Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-06-15
RICH NJ OND, W..
wednesday Morning. June 10, ls4s.
THE MISSOURI RESOLUTIONS
COLONEL, BENTON.


The resolutions which passed the Les'sia'ui'
nj Missouri on the sutjsc Of the Wilmot PsoVi'
ca vere offered by Mr.. c. F. Jackson. mas
mrcb as Colonel Benton in his speech has
CHARGED that these resolutions were gotten up
evbere we deem II proper 10 publish Mr..
Jackson's carl. -.
We acknowledge the receipt Of a. pamphlet
cony Of Colonel Benlon's speech al Jefferson,
Mo. from an unknown source, envelopec and
posi- paid
TO Tue PEOPLE OF HOWARD AND CHARLTON
COUNTIES.
You have all doubtless, seen The resolutions
relating 10 The question OF slavery, passed oy me
last General Assembly Of This Stale, ana me IN
s,ruclions given 10 our Senators IN Congress 10
obey them. Col. Benton has excepted 10 ihese
| resolutions and appealed TO the people Oh the
Stale. He charges that The Legislature have III
s,rnc,ed him TO dissolve the Union-hat the re-
solutions are Fundamentally o1ong." and that
he will not obey them. Nor does he stop here in
his Genuncialops. He charges that the resolu-
tcns are The "off.pring Of he Calhoun address,
as he calls it, and thai they have been moulded
and fashioned after that address. But Tor these
upblushine charges, should not now say Word,
bnt should have waited until he gave his rea-
sons"
BEING The author OF these resolutions, should
al Least know As much OF their origin and paef-
nifty a. Col. Benton, or any one else. The charge
| made by Col. Benton that The resolutions are ne
Offspring Of the Calhoun address" is not only
gratuilous but is not founded 10 fact, ana Is MOI
made Tor the purpose Of giving the people any
cor1ec, information on this exciting and impor-
ant question, but 10 prejudice The public mind
against the resolutions, and to create false issue
introduce these resolutions in iulhment Of Pied
ees and promises made TO you last summer. Ihey
contain the sentiments you all then entertained,
and all expressed upon this question. Ihere was
but one opinion among you, an that opinion wss
against the "Wilmot P.oviso," and the doctrines
OF the "Free Soii" parry These resolutions DO
not souinl a, dissolution. There are no d'sun'on-
ISIS in Missouri, that know OIL The Union IS
in no dan. The resolutions advocate The doc
trine =: Mons lutcrferance and Island by the Mis-
sour, cc;nr romise. This is they ask Col. Ben
ton 10 do, and vet he alleges that he is Instructed
| 10 dissolve the Union. The Executives Of The
| Northern States, their Legislatures and The Sena.
Tors and Representatives may dcHounce me
| Cn,ao: they may attack The rights OF The South,
auc nee use the people OF the South shall remon-
strae against their aggressions, are heJ to Dc de-
| nounccd a. aisunionisls3 Col. Benton says yes.
These resolutions express the sentiments We
all entertained upon This question dnring the last
canvass and we're introduced by me in cumpIl-
| ance with pledges publicly made 10 you repeat,
eddy. They are right in principle, and s!anc
ready 10 defend Them whenever and By whomso.
ever they may be- attacked; and will only add
in conclusion, that whenever The people OF
his Senatorial Dis,ric shall change their op'n-
ions on this subject, and shall call upon me as
their Senator and servant 10 carry out The opPo.
sing doctrine Of Wimo, Van Buren,, and the
Free Soil" party, That moment shall resign my
seat in the Senate, Tor | cannot consent 10 be
| made the instrument by which such an outrage
shall be inflicted upon the rights OF the people oil
The Slaveholding States. Very respectfully.