St. Mary's beacon., 1858-04-22
SELECTED MISCELLANY.
Biography Of Colonel Benton.

THoAA" HAFT EENrox WAS born near
IiiisbOTougA. OrAa." comfy, North C.roli..a.
March II, 1892 lis father di"l when H.
was 6i,-ht yc,:r. Oh. IL a.tr;,.cd grammar
school, an at, wards Chapel Hill. tie a.
vcrSity ~ %,..n Car lima, lri G,u not 5.lpl"t..
ay,,ursc of s.rly. IL studied la.: IL Nli''aa3
and Garv college. tit&'r the direction or ~.
Go't%e' ',5-i.tg, anal in !si1 commenced tn"
practice = ..w ~ Nashville rsnn@-c" T.
wl'ic! Ft't" ht,'o,a.cr hs.: !,roya.r'>:. rr,nov-
eti u" vas "!..tc4 - thc ,-;-iaI,.rr ,.r,i-..,
onir ~in"'e t..ri1 fr,.,o viii Il l.a ..,.r-"l
clangc i, . i,G-iai ~ys,,r.. .l.i obtained tlc
Ias,aGe Il Law -iv.aL Slave, tie r;.,i t uftr:ai
~ i"rr.
Andrew ID. k,y,.. ;1..r. :, Id" T. H.. Su
lrclt.c taurl -: .irnrta,"c, lua ai,,ry.a:1. -
jor t;-:cr;,! =" titc Safe N.'.ita 2.~ pue = Lis
eaIlis; ircrls. Benton lecan" as I4-lc-
camp. and daring the war with Great Britain
raised 4 iel,.iuemt i yo.;:utccr~. About this
t;s,c MISUNDERSTANDING. which i. .t!i - -. We
rCsnitc1 from tic agency II jackson i" Il Z .rA
in wbi,h brother u! Bc,.tu ~ ,"yrrr.,
wounded, III t. a violent perez! .,.....: to
twcen Benton ar.l Jac l,Son in a hotel IT. Nash
vile, raus;ng an ,Str"ur r.ne2.t for many rear.
When their co.n;.y ia sitcr rcars required the.
united support, tr,v .y.""t private passion il
their eqrai love ~ 'tlc puiAi GOD, ic..u.v
rcconIicd, and lurin" Ilcl,sou', adrciuistsa-
tion, and ever after. renamed ia,t niei,ls
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f,icccs.!ulig j., liteg.i.. y. M,.J .l>c,.. III.
General GIy,ru.,l.;. his ,ra,.ias !. .H r.o:t~
e,.res atv, a str,,.,,oi,, ,jert for yr~.r,. lci..
fnaIl. .fn,oE -. C,,,-.I -, H. r..,n,,a,D-
da.inn of J.c,-~-.1. lie 40 st:.r@!.I ia
opcuin., 20 General .,. .rancN Il" m...r-' as.1
saline lands of The vs., previously .t!";ra"E
from .,,. ami Ca~ncI uHt hy tie Coyrruuicut.
bN flS I,rt-'' itN'''' II - ''.'I - ~ N.'
ncccss..r... ot lie, ~ eaegtc! tie rr:.1.,a. f
the d-'y on salt. The eNpi'EIti"n "t ..v tag
V""s', the occupation Il the lHoata + ~ c.
Imhia river, and The overland transit - The
Pacific. carly cnga&cd lis attention; and.
more than "ny,"thrr man, !. 1"Ay +" sid {,
have originated tn" PROJECT Il the Pacific rail
road. lie rou;e "i.I~L hc CONSIDERED prefer
stic !orSuch ro,>' Is that 'l!s'o"rr"d by Ere
mont, through. thr passes of tie ho"!ly Noun
taius, kl'H as the CygcActopc, AID ,lcbouch-
ing upon California through the gaps Of the
Sierra Nevada.
In the. debates on the currc'cy, attending
the expiration Of the charter Of the United
States Bank, its renewal, and the final veto
message Of jackson, Colonel Benton gained the
greatest glory of his life With the most mas
tcFfy ability. he advocated the adoption Of
gold and sl ;er currtncv as the only constitv-
t!onai ana proper medium of Government re-
cepts and disbursements. and was c,ic..y IN
strumertal IN ESTABLISHING he Srh-Tr.1s,,r,
system. From his surnort n the ba-,I-,no1,.y
policy he derived his Soubriquet Of old Gui-