The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1850-12-27

sY- We re-publish to-day the speech of Mr.
the Bentonites to cry out most Justify, as he has
given no quarter to them, or their hypocriticsl
pretexts of patriotic devotion to the Uuion, that
cloak now for such multitude of SINS
The st. Louis Union, the especial mouth
piece of Nv. BENTON, wincing under the inflic-
ton, feebly attempts to strike back, but its i'm,
potence is displayed as plainly as its malignity
Referring to his scornful notice of the parrot
cry of "dsunion" and " qualification" THE shield
of Southern treachery, the Union INDUCES in
a trade from which we Gull the following pas
sages, rs fair samples of the whole:
Now we do not ask that the declarations Of
Senator Atchison's opponents shall be taken as
testimony against hinl-we do not ask that Col
Benton shall he taken-but We would call Sena-
tor Atchison's attention to his own deliberate
acts There is newspaper published at Wash
ington, called the "Southern Press" 1t was es-
tabished not to bring about peace and fraternal
feeling, but to advocate discord and excite sec.
tional animosities Not to aid in preserving the
union of the States, but to agitate for its disso.
luton. Who established that paper! From
whom does it receive aid and comfort" Sena-
tor Atchison cannot certainly have forgotten
that he was among the first to recommend the
paper to support. That be still sustains it, and
that it has not, from the first day of it's appear
ance until now, spoken one word in favor of pre-
serving the Union, but has unceasi' ely preached
notification and disunion. Judge Atchison can.
not have forgotten the protest which he and nine
others presented to the Senate against the ad-
,,;,a;on Of California- dominant u,hicb &c "A
did not openly advocate disunion, at least hypo.
critically justified it. To this protest Is attached
with Mr.. Atchison's, the name of Mason, But
Ter, Barnwell, Hunter, and Soule, all ayowed
dsunionists If Senator Atehison does not wish
TO be called nuli6er, he had better not act
with them. IF he will still do so, he must moi
be surprised, if the people disregard his profess
sions, and look at his acts.
The st. Louis organ deliberately stultiies
itself, BY putting forth such stupid ISLANDERS as
form the staple Gifts accusation against this pa
per. The purpose of the establishment of the
Press, and the course it has pursued throughout
this whole controversy, disprove the falsities Of
the fippant libellers, who resort to detractior
in default of arguments, or of facts, with which
to sustain their own selfish and unpatriotic
policy. If thetwo great sins of Senator ATcHI.
SON, in the eyes of his enemies and those of the
South, are the aid and comfort" he has given
the Southern Press, and his signing the Protest
the freemen of Missouri viii scarcely deem
them beyond the hope of dissolution.
Next to the cordial testimonials of approval
which our course is daily eliciting from all guar
tiers of the South, we value testimonials of the
character we have quoted, from such sources as
the especial organ of Mr.. BENTON, and the nf-
iiated party press, which by different paths seeks
the same end-the triumph Of the party, and
Of their particular partizans.