Democratic banner., 1849-06-11
THE TONE OF THE DEMOCRATIC

THE TONE OF THE DEMoCRATe
PRESS.
81 We sivsbeldw fhs response oEths;D ehocrat-
"a press fine St.ssto dc 'tAppsais! andJ sfsr-
Isdn Ciyspeseh Of Col Bensen:; some i them
bed seenths speech, others only The sspp.al.' y
The following Is from the sterling MetropOIi-
tan, published at the Capital efths State, the spir-
tied course of which our readers have all heard
something:
sit is enough for US at the present time
10 say, that although we have been for Col.
Benton, through yiland good repori, ios q
bout thirty years, we are nov sgsinst bin,
and win be against him forever. He has q
+tandoned his principles and his party, and
NE will make his own motto ring in bis ears
like the startling and alarming notes of .
death bell-"Every thing for the cause, mo-
thing for men, iii t.ta.a .a4~ hnon >ti
The following is from the Glasgow
{ Howard County, Banner Its language
will tell the character oftbe sheet . ]zy;1oi,.
Altogether, we regard it Is the most ex-
traordinsFy address W have ever seen,
coming from a public servant to his consti-
After having enjoyed the honors
and ~smolumentS Of the highest Office in the
gift 0fthe people Of Missouri, ormore than
years, for the whole ofwkich he
is indebted to party and party organization:
after having repeatedly urged upon mem
bsts to "~refect the will Of their constiiu-
after evinciDg the most ungoverna:
BILE rage that any one should for a moment
doubt h~is'soundness upon the 'sright Of in-
after laundering forth again and
again the motto of"every thing for the causs,
for men," Senator Benton, at
when he has nothing more to gain
Missouri Democrats, appeals from the
decision Of the people as expressed through
their representatives., and in direct violation
Of every principle BY which his political
course has heretofore been governed.
We opine that Col. Benton, when he at
to array the people against their
representatives, will find at every point,
to rise up aud inform him that i'll
he will not "obey" THEN instructions he can
It any time it may suit his convenience
'resign' and return TO his residence in Ken
lucky or wherever that residence may be-.
The following is from the well known
Platte Argus of the North west:
Col. Benton has long been looked on as one
the Champions Of Democracy. and vel
hould most gladly, consider him so yet but
{ he chooses to throw aside ell the long,
cherished doctrines Of our party, and to set
It defiance the principles ofinstruciion and
he rights Of the States, why then we will
brow him aside. Measure not mem has
Ilwsys been our motto, snd we will make
70 exception in tins case. The withered
Of . vigorous tree, should be Hoped of,
est it contaminate the whole trunk. |,
Now we will give you a sentimen. from
he Northeastern Reporter, q spirited
emocratic sheet published in Canton, Lew.
J county: |,
I'VE will not attempt to express, becanse
cannot find language strong enough, our
isgust and indignation at the arrogance of
he language used, and the course pursuedlr
Col. Benton in this matter, and manyIc
theirs to which the people have long beenis
Of calling him to acount-buf everyls
emocrotfeeS H-yea, it swells in bis heartls
rises to his tongue, and but for the i'm I
offence Of language, would find utterancelr
. tones of thunder. ~ 'Is
Sol. Benton will find this no hard laAdlG
gf movement. 1t is a movement of the
'hoe party, throughout the State. True, :
here may be some few exceptions, but they'll
few ~indeed-not one fingers in the \
cope Of our knowledge I
D~ARLINGroN of the Grand iyer Chronic
e, in speaking of the appeal says:
the reader viii find appended to thelS
Of the honorable Senator the scathmgf
smarks of the editor Of the metropolitan. h
ach sentence Of which, we venture the !
'~ssrtion, will be cordially responded to byI;,
very true-hearted democrat in Missouri. h
! our next, we. shall give an expression ofl1
Ie opinion which we know is e~utertainedIb
7 the democracy of the Grand River coun.v
y with regard to Col. Benton's late Sens-f.
course, and his impudent 'appeaL'EY
From the 81. Loris ReoeiHs, Neutral. % III
eve received last evening the remainder oil B
Benton's late speech at Jefferson city. Weln,
We some days since, the position he assumes inlsi
to the power of Con0resa IN the suh.