New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-05-22
Colonel Benton's Appeal to the People OF
Missouri.

Below we publish the short Address Of Colonel
Bf>ToN. in which that distinguished Senator
appeals from the Instructions Of the Legislature
directly to the whole body Of the People Of Missouri.
The Resolutions to which he refers take the ground
assumed in the address adopted 10y some Of the
Southern Members Of Congress at Washington
lat w inter- known as the Calhoun Address, and
Instruct the Senators, aid reqlc4t the Repre-
sen,atives Of Missouri to sct IN conformity Will
them. Col. b. considers that compliance Will
them necessarily involves treason to the Union
aud fatty tells his constituents that they perss'
ia their mad schemes they must choose some other
INSTRUMENT to carry them into effect. TINS shows
,hathc is with the Missouri Barnburners, and that
he does not regerd proposition TO exclude Slavery
from California and New Mexico with dsiavor-
certainly that he docs not regard such PROPOSE
ton as iustityiug the South in any attempt TO ds-
solve the Union. lie has heretofore led public
sentiment in his State and though this move may
soroy try the temper of Mr. Senator Atchson and
the Hunkers generally, Old Bullion will probably
carry his point He will unquestionaby be sus
tanned by tho Wings and Barnbumers.
The Accomac Resolutions referred Il, we
have published in substance, and our readers will
remember that they take ultra Southern ground
Here is the Colonels appeal:
10 TIE Pc1Jls Of Missouri:
The General Assembly Of our Stale al s late session
adopted resolutions the subject OF slavery nng
cave me instructions To obey them. From this command
appeal Ia The People of Missourlihe whole body OF h'
renple-and they confirm the instruction. shah tN'
them opportunity To lind senator 70 carry men WI
into effect cannot do anything 10 dissolve uns Om'"
OF 10 array one half of 70 against The other
do not admit dissolution OF The Union 10 De remedy
De- prescribed by statesmen Tor me diseases vi e oV.
polite any more Than admit death or suicide 10 h'
remedy be prescribed by physicians for The ueinIa
tsdv Cure aud not Nil is The only remedy which mA
mind contemplate IN either case.
think probable, rom what observe that ttfe nf'
many citxeus-goOd friends to the harmony aud STABILITY
of this JmOu-who do not see the Missouri Instructions
and their prototype the Calhoun Address ~ the same
Agh that H. ana an Tie light ln winch u ia seen 'N
oihcrs who undcrstad a. For the information of suc
citizens and 90 them the next step M Tins move
ent and here 10 intended 10 end. herewi suhloln
COPY OF the Accomac resolutions, lately adopted IN hh
County OF Virginia and fully endorsed oN the hlcAn'n
EaQgirey the voice OF the South do not pr9duce
90 the contrary something IN them 20 admire, as be-
iug bold and OPEN and the true nierpre aou aud es
sequence OF the Calhoun movement consider ine
Calhoun Address and Us ohspunF the VI ssoar insirnc
them right the Accomac resolutions are also nkh aNd
should be immediately initiated hy similar resolutions m
Missouri / produce them 90 enable ine people OF NJ
souri, 10 see what % which their Legislature Wou0
the State and Nhat 10 is tleN have instructed me
90 do
appeal from these Instructions 90 The people OF MS
souri-ihe whole body of The peope-and m due Nhe
wall give my reasons Tor doing 10 question above
the Accomac resolutions present u--and present '
truly. and shall do the shall abide the decision
Of The whole people. and nothing ess , ,,.,,,,,,>.
NJ Ions NAV y 1919