Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1854-03-30
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For the Times.
What 10 Anti-Bentonism7- True Democ-
racy2

ting this communication, is TO request the
Howard County Banner, one of the accred-
tied organs of the Anti-Benton faction in
this State, to tell us, if it can, what "Anti-
Bentonism," or "Trus Democracy" as they
call it, 10. If it can do it, il will then have
achieved task which all its cotemporane-
Gus co.laborers, including the "saw log con-
vict," the "long cared donkey" ct id omne
genus, have failed to accomplish after SER
vile labor Of from two TO FIVE years.
What is it ? is the emphatic question, and
| ask Of The Banner, if it is really what it
Processes to be, an "Anti-Benton, alias
"true democratic organ" an unequivocal an
swer. 1t processes TO be the teacher and
expounder of great "ism," and the sove-
reign people of Howard county, and of the
State of Missouri, have a right to demand
what that "ism'' is. To say that by fol-
lowing the course of the Anti-Benton party
in this State, since Benton's appeal, they
can learn what il now is, is 10 publish to
the people of Missouri, and TO the world,
an unmitigated and unblushing falsehood.--
Anti. Bentonism at one time in this State
was pretty well defined and understood, but
now, alas ! its landmarks are oblitersted
and we know not what it is. At one time
it was universally understood 10 be fealty
10 the somewhat celebrated "Nap:on-J jack
son resolutions" but now they swear by
Douglass Nebraska bill. At still later
day it was fealty to the Democratic Plat
forms of Baltimore and Jefferson City, and
no questions asked, yet but last week this
Anti faction decapitated DR.. West Of Char
iton county, in the Court House in Keytes-
vile, while he was declaring, as loud as
his lungs would let him, that he stood upon
the platforms because, fcrsooth, he would
not pledge himself, if elected to the Legis-
iature, 10 vote for the reelection Of Atchi-
son to the Senate of the United States.
Indeed, it seems that the Antics have lost
sight of any fixed principle whatever, and
that Douglas and Atchison are the only
gods that they feel willing 10 bow down and
worship. They are now held up by them
as their great teachers and apostles, and
while ono is lcaping for the Presidential
chair, and the other laundering for the U
s. Senate, it seems TO be the pride and
boast of every Anti Benton cur in the State
TO yelp and bark vociferously in their rear
They cry aloud, and spare not, for Douglas.
bill a. pro-slavery document, and denounce
all who oppose it as free-soilers and aboli
tionists. Sam Houston, hear that! Yo,
= dontt live far enough down in the sa, an
nah's of the south-hav'nt got niger,
4 enough, nor did't show patriotism enough il
: talking for the "lone STAR" to escape th'
lash. You old Aboltionist, you are catch
ing thunder. Hurrah for Douglas and hi
h pro-slavery bill. But hold on, gentleman
. What says Judge Douglas about this beinj
a pro-slavery document ?-and surely h
f ought to be good and reliable authority OIL
p his own bill. Well, he says in lis lette
q on tile subject, written to an administrator
!. organ III New Hampshire, that sit is not
: pro slavery bill, and that such an accusation
y is C SANDER upon the authors and Trainer
% Of it," Well, gentlemen, l think Dougla
, ought to know, for am sure if he dom
=, you don't, and what is worse, one woul
v naturally conclude from your stupidity c
:, this subject, that you didn't want to kno,
what the real and fundamental doctrine {
i the bill is. 1t seems that you had you
mouths set in all attitude to halloe ''hurra
for Douglass BILL" before you saw it c
d knew anything about il, and that after yo
Il did see it, although you didn't undorstan
: but little about it, and didn't like that it'll
e much, yet "hurrah for the BILL" bclche
/. forth in spite of you.
&c Now, say, Mr.. Banner, that neither 70
nor any otlor anti Benton in the State {
? Missouri, was in favor of the Nebraska an
81 Kansas bill as originally reported to the Sc
d nate, and Il you deny the charge I'll dig fl
is YOU political grave so deep, and bury yo
y SO snug that the hand of faction can nCve
IS resurTcct you.
>, Tie original bill, though republican
~ some Of its leading features, was, taken {
&c a whole, an unmistakcable political toy
" gded sophistry-a magnificent nothing
's thrown out upon the troubled wave of pol
~ tics to deIude and deceive the people,
II While it professed TO grapple the heavy bi
~ low of discord and dash it in harmless spra
}" at its feet, it was only riding the billow (
the gale to meet darker and backer storm
IN While it professed to give oil power to II
ir people of the eri!ories, it was still holdin
n in its own tight grasp the axe of the exec,
is toner. While It professed TO let the pc,
Ia. l. a