Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1850-06-05
From the Correspondence of the News
Letter from Missouri.
ST JOrrIS. (Mo1 Nav IA lS!

8 lolcra among US. For the benefit of such
rur citizens as have relatives or friends
lding the General Conference of the Me-
ist Church, South, now insession Lerc,
ne early contradict anticipated exaggera-
as. In the beginning eff the week divers
IS Of Cholera occurrcd-upwards of tyen-
n all; and so sensitive is the public mind
!, he fresh Impressions of list years melan-
,ly history, the announcement was suif-
r mt to create 4 universal panic.
"Col. Benton is politically doomed in Mis-
uri-indeed, what is his present position
fore the country! Whatever mist and
nccrtainty at first clouded the probable re-
ult of his appeal" are rapidly passing awaY
Z lid the end begins, to be clear to all. Thei
J. ,hsurdity of that novel proceeding is at Last
..-iltS 1t Is understood rs 4 Charlatan arti-j
qBS 1ri&cEr1 The inventor would have cover
,dilis disobcdicnce 10 The INSTITUTIONS f-tsrei
Legislature, and deceived the people into be-,
ing mislcd by his selfish purpose. The war
between the servant and his master has rel
salted in the annoying ridicule common tol
such encounters Moreover, the Coils. late]
course in the Senate, and the odonr in which
he IS held ut the Capital, have coaspired toI
augment his degradation at home. Few dis
interested minds but regard the sands of his
Senatorial career as nearly run. Missouri isl
tired of an arrogant dictator the dignity of
the State requires vindicaIion from his per-
sonal abuse. His contuln;cy has bccomel
treason TO his duty; his mcnaccs, continued
and unqualified, challenge the exercise of theI
sovereign power he rrpudiates. The true-l
minded Democracy, stung into action, arc atI
length aroused, and arc upon him with all thel
determined resentment that the bascst ingrat-'
i,ude for past favors can provoke. "Old!
Bullion, or Biliion'-as was his earlier soul
.-taTf Duet has been weighed III the balances!
and found wanting. his days will not be long:
in the land. So run the mysterious words
of prophecy.
"On the very wall he invoked bctwccnI
himself and his former friends, the finger OIL
Fate has written his doom, and the "decpj
ditch he dug for others is:predestined rs hhs
own burial place. He may clfifc, and villifEe
and threaten. as is his wont; but though Ies
were an Ajax i'll strength, against the stOInE
of opposition about to ovcrwllclm him heS
must prove impotcnt rs the burly Greek wlSlS
ydetying the lightning. The Press, the rss-S
arctablc portion of ii, is arrayed against him I
MS DINNERS arc uNiurlcd ia INC ofI?nt c'useoi
sabverSion, and the mighty artillery Of itsS
!, ,iptlueucc thundcrs along the path of the cru
.s..s&de. Next August will tell the story /
Ifiat wilb echo thrilngly in the succecdings
December elections. Though the doughty
Colonel wore acharmed life, he eannotes- /
cape. A fixed determination and united ac- !
ton, : like 4 isycr bullet" will immediate hin5
IN the unequal contest His design is nows
'tys .h,,s s's,,Ja, - t,,o S,at, ;rto tho EhpnJsf
,'.e I9s :uite'.uIi ..t s.;, l'o ,
nI,;,t ~ u ;nf Wy. ,,a m,t.sn .S" oe
a';..T r" ~. oa ...o -. ~
.i'n :., s,yc'ioi., ,.iio WHICH, :.lluh .ss
ao 'uS paDni innns nav SHY, sinet eusuI'Ss fs
,h ,si ;nu ;iI Miu ..Iss 'st W SAJ'S .,''. S.l
siiS ,snutu uc.e aau ...'t. ~" IT,
,;.M .ofar...j ~ 70" .,,." O ..;,,ot nannod
t;.lo.s h,,.;n,r Laon nom;n.,aJ owe, ~ 1,o,n
,,o I'D :: on,on .o,... ,,.os .I,o IN, ~
t H., na..,. +to 49, VIZ; ,hn
';tr of winch ,be; baJ ma;otainoJ ] , nn;otros.S m
sa:.;on t,- soro.,I ,.o,rs q p,io ~ rh;n
:. - ns aVi go" - ,,;..,.J.s, IN u;
r,a,"a ~. liz rUa ;mfn;,, a'';.;, nss
,.;,n tho; ~, ,a" .I,a saaro;n" e,,,a
=, .i'a "f .,oi - ;n.a,a.. ~
m naamS .n .,son ' :; ' \. ~
sl"''I ns 'eioHi M q Se',isii''eteu st,' nus
i'M ,%I uisuae ''aetci.s trH s.liu .Ii'ts GU uiuG
d pi'ch ;EtS ine eA.lnPie oi ;l'e afEtl .sn-S
1os VI inaei."alu Is aoous 10 :s o. lono"eu
oi.iot 'a..''y!, no%t.ei; eseil Dehlcil !'Us-
s., .sseH tie siiss, .o' iiu oeAlcfi'! ol uhc
;.':'e ,is'el' IN performances OF tiie Sort
A. 3,: is aiiecltio Pia! OH inc same tsicK Twice
WIN us iirst exhibition the secret 6ecomessE
lna,'lfes9, ana dhe puDic mnd enlShtenedH
ana prepared 1or lis relteralon' the powcrE
ol me ehehanter lssiost forever. n
VT. Caiaiouns $ deceasc created FfoleundS
sensation OF regret among those OF our conf
lnuaIty who appreciated the man; and who$
OF Them did not! Some, pcrchance many +
But narrow prejudice, and INSCRIPTIONS sell
iislness, make compilations to suit their own
motives, and portray character even in thcs
mirage light Of their own principles ThcyB
have no sympathy with the good, becauscS
they cannot believe i'll a disintcrcsted pur-E
pose, and no just appreciation Of the truly;
great IN that they mistrust the means bys
Mlien 9rsatness is achieved. Ine detrac-
som.a @ o e.,aiasiHn ,h una! sp:ihs lron sucss
Cntnl;n.s @ eu " .;ni;ee ,;e ~ u,.t. Io
III r,a,no,, f.t t,,s ~ l' III e'''Ts M spu
n,nn ~ "e nom IN, 'l;,' ~ . % uoau inI oo;-
"un VI MS iaiie WILL Llse s'po'c the Ilori-E