Democratic banner., 1850-08-12
THE ELECTIoN-ITs RESULTS.

GENTLY rolled away to reveal to the eye the
fruitiof the victory. We count distinctly
three whig Congressmen-Darby, Porter,
and Miller, in the LIST, Cd and Sd districts,
the remaining two not yet heard from, but
have mostlikely followed suit. The Legis-
Iaturs, from present indications, will be d.
!sidsd into three parties, none of which will
have a majority-the wings, perhaps, the
strongest Of the three.
As We stand upon the battle ground, sur.
+vsying its Therapeutics, Waterloos, and
'Chspultepecs, our thoughts naturally turn
to the causes Of somuch agitation and such
an. unusual result. Missouri-proud dem
.~ccratic Misssuri-that was want to be
crowaed az the banner State of democracy,
tsOdw to be misrepresented in Congress by
hve wing members and a Senator. What
has~ produced SO great a change in the dele
Ratio9. from Missouri? Is it a change of
principle No; the dominant party is no
where stronger with the people than usual,
6fthaa ridden into power in consequence
Of division in the ranks Of the democra-
OF. How long, we ask, will the lion-hsart-
sd democracy of" Missouri suffer such q
state Of affairs? VIII they be convinced
in future BY the experience Of the past, and
faIlY 70 the support of their principles and
their lcountry,, or sink both in a blind and
needless contention as to men. Principles
tah unite our p%arty-men never can. We
Khow that the pulse Of the democratic
heart Of Missouri is right, and needs orly
time to see men and measures in their true
light, to come up in solid column for our
principles and our. country. Confusion has
been scattered abroad in the land, not only
in Missouri, but throughout the Union
The dangerous aspect assumed by the ques-
ton Of slavery has we'll nigh trampled down
ths'di:tinctions Of party-swakened in the
minds Of the %virtuous of al parties a seri-
Gus apprehension for the safety of the I'm
ton, and fraternized the first intslIscts and
Tobiest patriots Of the age, Of either party,
upon the altar of their. country. Clay,
Cas-, Webster, Dickinson, Foote, and q
boast Of others, of different parties, and
froufdiferent ends Of the Union; have no.
bly, thrown themselves into the breach, to-
stem the storm of sectional fanaticism- that.
had arisen and was wildly sweeping over
tho land, threatening to bury In its fury our
glorious republic. While this has been the
course Of patriots, however, others of gi.|
gantic minds have been equally active in
spreading their sails soride upon the storm.
Men who before had stood true to the doc
tFins that's alone must save the Union, wereI
seen to mount upon the current, and in sten.
torian notes declare that Congress had the
power to legislats As it please upon the
subject ofslavsry. Missouribecams alarm
ed, and instructed her Senators against all
such legislation. These instructions were
ccuchsd in language similar to numerous
Instructions made public by Missouri be-
fore, and recognized as wise as patriotic.
Bat time had changed, and, alas! circum-
stances and men change with Il. The same
language and The same doctrine that before
had been patrictic, were made the pretextl
b1CL Benton for dlsobeying Instructions
-~sPPSslfag to che people-denouncing all
those who voted for the resolutions as
'!Eanavss or fools,'' in the most Insulting,
in6amnatoryl speeches throughout the
State. The cry of disunion, pullifcation,
and high treason, was raised against all
whs Supported the resolutions Of the Leg-l
isiaturs;; in order to conceal his own desert
tlost of' bic former position. Corrupt press
ss and corrupt men, from fear Of Benton,
joined In the cry agsinst- their n~eighbors,
for what they themselves had supported;-I
hSdts the division Of che democracy.
Against the great effort made in the Sem
ate by the Distinguished patriots We have
already named 60 compromise and settle|
this vexed questioa, Col. Bentonhas wagsd
o ceasslsss war, 10 conjunction with the IA
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