Windham County Democrat. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1836-1853, 1852-07-07
Hon. Thomas III. Benton.

This veteran statesman ought to make northern
services who attended the late Baltimore Convention,
blush. That glorious old Democrat, though living
in slave stale, utters his sentiments as an honest,
fearless and bold patriot should DO Col. Benton
would sooner go to the scafiold than demean him
self by writing secret letters to leading Shareholders
begging nomination for the Presidency, on the
plea of his "entire soundness" and servility. See
what he says on accepting nomination for Con-
gress.
LIST. lilo despises the COMPROMISE, and the getters
up of it. Proof;
tcians, candidates for the Presidency have seen
too much Of such work The COMPROMISE oil looU
is, in the first place, deception the COMPROMISE
bill having failed, and its congomerated measures
passed separately, as independent measures, and
with very little help from their present assumptions
guardians. In the second place 1t was contrIved up
on the allowed ground that it was TO make its cham
MONS Presidents, and is stuck TO upon that prln-
ciple and if it fails TO do the job, will take the
track of its two deiunct predecessors, ana soon De
with them IN THE TOMB OF THE CAPULETs' ms
is nv experience of Congress Compromises, and no
BODY need to set up these little clay gods for me TO
worship especially when those who set them up do
il for a purpose and knock them down when they
don't answer it."
Cd lie declares the Union in no danger from the
agitation of the slave question, and says its safety is
TO be found in doing JusTlcE.
"The salvation of this Union is not in the contrl-
vances of politicians, but in the love and affection OF
the people; not in force cataplasms, but IN Jus
rice-n doing Justice to all members of the Union
81 do not believe in guardianship over the peo-
pie; do believe in the mission OF any man or set
of men, TO save this Union.-That creed belongs TO
the political party who believe that the people can
not take care of themselves. GIVE, THE PEOPLE,
make the Constitution says the instrument itself,
in its first line "AND wE THE PEOPLE,, can save IT.
sIt is n libel to say OF the authors OF our Conslltu-
tion that they did such bungling work that II can
not hold together without periodical patching; and
it is another libel, and upon the people, TO say that
they cannot take care Of the Constitution which their
fathers made for them"
Sd. lie hates Slavery by education and instinct.
81 am M enemy to the institution of Slavery.
got my principles on the subject OF Slavery out OF
the Virginia school of fifty years ago, out of Tuck
er's Notes to Bhckstones Commentaries, and have
not aposatized and shall not, since see the new
political evils which it brings upon our country, de-
stroyng the harmony of the States, poisoning the
legislation of Congress, and hurting the cause o.
democratic government throughout the world"
4h He is against the extension of Slavery.
ITO conclude this head of Slavery, and TO sum NJ
all in one word, have to say that the whole pract
cal question in dispute-the only thing to differ a
bout in action, all the rest being talk-was the ques
ton of the extension of Slavery 10 Territories il
which il did not exist and on that position Twas in
flexible, and against the extension"
Thus does the hero of thirty years siege in thu
Senate talk like himself and man.