New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-05-27
COL. BENTON'S LAST.

Col. Thomas VI. Benton has written the follow
inc ,eply to an official notice that he bed been
Nominated for Governor Of Missouri;
CYSTIrsKS: | have received your letter on the
svl;, - of the nominations MADE by the DemOc rac
Convention al J.ersOn City, and am greatly pleased
with the whole OF The H. except the one which relates
10 uX,.M That takes ME 10y suprlsc, AMI mus, r.
main urder consideration untl rcturu-whicL WI be
,oop. A. am nearly through the occupation which has
detained me here. In the mean time, If abv other
pceon was thought OF for the GovoInors nomIu alton
in The event of ny inability TO accept IT, would wish
him 10 be- brought fOrsard az ouce, without awaiting
apv fuItler bnswer from me.
ft,my intention TO speak on the state Of public
.tYns wien get 60 HssOaIl, but not il the wav Of 4
CsLNass nor A., a caudIdute for any ohcc bat ~ do
part as a citizen, III uyiDg 10 preserve the peace
aId harmony Of the nion and to keep agitation and
s, ctiuua.ism ont Of our bOrstn-twO evil. rog be-
setting the whole United states, and our own State
above all.
coI-id,ra slavery agitation, and it. natural OIL.
~ipg, sectional anita goulsin, The latest curse both
,cialy ard POLITICALLY which could beisl our Uoi.p.
ard that curse Is now upon Us, and brought upon II.
d, ieutdly ard foI the worst OF purposes Ii. Mis-
sowi Compromise line The work Of patriotic meu, had
STOOD above thnty y,aIs, and there wa rot one auor
Il,se conl.yiIg he rrpeai Who vas not u.on 49,,
ecoij N votes spotches, for ~ support 10 To- the
tine Of IL abrogson; aid Nj. Calhoun lin eli a-l,.
a. lsisouly two Yeas before hi death and s,er he
had bicacleI the doctrine 81 10 power IL Comma IT,
',pisa,e upon slavery in 1eIItous--repudisfcT Tia
io,s Of repte and declared that The a,erD, n 5o
% would "iss.ui5 he pace ami ka~roIv ~ -.
T,ioq" Ii las been attempted an a,pnuii.b,~;
al tie peace and harmony OF ia MON has been DE-
.troytd.
Out Ct tie repeal of this COMPROMISE hs, .nrurg
10Th a rclr test Of D,mOc;acy, HLich consists !, -
acting party al, glance to the principle. vi the
Nthaska bill lie trs, inquiry upon III, yiI-m.. =
,hsutw test - 10 tiud out what those prln,,nj So
and the result Is dramatically opposite a. /, 60.
,,om one eide OF the other OF tne Potomac r.
rom tie North the 6n.1eT i, =. Iaiter Soy,ro,,,i
A. l., ing the inherent night Of tie people Of th. L.,
TOW TO d. eide the question of Slavery fyr tben o..
and 10 have II or not, just a. they Pleas. In +, ,
- that the people OF tie Territory, 10 more tbsr
C,rgrt.s have not parlcle VI power a, ,te
,tlittt: that the Cousitu Ion carrie. >i.,.sr
win IT into every Territory, soon as srosi-ej
overriding and c"ntro!Ans IA Laws A. l.r-t il.
all keeping Il there IN GtEance 4 -, U.o-i
or Of congress, until the Terntov b.r.,trn.si
STATE md excludes IT. lhus tae a!vocstes 81 a.
f... are e. OPPOSITE d, lsht and darkness in = In
wLsi 4 is and surely they ought u agree urs,n (,
n, fore thew REQUIRE Others 10 believe 70 Il. l. e me,
h,L, sc in TIE Oh COct1ue that tie TeTiior, Arr
rronertv If the nited States snc Gnder lac ,u,-{,
siiu Of Congress. ana subject 10 suDt laws ,rr.
closes 20 provide for them, or - Permit them tn
uGkt for themselves unt.. LEY become ste. AID
that the children arrived at y yel- OF ae re-
&,e ont of guardianship. ana have a. tie r,,et. %
III fs-h,r. That is NY belief. and has be.r -
p, h.f Il the whole United states mil A',lv. AMI
.r,cialv the belief OF thee VITO rov del, j
- - are utou he record and tisf often a.
rc,rt neair-t their oNn ccnlaL Nitn.-- to
~ ro fnrtb,r beck the bl for The a6ui..,..n
- T,yas In ls45 on which IS vho vOt'i for tat
i,.St,r vo,,d gcr ih- I,,st'.bh-Lmeut Of The NJ
49, cor,,,oui.e Inc IN that part Of II 20 IN ~ The
/ NC. River where n ka1 b'eu ar - 4i.l by tie
laws and Constitution q i'''N "'''N d." The