The daily union., 1852-10-31
speech Of Hen. Thomas III. Benton In favor or
General Pierce.

AT democratic meeting in ST. Louis held on the 10th
inst, the Hon Thomas H. Benton being called upon.
made the following address
He said he bad come here tonight to listen 10 those
and 10 be among the people, and of the listeners, and
to show by bis presence that his heart in the cause
they were assembled TO promote II was good cause,
and we had good candidate and he came OF good
stock His father had been good patriot and good
democrat he was, the poet Burns expressed il, " a
guide mans get" He knew Gen Pierce we'll He had
not only served in the same body with him, but had
lived under the roof and al The table with
him for many years. 1t was Roman maxim that man
should be judged by his associates. II good stand
ard Tor Judging men, and Pierce could bear that judgment
honorably, for he the friend of one who de-
sevedy called the Cato Of Amercathe friend OF Silas
Wright That title had been applied TO Mr. Macon
Cato Of America; but that maichcss orator. who, after
the tolls OF his legislative duties over returned TO
his lille farm OF forty acres in St. Lawrence county,
New York. and there might be his shirt sleeves and
broad brimmed hat, scyhe in hand and holding his
with the best hand in the field he who not less Justly
called The second Cato Of America. 1t with him.
and such he was that General Pierce acted in
the Senate of the United States during his service
there The votes he had given IN company with Wright
some Of his Bsntons Among S others, il IVA was attempt
ed to withdraw the Irish vote from him because he
had not favored the unconstitutional whig TO
appropriate $500 600 TO feed the Irish He answered
for Perces vote as he did for his own last summer that
the unconstitutional and was, besides,
temptible that the measure which passed, and for
contributions oil the generouswas effective
ure OF relief to the Irsh and honorable to the
American people. They stood ready 10 give abundanty
il there way furnished TO transport the
ocean and when that way furnished in public
sci. which lying idle and roing in the harbor, and
plenty OF officers and unemployed 10 take charge Of
her. she speedily filled with more than hall million
would have bought Why, we only think of what is
going daily, when there is great famine in
the way OF remittances to Ireland, sent quietly and
noiselessy to appreciate the patrness Of the bounty
with which the wings sought 10 buy the Irish votes here
Upwards of EoOO0OO, nearly five millions of dollars en
times much the wings proposed to give out of the
United States treasury annually sent 10 Ireland by
the Irish America assist their relations in the old
country. Much he had heretofore honored the char
acter of that people, he confessed that when he read
authentic report Of their noble charity and Affection it
had raised them still more in his regard But when not
only this open handed willing send help to
their afflicted friends, but when the hearted OF
all races here were willing help Ireland in her distress,
and only wanted way to be provided 10 transport the
provisions offered for her, how insignificant half million
wass compared to the act proposed BY the democracy,
and carried into effect by them of Transporting the boun-
ties which poured in from citizens. That, and the
constitution which did not allow Congress to appro.
pirate money, was the answer which he (Mr. b. had
given in the Senate. and had repeated last summer, when
the attempt was made 10 withdraw the Irish vote from
him. You all remember how they succeeded with it in
August in my caseust they will succeed in Novem-
Der, in the OF General Pierce And that brings
TO say. whilst we did well in August, we must do better
in November; we have had good commencement
and we must improve upon it. We have no longer an
opponent to beat must beat ourselyes-that is
instead OF one thousand majority, in August, must
give two thousand majority for Pierce and King in No
vember.