Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-12-28
BENTON ANDIus PROSPECTS,

The following from enlightened ciiiZ,n nf -; Louis
m relied correct Information from other portions
Of Missouri cVnfrns its views We rejoice in the prospect
NJ ncn'"ns being rcrudacd by that young gan; State
In answer your enquiry what IL likely be the result
al Btntnns efforts here 10 sustain himself against the css
laTc instrlcn. him the subject III slavery? | an
s"cr will, the uu". confidence dclcatan utter and ienr
nnl'rs dcicat-suci public experienced from
drvoedayr arLcntly devoted constituency. Nv
reason, for this opinion. viii give briefly practicable
Bui before dpn" PERMIT say, HAT The well known
unprecedented Influence hh," cNcrted by Ecnon in This
State without any serious question decided resistance
has given sc Ia III opinion abf" that nc will still 10 abb
io maintain himself III The pu-nn he has boldly asss,cd
Not II me thai Bcn;o has cxctcda great nl!nc,
IN Missouri for twenty five years paslc faithful
preventative up Ia he worked most indusousy Tor his
constituents go hcr entire confidence persuaded
them that hc did AL that Their interest required him do
and hcy dit not Stop l" inquire whether what said 10
ha di-Iaraernnn, false. When Henun was
charged win hay"r stolen money from cowsidcnt al
'Chapc Hill his political friends and constituents answer
I'd, il Il Whi.. liz When he Hon. Edward Bates pub
liehcd pamphlet charging him with being tan.ci IN ali ;h,
relations OF life with pccullnn a,sohooi and dared him
~ deny "nc al he many specifications Of lying
! ihcv:ng contained IN his Publication Ecntnn was silent
His friends said at.s was cnynis Jealous AMI nrhrnb,.
and wanted Grnl"n place and that the cnd of The -
post for r tine being; hui lately, That is i.cc lie change
in cn"ns position his n! and mos: Influential friends OPEN
" their belief II Iii ,i has been said neainst
him II" haa been asked la his face, whether il
TINT h. sror the money hc CHARGED with stealing Again
public occasion when speaking nj these III c Icnis-
aturc who voted in favor If ir slavery resolutions ls fools
and KNIVES, H. ,ol his fac, that he WI. n liar and
His H. 81 character aud standing, Democrats aud here
io,tc his fast friends He has been openly denounced in
county where he has appeared mention these facts
10 show that The mighty spell .dissovcd and the fnmdy
worafpPed hi Is destined be rmplcd in the dus;
En''ia, Of Ibis depression will proceed the rclsons ur
the opinion, that Ecnt"u may b considered az here con-
dcnnd degraded aud forever and ire
,rieraby dsgraccd
FstThere are %! The last Legislature ninety nr,,;pcnt
members who open and avowcd in their opp,sitio
/" Hrn"n These scattered over the whole State must con-
Time exert powerful influence the people n, nr..c
pcDnI-- IInrc
three supreme judges and criminal Judge or these
sixteen against BENTON and 10, f The remaining four
known In he Tor h. Il must be- that these judges can
and viii exert very great influence throughout The State
They distributed rs to make their influence felt in
every direction
Third-iiuhson Senator and Green and Hall members
ri Congress, are most determined III their opposition Ben
ton Atchs'n Is the most popular and influential in
the State Green and Hall also very popular all the
State and particularly their own districts powhn and
Bay ais" members o Congress have 81 FIR been silent
BcnIonhoih understood - hc opposed the Wllmoi
l'roviso The other cbcr OF Congress- Phelps, is said
he avowcIy Ill favor nj Benton nothing less could relsona-
bly, be expected Of him. He is said lac from Hartford
Connecticut and Ia realise in his opcnsi,ies and practice
all that one, comm. from that peculiar ncy could be en-
pcctcd 10 exhibit The spccios disguise under ch he got
into Congress from slave State, which he cmgraed
doubtless because he hated a"d hates slavery all the good
people from tha' s.ciion do. has been detected He will
never 80 70 Congress from this State again
We have mentioned The prominent reasons fur
Stunning that Benton destined with certain defeat
here There are many more that m@h, be mentioned but il
were useless ia cnter into further details No sensible ho-
man be found in the whole State who will not rcadi.
y admit that Benton stands earthly chance for rc-elec-
nn 10 the Senate from this State. There is not snaio
Of his Old influential Democratic friends whc not OF
posed la him, and those who profess tc his friends such
Coy King and Lieut. Gov isicc M. men without char
lccr and without influence
The loves, ard most ahociy nor1n, and degraded of the
tfish aud German population ageIher with the rogucs and
fowdlcs abolonsls aud rnbuncrs who almost cx-
clusyey from a well known region Of rant and cunning,
with oc half of Yirgnilns and Kcntckans who
are satisfied TO be- distinguished as the leaders of faction
hnu b, call
prise the miserable subjects known here Bcntons rcrd
II may truly be said Of them, aft body 10 III head -"
The worthy and respectable poruon of the pcone
WHY'S and Democrats openly opposed Benion an
resolved aes r! Of the cloach which his well known
oiGfacic rather want of character has brought upon the
Stale His days are numbered hs doom scaled and moth
ng less than special ACT Of Providence The decree
which long will cons,n him to the mcrcd Position c
hopeless inlamy, and nnavaing pcnitenco
There is thing would Mention In This connection,
which may not be without ss use Ii is here understood that
the Cabinet have thought il 20 their advantage and
Benton: hence The appointment Of of his
n-aw TO occe Of trust and profit The last apponton OF
his sonnaw Fremont is the greatest outrage ihat
deliberately pcpcatcd by any administration Fremont s
here believed 10 nc guilty of all that is charged against him
bv Coils Stevenson anil Mason the charges pccuaion
record Washington, and have not been attempted DC
answered, and yc he Is appointed III responsible Office.
We'll might the hGlmindcd and ga!laE; Emory resign his
commission. He finds that ~ *. roc: and honest is
safe since honcstv IS fool aud loscth what il Works for
Benton hs made good OF wha is ho2 understood 10 be
his influence it The Cabinet he mas induced more than
10 become advocate Of his cause here By the
promise of using .ai influence for his benefit The admins
traoq r..sso think its friends herehe Ia pitlable pre-
dcamcn when the countenance ola political proigatc
without character, and son of all influence,
with the most desperate and abandoned faction is sought
with much ayhy BY those whose Office il is administer
The Government honestly and without fear favor Affection
Since the receipt Of the above letter Indications have