Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1847-03-08
RICHMOND DAILY WING.
MR.. CALHoUNs REPLY ToMR BENTON.
On the Three Million Nm.
Mr. BENTON naylng concluded

tOucifuCe N
ne au'hor'hip OF the mesnd is that the war
u unpopular. There be no mistake He f.l, ,e. ,h
zoe OF Paoc sentiment had turned against it, and h,pc,
ne anSey exhibited TO place its responsibility on INV .hoI
ders and take II from those whom IL ouyht u,lv n -,
HAD he supposed the opp ste-had he believed h. ,h
was necessary and Unavoidable. and ats termina-
uon would be ssall-I the las. man ,o -, -
would attribute agency in causing IL ,n ,r.s.I
mat the senator has furnished evidence In
nope that thoe who responsible FOR IT, will r.
en memseives, and hope with sueces. to bring N 10 .
speedy termination "s :" T"
he traces the authorship me, because, q. he asserts.
sun voc sI a''nor OF the annexation Of Texas, that
annexation Is the real cause OF the trust Mr. Pros
dent there will be dispute hereafter a, to who is IN. real
author OF annexation. Less than twelve months since
aad many competitors Tor that hono the ofic al organ
canned my memory serves me, large share for
r Folk and hs administration, and not less Than half
eetapeniors from other quarters claimed to be tho
'eA auhois Bot now since wsr has BE- conn pnn,o
ua hey all seem to agree that in reality am IN. ,u,hor
OF annexation. will put the honor asiJe me-,
no" hshuuiy and indspuaby claim be the author Of
hat great eyent-an which has 50 much ex,sndsd
the domains OF the Unon which has added so lar,.v IN
us productive powers which premises So greatly 10 extend
.hieh has stimulated its industry, and gwen
security 10 our most exposed frontier. take pride 20 NV
sell as being the su'hor of this great event
But the senator objects that conducted the aue.i;,
OF annexation IS necessarily lead the war o L.,
Ioes ne rest ths chaTgti He the ground thar
/ selected the resolution came from The Ho,,. 81
hpesenshses as the basis II the annexation instead of
giving the Texan government the choice be,w.en IN.
fesounsn and the amendment Of the Senate oryi
nahy moved by the himself He coupIanrd No.,
ha' the Senate TesoutiOu-pazsed at the VERY heel of
he session. under the expectation that IL wouI he c,;.d
into theci 0y the present administration Then i,s o;
nto power, and not by Mt Tylers admiastration ,hn
ABOUT 10 expire-had not been adopted
lie seemed 10 think the then adm;p;s,,,,. - 1 ,
tsht 70 act upon II, aEc that, UNDERTAKING. - 10 - -
oePhvne Its successor OF some os ita rights Ha ,ccrJ
me " acuhe win le greatest Pu;nptnes- The fact i. so
ne fesoiuuon II recoeci, was signed Inv the L. p
lden' about the hrst o. iaTch saw the inoor,,ncs -
uhs promptly sad advised the Peiident Ia &c; ybou 5
y, hIt ne had the constitutional right Of doing so ,rd
IL. -
'ually TO secure the OF measure which h,J -
mated with his administration. His cabinet vas ,r,
e mex aay anu coRcurred IN the opinion. That nigh,
i prepared tue despatch tor Mr. Dcneson our eb,,,c /,
Texas, and the day, late in The evening Of m. H.
naien' was forwarded TO him. II my last Official
oct OF any importance - Secretary State
selected the resolution OF the House in ,,of,-. .,
INC amendment OF which the from Mis.our, ,s
nc ashor because clearly cav, Only that il ve,
nexaon could DO effected. My reasons for ,b,pkisg 60
were 1ily t'iorh IN my DESPATCH which NAV he nd
among the public documents ACCOMPANYING The fra ,,.I
message OF the present Executive They will 81 G.
se'es' ihey never have been conirovered and nevor
can be successfully. Indeed, never consia.red ,re -
tors amendment as expressing deliberate Soc i,L
Of the Senate or House Of RsprcseB,,ivs, 4, = I'll
known mat he and few OF MS friends mad the poer Of
greatly embarrassing the passage of the r.sB,irs S S
heuse, rot OF ceieanng them and that his smenJsn,
was moved, not go much Improvement of m. 80
i-uons, as 10 grauiy him aud them. That the ,oursa
adopted d'd secure anns-aon and that il was ndsnsn,
pie Tor mat PGEfose have high authority in INV pss ~
~ "ouil aunlit 10 be the hiOhesf 4
with propne introduce III and for prompt md dsciSe5
act Tor nothing e.se aight claim the aathorsnip of
annexation. "
Nov, anything be more absurd than N. ,.s,,,;ou
that the with Mexico resulted from seecfing 49,
House resolution, insts al OF the amendment of the
Tor lie has VeHiured the bold asseron without the sba
dow OF an argunent 10 sustain IT, What possible ,s.
