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generous and refrain from any act thatmst
Be stained with injustice or fraught with t6ss
elements Of evil.
There is but one more point in this CO..
neetioh which I deem proper to mention q
iyou in this friendly letter. MIR. Benton and
the "St. Louis Union'' seem to think. that
rank treason had gathered itselfin the C,pi.
Itol Of the State last winter, and that
cret determination had been entered inb
by the members who had been honored viii
the confidence of their fellow. citizens, "a
trample under foot the constitution Of lie
country and lay Violent hands upon the "a.
lion of the States. The only evidence Of
treason, Of course, is found in the resalu.
|tions themselves, and therefore to them In.
fer for my vindication. If they be wrong
and reasonable in spirit, the Democratic
party of the nation at large, have been IN
open treason for several years. But / am
certain, sir, that neither you nor my con.
stituents in general, who know me person
ally, will require at my hands any lengthy
or labored argument to prove myself free
from harboring any unholy designs against
the Union. / have no sinister ends to ac-
complish, no ambition to crafty, no lofty az
.piration to dazzle me, no distant vision II
power or gain, to seducs me from the fatA
Of rectitude, or that Of fidelity to my con.
|stituents.
And indeed, sir, if there be one thing ID
this world that l would deprecate above ~
others, it would be the severing Of the gold.
en- cord which unites as one the happy States
of the Union. If the day shall ever dsva
when all efforts for preservation shall cease,
and our bleeding country must be torn asun-
der, no man will weep more bitterly over
the sad decree than myself. should re.
gard such an event as the ultimate death
knell of popular freedom. ltwould not o.
|ly finally destroy it upon this continent, BY
engendering mortal strife between contend.
ing s~overeignties, but would check the AZ
dor and mildew the hopes of the honest pat.
riot of other lands, who impelled BY our 81.
ample, is now struggling to break the fst-
tiers Of his oppressofs, and establish systems
of government for the good of the people.
But I cannot believe that any one In our
State sincerely desires disunion, or thst
there is any danger of such In event, 90
long as our people remain faithful to their in.
~tsres:s, and watch the designs Of corrupt
and wicked men. The States Of this Un.
ion are indissolubly connected BY the strong
ties Of interest and friendship, and though
at times excitement may be aroused, and
our political sky checkered BY dark and !;
frowning clouds, yet a returning sense Of
justice, and a recurrence to the constitution
and the first principles of our government,
will finally dispel the gloom and restore to
US the Sunshine of peace.
Yours, sincerely,
]. B. HENDERSON.
P. S. The above was written before !
saw the communication of "Pike," which
appeared in your last, orI would have been
more explicit. "Pike," think, is known
to me very we'll, and if not mistaken, be
knew my views at the time of penning his
communication. Therefore a little act q
kindness on his part, could have corrected
any misunderstanding that he knew Of
know not whether my opinions coincide
with bis or not. He Of course has q right
to ask my views, but no right to convey
wrong impression. ] answer for his salts.
faction, (for he processes to be my friend1
that / have not covered at the believing Of
the "Missouri Buffalo," nor do l expeetto
"cower" from the support of any fixed pnn-
ciple at the "bellowing' Of any other ami
NAL.
The WHEAT CRoP.-Next to corn wheat
is the ruling staple of illinois, and, if I'VE may
firm an on;r;on E-om tba rarnrk, -hiek hsvs