The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-11-18

The Geographic summary of Mr. BENToN's
speech at St. Louis is before us, and we will
| not do the Senator the injustice of copying so
| meagre and unsatisfactory sketch. The to-
pics are such as may be easily OWNED, with
out the aid Of reporters: the honorable Sena-
tors reasons for not opening a controversy with
Mr.. CALHOUN In the SeDate, an attack upon
Mr.. CLAY and the Omnibus bill, and the ex-
PLANTATION Of his own course in voting against
all the bills in the aggregate, and in voting
for each of them in severalty. very large
portion Of the speech was devoted to Mr..
| CLAY,
Mr., BENTON alluded TO the St. Louis meet
ing which passed resolutions applauding Mr..
FILLMORE and his Cabinet for giving their
influence in support Of the Omnibus bill This
Mr.. BENTON regarded as an indirect censure
upon General TAYLOR, whom he felt it his
duty 10 defend. General TAYLOR had been
just and kind to him, and, by giving an APP
pointmeut TO Colonel FREMONT, he had as
much as said that he disapproved the proceed
lngs of the court martial. He also believed
that General TAYLOR was sincere in his decla-
ration that he would not remove any one from
office foropinion's sake; and, whenevera case was
fairly brought before him, he had acted up to tina,
noble declaration. In allusion TO the Fugitive
Slave bill hegave his reasons for not voting for it.
believing the bill injudicious, but willing to let
his friends try it, He then reviewed the rise and
progress of notification in Missouri, common
cling as far back as 1882, under heads of
plots one, two, and three; the latter is the pres
ent, and the most bold and dangerous Of the
three. Its object is the separation of the North
from the South, under pretext Of Northern az
gression-himselfth the object Of attack
The remainder Of the speech was devoted to
a well-deserved eulogium upon his own efforts
in Missouri in stirring up the people for Union
and in a severe invective against the anti Ben
tonians and Mr.. CLAY. The Grafton seems
altogether TO have been characteristic one,
and marked with that absence Of egotism
and modest abnegation Of " too much honor
which distinguish the style Of tbs honorable
Senator
The St. Louis hteuigeneer Of the 9th, the
morning Of the day on which the speech was
delivered, says that the speech would have
" unusual significance, and that it would prob
ably exert greater influence upon hi.
future destiny, as politician, than any he has
ever delivered" The unusual significance
OF this speech may perhaps be explained by
an extract from the St. Louis Times.
"some time since II was announced by the cor.
respondent Of the New York Erening Post, under.
stood TO be f. p. Blair, senior that a Free coil pn
per was about TO be Issued at Washington, which
would advocate the claims Of Colonel Benton TO the
Presidency. This annunciation was made at the
same time that the Post wac sending forth whole
broadsides Qualification against the venerable ed
itor Of the Washington Union, who has done more
service to the Democratic party, than any one
man in the Union. Soon after, Mr.. Benton wrote
letter 10 John Smith here, in which he approved
the establishment of such press, and only de-
MED that IL wac 70 hoist his for the Pre,-
dency. little previous to this time, he had been
nominated by the Free sellers at Herkimer. We
wish 10 know why Senator from a slave State
= approves Of the establishment Of national Free
soil organ Why it lie 80 important that he should
say IT was not TO advocate him, and 30 unimpor-
tant that he should not deny being Frees oieri