New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-06-15
Col. Beuron,. last speech to he ,ii..ourian..


.uodsd 70 the repeated nominations, legis alive
and popular he bad received tor the Pre'ldency--
and declined them all. Col Benton Is a man OF
moderate hopes or ens'nera prudence
He with addtionsl EN- phssis, the selection
Of Northern candidate by his party for the Presi
dsncy as measure necessary 10 the harmony and
stability Of the Union.
H spoke Of Col Fremont and OF his services
and gratefully Acknowledged the Colonefs indeot-
edness 70 Missouri for the partners Of bis enterprise.
He then bestows an elaborate eulogy upon bis
OWL abors in destroying the Monster Bank Inea-
sure 70 which he attributes all Of prosperity our
country has since enjoyed.
He eulogizes the Sub.Treasury, which will en-
dure he says as long az bis party remains in pow.
era prophetic apnouncement Of its early repeal.
He.eens as much afflicted as ever with the idea
of an exclusive metal Currency; currency which
this country never saw, and which was never in
les. practical operation than in the immediate Pre-
sent He thinks and speaks of gold with all the
eelfabandoDment Of Miss Kilmansegge in one Of
Hoods poems
His remarks upon internal Improvements we
copy below Some Of them might be considered
a, sarcastic toward Mr.. Calhoun, but for Mr. Ben
tons uniform courtesy of language and gentleman
" bearing when be speaks Of or addresses, that en-
inent citizen;
Col y had long been an advocate for the improve
rnent OF our great Western rivers Above 81 yesrssg
AMI when rssher from the classics end from HE Roman
residing than al present he hsd chsrseerzeo the MIS-
s.suo in the Senate the Romans did their Medlter
ranesD sea Mare nosrum the term he applied 10
H. in auson the which divided the esrth 10 the
middle and one isg wave over II ALL Inc Misis.
,iop ike that sea divided land In the middle. and
with the help of and It's tributaries. afforded as
much navis son the Mediterranean and collected al
rs waters and rolled AL It's floods under hs single nag
of the American Union. He called II OUB STA but with
on, the siehtest suspicion thst he making into
sea or altering clause 10 the Constitution of the United
States
"A short time $50 a conventoD-be believed it was
called a River COnvention-assembled at Memphis II
made the discovery HOsyurn was not mere
figure Of speech but reality what were formerly
only rivers had expanded into seas-nlsnd seas-and
that the Constitution. accommodating Instrument hke
IN ynr.cuous tent in the Arabian Nights compress
sibe that IL might BE- squeezed into the grasp OF one
shut hand and expsDsibe that II could spresd over
the whole encampment Of an oriental army had er
pandsd also the length and breadth OF the new
,ea and that now these improvements we're perfectly
constitutional the river under the name o' IN
land sea" which perfectly unconstitutional under
IN. a vn name or under the classic emoeishpeut of
MARI Dosynr or the eQusy classic. and sui more ap
prOprso tt, at the came time bestowed upon oil NIX
OF Rivers. The consuutonaliiy diff
Guilty wss solved but there was practical diheulty-
There mary rivers 10 the United stabs, ana oi
many sizes. and all could not he sess.
The pinch wss TO assert them and the genius OF the
Cow, ntion equal 10 the difficulty OF the task
rule Rivena general rule-nOthDg like genersiza
ton wss laid down and accepted that where river
washed three states more IL became ses-an inlsnd
.eaand entitled TO the benefits Of the Constitution
and where not not This the rule and now for
the application Applied to the little states in New Eng
land snd river OF three hundred miles long became
sea aud received = constitutional improvement: applied
10 the Crest West and river three thousand miles
Ions (the MissourD remained only a river. IL was no
sea by the rule for II had but state upon II snd.
consequently could have no constitutional improve
ment.
II was not Of despair and no hope or consolation
There WAS ght ahead and nous perr0ns Other states
might grow up the Missouri in tact another has al
ready come Qowa) and. In time, there may be miro
this grest river which comes from the setting sun
nd base of this capitol and on toward
the rising sun may complete ifs growth and become
,es-an inland seasnd be entitled to constitutional i'm
Col Benton said that the idea OF the growth
of river new. ana not original 10 the Memphis
.f...,.ioa--onlg borrowed Tor the occasion oy ths'
Z, VA an sd iiss and often shallow
t- e~~lsrrann ~ the nston'shet traveller al
undins Isrse RIVER like the Mississippi or the Mis-
SCUM 10 q nav country; this 10 large river for new
country. la tbs exclamation vas the seminal concep-
OF the idea of the growth Of rivers 50 fsictousy
developed In the proceedings of the Memphis Conven
ton On metaphysical political metaphysics thy
name shall henceforth DO. Memphis Convention"
What he SAYS of the slave question is character
ICED by much jesuitry He pretends to discern a
difference between the action Of the Loco. Focos
under Tyler in regard to the Annexation Of Texas
and their action since. The motive that under Ty
Ter induced measures for annexation was-he says
"a desire for tho extension Of slavery the motive
that dictated their final aud successful action in the
premises was-what ne does not tell us. Singular
absence Of mind
The truth is, in ls4i, the Northern Loco-Focos
needed Southern votes and therefore embraced
the Annex ation of Texas with perpetual slavery
as, to gain the same object they would have EN-
braced Mshomedsnism or Paganism in lsis, they
hope to build up Northern party, strong enough
without Southern assistance; and therefore cant
ingly denounce slavery propssandism.
Hear the Missouri Senator
"A new slavery question has sprung up-one which
dscsrng the old grounds OF defence ana compromise,
gOes for propsg snds in its moot unqualified form, and
To the remote and Northern Territories Of the
Uoion Ii lis test which Northern friends-sl the
ciusens OF the North Who willing 10 let things
IN they arc-cannot stand. Those citizens have
done we'll They have greatly quoted and soiteped
dawn the Abolition agitation. 1ney have helped us
through the r-xss Ann-xstion although tina. question
volt them. purely and simply 3 slavery Extension
question 10 give the Slave States mastery The Free
Iney have just assisted Ia admitting torids into
tho Union without struggle and without the agitation OF
= Missouri question ana they are now assisting with
and mOuey carry 10 successful conclusion the
Mexican although Ssunted with questions repug
ther feelings they unnecessary grstutous
and prvmsiure
Under these circumstances douby wrong start
slave test which DO Northern man OF any party
stand which adopted at the South, must lead i'm
neoisely 20 political division, similar to that which
has taken Plsce Of the churehes-the Methodist
Episcopal and which prpvens Christians Of the
country ~orshipips III. same God. from eommuning at
the sane table test which II adopted IN the slsve
States must pat cnd 10 the present orgsniz oil
political parues, founded principle aud introduce
bounded by geographical lines. and resting
Ins sole principle of slavery pfopsgandism such the
fsher OF his country IN his last parting voice warned
sssHsL and such would eventually esd 10 the de
strucuOn of The Union la the senate, IN bic Oregon
letter hs speeen 81 Louis aud his letter Howard
County had taken decided ground all this
movement and he had not yet heard OF the Tst of
his constituents who oissppTovea his Never IN
whole VI his paolsc lie. any sreat question
Whatever had be met such unsnimiiy ana be elt him
sef uhoTizvd say that Missouri Tor slave hold
ing State will follow the lead o. the slavery prqps
ssndi resolutions. which ne stgWsuzed - nre-orsnds
on lhs day OF their nrsi Introduction Into the SonGie
CRoPS-During the last four or FIVE weeks we
have passed through portions Of the Counties OF Union
Champaign. Clara, Montgomery, Greene. Warren aud