Democratic banner., 1850-07-29
asss- p From the Metropolitan.
Mr.. Benton Ought not to be reelected.

enough. hoLatlon IN ONCE IT'S q UhoteS0nae ooc"
t,sae, and uery full Of comfort" to all persons ex-
cept the insi and whether acceptable to them or
not, prudence and safety alike demand, that we
should pay more attention to it than has been
cur practice. Men stay in Office, until like
Kings, they imagine themselves, booted and
spurred, "Dei Gratia," to ride over and ride
down the common people! Such seems TO be the
notion Of THOMAS the First, King of the people
called "mine." .... ...-.. i.
Mr.. Benton ought not to be re-elecied.-He is
an aboltionist at heart. The sbolitionists praise
him, speak in commendation Of his course and
give him said and comfort" He voted to strike
out "free white" in the Oregon bill, that there
by negroes and nulaRocs might vote and hold
Office. His organ in St. Louis, calls slave hold
ers strafckers in human flesh and blood" He
is also Free-soiler. He admits that Congress
may constitutiOnalIy pass the Wilmot Proviso.
and this by the way, it cannot do unless the mea-
sure is needfL. He must therefore regard it as
needful. But the question is settled by his own
action, which leaves nothing to inference. He
actually put the Proviso into the Oregon bill,
and voted for II after it was there.
IMr. Benton ought mt TO be re-clecled.-His
whole course is dishonest, selfish and ambitious.
In May, l849, he told Governor King that he
was striking for the Presideney." Benton did
tell King SO, or else King tells faIsehood-
We are inclined TO the opinion, that his Excel
iency tells the truth, for one plain and obvious
reason, namely: neither Benton or any Of his
toadies, have to this day dared to deny it
Mr.. Benton ought not to be reelected. He call
ed the members Of the Legislature knaues and
fools. thus offering insult totheir constituents
in every part Of the State. In his Boonville
speech he proclaimed that all who denied the
power Of Congress to pass the Wilmot Proviso,
discovered such proclivity to falsehood as TO
disqualify them from serving as Judges or Jurors
in any case; thus striking at such men as Cass,
Calhoun, Berrien,AtchisOn, Green, Geyer, Good,
Clark, Napton. Birch, Lowry, Jackson, and hun
dreds aud thousands of others of the most 'ntel-
ligent and upright men in the State and Nation.
He denounced the Judiciary of our State as cor
rupt, and said that to bring suit before them
would be like sueing the deUil and trying the case
in heLl!! He denounced the Executive, when
al Fulton, as damn d seoundrei, and only sienc-
ed himself, after bis Excellency had fallen down
at his feet and worshipped him! Thus he de-
nounced the entire government Of the State, Leg
islaiive. Judicial and Executive; and yet we have
men in Missouri--God have mercy on them
who are struggling to degrade the State by up
holding its defamer. ..-
.Mr. Benton ought not 10 be re-sIected-He re-
psatedly treated his constituents with rudeness
and di'rsspecs. when they approached him.
Witness his refusal to answer civil questions,
respectfully asked by Robinson Of Howard,
Priest Of Rails, Hancock of Green. Kennett of
St Louis, and many others. When he made his
speech in Cape Girardeau, gentleman of the
highest respectability, presented him written
question. Benton told him to hold II until he had
finished bis speech, giving him to understand
that he would answer it then-but he finished
his harangue and refused to touch the question,
and Dragged that he had made the gentleman
stand before him like a damn'd nsgro-paper in
hand for three hours! If gentlemen called on
him, he insulted them; if they failed to call. he
blackguarded them. Speaking of certain gen.
tleman in Cape Girsrdeau, he said, "When was
last in this place, the damn'd scoundreI was 50
glad to see me be got drunk; but now he don't
speak to ne." When he made speeches and
the masses went to hear him, that was evidence
that they were all for him; if they did not come
TO hear, that was evidence that they were salts
fed with him, and did not want to hearl When
p be saw those in the crowd, who we're known to
be bitterly opposed to him, he charged that they
had come with reyolyers and bowie knives to as
'as'inate him! Such men as DR.. Lowry told
him he lied. .ai1IG' .' ''s'~
W. BeatonI osgM not to be ye-electsd.-He is
sbustssins bully and blackguard, and is utterly
without influence or character in the American
ssnass. he has quarrelsd with ths best men 10
.hss dgniHed body- Clay, Butler, King 4 Foote.
With Atchison, biz collesgus--as with Barton
--hs does not speak He cannot get along in
Psscs With cur Representatives in Congress. 90.