The Daily spy., 1849-09-29
COL. BENTON

press OF that city, takes ground strongly in favo
Solohei Benton, in his warfare with the dis union
lists and slavery exteusionists Of Missouri. w,
copy its article:
senator Benton to his Constituents NJ
benton has written two letters to the people o
Missouri, charging certain parties in that stat
win concocting conspiracy to oust him from
the United States Senate. The letters are writer
with the boldness and vehemence characteristic
OF the Missouri senator; and one OF them prove
conciuslVely that William b. Napton, the pre-
sidlng Judge OF the Supreme Court OF that state
is the author of the famous jackson resolutions
Mr. benton has repo atedly charge that these re
solutions 'are notification in their character, ant
ols union n their ohject;' and he now asserts thai
their author, Judge Napton, sis an old nullifier
the correspondent of Calhoun, and the assaiant
oil jackson when he issued his proclamation az aims
the dis union movements OF 1888
"Nor does Mr. Benton spare his colleague, Mr.
Atchlson. He states that the la ter has abused
him bitterly, at the distance OF hundred miles
out that he dares not come within speaking dis
tance. When MIR Benton went TO Platte CITY,
the residence of Atchson, he found the friends OF
the latter arrayed against him, and an effort was
made to keep him from addressing the people.
But the Platte City friends of Mr. Atchison found
it as difficult 10 arrest the course OF Mr. Benton
arguments. In addition to Senator Atchison.
three OF the Representatives in Congress, Messrs
0reen, Hall, and Jameson, appear to have EN-.
gagged In the anti-Bentonian conspiracy. The
combination seems to have been powerful; but
Ge should not be surprised if the lion breaks
through the tolls the hunters have prepared for
MIN. Our sympathies are with the man Of mig ht
who is attacked by crowd OF smaller intelli-
gences.
hat L.
umalon OF the conspiracy against him, he was
attending TO the business OF his constituents at
Washin ston,e ndeo Q ng 10 b. n forward success
iulIy the great plan Tor the construction of the
national central railroad from st. Louis TO San
francisco, with its branch to On egon While he
was laboring for this great object the presiding
judge OF the Supreme Court OF Missouri, steps
from his place. dofs the ermine, and assumes the
garb OF The agator and political intrisuer N lth.
ing can justify the course OF Judge Napton,
There is no excuse for man who so far fore cts
judicial endeavor by petty shifts and trifing ex.
Pedients to remove from power man who stands
IN the way OF his party. The Judge seems not to
have had correct Idea OF Benton's power and
daring. He thought, apparently, that the in
structions OF the legislature would drive the
Senator to the wall Benton has thrown down
the columns OF the conspiracy, and is carving
away the temple on his shoulders.
'OUeuleHce 10 instructions OF the legislature
has been popular doctrine for some wears but
we are inclined to think Nj Benton takes proper
ground, when he appeals from the legislature to
the people. 1t has been generally supposed that
the doctrine OF senator being bound TO obey in
structIons was more truly democratic than the
ctrlne that he was free TO act independen, of
such Instructions Such would be the case
were the Legislature always correct exponent
OF popular will. But this is not the case. and
there is consequently danger in giving the Legis.
lature an absolute control over the senators. In
democracies, we must always be on our guard
against giving too much power to one sci OF func-
tionares. Our object should always be to give
as little power as possible to our public officers
and to distribute as widely as we can, the trusts
we repose in our representatives.
Hence, it is better 10 give our senators in Con.
gress the right OF voting they please for six
years than to increase the prerogative of our
Legislatures by confdng to them The real con-
troll OF cur senatorial votes. 1t is, then, by the
exercise of truly democratic right that MrB n.
ton is enabled to Illustrate the schemes of his en-
emies. We should not wonder ii his opponents
tall into the pit they have themselves dieged.
AT any rate there will he fierce struggle be fore
Benton is overcome.'