Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1847-03-02
RICHMOND DAILY WING.
SPEECH OF MIR. BENTON.

to be the auhor Vt and will give \ part Of nv r,a-n.
Tor believing so. In saying this do not consider tho
march to the RIO Grande To have been the c.p.e of an.
war; any more than CONSIDER the Brush march pom Con
cord and Lexington to have been the Amer.
can revolution, or the crossing OF the Rubcon by
nave been The cause OF the civil Rome. In al these
cases, consider the OF pre- evog aud the
marches a. only the effect of these the
march upon the RIO Grinde being unfortunate and GER
tanly should should have advised against II n had been
consulted and that without the least fear OF diminishing
my influence IN the felement Of the Oregon question NV
opinion o Mr. Polk-and experience IN that very Oregon
case mas confirmed ibid not authorize CONJECTURE
that any one would lose influence with him by giving him
honest opinons so would have advised against the march
20 'he hio Grande u had been consulted Nor do see
how any opinion adverse the President. TO have the
effect u lessenng his influence in the settlement OF IN,
oregon question That question settled by Us not
by The President Hat the democratic senaors went CON-
arY 10 the Presidents opinion and none OF then. lost in
nuenes with him on that account can see no nos
between Tue iaets OF the and the
oi reason Tor not interfering his country rum tho
war which, he says he HIS reason Is 10 me IN intel
ig0ie incompre hensib.e, uueonnecbble with tb. f,c,.
Of the case Bat the march on the Rio Gr,nse vvos
not the cause OF the bat causes Of this event k IN.
causes Of our revolutionary war were in progress ong
before hoslties broke The causes of this Me
war were long anterior to this march, and fact every CIR.
OF war then existed, except the coll sion
OF arms Diplomatic int recourse had ceased, cr,r,.,,
was destroyed: fleets and armies confronted saeh Other
ee declared to be broken: the contingency had oe-
CURED IN which Mexico had denounced the eyisspce of
war: the incorporation OF TeKas with Me,ean W,r on
ne Names mad produced, IN legal contemplation the stqfu,
Oet"eeh he i~p countries and all this had occurred
Oeote tue march upon the Rio Grande before u com
mencement Of this administration and had nr,dnr.d ,
STATE '' 'hings which It Impossible 10 continue and
"nen could only receive their solution from arms or
aon ihe march TO the Rio Grande brought ON the col
son OF arms but far from being the ca1se OF the wpr
II was se the effect Of these The senator from,
SCUM arona the auhof Of those causes and therefore
me auhof oil me war and this propose show al
by evidence drawn from himsof-ifom mis- M - fFai
acts-leaSinR oil the evidence derived from oibe, s,c
rom private and unofficial acts Tor future production ii
deemed necessary.
The senator iIoh South Carolina in his effort to tbroy bs
blame OF the war upon the President goes no further baek
Ms seareh Tor causes than TO hs march upon the RIO
rande upon the same principle, II he wrote bi,nrv nj
the American revolution ne would BEGIN Al The march
upon Lexington and Concord leaving out OF view Inc ten
years work VI Lord Norths administration No the march
upon the Mo Grande WA aot the the war had
II not been Tor preeXsng causes the arrival of the A
mean army on the Mexican frontier would nave been salu
WIN uh'ary courtesy according the usage OF all ca,
NiiLed nations, and with much as " Nh the Snan
ards. Complimentary visits dinners and f,ra,r,os
0as-not cannon bsls--yould have been tho saI,,,f;
ne causes OF hs war are long anterior; and begin
win the beginning, and show the senator from south c.,
roiina an actor from the first In doing this am ,rn a.
defence OF the county t0f he President represents The
country The senator from South Carolina charges the ,,
upon the fTssdenI the whole opposition follow him The
bill under discussion forgotten criuinstion of the p
sicen Is now the obec and in that elimination the couu-
ny INJURED by being made 70 appear the agsressor in the
war This - nj Justification for defending the Pess,nt
ana showing the Truth that the senator, bis manner of
acquiring !'T-s, the true cause Of the war.
Inc cessi'n OF Texas TO Spain in 1919 is the begsnng
point IN tue cham OF which have led 10 this war. for
unless the country had been ceded away there oul5 ~.
been no quarrel with any power in getting il back For
onk "e the heRouaor OF Ihat treaty OF Mr. j. q
ADAM bore all the blame OF the loss Of Texas; and his M
'es Tor giving II away were down 10 hostility 10 the
SCUM and wes' and desire clip the wings of the slave
holding States At last the ruth OF history has nicaed
Itself, and has shown who The trus aathar Of ,b.
