Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-04-10

sixth lustrum" OF his service In the Senate Of the
United States, bad become obnoxious to large portion
of the Democratic party BY bis oours on the Texas
question, the wilmot provso and other measures Of
public policy and there opinion very generally en-
sraned the State that he could not be trusted
to defend the sutons Of the South against tue dangers
which obviously gathering around them The slavery
agitation had received powerful impetus BY the nrodus
ton into Congress Of the Wmot pro'so and other sec
tonA measures whose avowed oil to exclude the
South from any portion Of the territory which bad been
uired principally by the blood Of Southern soldiers
The people of the South became justly alarmed at the
spread of lboonism ct the North and no people were
more jealous Of any enoroachment upon the rights OF
South than the citizens Of Missouri majority Of whose
leading statesmen - sound on the slavery question
q. those Of Virginia or South Carolina In order to
cause Dol nton 70 resign bis seat and for the purpose
Of casing the weigh, Of the State ,ganst the surging
v.y,s Of Aboouisu, series Of resolutions, common
" known as the jackson resolutions" introduced
into the Senate q, tho session Of 1852 BY Claiborne
T. Jackson, the present Governor OF Missouri which
p,esed both houses Of the General Assembly These re-
solutions we're Substantially the a. those introduced
the wear before by Mr. Calhoun into the Senate Of the
Uoi,sd States. From the Legislature Oo Benton sp'
ps.,d to the people and made vigorous canvas against
the Jackson resolutions throughout the whole State
marked BY extraordinary ability aud bitterness t>wArds
their author and principal supporters Tee sixth resou-
ton which pledged Missouri TO cooperate with her sis
ter States ia auy they might adopt" to defend
thsr rights sgails the encroAchments Of the North,
the object of bis special dsnuncaon aad his most de-
4. A. IL ID thae NJ
notification, and ransscked the vocabulary OF billings
gate for coarse aud vulgar epthets 10 apply 10 i author
and advocated Bat his heroulean Efforts TO procure
the repeal of the resolutions proved abortive.-
Colonel Benton was defeated for the Senate the
next year b. 9 combination Of Democrats and state
IL his wbg, and the Jackson resolutions remain the
statute book unrspealsd 10 this day Their author 10
Governor Of the State their principal supporters
fEatinE to drive the myrnidons Of Aboltonism from
the soil of Missouri; and hoW nobly the State has re-
deemed her pledge TO co operate with her sister States
the glorious deeds OF her hardy soma who have fought
her battles almost single handed who have struggled on
through neglect and hardship and suffering wishou:
dreaming Of defeat, tn1rd the mos. iucontesbls evil
dspce Let the thuaderoDes from the battle fields Of
Boonvile, Carthage, Oak Hills, Lexington, Frederick
has "coopera.ed with Der sister States In that rsvolu
ton which she was among the Hr,t to insugursta.
Ths Jackson rsoutions split the Democratic par
~ into Iwo Fragments wbien varied against each other
until the hnal triumph Of the anti Benton wing in 1856
when al that was sound Of the Benton party beo,me
absorbed into the ranks Of lie successful rival while that
which was rotten I've use Of DOL BsntoAs favorits
ihs.s vent CT sth Frank Blair into the newly formed
Black Republican party. "Tbs cohesive power OF pub.
lie plumber, however, often induced the two oonsndns
fac. ons to conclude trace form alliance against thar
Common enemy, (ths uhiss) and divide bstwesn them
the spol, Of the victory which their union secured
Taey alrays bad indeed rce struggle in their ANAL
g,mAied nominating conventions and each faction sSrovs
hard 10 overeach the other The question Ct obtain
lag the ioas share bus after the nominations hsd been
made and the ticket put Into the hsld they agreed to
- disagree on the Jackson resolutions and the reeee
ton Of Benton to the SENATE and TO work together har
pnously for the attainment Of their allotted portions
OF the booty.
The year 1859 was one Of those mllennis seasons oil
pace betseen the two opposing wings Of the harmon
Qua Demccracy OF Missouri THAR natural sutpsthy "a
each oher being moul led into something akin to good
10 be derived from the State and Presidential elections
which occurred that year. Notwithstanding the opposi
ton Of Col Bsa,on, who had announced himself can
ddsts for Congress In the s.. Louis district and who
said be would rather 81; Ia council! with the ten thou
sand dead Of the cholera than With the rotens and nul
E6srs" the two clone went into Convention together
for the purpose OF agreeing up)n united Sats tick.
to be supported at the August election. The Anti Ben
ton Democrats pu: forward Gen Sterling Price as the.
ceoce for tie Ci,e Of Governor, ard tn, B,ntoniis
supported Gen. Thomas l. Price, at that time Leuten
an.G overnor aud now member Of Lincolns Congress
and Brigadier-General in Lincola's army The Anti
Bsntc ties trumphed, aud the nomination fell on Gen
srng Price, ubo receiving the vote Of the whole De
mocrasc puty, va. e,o;sd by large mrjSry over Al
eloQasn. and popular Wing, Col Winston, grandson
Ct Patrick Henry.
The administration OF Governor Price during the fou
years he va, 10 et,e distinguished fo' decided abil
y and for Al devotion to the interests OF th
Safe. Among other pubic measures, We would men
ton tbs; his views on internal improvements, thous'
ovsrrulsd then by his party, nov admitted b.
all to have been the policy Of the State. bill Civ
ing Anos. Unlimited Safe aid to the different rsiroac
comp mics passed the General Assembly over the veto
thu Governor As necessary consequence, the Stat
vas plunged in,o heavy deb, and her credit Amos
ruined; while the railroads still 50 far from compile
ton as TO bs Of little benefit to the people Cover
nor Prcs always endeavored by his messages, while II
office, to iustl bcalhful SJu:hcrn tnsut into th
minds of the people OF the State. To hsl end, he mad
o,r.aiu recommendations in his last Official message in
,eoded TO cripple tho rising free coll party in s. Loui'
BY whah he incurred the mortal hatred of the BIci
Republicans of that sty.
A. the expiration Of Governor Pces term OF service
no receiTed large vote IN the Democratic caucus TO
tho nomination for United States Senator bus tho choic
III on the Hon. james Green, who was the nominee
when Nr. Geyer, was elected elk years before =
Governor Price then returned again TO private life
Ia 1860, when Msjor Jackson, who had been nom
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