M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1858-04-29

IRngufateu Oy JacKsOn. w neu TIE
Oregon boundary question arose, he
succeeded in inducing Mr.. Polk Il
accept the line of 400 as the northern
boundary, instead Of that of 81 > 40
originally claimed. During the Mex
ican war, he rendered great service il
planning the campaign which resulted
in the rapid conquest Of the eIemy''
country, and an advantageous peace
Mr.. Polk proposed to confer on hin
the rank OF lieutenant general, in order
that he might carry ont his plans il
person; but the bill for that purpose
failed in the Senate, after passing the
House.
The disputes in Congress, resulting
from the acquisition Of Mexican terri
tory, were settled by the adoption o
the compromise acts of 1850, which
were passed separately, though de-
feated as q whole. They were op
posed by Colonel Benton as fraudulent
J in regard to Texas, and detective in
regard to the fugitive slave lazy.
In 1S47, Mr.. Calhoun, to whose
doctrines Colonel Benton had long
been opposed, introduced in the Sen
ate a series Of resolutions dcclaratory
of his views in regard to the territorial
powers of Congress. the admission oI
States, and other questions bearing
upon the slavery issue. These Colo.
mel Benton denounced as "hro-brand
resolutions" His course on this sub,
ject arrayed against him strong par
| ty in the Missouri Legislature, who
by combination with the Wings, f.
nally succeeded, in 1S4S.50, in elect
| ing Mr. Geyer his successor in the
Senate. In 1852, in orier to vindi,
cate his position, he offered himself in
his congressional district as a candi
date for the House OF Representatives,
and was elected. During his term in
the House he made an elaborate speech
against the Kansas Nebraska bill
In 1854, he was defeated in his dis.
trict by coalition of his old oppo-
nents and the American party. IL
1856, lie canvassed Missouri as a can
didate for Governor, but was defeated
by Truesten Polk, now member of
the United States Senate. In the pres
idential campaign Of 1856, he suppor-
ted Mr.. Buchanan, in opposition to
his son-in-law, Col. Fremont.
In May, 1866, Colonoi Benton COM
pleted and published his Thirty
Years Yiew," containing retrospoc-
tive view of the workings Of the Gov
ernment during his senatorial career,
After his defeat in 1856 he resumed
his literary labors, and began bis great
work of abridging, condensing and re-
viSing the debates Of Congress from
the foundation of the Government to
the present time. This great work,
upon which he labored with extraor-
dinary energy aud industry, he is ur-
derstood to have brought down to the
close of the compromise session of
1850, having applied to it the ener.
gics of his great mind until within a
few hours before lis death. lie alsV
wrote in an interval Of leisure, Il re-
view Of the decision Of the Supreme
Court in the Dred Scott case.
Colonel Benton was married on the
21st of March, 1921, shortly after be.
! ing elected to the Senate, to Elizabeth,
daughter of Col. James Mcdowell, OF
Rockbridgc county, Virginia. His
only son accompanied Colonel Ere.
mont on his second expedition, but
was obliged to relinquish it, and soon
after died. His surviving children
are four daughters: Mrs. William
Carey Jones; Mrs. Jessie Benton
Fremont: Mrs. Sarah Benton Jacob,
and Madame Susan Benton Boieau,
now at Calcutta, wife of the French
onsul.general. Mrs. Benton died in
1854, having been struck with paraly'
sis in 1874.
BY the death of Col. Benton, Ameri.
ca has been deprived Of a warm patriot,
profound scholar, and a great states
man. 100 fond fthe right to pursue
the expedient," he never swerved
from the path Of duty, even when con.
sistency was sure to result in personal
sacrifice. Gifted by nature with a
great, original mind, he stored it with
vast learning by indefatigable indus.
try, and then poured forth the natural
and acquired treasures of his intellect
for the good Of his country and the
world.
ellis fair renown shall never fade away,
! Nor shall the mention of his name decay.
Though to the dust his mortal part we give,
Ills fame in triumph DER the grave shall i've
i FLORIDA NDIANs.-The Montgome.
Try Confederation learns from Colonel
Garrett, agent of the Creek Indians,
who lately passed through Montgome.
IIy, that Billy Bowlegs and his war.