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Col. BENTON. distinguished Mis-
souran has made another speech on the
Oregon question, which is far more elabo-
rate than any other he has delivered dur
ing the present session of Congress He
stands forward as the self-elected champl-
on Of the line of the 49th parallel as the
northern boundary of the American claims
on the Pacific--and absolutely denies any
shadow Of tile on our part TO foot Of
country north of that line.


An old democrat long an admirer of
Col. BENToN-writng TO us from the coun-
try, says;


81 have Witnessed with no little aston
" "ishment, and the deepest modification,
"the desertion of THOMAS H, BENTON. /
"thnk we may make up our mind to bid
" an eternal adeu to him. He has been
"my polar.star-but he is gone, When.
" ever any man has once attained 70 that
eminence among his fellows, that Benton
" has, shall shoot off from them, he is apt
" TO think that it is admiration for the man
" that has caused so much Difference TO be
" paid to him and he is foolish enough to
p" think the admiration for his person and
Z" character will enable him 10 ride down
" the very principles, the support of which
" has made him the admired among men.
LET him that shall practice upon such
"principles ever find himself in the yoca-
tive"


Without giving in to the idea Of san
eternal adieu" to Col. BENTON we fear
that what our correspondent suggests in
relation TO him is but too true. may be
that Col Benton has mistaken his habiual
selfpossession for the calculating GOODNESS
of philosophy, and that he cherished preIu'
dice as principle, and nurses malevolence
which he has mistaken for virtue. Certain
il is, that his dogmatisIn and affected supe-
riority in the Senate, have rendered him
most unpopular and Inefficient member
of that body; whilst the great mass OF the
democracy Of the nation who had looked
to him as pillar of strength in the hour
of need, and as the most reliable champi-
on OF American rights, have Of late found


little in his course to applaud and much tc
condemn. We would, however, still hope
for better things from one who has render
ed so much disinterested service TO his
country and his party. We expect to fine
no man whose mind is superior TO the IN
frmaties which belong to human natures
but there is so wide difference between
Benton who stood forward as the leader
of the opposition 10 the Ashburton treaty
and the U. S. Bank, and compromising
Benton of 1916, that we can hardly ex'
cuse him on the ordinary score Of the
proneLess of man to error. MisSp'h