Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1849-09-20
BENTON'S PROGRESS,


The Jefferson Inquirer, Extra, Of c
asst Monday gives an account Of Ben
ons progress on the south side of III,
liver, from which we make the follow
ng extracts
"On the 10th and l lth inst, Colonel
Benton addressed large crowds a,
Springfield and Bolivar. Persons from
forty and fifty miles around, and from
The neighboring counties attended, and
i, is estimated that at each place there
were present about TWELVE HUNDRED
PEOPLE. At each point Col. Benton
spoke about three hours with overpow-
ering effect, the people going in mas,
for him. Divisions were called for
and under the name Of Benton and anti
Benton, the people divided. AT Spril G.
field, almost the whole mass went off
with the Benton leader, only about fifty
remained behind. AT Bolivar not man
remained behind, when the friends OF
Col Benton moved of. Subsequently
only about FOURTEEN of his oppo.
nents could be mustered together in the
Court House and they quit without
doing any thing. Both at Springfield
and Bolivar, the victors were extermi-
mated. .r.. ...
At Osceola and Warsaw, the same
glorious result attended, as will appear
from The following extract of a letter To
the Editors of this paper, from high
ly respectable gentleman:
ION Thursday the 18Th inst. Col
Benton addressed the greatest number
of persons ever before assembled al the
town of Osceola, in ST. Clair county,
between seven hundred and one thou
sand present, after he had discussed in
the most mastery, eloquent and forci.
BILE manner the resolutions of the last
Legislature, his appeal to the people,
and showed the conspiracy against him,
the vote was taken by calling for di.
vision of the crowd and the resolutions
Of the last Legislature was unanimously
repudiated,
was no, present at Warsaw, bu,
learned Col Benton addressed a very
large audience al that place on Friday
the 18th inst. and the majority for him
was overwhelming. You may set down
Benton, ST. Clair, and may say near
ly or quite every county in Phelps Con
gressional District are decidedly for
Benton and agains, the resolutions OF
instructions"
On Saturday last, Col. Benton spoke
at Versailles, in Morgan county with
the same effect. An esteemed CORES.
pondent gives the following sketch OF
the proceedings on that day:
I VERSAILLES, Morgan Co. Mo. !
September Is, lS49,
Col. Benton addressed the largest
concourse of people ever assembled ir
this county, on to-day. Fl maintained
his position in long speech of unan,
y, swerable facts and arguments, to the
satisfaction of nearly all present. Al
the conclusion of his speech, motion
was made to take the vote on expung
ing the disunion resolutions, which was
accordingly done. The people came
down out of the court house, and as.
scmbled before the door, when Mr..
Pharis proclaimed that all those sus.
tanning Colonel Benton in his appeal
would take their stations on the left;
those to The contrary on the right. Then
it was that the sturdy frcemen mani.
tested disposition to do right, expunge
the Infamous resolutions. A large ma.
jority was found on the Benton side
The majority in favor Of Benton, was
variously estimated, many declaring al
least hundred majority, whilst many
were of opinion that this estimate was
too moderate, and therefore set il down
at two to one. Hon. T. l.. Price, and
G.. w. Miller, will also testify to the
| facts herein stated.
We understand Col. Benton is to adj.
dress the people Of Moni,eau county on
Saturday next, the 22d inst. at Califor.
MIA"