Democratic banner., 1849-08-13
BINEER,
LOUISIANA, MO:
aug. is, ls4e.
Cen. Cass'Letter and the saint Louis
81, a. Un40u.I i..avla.s f-F-

The 81. Louis Union Of the 27th ult., is
out To- q most bitter dsnupciation Of Gen.
Csss,, on account Of bis. letter on the sub
jsct Of The Wilmot, Proviso. The course
Or that fres-sol sheet has certainly been
moss Extraordinary Since itPassed under the
coStroi'of III pressht' Editors. II came into
the contest under most suspicious circum-
stances, to say the least Of. It; but. for the
hrst few weeks its course was unsquivocal-
ly on the side Of the Wiimot Proeiso; CO.
ing farther than a majority Of the protested
Bsrnburner sheets on that subject; swal-
lowed the whole Of Benton's Jefferson City
speech justified his refusal to obey the in
strustioas Of the Legislature ) advocated the
WiImot Pfoviso az q wholesome and saluta-
~ measure, and endorsed It a. She "Jefer-
son Proviso." .
In q few weeks, however, the tone of its
editorials, from sosse cause, was entirely
changed. Instead of its free-soil doctrine,
itWasf for non Intervention. Instead Of Ben-
toms Jefferson City speech, it was for nea-
sIarss, not men. Instead of the Wilmot Pro-
viso being the sVeffsrson Proviso," it was
sbarrsn and fraitiess measure, only calcu-
lated to distract the party. Bet during all
this vacillation and tergiversation, it studi-
ousIy avoided giving direct offence to its
patron, the great 4 Did, 1t BY turns laud-
ed the most ultra portions Of Bsnton's free
soil speeches, as it was in duty bound to do,
then like q big cowardIy boy bristled up at
ito master, and swore most valiantly that ir
had opinions of its oa0n, and that it was not
to be controlled by any one man, and anon
when the birch was about to be used,
erouched back to its place, and fell to abu.
sing all those who differed with Benton, like.
well whipped boy at his task. It declsr-
ed that the Wilmot Proviso was . barren and
fruiuess measure, at the same time that it
denounced all those who were opposed to
that measure, as disunionists. 1t falsi6ed
the record by declaring that Benton would
not vote for the Proviso; that he neve had
voted for it that he neverh had voted to give
Tree negroes the right Of suffrage in Oregon;
thsthe did not vote against Walkers amend
ment to compromise this question; all in
the face of the recorded facts, that Benton
when Intercepted refused 10 say that he
would vote against it, and the record of the
Senate containing Bsnton's vote for the
Wilmot Proviso, and for Hale's amendment
to give free negroes the right to vote and
hold Office in Oregon, and against Walkers
amendment to the appropriation bill to COM
promise this vexed question. It sven had
the inpudence to take issue with other pa
pers, on these well known facts, and when
convicted Of falsehood BY the record being
quoted upon it, and Of the most contsmpsi-
bic, tsrgivsrsations, instead of haanfully &C.
knOwledging it's errors, II piteously whines
out that its Editors are not capable Of con-
dectipg such apaper as the St. Louis Union.
We will here give an extract from n of
it, editorials Of the 3lst Of July last:
'"h one particular zoe fear that zoe hare
sddy nuiseaLeukdted u osun capabliy.-
Ne hare contoundsd 0ur hOve and zeal for
Democratic principles, 10Th our ability to|
hdrmontse tie Payty,,6 by q Just and discrtn-
iHafsng course in Me! 81. Louis Union,-I
wtkh somedegree Of shame se confess, that
zoe ',6etel hardly Gt0dre Of the hureukan
tdsk Us kGd uhde1taksn." s. '"'f,' l
We med hardly tell the Messrs: Phillips
how hssrtily we agree with them IN every
word hersgivsn, and that such Is also the
cpinie1 bfa The whole democratic party, 50
fer as we can learn. But there is one 9TH
er defect, that ii our opinion, and the opin-
ioaaof I'LL the prominent democrats with
whom we are eonvsrsant,i that wilt forever
disquaiify then ss Editors of . prominent
paper In Missouri, and for fear that theyl
nsy mot 'sse themselves as others seel
Asm," We will mention it. It is the ex-
tretae obtaseness of their moral vision, and
their extraordinary procliyity for falsshood,l