Democratic banner., 1850-12-30
LOUISIANA
The Next sanater from Missouri.

The Next Sanator from Missouri.
From the course of recent events, and the po-
sitiOns of national men and national affairs, the
approaching election of Senator from Missouri,
is looked TO with unusual interest by every State
and every party Iii is known that 9 "crisis has
arrived in our public ~affairs" that has well nigh
rent our Union in twain, and startled moderate
men of adj parties from the lethargy in which they
had shmbered, to a lively sense of the dangers
that surround US. He is no alarmist how who
says the Union is in danger, and acts of open
resistance to the laws of the land, denunciations
Of the Constitution sacred TO human liberty
and propositions for q dissolution of our ''glori-
Gus Union" are as familiar as household words.
1t is well known, too, that while the storm has
been brewing in the North, and gathering in the
South, hurried on by potential voices of design
ing ~demsgogues, patriot voices have also scared
above selfish, sectional and party influences. and
spoken in tones Of thunder to the people to rally
TO the rescue of the Constitution, the Union, and
freedom. This extraordinary state Of public al.
fairs has had its influence upon public men. We
see the truly great and good of all parties enter
ing into a covenant to save the Union, and stand
ing shoulder to shoulder in the Capitol at WASH
ingtCn, pouring oil on the troubled waters, and
endeavering to right the ship Of State, though it
be done at a sacrifice Of their own political pros
poets. We see also smother sight: We see old
and veteran statesman who have before proven
true to the Constitution, and above all, to their
constituents, deserving their posts and sndeavor-
ing to ride the storm, from place to promotion,
though our institutions, our peace, our happi-
ness, are wrecked in the gale. tits known also,
that those patriot sages who have offered them
selves a sacrifice upon the altar of their country,
have succeeded in passing a series of compro.
mise measures, a strict observance of which,
alone can save this Union. He is blind to ex-
listing events, or an enemy TO his country, who
will dare assert that a repeal Of the Fugitive
Slave law, tie corner stone of the compromise,
will not be a virtual repeal or dissolution of the
Union.
1t is further known to the people of the whole
Union, that Col. Benton, Senator from Missou-
ri, a slavehOlding State, refused IA his place to
Dots for this lar, designed to pacify the South,
and to enable slaveholders to recover their fugi.
tive slaves. Col. Benton, heretofore the great
idslized-the head Of the Missouri Democracy,
has changed his front, and instead Of the stl.
vert blows dealt in days of yore, upon abolition
fanaticism, is now in full political fellowship with
Hale. Giddings, and Seward.
His term of Office is about expiring, and eli
eyes are turned to the election soon to come Oh
at Jefferson City. Is Missouri longer to be mis-.
represented by an egotistical tyrant, from whom
she can wiring no pledge to oppose a repeal Of
the Fugitive Slave law, but is ominously told by
him, within her own borders, it is s'injudicious
and ineficacious?" Or, will she repudiate the
traitor Is well as The treason, by the election Of
some MissOuriCn, pledged to oppose abolition
ism, the source Of all discord in all its hideou,
formsP A short time and these questions will
be answered, and Missouri will take her posi-.
ton before the country.