could 1t make with Mexico, whether the anne,,,ior -
made upon the oherl WAY snould the ,nc ~, -
a. offensive to het as the other lnceed doubt much
whether even TO this day. the government OF
whether the resolution passed with or g,on, a, L.,
native. Such IL The Baseess ground on which ba -.
ehagsd e with being the author OF the war had heard
tor several days past that lac had prepared 10 MAKE A
ocrsie attack on Some Of my friends asked r,tna,
Iesunsy, If did expect be annihiaied Aer Ibsa
sSings OUT sns such labooGs PREPARATION did sunno.e
me seaaloT would make some show formidable rbs,gs
oul Of all the attacks have witnessed in this or ~
other legislative body, have known one so emo,
and ndcnoss Every one OF his charges 7ded ecr
IN gross partial of acts or mi, aoc, g.
eed and absurd conclusion aay begin with Inc -,
hrst that he made file had assurance In a.so, In ~
presence OF the SENATE that first TO introduce the
question, -hO the real author cause of tna
row. appeal every senator and every other individual
VINO wis present the occasion, whether the g.
tennessee Mr. Turneyl did rst charge me with being
the s9ihOT Of ihis and whether did not lin nvs1S
10 epeiing hrs charge, by showing that osina,ed in b
order 10 General Taylor, from Cofpus Cbr..S
take position on the RIO del NOre go further and ask
IS there senator here ignOrasi the fact thai the
ton, OF VINO was the author cause of IN. va, b,d
been long before s.soOratey discussed in this bodyi
Tue hoGss OF Representatives. and throughout the wAos
country, from ITS declaration Up that time In The fac.
OF all this, the senator up his place after ny ,nd
l1bor0us PREPARATION and asserts was " bo or;
TED the inquiry az 10 who was Is author This fair sam
pie OF the accuracy Of the senator in his numer,,. 49,
ions 10 show that was the author OF the war igbt .,
on and take them Up by one and slow that ever Of
s PosHOhs ana - equally unfouaded IN fact or
iase IN conclusion 70 deem it necessary are
portion Of his speech the stale repetition of bnt no
said IN the Of 1928 when the treaty. which RAJ
concludes with Texas was under discussion in this body
Al he documents now brought forward then before
the Senate aud he the same topics very laho
rately and with much power than on The present c
casion without making any impression the county,
be county was against him then, and still enns sgainst
MIN, and II 10 IN vain thai ne undertakes TO disturb lis seed
convection. IL will ever unchanged IN soi,s of al
that he can do Under this conviction, will weary tho
Senate by repeng assaults then made and then rensed
The promInentO the chagesths orders given v the
administration ~ place heet IN the Gulf Of Mexico and
portion Of the army on the frontier OF Tezsswss ed
by my then colleague Mr. McDUFFIS Of whom he sneaks
80 highly ON this occasion Ia rePeinS it, he said hstif
the orders, which the senator heu AMI nov obecs had
been issuod the Executive would have been guv az
great dereiiction Of daiy.
The Florida treaty forming another subject of ausck f.
CURED also on that occasion, with annexation.
and what he has said but repetition of .hat n,
said then. lie then, aow made me responsible fog
that treaty, although was but OF ak members Of Mr.
M0nfoss cabinet, aud the youngest OF lie membcres-
pons,1e' without advancing paruelo Of proof show
mat even gave " my support appreciation. lie rests
the charge on some disclaimer. seems that The then
Secretary Ut state Mt ABANs) has at some time made
that hc was not responsible the treaty Tne senator
may be rght as 10 that but how that hY any po-st.
", show that was r,spoisbiel Be-, 4 am prepared 10
take my full share OF responsibility a member OF ds.
Monroc's cabinet without haurR, my particular agency
IA forming treaty % influence inducing Inc cabnotto
aoop g. men thought, and su think % god treaty;
snS 50 thought The Senate o The United States; Tor f my
memory does deceive ras &c received nearly every vote
Of the senate. A SENATOR. aye, every voioHl IL
then received the unanimous the Senate promptly
given ui course, % hs ueoty the cause Of the war
With Mexico a. he senator seems to suppose this body
az much toe author and Of the war the ndydu,
OF on whom he j. now ANXIOUS to tx b..
have sod it - good treaty, without due reflection
We acquired much by Il gave us Foridaan acqn,i-
ton not ony mPorantin tse bat also reference ~ tho
whole southwestern ifocaer There vas At that time four
powerful Tribes q iaapHs, oi Whom-tho Greeks and
Chociaws-were contiguous fouda and the two Others
Inc ChieSasaws and ChefOkoes-were adjoining They
were The numerous and powerful Tribes in the United
Saies and, ron hef position, exposed Be acted
and excited against Us tom Florida important ihat
hi' safe OF hngs should terminate. which could ony DO