Democratic banner. (Bowling Green, Pike County, Mo.) 1845-1852, 1851-02-24

RIrcHls AID BENroN.-The st. Louis
Union, some days since, boosted that even
Father Ritchie was horri6ed at the sacri6ce
Eof Bsntop. How much the glorious old
FDsnferst hes been shocked sessy be seen
from she following article in tie w Arlington
lnion, Of the sd inst.; q
sstsl1e Seadiorsof EseEas IN Mi:.ouri-
We.lsays hitherto contsstsd oaTssf with the
|p6ehls annoul aetnsnt.b f'3ltbIe fact, that Col.
on dslksssa. sfiDe Gu. lss<k
political life we have a6k Sprsd to sbsisin
from unseemly rejoicing osef political vic.
tory, and we have ever. scorned unmanly
triumph over defested opponent. These
reasons and the fact that We thought it
both prudent and proper, in the present in
stance, to await full accounts of the defest
of Colonel Benton and the election of Mr..
Geyer, so that we nigh. lay before our rea-
ders an account of the manner in which the
battle was fought-induced US to delay any
comment on the tactics displayed, or the
character of the result. The Missouri pa
pers, giving full account Of the transact
tiOn, have at length reached tus, and We an
mex portions of an article from the St. Louis
Times, which gives the most concise and
graphic account Of the whole matter which
we have yet seen.
"The view which We have taken of Ool.
Benton's conduct is well known to our rea:
ders. He had made an issue with the DEM
ocratic party and with Democratic princi-
pies; and in that point of view We have not
hesitated to oppose him. and to expose the
disorganizing tendency of bis conduct
But, while he has raised an issue With the
Democratic party, he has raised an issue
with the people of his own State. He haa
taken an appeal from the action Of his own
State Legislature; that appeal it was the
pro. ince Of the whole people Of Missouri to
decide. With that appeal we felt 10th to
meddie, for fesr of being considered too for
ward in interfering in affairs which did NOT
concern Us. But now the question is set.
tied. Col. Benton appealed from q pejori-
I,y Of the Missouri Legislature to the people
ofthe State ofMissouri. The question was
fully srgued-the issue was fairly made up
and the jury Of the vicinsge (the people
Of Missouri j eDdered verdict against Col.
Benton, BY returning a majority to the Leg
islstuIe opposed to his reelection. That
majority was divided BY other considerations and
On other questions, but they were united on
the question which Col Benton made the
prominent one of the Missouri elections
the question which Col. Benton's friends in
the Legislature persisted in making pre-em-
inent: they agreed in the verdict rendered
BY the people at the ballot box. that Thomas
H. Benton was at this time not q it repre-
sentative Of the state of Missouri ip the Sen.
ate of the United States.
"As to the qualifications Of Nr. Geysr,
who has been elected tosucceed Col. Ben
ton, we know but little further than what
is known to the public. Some ofthe Wings
seem dissatisfied with him on account of the
Democratic tendencies Of hislast communi-
cation. The article which we publish be-
low from the ST. Louis Times represents him
as having "uhwhiged himself. Some of the
Wing papers complain of him. We do not
know how chat may be, or what effect the
manner Of Mr.. Geyer's election may have
on his course in the Senate"