Democratic banner., 1849-08-27
Resolutions OF INSTRUCTION.

newly imported eoltor OF the SAINT Louis
Union, to please his master Benton, affects
to be terribly alarmed at the language of the
Resolutions of the Missouri Legislature ;
and in his zeal TO sustain his masters forced
construction Of the language Of those reso.
~lutions, he psrPetrates an absolute falsshood
in the following language:
"They pledge the State to a hearty co.
operation with the slave holding States in
such measures as may be deemed necessary
for our mutual protection, against northern
fanaticism. There is pledge to such mea-
surss sCtthOuf exception as the slave holding
States may deem necessary"
In the last sentence above quoted there
Is repeated the very falsehood which, spah.
out ereeption." Col Benton most desires
the people to believe. The resolutions of
the Legislature say nothing about support
ing such measures as the sdve-hoLing
States may deem necessary. The Union,
with q full knowledge Of the facts, has writ.
ten down what is not so. Missouri resolves
to Cooperate with the s%lavsholding States
In such measures as may be deemed neces-
s0ry for II mutual protection, against
northern fanatcism. As may be deemed
necessary by whom? Does Missouri waivs
her right to Judge as to what may be nsces.
sary9 Missouri is the judge, and if any
other State, or States, resort to measures
Fspugnant to Missouri, is she bound to deem
them necessary? or is she bound to CO.
operate in measures deemed necessary bv
other States9 The language of the re,olu.
tions do not say 50. But Benton and his
tosdies seek to force such a construction
upon the resolutions, contrary to common
sense, solely for the purpose of shielding
the monstrocity of the doctrine contained
in his appeal from his instructions to vote
against the Proviso. The object is to pre-
JUDGE the people against the resolutions, to
enable Benton to escape the instructions they
contain. 1t is a weak and silly effort and
sophistry to the chore. Admit, for the sake
Of argument, that the resolutions say what
their enemies seem to desire they should
that they pledge the State to CO. operate in
such measures as may be deemed necessary
''6y the slavehoLding States" for our mutual
protection, &c. Is Missouri not one of the
slaveholding States mentioned, and would
she not have a voice in the matter? Surely
so. Then where is the harm? Il it in CO.
operating in measures for mutual protec-
ton 2-for this is the object avowed, and
not for destruction, as the Union would in
sinuate.
The resolutions take nc higher grounds
than those Of Virginia and Kentucky, draft.
cd by Madison and adopted in '9s and '99.
Those resolutions called upon other States
to cooperate, and other States did co-ope-
rate, and, BY it, brought the legislation of
Congress within the pale of its constitution
a powers.
Not satisfied with flashing the spirit and
language Of the Resolutions, they even
charge the members who voted for them,
and their constituents who support them,
with designs upon the Union-yes, with
wishing to dissolve the Unioni Hard run
indeed are his advocates to sustain him,
when forced to charge upon their fellow
citizens motives that they knosu to be false.
Who is there in this land that will, in open
Light face bic fellow citizens and charge
any respectable portion Of them with dis
union sentiments? Show us such q man,
and We will show you, in our Judgment, a
kn0Ue OF q fool Let the honest yeomanry
ofths country, who seldom err in their judg-
msnt, put the question to their own cOnsci-
ences. Do they know any disunionists in
the borders Of Missouri No! we have yet
to meet the first man who believes it,
What shall We then think Of those who re-
peat It and believe it not themselves? Will
an honest and honorable public then
give ear to the charges made BY mel who
will thus violate their consciences, If they
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