Democratic banner., 1849-07-09
DEMOCRATIC BANNER ,
E. c. s. S. =. MURRAY. Editors.
LOUISIANA. MISSOURI.
MONDAY MORNLNG, JULY9, 1s49.
Watchman. teII ms of the Fight.

BENTON vs.. THE DEMOCRACY.
s.Now By 81. Paul the rork goes brGrely On.'
The anti Benton ball rolls on with increased
velocity. From every hill and valley in Missouri
the voice of the people comes trumpet-tongued in
condemnation of the treachery of Benton. Ben
ton is doomed. Conccalit as he and his handful
of followers may, the issue is made, and under
stood by tie people. The Democracy of Mis-
souri, stands pledged by the past history Of the
party, and The present tone of the people and Of
the press. against all interference in the subject
Of slavery by the National Congress. Non-in-
is the broad Democratic doctrine Of the
Union. 1t is the only ground upon which the
whole Union can stand. It is the doctrine pro-
claimed by the Democratic National Conventions
assembled in Baltimore in 40, IA s. '4S. tits
the doctrine of Cass, Woodbury., Buchanan, Dali
las, Butler, Calhoun, Foote and Atchison. tits
the doctrine proclaimed by every Democratic pa
per in Missouri, throughout the last campaign
the ST. Louis R~rnburner excepted, and all know
how it was hooted out of existence by the masses
in Missouri. II is the doctrine proclaimed by
each Of the Democratic Electors that canvassed
the State for Cass and Butler. II is the doctrine
proclaimed by the Democracy in every political
mass meeting ever held in the State, at which the
subject was mooted, previous to The meeting Of the
last Legislature. Ills the doctrine proclaimed by
The resolutions Of the last Legislature of the State.
Those resolutions instruct our Senators to vote
against the Wilmot Proviso, and Col. Benton re-
fuses to obey them. The issue is made up
Shall the principles Of the party or Senator Ben
ton be sustained? If the principles ofthe party
are sustained, Benton is put down. If Benton is
sustained, the party changes its principles-the
State changes her position, and Atchison, who
has ever stood true TO the State, the Legislature
and all the leading Democrats Of the State are
politically buried. What say you Missou-
rians 10 the issue? Shall Missouri say 10
the world she has no opinions of her own, but
sneezes when Benton snuiTs? Will you have
her to back out of all she has said and done upon
this subject, and wheel into the Free-Soil ranks
because Benton wants TO be President? Will
you politically bury all Of those who have stood
by your party, by your principles and by your
rights, for him who has deserted you in tie hour
of need? No! MOI! comes laundering up from
The sovereigns in mass meeting, assembled in the
counties of Howard, Lewis, Marion, Pike, Lin
coin, Warren, Green, Scott, Cape Girardeau and
Tanney. No! No! MOI! is re-echoed by nearly all
the leading Democrats nthe various parts of the
State. From the centre by Jameson, Jackson,
Lowery, Glover, Morrow, Green, Parsons, Sc.
From the Northeast by Green, Blakey, Rich
nond, Davies, Redd, SC. Sc. From the South.
East by English, O'Bannion, Cannon, Relic and
others. From the South West by Jones, Han.
cock, Mcbride, Acock, Neaves, SC. Sc. From
the Northwest by Atchison, Hall, and others
These are the men that roll on the anti. Benton
ball. We may add to this every member of either
branch Of the Legislature that voted for the reso.
~lutiOns that have yet been heard from, aniddktmany
of them have spoken like freemen in their places.
We can speak for the Representative from Pike,
he sustains the resolutions of the Legislature
and we understand from a reliable source that on,
Senator in Rails is "righ. side up with care"