Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1849-07-19
Catching a Tartar-Free Soil
Movements in Missouri.

The political wire workers who are endeavor-
ing to forestall public opinion in Missouri, and
to censure Col. Benton, not long since called a
meeting in Jefferson County, Mo-, to second the
resolutions of the State Legislature and Cal
houn's Southern Address but the friends OF
Old Bullion got wind of the designs Of the
Disunionsls, and accordingly when the meeting
assembled in the Court Honse in Hlsboro, JON
athan Smith was appointed Chairman and Thorn
as G. Fletcher Secretary both friends of Ben
ton. Philip Pipkin, another Brntonian, explain.
ed the object of the meeting, by stating that il
was for the purpose of expressing the opinion Of
the people oil the county upon the subject of the
Wilmot Proviso, at the same time stating that it
was his belief that the meeting had been called
by the opponents Of Col. Il. II. Benton, for the
purpose of condemning him in his appeal to the
people from the instructions of the State Legis-
aturo.
The Atchinsonlans and Disunioniss thavns
thus been completely frustrated in their designs
called for an adjournment for the purpose O
giving the people time to investigate the sub
Iject," but the meeting would not adjourn Mr.
Plpkin introduced the following resolutions
which, alter considerable discussion and not {
little noise and confusion" were adopted separ
atcly and together by large majority:
RESOLVED, That to the Congress of the United
States belongs the right Of lcgisating upon thu
subject Of slavery IN the Territories.
ReSolued, That the resolutions instructing on
Senators, passed at the last session Of tho Stat
Legislature, are in effect calculated to destro,
the peace ana harmony OF the Union, and arr
entirely uncallcd for.
ResolvGd, That the meeting fully sustain Hon
Thomas H. Benton in his appeal to the peop
upon the subject of the resolutions of instruc
ton passed at the last session of the Legislator
of Missouri.
At a meeting held in Charlton Co., Col. Ben
tons course was endorsed while at another, a
Springfield, got up to denounce Benton, Maio
Phelps, member of Congress, offered for adop
ton the resolutions OF the late Baltimore Ma
tional Convention, on the subject of Slavery, bu
they were voted down as being unsuited to tn
occasion. These resolutions, the reader will re
collect advocate simply the doctrine of non-in
prevention on the slavery question, leaving tn
matter entirely to the people of the Terltorie
AT the meetings held in Howard and Lew
Counties, James S. Green, another member
Congress, took the field in favor of the resolu
tlons OF Missouri. James M. Bowln, M. C
from the st, Louis district supports Colonel Bel
ton.
Col. Benton Is supported by six of the mo
influential Democratic papers in the State, al
IS opposed by the Jefferson City Mctropoiita
ana seven or eight Loco county papers. SIEVE
al Locoioco papers have not yet shown their flt
their editors being in quite quandary as
which side of the slavery question to take. II
g Wing papers pretty generally sustain Col. Be
9 ton In his appeal to the people, In the me,
y time the gallant Colonel is canvassiug the who
State aid has made upwards of half doz
speeches of the Jefersonian City stamp.