Democratic banner., 1849-06-18
by all his ingenuity, to subscribe 70 bis doc.
trines.

Y We make the following extSacs iIom tne
Iowa Democratic Enquirer, q sterling Democratic
paper published at Bloomington. The editor un-
derstands the question well, and talks right plain
out about the right Of instruction BY llegiilsii,s
In commenting upon the speech ct Col
Benton, the Enquirer says: esq ''a51
There are some points In this address,
which we are not prepared 10 approves
Much less can we approve Of the course
Senator Benton has taken In regard to the
Of the legislature. The right
to instruct, on the part OF the legislature,
and the duty Of obedience on the part Of
the Senator, has alwsys.been contended for
BY the Democratic Party, and the Senator
has reiterated the doctrine . hum
dred times, and with his own mouth declsr-
ed that when to obey such instructions
would do violence to the judgement and
conscience Of the Senator il was his plain
duty to resign; and yet be assumes 10 act IN
defiance Of his own teachings, and the
known opinions Of his party-byz refusing
to obey the instructions Of the body which
elected him-and instead OF restgning, with
impudsnt inconsistency "opPens to the
State ct large"
We are Of opinion that Senator Benton's
mysterious, inconsistent, seffssic and i'm
polite course, for the few. past years, has
reached its eInaor in this last act Of eff
frontery. The crisis has come, with Sena-
tor Bsntonl If he wea!hers this point, and
is sustained by the peoplsef Missouri-well
and good. But if not-then il Benton's
popularity and influence ~gtne-his politi-
cal career at an end-apd though his fame
may make him immortsf-he will WELD .
lance no more in the tourneysof party. r.
In justification Of his course, be declared
the resolutions of instruction to be the on
spring Of the same spirit Of disunion which
actustes Calhoun-and that they therefore
required Of him the violation Of his oath Of
Office. But why did not Col Benton Tesagn
was it not his "pl0in duty,' to use his
own words? But, then, he says the people
of Missouri, to whom he appeals, did not
the tendency Of those instruc-
tons snd were adverse TO them in sentiment.
Forsooth-and still why did not Senator
Benton resign, and hen make his appeal?
We find that the Democratic press Of
Missouri, with two exceptions, 1.-THE Saint
Louis Union, and the Jefferson City lnquir-
er,) ~disapprove in firm language Of the
course of Mr.. Benton, and seem deteEmin-
ed not to yield q mite Of tbs Old Creed
for the sake of "harmony." They insist
upon the old land marks Of Democracy be-
sacredly kept in view-and viii not ex-
cuss sven Benton when he boldly snd def
antly seeks to trample them under foot
The Tone Of the Whig Press Of Missouri.
With regard, to Senator Benton's Appeal
and speech, the St. Louis Republics in
publishing the Appeal says:
we need not say We are prepared to
stand by the doctrine Of Senator Benton
The st. Louis Nav Fra in speaking Of
the speech says:
1T is very elaborate, e~vinces much re-
search, sheds some new light on the ques-
ton, and will produce great dismay among
the nulliiers and disunionists:
Its great r~edeeming feature is the boldness
with which be stands up for the Union,
and the ferceness with which he asssils
the open and secret assaults on that glori.
Gus frame work.
The Missouri Statesman published at
Columbia, says:
1T is a bold and fearless exposition Of
his views on this question Of sl%avery-a
scathing, whitening rebuke to J. c. Calhoun
for his efforts to dissolve the Union-sn
overwhelming, crushing assault upon Jack
resolutions and Jackson's ebettors in
this State-delivered with power and mas
terly ability. Col. Benton fully and un-
sfirms the constitutionaliiy of
the Wilmot Proviso, maintaining that it is
absurd to deny to Congress the power to
as Il PleGses upon the subject Of
in territoriss.' In short he occupies
in regard to this point, the
ground assumed By Mr.. Van Buren,, and
pursues the same train Of argument used BY
Mr.. Van Buren, in bis famous letter to the
Buffalo Convsntion-occupies the identi-
cal ground occupied BY the BsTnburners in
st. Louis and elsewhere
The Daily Wisconsin G. Barnburnsr
print) publishes Col. Benton's Appeal and
makes the following comments: