Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1853-03-31
From the Missouri Democrat Of the 2lst March.
Messrs. Phelps and Lamb.

Messrs. Phelps and Lamb.
We lay before our readers this morning
letter which these gentlemen wrote to Col.
Benton on the 10th inst, from which it will
be seen that they refuse to consult with him
about Democratic nominations, and. have
gone over to the Antics and Nullifiers.-
The pretext for breaking off the .consulta-
tions with him was the arrival at Washing
ton of the Legislative Democratic Address,
although it is well known that Mr.. Phelps
had been in Anti Benton training for two
years, and he was silly enough to show it
by raking up things two years old. The
State has had its eye upon Mr.. Phelps for
two years, as colluding with the Wings and
/ Antics for the next Senator from Missouri
so that he dcceves nobody. As for Lamb
he deceived part OF the Democracy last
summer, and got elected. He will not de-
ceive them again.
BY thus joining the Antics and Nullifers,
Phelps and Lamb Join themselves TO Atchi-
son, Green, Birch, and crew, in prescribing
every Democrat in the State. These, act
ing together, expect 10 prevent any Demo-
crat from being nominated, or, if nominated,
to prevent his confirmation in the Senate
This explains all the reports we have had
from Washington, that neither Benton or any
ochis friends would get any appointment un-
der this administration. The key 10 that
confident assertion, so continually made, is
now found in the treason and dcsertion of
Phelps and Lamb. II was this desertion-
known to the Antics at Washington all the
winter-that gave them such confidence;
, and it was upon the secret knowledge OF
that crime that they all congrcgated at
3 Washington TO help 10 ''head off Benton
and to make quarrel between Benton and
the President, by telling lies SO gross as tc
make them abuse each other, face to face
before they had seen each other
- The pretext upon which Phelps and Lamt
-, have deserted is about as false and hollow as
= the pretext of old Poindexter for desertine
SClls JbChSOlls Va tllet vi lNlNCS anu diI
madge for the desertion of the adminisra.
tion of Van Burcn. They say it is because
Benton and his friends have denounced Tho
+, convention system and its abuses; but they
Join themselves TO the Antics, who. in tht
- last Legislature, refused to vote for the can
. didates of the majority, who voted for Gey
er and against Benton, although maiorit,
of Democrats supported Benton. They con
:, suit with Atchison, who aided and applau
;, ded the election Of Geyer, but cannot con
suit with Benton, who has had majority G
= his friends elected 10 the two last Legisa
20 lures, and upon whose popularity they wer
- both elected to Congress-against the Goa
;. liton of Wings and Antes-and finally the
; weep over the defeat of the Antics to III
banks, although they were the Identical me
On arho orere elected By the coalition ofhc Wig
tv and .41ltieS fro gears ago as considerable
O. TOR the election Of a Wig (Geyer) to Il
as Sanata ofthe Uuited States.
" We shall again recur to this subject
es is fruitful one, and we have long bee
IS, prepared to give Mr.. Phelps his due whe
he he committed the overt act. At present "
eir only wish to fix public attention upon tv
" points-the fact that Mr.. Phelps and VI
ev Lamb have refused 10 consult with CO
m Benton in Missouri appointments, and ha'
IS Joined the Antics and nulliiiers-and the il
sc pudence and stupidity of these two traitor
no to write such n letter prescribing the who
Democracy OF Missouri.