Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1853-11-17

whom time was every thing and money
nothing; aturn.p pike for those who had more
time and less money; and the dirt road for
those who had all time and no money-and
upon such n preposterous bill as this, he
cried, "1'he Road-The Road''--and invit-
ed all mankind 10 come take ride on Ben
toms Road This was Benton's bill and
Benton's speeth: That he knew no such reck
less bill as this would be adopted is evident,
and that he did not wish il, is as obvious;
he was only manufacturing thunder, for
which he is proverbial. So late was he in
discovering the importance Of this road, that
a short time before introducing his bill, he
opposed even the printing of Judge Breese's
bill for Pacific Road-a very uncourteous
act; accounted for because he Thought such
project preposterous! But least it might
be thought he was not active in this enter.
prise, he fastened TO launch Beae upon the
survey, which was TO be made two thousand
miles in fifty days, at cost of $50, wher
report says it cost the government from
$4,000 TO $4,000, So much for tho Col.
onel's veracity.
This was all Benton had done, while he
Ca. } had voted for an explorationt 10 the Pa.
cific, and would vote for an appropriation o.
Land and Money to build the road from
Kansas to the Pacifc--if this shoald be The
point. But Benton had asserted that Phelps
and Atchison, in supporting a road from
Memphis, had showed willingness 10 tiin
nell the Constitution, by running the roat
through sovereign States. Would not Ben
ton tunnel the Constitution in running hi:
road through Utah and California? 1t would
not do 10 build the road 10 California;
must be built through it, to San Francisco
But Benton knew when he made the charge
against Phelps and Atchison, that it wa
false. He told it as lie, and as common
with him. manufactured other lies to sup
port the first.
That lie CA. who had been citizen O
of Missouri half Of his life, and who hat
the honor to represent her for twelve year.
in the Senate, whose every interest wa:
identified with his, would wantonly do in
justice to Missouri, was a conception tina
never originated in pure heart, and point
ed Enthusiastically to its source; it was tn,
twin sister TO long list of falsehoods tina
had arisen from common cess-pool, Col
Benton's bosom. Upon Given's bill, he
(A.) voted against locating this road a
Memphis, or any where else, because such
| a measure was premature, but he was ready
TO support the road as soon as accurate sur
veys were made. He asked for the vote OF
speech of his, iniinical TO Missouri, anC
yet he had been charged with being trail
tori If being devoted to his State, and
lah or la, IN 40 har In,
terests--if standing with a bold front, Ions
and arduously watching amidst Sunshine
and storm, for every enemy who dared I,
invade the hallowed temples of her liberty
and graphing, even unto the death, every
foe, whether from the North or elsewhere
If this constituted traitor, he was one o
darkest dye.
Mr.. A. then read from the Republican,
the comments of the "Anzeiger" upon
meeting of the citizens of Howard county
in which the "Anzeiger" has given utter
ance to such sentiments as would become al
abolitionist of the first water. He wished
especially to call the attention of Benor
men to this article, as it was from Col. Ben
tons German Organ, and was supposed tc
speak his sentiments. Such men as Bern
stein, the editor were a whitening blight.
ing curse to any cause they advocated, ant
had been the cause of the failing OF European
revolutions, as the better classes, had IounC
by painful experience, that it was better tc
be under the iron heel Of legalized despot.
ism, than to be at the mercy of Bernstein
or Ledru Rollin, traitors alike to God and
man. Senator A. counseled the Antics t
stand by their own principles and men, ant
if they could not secure the election of ont
of their own men to vote for States RICH
Wing.
In conclusion, Mr.. Atchison stated tina
although he thought twelve years quite a
long as any one should continue Senator, h,
would not decline reelection, as to do 81
would be giving up principles.