The North-Carolina standard., 1849-07-25

for the whole West threw the frebrond# among thu
members of this body, and lighted up the flames o
this partisan warfare, Of sectional prejudice, IOca! am
mostly, and civit tcdr.'' - .zSaae X $50
MIR. Barton continues: ,.l a3 s-nsv - tass.esA
But as this debate has been converted into mere
! partzan warfare of sectional preiudices and cvi
dscord, and this9war has degenerated into mere
relentless massacre of prisoners, sacking of towns
and robbing of graves, will shield myself under
the great fundamental princpesof the constitution
and with the light of the farewell address of the Fa
ther of his Country in my hand, and with something
of the little liberty still remaining to the minority
carry back the war into the enemy's country, far
as to attain that ndemnityfor the past which only
consist In recapturng our lost property, and that
curty for the future which only consist in plac
ing motives above the reach of the assailant
hoping to conquer in him the propensity to violate
the rights of Others to destroy in him the ability
to do further mischief, while backed by such ma
lority that to which he has attached himself"
Now comes the Cataline figure: N - t.f
6 It is true had been solemnly warned in the
farewell address of the Father of his Country the
people of the United Staes in the most anxious and
parental solicitude, that Catalines would arise in
days come, in these thrice happy Staes and that
demagogues and aspirants would spring up among
US, whose objects would be crafty their inordn-
ate and unhaflowed ambition; whose means of mis-
chief would be to inaIne sectional prejudices and
local anmosies in portion of the Union against
another to represent their interests be different
and inconsistent with each other; and to cultivate
and cherish the young devils of discord to out
of civil war and horrid anarchy that such Catanes
might reign champions of their deluded sections
of the Union, and enjoy little illegtnate and par
rieidal renown. OF these, above all other enemies
the Father of his Country has warned US be our
guard" -> -. -.- .-..-.> D. t.
do not wish to be tedious; but as there is very
curious coincidence connected with the point.under
consideration, shall take leave to suggest it. 1t may
be amusing at least, if not Instructive. Mr.. Benton
not only presumed in his late Jefferson city speech,
to denoupce the sgners of the Southern Address
dsunionists; he not only read part of Washngton's
farewell address against Calhoun, in order bring
odium upon him, but actually read the self ex-
tract which nineteen years ago had been read against
himself The is still stronger one he actu-
ally stole the very ideas of his former mpeacher and
almost his words. will exhibit this curious affair
in parallel columns -thus:. ''--s
Ertract from Mr. Bart0n's Eatruct from MI. Benfon's
speech Fcot's resOlu- Jeferson city speech, de-
tions, IN reply to Mr.. kUered May 26, Is49.
+ Benton IN 1880. Surely the Father of his
In cheap republican Country had i'll his minds
experimental form of gov eye this address of Mr. Cal
ment, with comparatively houn, when in his farewell
few Offices the vast throng his children, he warned
of the people of the United them against the msrepre-
States must OF necessity be sentahons of designing
out OF office The vast hrong who, for their ends,
if agitaed by office hunters would raise up sectional diff
demagogues asprants and erences for the purpose
Catines of the day. may be alternating part of the
abused, deceived and led as Union from another. His
tray So thought George prophetic vision foresaw the
Washington the Father of present state of things when
his Country, when he pen he wrote this paragraph:
ned the solemn warming, " In contemplating the
with fathers and a which may disturb
patriots fear, in the follow Union it occurs
ing extract from his Fare matter of serious concern
well address, with such that any ground should have
prophetic truth that one been furnished for characte-
might think him PERSONAL rzng parties by geographi-
did he not recollect that cal Observation-Disclosures
Missouri was not admitted ern and southern-alantic
into the Gnon the late pre- and western; whence design
sidentia1 contest had, not ing may endeavor to
| anHt his hnliof ic
had not occurred, when the real difference of local in
venerable hero penned the terests and views. One of
lnes and consequently, he the expedients of party
could not have intended such acquire influence within par
direct personality These ticuar districts misrcp-
are his words: resent the opinions of other
In contemplating the districts. You cannot shield
causes which may disturb yourselves too much against
our Unlon it mat the ealouses and heartburn
ter of serious that mgs which spring from these
any ground should have msrepresentations;th tend
been furnished for chaacte- render alien each other
rzing parties by geogaph those who ought to be bound
cal together by fraternal afec-