Democratic banner., 1849-08-06

DeKalb and Schuyler counties, all ofwhich
denounce Thomas Hart Benton as a traitor
to his State and the principles of his party.
They fully sustain the resolutions of the
Legislature, and insist that our Senators
should obey them or resign. The People
are becoming fully aroused to a sense Of the
designs of Benton, and are moving in solid
|phalanx to the rescue of their principles
and in behalf of their rights.
CANADA-ANNExATroN.-While old Bull
lion, robed in his free-soil shirt, is endeav-
oring 10 steal Jeferson's idea of a railway
to the Pacific, and Whitney's labor to bring
1T before the people, for a hobby upon which
to ride into the presidential chair, Major
General Winfield Scott, alias the hero of.
the ''hasty plate Of soup,'' is astride of an
other, with his regimentals on, endeavoring
to head the "Missouri Buffalo" on the North
|ern track.
His hobby is to be found in a letter to the
Philadelphia News, dated West Point, June
|2Sth, recommending the annexation Of Can
ada to the United States. His arguments
for it are, that two Revenue Cutters station
ed below Quebec would give US better Sc
curity against smuggling than 10000 Gus
tom House employers could now, along the
line that separates JUS from the British Pos
sessions. He speaks without a knowledge
of the views of the Executive, (who, per-
haps, has not made up his mind but be-
lieves two-thirds of the people would beifOr
it, and "the other third would soon perceive
its benefits"
Enthusiastic meetings have been held I'M
many Of the Eastern cities to give ''aid and
comfort'' o 'the people of Rome and Hun
gary, now struggling for freedom.
u That popular little packet the Antho-
ny Wayne, Morrison, Captain has return
to this trade, and looks like a young lady
just from her toilet (neatly painted.) She
cumes in on the days of the Whirlwind,
boat has left the trade. She passes
up on Wednesdays & Saturdays, and down
Thursdays and Sundays. Give the An
thony a trial, she has accommodating Off
GERS, and is q good boat. |
SHOCKING MURDER.-We learn from the
of the steamer Kate Kearney, down
Friday, that a Er. Heart rushed upon a
Mr.. Martin, in the streets of Palmyra on
Thursday last, and shot him about the Shout
der with a pistol, but the ball coming in
with tine shoulder bone, glanced of
fatal effect; the former then rushed
upon his victim with a large knife, and in.
aicted several severe wounds, which proved
fatal Immediately.
The screen eyed monster" it is said, was
the instigating cause of this dreadful deed.
1--WE learn by private letter from Troy,
that the cholera has again made its appear
ance 10 that place. The citizens for sever
al days thought the health of their town re-
stored, until its temperance among them
last week. There were four cases in the
Of Mr.. Robert Roach, none of which
proved fatal, though they were said to be
severe.
BFor the information Of those who may
wish to send letters to their friends in Ore
,on and California, we would state, that the
on a letter to either place is 4OI.
cents. Ii
ANSWER Us THIs!-If Col. Benton, in
'tead of making q speech against the sla-
very instructions, had made a speech in fa-
vor of them, how many of the present Ben I
ton Locofocos would have estood it out'
and denounced those instructions as "fun-
wrong?" If he had not sap
from them, are there a dozen dem
ocrats in Missouri who could have benin. :
to admit they were improper? HadlI
he conceded their propriety and avowed his !
to obey them, is there one sim