The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-11-17

] CmomEArI. Nov. is
Al St. Louis. Saturday night. crowds assembled Il
hsa, the Hon Ino%as ssnsGns great speech Hun
| Mr. Benton commenced by saying he left Missouri un.
der pledge in the Senate the discussion OF the
bly, lie redeemed that pledge for this reason, he
found Mr.. Calhoun sinking into the grave He had nc
hear. 10 raise controversy with dying and after
his death he would not attack him He suffered the time
to pass without opening the discussion. and thus there
was no occasion for IT, The object he had in view was
accomplished in manner more agreeable to.him.
He stated that the object OF opening the discussion in
Missouri was to awaken the people 81 the United States
TO scheme having in view the dissolution OF the Union
In the Senate the labor Of carrying on the discussion was
avowed their intention on the hoor OF Congress. His
incredibly in the disunon scheme then vanished He
the people would take care o. q me
sense, reason, and justice, VIZ that every measure
should rest upon its own merit General Taylor kept on
the track until he died. Henry Clay boed-an opera
ton easy to him. for he had served apprenticeship at
the businessbut in managing which he had all the bills
bungled together
separation OF the bills and their passage separately The
long session OF Congress was entirely occasoned by
Mr. Clays changing ground on the vital point OF sepa-
rate conglomerate consideration OF the different
He then reviewed the proceedings Of Congress on the
slavery question, and alleged that the expenditure OF
public money consequent upon this protracted discussion
to be attributed to the omnibus bill The session
opened violently for disunion The speeches made as.
serted mat not the OMNIBUS Dut the breaking down OF
that vehicle caused this change.
Many southern MEMBERS under the influence OF dis.
unonsts, deuded into the belief that the North had
determined TO abolish slavery. The daily speeches. the
that delusion and quoted the southern members; and all
good citizens would likewise be quoted if they could go
face The exposition OF the Mexican laws showed the
northern men that the Proviso was unnecessary; and
they therefore abandoned t.
After reviewing the omnibus bill, he gave his
for voting for and against the measure when separately
presented He then alluded to the action of the most
prominent members He gave the southern senator's en-
tire credit for saving California They wanted her divi
ded-wanted her defeatedbut would not sell their votes
to the omnibus Tor the purpose. II they had voted
have followed We were saved by the high honor OF the
southern senator's; and to them lei the honor be
cribed-not to him who would have bought their votes
speech is devoted to Mr. Clay.
Mr.. Benton then alluded to the meeting held in st
to me i' os, q ba the A.
not alude to hmselfthat came, of course, from the
composition of wings and nullifersbut they censured
General Taylor by Implication in resolutions which APP
plauded Mr.. Fillmore and his cabinet for giving iniiu-
ence to the support OF the omnibus bill.
He felt it his duty to defend General Taylor He had
been just and kind to him and by his appointing Colonel
Fremont he as much said that he dsapproved of the
proceedings of that court martial He also did General
Taylor justice on another point He believed General Tay-
or sincere in his declaration that he would not
any from Office for opinions sake and when
ever case was brought fairly before him he acted up
to that noble declaration Such removals doubtlessly
were made but President must act upon inform alton
and is liable to be msed He cited proof the case of
Dr. Heap, consul at Turin, and Ieasserted that General
Taylor refused TO remove him on political grounds, and
He then alluded TO his absence from the Senate the
passage Of the fugtveslave BILL and gave his reasons
willing to let his friends try it. He voted with them to
make i suitable to them There no constitutional
objection and he did not wish any drawbacks from his
opinions OF il and such would have been the case but
the gilly made him
by those who were so indifferent to others who missed
nearly every vote.
LITIGATION in Missouri commencing far back as 1882,
under heads Of plots one two, and three the latter
present and the most bold and dangerous Of the three liz
object is the separation of the North from the South,
der pretext of northern the object Of
attack.
He appealed to the people, and that appeal decided tn.
August election against the nulers of whom, although
they nomnaly counted thirty odd in the assembly there
is but little than onethird OF that number who ar,
litical evils The rest are Union democrats, who ar,
now deceived, and will come right OF themselves or the
thirty odd nomnaly elected anti Benton men, on,
was elected by anti Benton democratic strength He
made this declaration without fear Of contradiction He eY
amned the al Jefferson cty and in every where
an amt. Benton elected, it was done by comb
to 90 with the majority OF the democracy Further there
was not county in the State where anti Benton man
be elected on the anti Benton democratic ticket
| He stated that his six months speaking in Missouri
stirred up the people for the Union and prevented sep
araon Of States II also prevented Missouri from send
ing delegates to the Nashville Convention
He dWelt severely the anti Benton party He char
actezed their mean, diaboca and internal
neither wings democrats should affiliate with them
There twelve in the last assembly, and about the
same number in this Most OF the others in banks
or on benches, and in notifications There few be-
Sides and between them and me there and for.
ever high walls and deep bitches. No fellowship, OF
communion, or compromise, was the watchword OF the
anti. Bentons.
| Now they viii compromise upon any man but Benton
that is, having failed to destroy him, they will buy him
give ofhce-all the Offices in Missouri-as purchase
money. The devil was a compromiser, when be oheret
to compromise with Christ, Offering all the land in tn,
world he (the deviD not owning foot OF it. So Of tn,
anti. Bentons-they have not Office in Missouri a,
their disposal, yet offer all He again alluded to thu
Union meeting in ST. Louis, and brought in Henry Clay
whom he handled without gloves; and concluded hi
speech by referring to the various bills that had ALREADY
and would hereafter be presented TO Congress for the nd
Il vancement OF western interests.
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