Washington telegraph., 1850-04-17

Colonel Benton has written letterto
his political friends in Missouri, in relation
to the recommendation of reunion of
the party 1t will be seen that he spuns
all conciliatory measures, and prefers even
defeat to a union with his Democratic
opponents. There is evidently no back
out in the CoioneE
WASHINGTON March 8, 1850.
DEAR S1R-I have had great many
letters from friends i'll different parts OF
the State, in relation to union With The
Ca4hounltes in the ensuing elections; such
letters are very Notifying to me-'oo
much SO to be answered. was souaced
upon this point last summer, when he
articles were going through the Calhoun
papers, for a general convention OF the
party, as it was called, to meet and settle
all differences I answered instantly and
truly, that would sooner sit Ill couicil
with the six thousand dead, who lad
died of cholera in ST. Louis, than go INTO
convention with such a gang of scanps:
and that is my sentiment to-day. There
is but one principle on which the Demo
cracy and the Calhounites can meet IN
any election, and that is the one which
Calhoun said held the party together,
"the cohesive bond Of public pIunder.
That may be true of him and his, but 1t
is not true Of me or mine: and will prove
it during these elections, by standing
clear of all connection with them Twill
not mix with them, nor give,no take
help. Let them have their own ticket,
and we ours Let us have Glen ticket.
clean Democratic ticket-no faint OF
Calhounism, .. e., secession, 1isunion,
notification, in it, Let them hive their
own ticket, and elect it if they can; or
defeat ours if they can. The pint is to
defeat them. The public good requires
it; the harmony and the presevation OF
the Union req uire it. The Missouri elec-
tons this year are a turning point IN
the drama of disunion. Tue diunionists
count upon Missouri. They beieve they
have the State, and that belief mboldens
them in the highest degree; success in
one election will confirm that blief. The
election of Calhoun men wiz Rconfirm 1t;
therefore, they must be DEBATED, and If
confined to their own ticket they will be
defeated. City and couny, State and
federal, Congress and all, ney should be
put to their own ticket, aud be MADE to
congregate by themselves we shall be
stronger when they are gne; and what
is more, we shall be clen-no tlmld or
selfish calumniations about losing elec-
tions; we NAV lose some few, but still
the great poiut WILDE gained. Calhoun
ties will be pu: down, and even the elec-
ton of Wings will be triumph over
them-a victory behalf of the Union
and that is the oyerruling consideration
at present. Fear of seeing Wings elected
can have no effect upon me under present
circumstances-no even fear of seeing
Whig elected in my own place. l am
for the country and the Union, and TIE
country and the Union require Calhoun.
Ism 10 be extinguished in Missouri. and !
am for the extcrmlnatlon as courageously
as the Calhounites are for the dissolution
of the Union, 'at all hazards and with
out regard to consequences"
People ask me here why do not speak.
] tell them, when l was at the bar, !
never interrupted any adversary's counsel
when he was proving up my case for me
This letter is not for publication, but it
is not for conceaImen1. Friends may see it.
Yours, truly, T. H. BENTON.