Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1853-02-04

resolutions, bat he felt himself politically and
honorably bound to stand upon the principles of
the Jefferson City PLATFORM and not go behind it.
He proceeded to examine into the manner in
which that Convention was constituted aud the
causes which led to the adoption of the resolu-
tions of that Convention. All parts of the State
were fairly and fully Represented. In spirit of
Cancellation a platform was agreed upon, salts.
factory at that time, to all members of the Dem
ocratic party; and it was not unta certain speech
WIS made by certain distinguished gentleman
that it was found to be s.too smalr' for great
men to stand upon. He would refer especially,
however, to what had passed since this Legis
lature had met. The gentleman from Cass, had
stigmatized as disorganizers all those who did
not act with him in carrying out certain measures
one of which, aud of the most magnitude
perhaps, was their failure to elect him Speaker
last fall. Although he was member of the
other House, he could assure the gentleman
from Cass, that had he tNIr. r. been member
of this House, he should have acted with those
whom he characterized disorganzers. He
referred to the more recent facts connected with
the late election of Speaker. In that instance,
Mr.. Halliburton, who stands on the Jefferson
City platform, was put forward as the Democrat
ic candidate, but failed to get the support of that
branch of the party to which the gentleman from
Cass belonged. Again when the election for
Speaker pro. tenn. came on, the same course was
pursued, aud gentleman who was opposed to the
agitation of the slavery question was beaten by "A
Wing. and with the assistance of the gentleman's
party. he alluded thea to the meeting in the
Senate Chamber, a few evenings since, at which
1t was proposed to conciliate the Democratic par
ty. MIR. r. said that on that occasion the gentle
man from, Cass proposed, as feature in
that conciliatiop, that the question of electng
United States Senator should be referred back to
the people. The meeting refused TO pass the re-
solution, aud consequently, to the minds of Ger
tain gentlemen, those who failed to accept this RI
diculous proposition, were to be characterized as
disorganizers. He proclaimed it to be- his inten-
ton, two years hence, when the election of Sc
nator comes on, to vote the wish of his constitu-
ents, regardless of all threats of determination
from any quarter whatever.
Mr.. STUART The charges made by the gentleman
from Cass are most unqualiedy false The gentleman
says that Col Benton brbed out of the Senate by
valuable considerations; this he pronounced to be a
fasehood and in saying this he responsible at all
times and under all circumsanoe We voted. SAID
MI 81, ag anst Col Benton because he old null
lfer an euoglst oil Calhoun, and had been one ever
since he was kicked out of Tennessee by Jackson
Col b. was all talk about, conspracIes, when he pro-
nounced the nation OF J. K Polk over Van Buren,
the CONNIE ncenent oil great conspiracy. Atthat time
he canvassed almost until he found thai Sias Wright
WAS IN favor0f Folks administration, wiisn he sudden
y wheeled around tell into the traces, loud in his
praises, and pronounced Wright the Cato ofAmerica.
Mr. S. pronounced Col. Benton 10 be an abotionst and
tree soer OF the species. Col Benton was sig
nallv euogZed at Abolition Convention held in New
York at the Tabernacle, here free negroes in
tcrspersed and made speeches. and negro paper
graduates its readers that Col Benton about to can
vassihe State of Missouri.
Mr.. 8. here read an extract from the proceedings of
that Convention, upon the subject OF slavery, and
nected Col. Benton with it, While he was in favor of
the Wilmo Proviso at time, he thrust dust in the
ofhis blind adherens by saying there pruden
tiarreasons why SHOULD mot pass, which is nothing
more than tantamout to saying that should pass He
didn't meet it boldly Clay did, and denounce tfron
a Mr 8 adj red Tho hat had
not Mr.. Geyer been eecsd this question would now be
the test He voted agsinsl Col B. because he believed
in favor of emption or system OF Internal I'M
provements and all he ever did for Missouri to talk
about graduating scale and salt, for thirty years. Sc
| far as the Jefferson city atform concerned, e
would say to those who had adopted it, to stick to
Solar as he himself was concerned he would Tor
whom he pleased, without regard to or any.
/ thing else