The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-08-31
COL. BENTON-DIsUNIoN.

The Globe contains Col BeDton's Bonneville
speech, notes and ALL reiterating his stale calumny
about Southern coniederacy.
In this speech the Colonel places his opposition 10
the treaty the ground that Mr. Caboun's letter TO
Mr. Patenham was offensive to Northern Senators.
1t will be recollected that Immediately after Colonel
Benton made his speech in the Senate he went up to
John Q Adams, and tax ng him by the hand, pedg.
ed himself to act with Mr.. Adams in opposition To
Mr.. Calhoun. Hatred Of MIR. Calhoun was a COM
mon sentiment; and hence he now embraces MIR.
Adams, whom he has heretofore so bitterly denounc-
ed and pledges himself to devote his life in carrying
out MIR. Adamss plans and purposes. Now what are
the purposes TO which he is thus pledged
Some Of them stated in the following extract
of a letter from MIR John Quincy Adams in reply to
an invitation TO attend the celebration at bingham,
Massachusetts,, the ID ms ant, Of the abolition OF
slavery in the British West Indies. This extract al
ludes to the proposed annexation Of Texas.
Z" The abortion Of save-mongering diplomacy.
mscslled treaty, attempted in the last hours of an
administration detested and despised even by its own
partsans, The last act Of this knot Of
against Human Freedom. Their foul and filthy pur-
pose has at length been exorted from ihen IL l. by an
extermnating war, to rob MEXICO Of her provinces
and to defend and perpetuate slavery by open war
against England for undertaking to abolish ittbrough
| out the world. self styled President of the I'M.
ted States and two successive Secreare of State OF
his appointment, have with shameless eHronter,
| avOwed, to the scorn and Indignation Of civilized
man, that their project Of wholesale treachery ,ob
berry, aud murder, was undertaken and pursued for
the deliberate purpose OF overreaching overturnins
and destroying The system Of policy Of the British M
ton 10 promote the Abolition OF Slavery througbou,
the world | have long foreseen and watched the
progress OF the two systems towards this issue and
have gwen formal warning TO my oounirymen OF IL
by speeches in the House Of in Is3s
1888, aud ls42, by addresses to my copst,uen ls37
al Quincy, in ls42 at Brsintree, and IN ls43 nj bed
ham, and by address signed by TWENTY-FIVE otbe,
members of Congress and myself TO the People of the
Free States at the close OF the session Of Is43-ar
address falsely charged by the forty bale weathe
hero Of Texas Annexation, Nulli6csti.p and the
blessings OF slavery, threatening the dissolution of
the Union
81 have the steady and gradual approaches OF
the two systems to the conflict of mortal combat in
all their phases from The strictly confidential letter
Of Andrew Jackson Of 10th December, 1893, TO the
Secretary not Governor Of Arkansas Territory. 10
that consum mate device Of save-holding Democracy
the thirds rule Of he late Democratic Convention
at Baltimore and to the casting down Of the glove of
defiance by present Secretary Of State in his let
ter 10 the British enipoentiary, OF the 18th OF April
last. The glove indeed was not taken up. We are
yet TO learn whether the successor Of Elizabeth on
the throne Of England, and her Burleighs and Wal.
snghams upon hearing that their avowed purpose to
promote Universal Emancipation and the extinction
Of Slavery upon the earth IS TO be met by the man.
robbers OF our country with exterminatng war like
craven towards turn their back and fee 10 eat their
own words or disclam the purposes which they have
svowed. That, Miss Thaster, is the issue flung in
their fsces by President Tyler and bis Secretary
Lob nj And h.t 40 ~. Z
they have pledged to the extent and beyond the er.
tent Of their power, you and and the Free People
OF this Union, and their posieriy, for life and death
for peace and war, for time and eternity
"Shall respond ahrmauvely to that pledge
No by the God Of Justice ard Mercy MOI NV
heart full to OVERT wing, but have no more room
for words"
Here Mr. Adams avows the question TO be whe-
Their England shall abolish slavery throughout the
world"that eve yet to learn whether the .ucce.
.or Of Elizabeth, with her Burlsighs and wsI.i.s.