The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-11-20
CT. p.n,on. Political suiolds.

Col Bsnsoa's Political suicids.
At last the speech OF Col Benton in ST. Louis. which
has been for some weeks proclaimed by sound of trum
pet and defiance Of herald to be in preparation, has been
delivered. and authentic copy OF the has been
received II is not report but, like OF Col Ben
toms ertsmporary flashes OF eoquencs written and
printed beforehand II is long and elaborate enough to
contain something's but we have searched in il vanly
for great principle. noble sentiment one vigor
GUS display Of argument Il is all in the ThnksIto
myself style. is all taken up with what Col Benton
did and did not dowhat his enemies said and did not
saywith few cold glances at his friends SOLITARY
and alone be set the hall motion and solitary and alone
he rolled Il along Ii is nterarded with stale jokes and
Joe Miller anecdotes'-so old that the memory OF man
runneh to the contrary" Of their existence He ad
ministers fresh dose OF his "sarsaparla speechtakes
turn in the omnibus" makes awful wry faces at
|" nullifcaon"--tilts furiously at Mr.. Clay-pckes
up the tariff OF 1912 and Thomas Richie in the stagebox
with an air. hole in the bottom, and adds the feat OF
sending poor John Box Brown in the box OF the stage
from Charleston 10 Boston incognifo without changing
horses stages, mais-then, to wind up with most
overpoweng rhetorical flourish after locking and strap
ping the tariff Of 1s<2 and ourself in the boot OF the
"omnibus," be suddenly resurrscs TO the dignity OF
"dec passenger Such is the staple Of Col Benton's
speech--very much like Hamlets reading-words--
words and his peroraion is specimen Of his patron
izing arts in which he you gently any suck
ing dove" Poor Nick Bottom the weaver, is notphers
when Col Benton is about The portion Of his speech
in reference oursef perhaps deserves be noticed
chiefly to false statement it contains Here is
verbatim. He is giving mechanical description OF the
q oHsnsbus:"
So much for the name the origin of which you have
lear And har2 t,inL
you know all. You know some, but ALL will
in:iSs oaolns New Mesco on u. .aS
and Texas-and also the outside gernamely. the
tradeuppreson BILL All these you know Aud for The
Introduction the two others Oas the ohg tariff Of
sald ~ antithss tht UnOn. Nth II. prrirg esniaei
but in the boot under the drivers buckled and
close and only breathing through hole the bottom,
You do not mus. though il !. bad business
orator 10 have 70 explain his own metaphors The ex
south Cafona and was called Brown. after hi. master
He had heard Of free SOIL and to see IT, He took
chose % travel neooMro into boz. with hole IN
the bottom to breathe through, and thus voyaged
bssush. back again, and afterwards called John Boz
Brown In oommemoration Of the voyage in the box So
ssa Ike Josa Box Bso%n snd Sshsd bronSh
Ss ss h% s and .s s0
Psos they started from They iOes sort Of deck
S, and S ss ao@s ' al
fsiisd Both their fate the same paoe-House Of
Ssss though d'aiol enemies TO each other all their lives
What be means by smuggling the tariff Of is42 and
ourseh in together passes our understanding We
have bean from the beginning, and STILL among its
most unwavering and infexible opponents We have
never yet found ourselves in any box with such com
psnion n Colonel Benton intends to insnuate las would
appear that support OF the Compromise was infu-
snesd by interest in job Of congressional printing
his facts false his motive is malignant and I'M
manly As long ago the early part OF February last
after had offered TO surrender the printing contract to
the committee and before the question Of relief had come
before Congress, had taken the open and unsquipo
cal positions on this subject, substantially hs same as zoe
occupy no and have occupied since the Compromise was
originated and matured by the report Of the Committee OF
Thirtssn in the Senate We have never wavered or
hesitased this subject; and trust course for
many years had prepared the country to believe that we
would act we have done In every contest fraught
with danger to the Union for the last thirty years. we
have stood by in the spirit that has animated us
in this crss-a firm resolution 10 uphold to e utmost Of
our powsr the Union Of The States and the Rights Of the
States. We proudly defy the most industrious poli,
cal scavengen to find one sentiment printed or word
uttered in regard the Union that would now find 4,
name Of our paper is poor pun-so poor that Menus
himself would not smile at it.
But we owe word more, in Justice to ourselves on
this subject We beg leave to ask our worst enemy
what have gained, had the less, chance OF gain.
ing in pecuniary point Of view, by course in ref.
ersncs to the Compromise. We stand in peculiar 20
sitoa, where in event be credited with doing
than duty, and in which the fanatics Of the
North and the unras Of the South will believe and in
fact, charge with hostility to the respective measures
Of each. Thus far have not made friend or scarcely
secured vote by jealous advocacy of the Compromise
which were not assured of before and have lost the
favor Of Of hose who dissppoye such course We
knew that encountered these chances before we took
the step we did, but also knew our duty to our own
principles and to the country and have sought 10 per-
form IL Col Benton may ascribe course to any mo-
tves he peasesour own conscience disisns the tsun
and we fear not appeal to the country to sustain oui
integrity and patriotism. ,& Il +
What confidence be reposed after this ia the can
dor, truth, or justice OF Col Benioni II would be dis
graceful ia private man to indulge in such groundes
insnuatons. fidelity to the Union, as he ha,
done; II is worse, fer worse, in an American senator
Even this high station. long held cannot elevate bin
shove the influence Of that egotstical, arrogant and
vindictive spirit by which he 10 80 unfortunately dis