Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1850-09-26
LETTER FROM COL. BENTON.
WAsHiNeToN CRY, Aug. 20, 1850.

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WAsHiNeroN CRY, Aug. 80 1850.
DEAR SIR: The New York Erening
Post, Of tho l7lh instant, contains a letter
from this place, which concerns me. and
which il is right that should notice, 10 pre-
vent my friends from being led into any mis-
take or doubt with respec. 10 my future
course. The letter says that the democratic
party intend 10 start new paper at this
place in order TO re'organize the party. and
10 support mo for the Presidency. TIE Post
very Justly remarks upon this communities
ton, that paper started 10 support any par
Iculsr person for The Presidency, cannot be
The organ OF party, but Of an individual,
and could do no good but -agrees that new
democratic paper ought 10 be established
here. These are my own opinions-a new
paper for the party, not for ~ individual.--
Gen. Jackson was never more right than
when he warned Mr.. Polk against bringing
Ritche here, and fortod the ruin OF the par.
ty il ho did. Every days experience since
he was brought, has confirmed the truth OF
that warning, and il he remains here we
shall be ruined, and shall again lose the
Presidential election, and shall deserve TO
lose it, because we know it. But my object
in writing this note wa, to notice what con-
cerned myself in that letter 10 the Euening
Post and TO tell my friends what they ought
TO know, that they may no, be mis!ed by
any erroneous report. The new paper, #
one 10 established here. is not TO support me
for the Presidency, or for anything else.-
This ! have told my friends here, and those
who know me, know lhero i, nothing more
10 be said on thu, point; so that the letter 10
the Euening Post, so Garos it concerned me.
was dead here before il was known in Mis-.
souri,.
The election OF Senator is considered in
the hands OF the Wings and nullfiers, and
the report we have here is the latter will
Join the former, and elect Wing. If so it
will still be victory in behalf Of the I'M
ion, and will show that Missouri will not
cooperate" with other slaveholdins States
in establishing Southern con(edsracy. Ii
will also assert The party, and fix every man
in his right place,
You have done nobly in 81. Louis. (cily
and county,) and have deserved success If
you have not commanded it, and have ensur.
ed ii for The next time. You have shown
the antics are small minority, not one fifth
Of the party; and Of these. | am told there
ar. not above one hundred and fifty real dis
union and notification men among them,
the rest who voted with them being in real.
~ good hard money and Union men, but led
aslray by continual falsshood.. These de
ceived citizens will find out the truth Of
themselves during the ensuing elections, and
will return to the hard money Union dsmoc.
rocy 10 which they belong. So Of other
counties. The notification disunion de-
mocracy are minority, miserable minorir
ty in every coun,y-in some counties none
at aIl-and OF themselves able TO do nothing;
bat by creeping into our party, and by eau
Gus, frsuds, and trade in votes. have contri.
we'd TO make themselves prominent. and OF.
ten TO rule the State, and this year TO give it
10 tho Wings, after having first tried to give
it 10 the Southern con(ederscy But this is
about the last harm they will do US. The
ensuing elections will give them their pro.
per places in the ranks Of The Wings, and
will FREQ us from them forever, and will leave
US stronger than ever.
The appeal is now decided and sustained,
and the object had in making it is now &C,
compished Tho notification resolution,
Of The last General Assembly are condemn.
ed; the people walked up to the reality of the
po. 10 dissolve the Union, and the State Of
Missouri redeemed from the pledge 10 eco,
operate" in it. Yours, truly,
THOMAS H. BENTON.
Nh. JOHN ShIrH, 81. Louis, Mo.
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