Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1857-06-25
Col. Benton's Position.


was published, every true Democrat in the
State, whatever position he had hitherto &C.
cupied toward Benton, rejoced that the old
man had affirmed the Democratic doctrine
of non-agitation on the slavery question:
And when Messrs. Price and Lusk, pro-
Tossing TO agree with Benton, SOLICITED"
from him letter excul pating them from the
charges made against them in his letter TO
Brant, they expected the Inquirer would
truly represent Benton. Yet who will say
that the Inquirer correctly represents Col.
Benton now?
The Inquirer never reverts TO the posi-
ton occupied by Col. Benton with regard to
the two great parties of the country. III
does not, because it cannot, and carry out the
designs of its editor and Gen. Price with
regard TO the Democratic party.
Col. Benton's position is that there are
only two great parties in the Countrywide
Democratic and the Opposition-that the
latter is composed mainly of Disuuionists
and Northumberland that all factions or
segments OF parties, are but aders and a.
bettors of the great Opposition, Abolition
Disunion party.
And Col. Benton is right in this and
The Inquirer belonging to this Opposition
pa ty, has no desire that its readers shall un-
derstand Col. Benton's position; for then its
own designs would be Xxi own TO its own
friends!
D=The foregoing is iron the Jefferson
Examiner" which has been consistent only
in its abuse of Col Benton, and his friends
but now that the votes of the Benton
party are want ID 10 elect Stewart it con-
descends to flatter the old mani Here is
Col. Ben,on's position, from under his own
hand:-
WAsHINGroN CRY, May 81, 1857.
Col. H. B. BRANcH-Dedr Sir: The pres
sure of my occupations prevented me from
remaining at 81. Louis long enough to re-
ceive your letter Of the llth; but finding il
here, answer it to say to you what | said
to all friends at St. Louis, that between
Rollins and Stewart l consider the public
interest and the interests Of the Union De-
mocracy TO require the election of Rollins
He is a Union man, against notification and
nullfers--against the notification resOu-
tions passed by the Missouri Legislature ii
lS49 - against the cooperation therll
promised to the South in ITS secession
scheme-against agitation then and now on
the slavery queston-and every way bet.
ter Democrat than Stewart.
THos. II. Benton.
! The Examiner" after seeing the above
letter from Col. Benton, will alter its tone
in double quick time, and we shall hear i
denouncing Col. Benton a, an aboitionist
The fact that Col. Benton is against slavery
agitation, prevents his affiliating with th'
Antics of this State, for agitation is the only
capital they have, and so industriously hav'
they employed it, that the foundations o
slavery are even now unsettled; and if tina
party be not put down, slavery will ceas
in Missouri in very few years.
Look at Stewart and Clark. What i
the theme upon which they dwell? Slave
ry! Two thirds of their time is spent dis
GUESSING the slavery question. Polk an
Green were elected upon this agitation
They were promoted to the Senate upo
: this agitation, and now the people Of III
! State have two more agitaors before then
They care nothing for sla,e SO that
: gives them office. Stewart has no intere
= in slavery, and is opposed to it, by Dirt
o and education; Clark, judging the futul
). BY the past, would advocate free soil dot
trine, provided he was sure it would gi,
). him office. With these men, the democra
= ic doctrine is ag'ation--with Col. Ben.o
:, it is non-agitation, and hence he repudiat
: them, and looks upon all nOn-Ogliators
e. better democrats than those who live
e. agitation.