Western union. (City of Hannibal, Mo.) 1850-1851, 1850-11-14

although not SO large; yet they are clearer and
more beautifully divided. The names Of places,
rivers, towns, &c., are in much larger print,
consequently more easily p. received and under.
stood. In my opinion. il is the work that has
been needed snd as it has made its appearance
in our western coun,r, through your vigilance,
/ hope it will soon find its way into all public
school throughout the country.
VIM. 3. CROSS,
Principal Of Hanniba! Academy.
l entirely concur in the above.
ID. EMERSON,
Principal West Ely Seminary.
We have received Col. Brsros's speech, de.
Iivered before very large meeting, in St. Lou
10, on last Saturday evening. This week, we
have room only for the following extracts:
An,i.Benton's! Anti.Benton party! A
new mode Of designating political party,
and more worthy of demons than Of mem
To characterize party by their love for a
man-their zeal in his cause, and devotion
to his successful give them his name, on
that account, is natural and common, and
may be amiable, if not wise. But for a par
ty to characterize itself by its hatred to a
man, and to consecrcte itself to his destruc-
ton, is not only unnatural and uncommon,
but dbolical and internal. Conspiracics
against a man are indictable, and punisha-
able at law they are condemned by the
moral sense OF the comm unity, and by the
religion of all nations, and this without any
reguard to the cause of the hatred, and of
the conspiracy--even though it be against
n bad man, who may have had purpose.
But when men band themselves into par
ty upon the principle Of hatred and con-
spiracy-cOnstitute themselves his haters,
and cOnspire his destruction, not for bad,
but for good acts-bccause he may stand
in the way OF their criminal designs--then
the iniquity of their designation becomes
atrocious and revolving. This is the case
with the party in this State--l only speak
of the consprator part-which styles itself
anti-Benton. 1t hates Benton because it
can neither seduce him, nor deceive him,
nor scare him, into their notification de.
signs. and they conspired against him, to
kill him off, with lies and defamation, be-
cause they knew that they could not do it
with truth in the open field. They have de
ceived many good men--got many good
men into their ranks, and to assume their
designation, and even to operate with them
in public meetings and in the elections.
But all these deceived citizens will right
themselves. They will see that everything
which | told them about the designs of the
disunionists last summer, is true aud that
everything which the consprator.nulifiers
said against me, is false These two great
facts being seen, the deceived men will
right themselves. The deceivers will be
left alone. The real notification democrats
will be left alone and alone they should
forever stand. Neither wings nor demo-
Gratis should affiliate with them. Both par
ties will be stronger, and cleaner, without
them. They were but about dozen in
the last General Assembly, and about the
same number in this. Most of the Others
are on the bench, or in Il 10 banks, and in
some notification presses. There are but
few besides. And betwee them and me,
now and forever, say again, as said once
before, high wall, and deep ditch ! No
fellowship, or communion with them.
Compromise That was the watch
word for the omnibus gull trap; and it is
the watch word of the self.styled anthem.
tons now. They were for sacrifice before
the election, and compromise after it. They
will compromise upon any man but Ben
ton; that is to say, having failed to de-
stroy him, they will buy him, give all the
Offices in Missouri as the purchase money.
Well, the devil was compromiser. lie
proposed compromise with Christ, and Of
fered him all the land in the world! the old
serpent not owning foot Of it So. of
the compromise now offered by the anti.
Bentons: they do not owa an office in Mis-.
souri,, yet offer to sell all. And that is a.
bout the morality of all compromises in re.
ligon, or enthusiastically a sacrifice of
rrinciple, for selfish purpose, impud-ntly
cloaked with the preteyt of the public
good.