aud official dereiictlOn Of
public duty-and because think it due to the
people to give them an opportunity to consider OF
proceedings 40 gravcy affecting them, and on
which they have not been consulted
appeal to the peOple-the whole body OF the
people. 1t is question above party, aad should
De kept above 1t. mean to keep it there.
And now have secret to tell, In relation to
these resolutions, which have guarded long
enough. marked their first appearance in the
denera Assembly, knew their origin aud design
snd determined to let them 20 on. 1t so happens
tnat mere are few citizens in this State success
so's 10 those who have passed away, aud W no are
uenominated IN the AccOmac resolutions, adiuncts
70 Mr.. Cahoun The denomination is apprOpu-
Me. Adjunct (EnglishD is from I'D and Junctus
LAM, and signifies Joined 10 which this set OF
citizens seems 10 be. both soul and body. with re
sPec' TO Their Southern leader. These few are 10
a Hs'e OF permanent conspiracy against me.
e"uei on their own account, or that of their "lead-
wgJrend at me South or both and hatch per
Petuai succession of plots against me. To 20 no
iarther back, refer to the Summer of 1914. and
,ne plot on the Texas Annexation question, which
: VIII call the jews-harp plot, in consideration Of
.ae music which was TO be then made upon that
IN instrument, and 10 discriminate it from others
inat plot showed its head but bid itself after
ward 1t failed, aud its contrivers went back into
,nei' perpetual state OF incubation. When the
."houn resolutions were moved in the Genera
a'semoiy, and that was st the commencement OF
"e session, saw that a new plot was hatching
snd determined to let II quit the shell. | knew
"st gave hint OF what they W ere about-if
hao communicated the 1.-THE of what | have said
" you to-day, II would have stopped the proceed.
iog. But that would have done me no good II
would only have postponed and changed the form,
a. a. u'e WotA. determined to let 1t 90 on and TO
~o "o'""ng 10 aiarm the operators aud tor that
reason wrote not a wOrd-not word on tb, s,t
would have blown the resolutions - ~ :,
'hey had known their origin aud de.iSr a;4
ho' even answer letter from my friend who si,s
there Lieut.. Gov. Pricel. The resolutions 80
introduced a. the very beginning OF the ses
sion; they lay torpid until its end. The Mo,
ters Were waiting for the signal from ,be
~ .eaaing inend waiting the Calhoun address
"e i'o"ieh' tney got u, they acted, although il
DO la.e Tor the Resolutions to have the effect
OF distractions. They were passed after Co,,.rss.
nsd adjourned, and after il must have hsen bsl;.,,
20 INST the subject TO which they relate had bee,
usPosed OF Tor II was notorious that the T.rri-
s'''S government bills were In process oC ensc,.
ineh'' aud IN fact they only failed after nid,c,,
ou 'ne ast night OF the session, and that on disa
sieement between the two Houses and their
,saiiafe' on the 81 OF March was not known AZ Lei
,;o,. 'no '.n-'no ohy oil passing the Resolu-
ao"'' ~ was too late to pass the Resolutions for
,ss Nc purpose oi instruoting me how TO vote at
arlington. IL was too late for that hu, 90
cary enough for the Summer campaign At homo
.a .no, therefore. they were passed and now have
'hem' mean the plOtters and between them
sud me henceforth and forever high wall and ;
aefP aitch and no communion, no Compromise. No
caucus with them. Nor does II require any bold.
hess, on my part, To give them defsnce. There
s.e only dozen of them--a bakers dozen, per
nsPs--snd half Of them outside OF the Legislature