eheI 70 The south and west Mt ApANs has made a pub
declaration, which conoverts that iba cess6n ga,
"a 70 the decision Of Mr.. MonrOes cabinet
haIoiY o. "neh was siayeholdng, and among them the
present senator from South Carolina and now the on s
vvor OF that majority He does contradict the statement
Of WI ADAMS; he therefore, stands admitted the co,auhor
d that mischief tie south west which thu es 81
leAas involved and 10 escape from which il became ece
sary, IN the opinion OF the senator from South C,r D.,
get back Texas al the expense Of var with Nr.,r, b
Sonauei OF the senator IN svEs away Texas hen We had
"eI, anu Iheh mabas war 10 get her back an enigma
winch he has condescended TO explain and which
until explained leaves him in stale OF selt-rnnr,di
which, whether mpairs his own confidence IN himself o,
NOS must nave the effect Of destroying the confidence OF
others IN him, and wholly is4uaes him for The Office n
champion OF Ihs sl-vsAOdng States il the heaviest
blow iheY had ever received, and put end in coniunc
ZION win TOE missouri compromise, and the permanent 10
cation OF the Indians OF the Msss,inni ~ r.
future growth or extension slave States The comnro
MISE which was then IN full progress and established AZ
me next session Of Congress, "a slave States from
al territory north and Missouri and soutb nj 36I
degrees OF north s'ude: the treaty OF 1919 coded nearly
all soa'h CT haI degree, compTebendng only all Texas
but large part the valley the Mssissluui on thu Rcd
river and the Ars aasas, a foreign power ana brousbt
Notwithstanding empire the confines OF Louisiana and
Arkansas the permanent appropriation OF the rest Of the
territory Tor the abode OF civilized Indians swept the little
sa'ehodng territory west Of Arkansas. and lying between
the compromise line and the csssion line and c tn, ,
states without one nch 81 ground for their future Growth
Nothing LETT. Even the then Territey Of A,L,,s,
was encfnached upon. \ breadth Of f.,ty rss 80, -
three hundred long cutU from her, and given 10 ib,
Cherok e. aud there was slave Territory len
west Of the Mississippi dove could have rested the
sole OF her foot upon Il wss not merely curlament bu,
total extinction OF saveholdi1g territory and done Al
time when the Missouri controversy was raging and every
effort made by northern abOtonists TO sion the groh "a
slave STATS The senator from South Carona 10 his sun
port Of the cesson Of Texas and cednz part of the val
ley OF the MssIsspp, thCn the most efficient s, 81
e ffseuonsis At that time and dePrves him ne rghi
selng US as TIE champion OF the s'sve Sta.es now
denounced the sacrifice Of Texas then, oelioyinz Nr
AeaWs 10 nave been the author Of IL denouncc it now
showing the senaor from South CaToina be its author
aud Tor ths-hs Hlgrant recrolncy TO the slave in
Their hour OF utmost PERIL hold him disqualified for
the office OF chanpon g the fourteen slave Stas sni
sna eeIanJ require him TO keep our OF VI ssouf snd 10
conBne himself % ais own bal Sick.
come 10 the direct proofs Of the aspatsfs ,ptb,r
snip OF the wsf and begin with the year 1896 and with
the month OF May Of iha yoa5, sud with the 9Th DIV OF
INST month snd wa the rs Of the victory OF San
Jacinto Tee Congress of be United States was then In
session. the senstOr from South CaTnna was then mem
Der OF his body and, withOu, waiting for the official
confirmation OF that great event. he proposed At once the
immediate recognition Of the Independence Of Texas and
her immediate admission into this Union Tie out the Two
proportions togethef-fecognlon and admission. and a.
se ~ t' NlAltl ihe TOT lne double vote
days which were 20 intervene before tho official inel
gence OF ne victory should arrive. Here are some ex-
tracts rom his speech that OCCASION and which verify
what aud show thar he was then ready 10 plunge h
county 'nio DC Texan war with Meuco without tho
slightest regard TO ~ reaues in commerce. duties or
its characters
Mr. Calhoun u opinion that it would add more
strength Co the c1uss Of TeS1- wait lr few days until
heY received official confirmation Of the victory and capture
Of santa Anna, in order o obtain unantn1u. vote
in iavof Of Che recognition Ut TeS1s tie bad
made up h- mnd not only o recognise iho Independence
OF Texas, but Tor her admission into this Union and fihe
Texans msnaged their affairs pfudcny. hey would s1oa
Zoe called upon % decide that question. There were gov.
ersl reasons why Texas should Dol psu NJ Ibis Uu0n
The 51lln,fn states owning Save popull1n deep.
interested in preventing that country from having tho
power o annoy ihcm and thc navigating and manufactu
ring interests % he north and equally Interested
i1 fuastng % paf of ths Unon. e thought they
so1n BE- called on Co decide these qleuons and when hey
dd acc on DO be- was iIr 1cuug both 'ogstherfD
coEnsing The Independence u Tevis snd Tor sduiiung
her into The Union. n event. should 70 on as fhav