Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1855-02-17

MR.. BENT0N--HTS FATAL C0URSE--C0N-
SEQUENCES OF II.
HorsE Rem. Jan. 2jth 1855.

T,Ds. LEADER II have not for long time writ
ten to you for divers reasons, which are Of i'm
portancc to any one but myself. had intended to
keep you posted on the main topics of interest be-
fore Congress, but having failed, there remains
nothing for me, but to redeem the time"
There short spasm Of Anti-Ncbraska eX-
citcmcnt which speedily gave way to the other
and more Immediately pressing business. The
unwise EFFORT of Mr. Benton, Ito characterize it by
no harsher opthe.,) to make friends with :he Gun
righteous mammou" Of Missouri Whiggery, hy op-
posing Mr.. Mace bin for the restoration Of the
Missouri restriction, has opened many eyes to the
truth of the Divine admonition, put not your
trust in Princess" and is leading many young
admrer of that eminent old gentleman, to apply
the same to inordinaely couccitcd and selEwilled
Old Fogjes. That spcech-and the dclcgoting Of
an nvetcrate pro.sayery Whig Of Missouri, to read
it before the Households much like trucking
to that Slaveholdrng party for Wing support that
"Old Bullion" is justly suffering the contempt due
to those who "stoop to conquer" 1t may be well
questioned whether by this move Of that eminent
gentleman, he has not done more to dispatch him
self politically, than all that his enemies would
have done to the day of his death.
For one, | sincerely rejoice at this, as in my
Judgement, the sooner we get rid Of the race Of
dcquieycing DotHjcjatS the better for the cause OF
liberty and the character of the country.-There
may be some excuse for men who vote Slavery in
to u Territory, the ground of education, inter-
tSt llih lh'ClSi"to plNJuilSO b"t lV Ii-O'S WIN
kHoJC &aceIy to be an immortality and a wrong
a curse socially aud politically, and who show
| their knowledge of this character, aud oppose the
spread Of the evil 10y voting against it, there is NJ
J excuse whatever. They, and Mr.. Benton is among
them, may be justly lkened to the receivers o
stolen goOds--nOt having the courage or conscience
TO steal STILL after the crime is committed, they
cry, 40 hush say nothing it will make grea
disturbance--thc robbers are very strong and have
influential friends and hackers and it will be bet
ter to acqueSCc."
! One thing is certain, ard that is, that if the
avowcd course of Mr.. Benton, does not damage
him in the estimation of those Anti-Slavery men
who have heretofore looked to him for aid in the
cause of freedom then must their Credulity surpass
comprehension. Mr.. Benton's boast, that lie
caused Slavery to he embodied in the Constitution
Of Missouri, and made perpetual, III rcceRgc for the
opposition of others who, with himself were oppO-
scd to the extension Of Slavery shows the egots-
| teal crochety and Impractical disposition OF the
man. One would be led to think that the old man
must in his youth, have taken lessons of tho per-
,erse widow to whom the redoubtable IuDERA,
/ raid his addresses. This capricious dame repuled
all the addresses of the Knight by declaring, that
she could not iocc where she was iorCd." So with
/ Mr. Benton he coWid not dgree with these who
agreed with him" and hence the endless curse Oi
| ondagc fastened upon the State Of Missouri, and
hence too, Kansas must bend here young neck tc
the same debaring yoke forever
! In my next | will endeayOr to give you q short
history of the Pacific Railroad bill,
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