Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1849-09-06
COL. BENTON AND THE ADMINS
TRATlON.

TRATION.
The LynchJurg Republican charges the
administration with bribing Col Benton to
It's support by advancing his sons,in law, and
says at is difficult TO decide whether the
baseness Of the President and Cabinet who
offered this brlbe was greater than that Of
he individual who received it," Let Us see
how in the matter OF brides stands the late
Administration in regard to Col. Benion.--
The article OF the Republican opens thus:--,
Every observant man has been satisfied, Tor
several years, that Col. Benton was dissat
is6ed with his old political friends and par.
~ associations and that he would not hest
tate to avail himself OF the first suitable oc>
casion to 90 over 10 the Wing party" This
we believe 10 be true. Col. Benton has ev
identity been Dissatisfied with his party Tor 9
long time. He did not oct with it 90 the
greet Texss question: end was not cordial
in the election OF Mr.. Polk, nor in the sup
port OF his Administration. His luks>wsrm
ness was known 10 the President, who
sought 10 blind him to his cause by playing on
bis family 8 Fiction, and his self,conceit and
vanity. The devotion Of the Missouri Sem
slor 10 his children is an amiable trait in his
charscter--his admiration OF his son in law
is carried 10 excess. This son.in.la law, then
FIRST Lieutenant Of Typographical Eng.
neers, man OF enterprise, science ard many
| high qualities. but destitute Of military edu>
cation, and who had never done a days
duty in camp or gurrson, was made at once
Lieutenant Colonel OF the Regiment OIL
Mounted Rifles. We say nothing against
the appointment We believed and said oil
the time that it was q good one. We have
now 10 do with the motive in making it,
Striking ss were the merits OF this gentle
man, he would have probably still have been
a Brevet Captain OF the Typographical En-
ginsers but for his marriage with daughter
OF the man whom il was Mr.. Folks interest
10 conciiate. This promotion, however, did
not suffice. Col. Benlon's other but less
smisbls and honorable weakness was tam
pered with. The inordinateness OF his vans
ily is not less notorious than the strength OF
his parental feelings. The Lieut.. General
ship was started. or that Infamous scheme
to insult and degrade the army for the pur>
pose OF establishing the wevering zeal ola
political supporter we shall not here speak.
We could not do so without denouncing it,,
as we have always done, as the basest act ol
the late Admin istralion. We believe no man
who respects his character will now defend
the measure. The scheme failed, Congress
would not sanction the Lieut.. Generalship,
add Mr.. Polk did the next best thing he
could 10 conciIiate, and made Benton Maj.
sense OF his deserts and he refused 10 accept
The commission.
Now as the Republican cannot deny the
facts stated, we respectfully ask it to say in
whet consists the difference between Mr..
Folks conduct 10 Col. Benton and that OIL
Gen. Taylor? II il is baseness and bribery
in the present President andCabinet. as the
Republican alleges, to conciliate Col. Ben
tons support OF the administration, by COM
lerring office upon his sons,in>law, was it
not equally base in Mr.. Polk 10 bride him
not 10 desert his Administration, by not only
promoting Lieutenant Fremont to the rank
OF 1t. Colonel, but by striving 10 confer. to
the disgust OF The whole country, an office
unknown 10 The service and our laws, upon
Col. Benton himself, al the moment when,
as The Republican says. he was medita,ing
treachery and deserlion? We call for an
answer. The Republican is famous as a
casuist, and doubtless can show that the
same facts, which constitute "bsseness" in
the present Administration rebound 10 the
glcry Of the last.
That Col, Benton will stand the best
chance OF being the nominee OF the Demo
cratic party for the Presidency, we have fre>
quenlIy stated and firmly believe. That, il
nominated, he will be beaten we have no
doubt. Let the Republican keep its own
candidsto-the Wings do not want him -
Lynchburg VUginian. .....