Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1849-07-26
BENTON IN CLAY.

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proceedings ofa public meeting of
which Howard Everett was Chairman,
and is as follows:
Liberty, No., July 10Th, Is49.
This being the day upon which, by
previous public invitations, the Hon.
Thomas Ii. Benton and the Hon Jas.
Ii. Birch met for the purpose of dis
cussing the great national questions in
voved in Col. Benton's Appeal from
the instructions of the last General AS.
sembly, the lergest number Of citizens
ever convened in the county were
present at an early hour.
Col. Benton having fixed upon the
hour of 2 in the afternoon, when he
would address the people, Judge Birch
commenced the discussion, in the court
house, at about len o'clock in the morn
ing, and continued il until between IL
and | o'clock
At 2 o'clock, Col. Benton addressed
the vast assembly in the grove near
town, and continued his remarks for
about 3 hours.
Immediately thereafter the company
reassembled, filling the court house, and
listened TO the conclusion of the course
of argument and remarks commenced
by Judge Birch in the morning, amp
also 10 his reply TO several portions Of
Col. Bentons speech of to-day.
Both gentlemen were listened TO with
the most profound and respectful atten-
ton throughout. At the conclusion Of
Judge Birch's reply, he read and laid
upon the table the following resolution,
rcmarking that it was for The meeting
to take it up and act upon it, or not as
they saw fit.
On motion of Judge Thompson, it was
taken up, and after discussion between
Henry l.. Routt, Esq. and the mover, it
was adopted by the meeting with the
greatest enthusiasm, and with but one
dissenting voice, as follows:
! RESOLVED, That in view OF the past and
present positions OF the Hon. Thomas H.
Benton, and in view Of the momentous guess
tons involved in his appeal" no other
course presents itself which is compatible
with honor to himself, OF duty to the State
ERAL ASSEMBLY, OR RESIGN HIS SEAT.
On motion of F. Gwinner, Esq, i,
was unanimously
ResolU ed, That we have implicit conf.
dence in the ability, integrity and correct
principles Of our Senator in Congress, the
Hon. David R. Atchison; and that we pledge
ourselves to sustain him in his opposition 10
the Wilmot Provso and all other abolition
movements.
The second extra is signed by w.
d. Hubble, w. A. Morton, +. C.
Hughes, H. l.. Rout,, J. w. Letchworth
and j. M. Keller In order to disabuse
the public mind, they state,
Frst-Said hand>bil SETS out BY stating
what is evidently ard palpably erroneous, in
saying "by previous public invitations, the
Hon. Thomas H. Benton and the Hon. Jas
II, Birch, MET for the purpose Of discussing
the great National questions involved in Col.
Ben,on's Appeal" Col. Benton was on the
Saturday previous 10 the day he delivered his
Speech met by depuiaton, twelve miles
from Liberty and, was escorted into town
be was not aware then, that Judge Birch de |
signed addressing the people in this county,
on the succeeding Monday, nor was it known
in the county, as we believe. When Col. |
Benton was informed, that il was probable |
Judge Birch would address the people or the |
day set apart for him by invitation, he re-
piled that he would not meet Judge Birch,
and that he would not give him counienance
by suffering him 10 speak either before or al. |
Ter him; but after much persuasion, consen.
ted 10 deliver a speech in the grove half
mile distant from Liberty.
They further state that had the above
resolutions been offered al the conclu.
sion of Col. Benton's speech, "a corpo.
rails guard" Of the immense auditory"
would not have sustained them; but
that Judge Birch having spoken ill
Gight, when "the farmers" had left, and
that thcy refused TO postpone action
on the resolutions, Frequently inter-
rupted, and menaced" Mi. Roult, who,
seeing "lhey were lost to all sense of
requested the friends of
Col. Benton, to retire, and the reso!u-
lionss were "passed by drilled squad"
The extra concludes thus
When the County Of Clay speaks, it will
be seen that large majority will be found
upon the side Of Col Benton, The county,
by the vote Of her laie Representative in the
state Legislature, Thomas T. Swelnam, is
already pledged to repudiate the Resolutions
lnstructng our Senators.
Senator Atchison's course by the foregoing
resolution is approved 10 the utmost extent.
When fellow citizens he said and repeated
again and again, with all the emphasis and
vehemence that characterzes him, that he /
would sooner see the Union split into as
many fragments, as there are counties in
Me Union, than that the Wilmot Propiso