Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1852-02-02
LETTER FROM COL. BENTON
The following letter appears in the ST. Louis Uni.
TO The DEMOCRACY OF ST LOUIS
CDIlNIY AND CITY
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STEAMBOAT, ONO RtyrR Ian |

~ DEMOlhACf (t LOUIS
COUNTY AND CITY.
STEAMBOAT, Ono RIVER, Jan. !, 1852
CITfzESs-l received, at the moment | was leaving
St LOUIS your invitation to join the great Democratic
meeting at the Court House on the 9Th inst Could
have remained until that day should have needed no
special invitation to have been present among you-
Both the day and the occasion would have made il
my pleasure, as 1t would have been my privilege, TO
attend, and that upon the general notice which
would have brought the rest Of the Democracy to-
gether.
The day memorable one in our annals, and wor-
thy 10 take Its place among those which constitute
eras in nations history. The hero of that day be-
came President by the will OF the people, revived and
re.estabshed tina. great Democracy Of which Jeffer-
son was the founder, and which was fatally losing
lis landmarks under his latter successors. Jackson
reesabllshed At and crowned his military with civ il
renown. A double fame sautes the day--ths fame of
Washington and Jefferson, united in Jackson.
The occasion is worthy of the day. The Demo-
craey OF Missouri has been betrayed and sod-be-
trayed by traitors, and sold into Wing bondage 1t
is your mission with your brethren ,hroug hout the
Stae) TO redeem her and you commence this day the
work of redemption. Three Wings sit in one branch
OF Coz gress and q Wing and Dsunionist in the other
from the Democratic Union State of Missouri This
Misrepresentation must be corrected "Ihe Cloths
must be driven from the Cdpitak." The Democratic
star OF Missouri now eclpsed and obscured must re
appear in the political armament and shine NO ain with
all lis pristine splendor.
Modification and high treason resolves poute your
statute book, pledging Missouri to cooperate in
SOutnern SECESSION. IL IS your duty to purify the
cord, by expunging tn stuff, which is as false as is
infamous.
Bargain and sale well as treachery, disgraced the
proceedings OF our last General Assembly. 1t was the
first oil That infamy in our State and all hon
orabe men should unite TO nakeit the last
Wings and Nulifers have coalesced TO rule the De-
mocracy, and the first retain the second as spies and
traitors in camp. Expe them! or be betrayed
and sold agan-as you will be, and deserve to be. if
you suffer them TO remain
Two sets of Senatorial instructions appear upop
your statute bookone set affirming the right of Con-
gress to legisate upon slavery in terrores and de.
carng the permanency of the Union TO depend upon
that legislation in 1920 the second deny thai RIGHT
and make the dissolution OF the Union DEPENDENT mon
ts exercise in 1880 l obeyed one, and appealed to
you against the other What say YOU Both cannot
be right. Both are not right One is true and polite
the other false and traitorous Let The true liye-bs
false die.
There is party 10 Missouri which calls itself anti
Benton. The name announces the persona! malice
which rankles in the hearts oil its members their acts
prove II to be Observation-Disclosures" buschockers"
TO the Whigs-hired for wages, IL and pattea on the
6dc6 and OF no service to their owners or damage to
US, except when in our camp. Expulsion is the word
tor these intestine traitors. Rome was safe from the
Jackson became stronger every time he drove off the
traitors. So will it be with us when we have get the
Wings and Nulllteis into ope1 they now are 10 Sc
eret coalition against us.
Citizens, shall be back 10 take nv part in the
great work which you nce and to assist in res
toring Democra e Missouri TO the exalted rank which
she held in The days OF Jackson.
Your obliged fellow citizen,
THOS, Fl. BENTON