Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1852-08-26

81 have read Benton's speech at the Ro-
tunda in St. Louis, 10 the electors of your
first Congressional District. 1t is such
speech as no other man in the nation has
the courage TO make; and if the people do
not elect him they will have less spirit than
they are creditedf for, and less gratitude than
good men ought TO have"
This is what that perspicacious man wrote;
and before this time he has got the news,
and sees the people of Missouri-the twen-
ty counties at least, composing the First
Congressional District-havc full as much
spirit as they were ever credited for, and
full as much gratitude as good men ought to
have. And these twenty are only speci-
men of the one hundred which the State con-
tains.
CITIZENS! The debt of gratitude is on my
part. came to this city thirtyseven years
ago, then small village, and cast my lot
among YOU. From the second year of my
arrival became the object of a warfare,
such as was never carried on against any
public man, and crowned in the year 40 by
conspiracy to destroy me, both life and
character ifI defended myself, the State
and the Union, against domestic and ma
tional treason. You took me up, five years
after ! came to the country, sustained me,
kept me in the American Senate thirty
years; and when sold out of it by traitors,
you the people of twenty counties, but en-
blem of the whole State restore me to the
national councils; that branch oft which cr
roneous ideas have placed below the Senate,
but which the Constitution intended to
be above (which for forty years was
above (which the reviving spirit of the
Constitution will again place above it-and
in which a seat is most agreeable TO me, be-
cause it comes direct from you.
We have gained great victory, and one
that is full Of results. You have rebuied
treachery and conspiracy; you have iusti-
fled courage and honesty; you have justified
the man who will not compromise with the
enemies of the Union; you have vindicated
the character Of republican government
shown that the pcop are neither ungrate-
full nor tickle; and that an appeal you-the
appeal direct, where there is no room for
iuggling-is the safe resort Of every faithful
honest public man. | can tell you that re-
publican government was on trial inmy per-
son In this election; that Europe and Ameri-
ca was looking on, the enemy Of free gov
ernment wishing defeat, that the stain Of in
gratitude and iickleness might rest upon YOU;
the friends of free government wishing me
success, that this stain might be eifaced.-
You have efIaced it; you have rebuked
treachery and venality, and vindicated the
honor ofrepublican government. This is a
grand result of your victory-morat result;
but we must have material results also.-
We must have works, and that will de-
pend upon the elected men whom you have
elected to State and federal office.
But am astonshcd at the amount Of the
Wing vote-above four thousand in this
county, and nearly as many more in the re-
naming nineteen. This is impossible. If
they mean wings in the revolutionary sense
of the term, granted. We are all wings in
that sense; and the term so used is nation
al, and not a party designation. But if they
mean wings Of the United States Bank war
the Wings who quit Jackson and the de-
mocracy to stand by the Bank-it is all a
mistake. They went off from their old
friends under the belief that a national Bank
was necessary; they now know it is not
now know that it is given up and abandoned
by its former champions who induced them
to Join it--called an ''oJsolcte idea;" that is
to say, dead and deiunct idea. Now,
would it not be "obSoleie" in any of these
mistaken democrats TO remain mistaken? 10
remain United States Bank Wing upon a
dead idea? to consolidate with the federal
party under its new name? and thus become
committed TO all their principles while only
joining them upon one; and that one now en-
ploded? Impossible. They will correct
the mistakc-return TO their old friends
and leave the Federal Wings at the next
election with the fraction of the vote
which they have now received. The same
of that party who takes a name which i'm.
plies hatred TO one man. They have vo.
ted above two thousand! Can there be thai
number of men in twenty counties of the
State, or of the world, who take for their
distinctive political principle, the feeling o
hatred to one man? Impossible. Nine
tenths of these voters have voted under mis-
takes, and will rectify themselves the frs
time they vote again.
CITIzRNs! Direct voting has made thi
great result; and it is the only kind whicl
ought TO be tolerated in republlc-the on
ly kind which can save to the people any
share in their own elections. No interme
diate body, self-constituted, or otherwise
no caucus, no convention, no electors, NJ
House of Representatives, no general as
sembly-should ever be permitted to stanC
between the voter AMI de object Of his choice
too often to jugg!c him and cheat him out o
his choice. Who ever heard of these inter
lopcrs in the election of a Roman consul
prGtor, questor, tribune, or any thing else
No one ever heard of such a thing; and if i
had been, Rome herself would never hav'
been heard of. Regular nominations
were there unknown. The people nomina
/, ted, and nominated at the election, neve
famed to choose the most illustrious mel
which the Republic contained, not one o
whom ever failed TO carry the grandeur o
Rome beyond the point at which he found it
Cicero had six competitors when he wa
elected consul; and no one thought of eau
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