Democratic banner., 1849-07-23
Gov. Kings sOmerset,

Col. Benton said, in substance, in his Jefer-
son City speech, that about a bakers dozen of
the members Of the Legislature who voted for
Jackson's resolutions, were known as plotters for
a dissolution of the Union, and that the balance
were fools, and were not responsible. Tie d.
lemma is thus presented by this dictatorial q Did
rebellion against the will of the State, to all who
were instrumental in the passage of the resolu-
tons Of instruction to him. Amongst that num-
Der stands conspicuously Austin A. King, Gov
ernOr Of Missouri. He not only read, approved,
and signed in his official capacity the resolutions
referred to, but electioneered, az we are credibly
informed, in and out of the Halls of the Legisla-
ture for their passage. He even travelled out Of
the politics Of the State in his Inaugural address
to wrap the Free.Soilers of the North over the
knuckles for their expressions upon what he
termed the constitutional rights" Of the South.
Here is an extract from his Inaugural, and it il
good doctrine, read il:
SIN reference to the recently acquired
territory, purchased alike by the common
treasure and blood of us all, / feel but lit.
tie solicitude whether the people of the
territory ultimately subject it to those inst.
buttons peculiar to the South. Yet I dc
feel a deep solicitude for a proper main.
tsnancs Of u rights, and deny to the Gen.
eraI Government any power to debar us
from an equal participation in that territory,
or to impose terms on us in reference to our
property, which would not bear alike upon
every member Of the Union. At the time
Of the admission Of Missouri as a State, in
to the Union, terms were sought to be i'm
posed on us, in reference to this subject,
which resulted in a compromise brought a.
bout by Cancellation and concession and
which we are ready to abide ; though in its
adoption, the South, guided by the same
spirit which brought about the compromise
that resulted in the adoption Of our Federal
Constitution, maguanimously surrendered q
portion Of her constitutional rights.
Since then Col. Benton has been to Jefferson
City, made his f~ree-soil speech, whispered in the
ear Of the Governor, and road with him to Co.
lumbia to make another, and his Excellency has
made a soplofticaltumbIe into the arms of Benton
and has actually written a letter in answer to tn.
doctrine Of his own Inaugural! He has, under
the seoul or smile Of Benton, seized the fool,
horn Of the dilemma, and is going it "cheek by
jOle" with the Senator against the constitutions
rights of the South"
For q further notice of this remarkable feat Of
his ExceIlsOcy, read .Bentoniac' and 'Bentoniac
Jr.,' copied by the request of many subscribers
. the first side Of this paper.
II Iii with feelings Of the deepest sad.
ness that We record the death of Richard
H. Voolfolk, the Senator for the st. Charles
district. Dr.. Voolfolk was a kind husband,
. warm friend, and a good neighbor; open,
frank and generous at all times-hence his
almost uabounded popularity with the pso-
pls Of his county. He wal comparatively
an cid settler in Lincoln, which county he
represented some fifteen years ago, and
whish with 81. Charles he represented in
the Senate at the time Of his death. He
died Of congestive fever at bis residence ia
Troy, on Saturday the 18th inst.