New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-05-24

and enabling them TO reestabhsh our form Of govern
meut
Mr. B said he had expressed bis opinions publicly and
responsibility in the senate both 10 speeches and 10 votes
and privately and frankly 10 the President whenever
asked lie had done more. lie had been willing T. re-
sign his place ia the Senate and 90 to the held OF opera
tons not so much command armies as 10 make mill
tsry movements subservent 10 diplomatic policy, and
produce peace which should be restoration OF friend
ship and truce extorted By force from weak
ness and leaving the AnlrnOstes Of war behind. he
who had refused embassies the fret Courts Of Europe.
willing TO go 10 Mexico he VINO had refused TO let
his friends propose him for fret Major General In May
l,i6, which would have put him Al the head OF the
army, was willing TO have taken cOmm'sslOn when
the began 10 take the appearance Of continuing long
and OF becoming ianstica, and giving srenth 10 the
monarchicsl European party. He was willing to have
taken the place of Lieutenant General for that would
have shocked military feeling and displaced no mill
tary man and would have allowed policy approved by
the President 20 have been completely carried out lie
could say more at this time upon that point; but
when the plan which he submitted 10 the President
to be made known, it would be seen tina, the mil
tary would have had nothing 70 complain oi-that
General Taylor instead of struggling at Buena Vista with
5000 against 10000 would have been advancing on santa
Anna with 20 900 that General Scott, instead OF an en-
trenched army at Cerro G0rdo. would probably have
found the road open to Mexico that the two Generals
would have probably met sooner Al the Ciy OF Mexico
and found themselves attended by diplomatic mission
nationally constituted both 10 geographical and IN
political aud prepared 10 take advantage oil al
events 10 smoothe the way TO solid and lasting peace
MIR. Benton passed TO a new suolect-one when had
yet excited the public attention, but which IN MS
opinion pregnant with much danger. and required
early attention II question Of foreign war TO
be settled by diplomacy but OF domestic legs
laton 70 be settled by public opinion and by votes lie
alluded 10 the Slavery prOpagandist resolutions miro
duced into the Senate toward the close Of the late ses
son aud which he had stgmatzed as ire brand on ,he
dag of their Introduction On their lace these rvsou
tons contemplate subverson OF the Union. throwing
the guilt Of the subvers0n upon those who oppose their
enactment into law. At the same time they propose
what no citizen of a non slayehodiDg state can ever
stand, and what many from the slaveholdlng states
himself In the number would not stand II they
could. They propose the abolition oil al oomPro-
misses, past and future, on the slavery qlesuOn'
and treat as yiolstOrs Of the rights Of the Staies
and Of the Constitution and as subyerters OF tne
Union all who will not agree to extend slavery 10 all lne
teitOrs of the nited states even 10 the most IenoIe
and hyperbOrean-to Oregon ltseU IN the lhutuue VI
Wisconsin and the Lake of the Woods. They 60 the
precise length of the Northern AbOiuonsts ana win
the practical consequence only IN reversed form
The Abolition creed that the admission Of Slavery In
any part of the Union is violation the Constitution
and dissolution OF the Union the new resolutions De
clare that the prohibition OF Slavery in any territory Of
the Union ia violation Of the Constitution and OF Tue
rights OF the States and subvcrsOn Of the Union 80
true IT, that extremes meet and that ali fanailcisn o
against any dogma terminates at the same point OIL
intolerance and defiance.
The first effect Of this Slavery creed when me
South was summoned 10 adopt most summary, would
be to establish political test Tor trying me orho
doxy of all candidates for the Presidency and as no
Northern could stand 6uCn n test Al hOihtf mp
whole of them would be knocked in the head 90 lar as
the South concerned, at single hex. Ibe neNte-
feet of these Resolutions If adopted, In the nOnslsVe
holding states, would be TO put all end 10 the present
political division OF parties and TO substitute ne" par
ty the South with It's antagonist IN the North bound
ed by geographical lines and founded on the sole primer
pie Of Slavery prOpagsndsm The third elect oil these
Resolutions would be that which Is stated, hypOheu
cay their face namely the subversion OF the Mon
Seeing these resolutions in this dangerous point Of
view he (Mr had stigma'ized them as q nre,orand
on the day of their Introduction and had since depre.
Gated their application the Oregon BILL by which the
Oregon people left without law or government ior
a year longer Many persons thought him too prompt
in his denuncatiOn of these resolutions perhaps me
same persons thought him promptin denouncDs the
Oregon Joint Occupation Treaty 10 lclo-ihe treaty
which gave away Texas in lci9the treaty Oi snneAa-
ton in lsfi-and ell the measures OF the Tyler Admin
istralon which led 10 the Mexican war IN 1910 but the
truth might be that be was not too fast but themselves
too slow. The resolutions appeared dangerous TO him
and he struck them at their first apparton ia the senate
Chamber. lie had done his duty he had sounded the
alarm it for the people Of the United states-ali
tho friends OF the Unon-to do the rest There was no
Jackson now to save the Union by voice like the com
msnd OF destiny, proclaimins ihas " II SHALL be PRE-
SERVED"
Mr. b. concluded with saying that he limited himself
ON this occasion to the few subjects on whch ne hau
touched without cxhsusing them. They were subjects
of present interest and Of national import and rose
above the level Of pey and were mt to be ~
this assemblage which not one OF party lie had
not acted upon them in party character when before
the Senate and did not speak OF them as party
now On proper subjects, when party principles were
applicable be found close enough to his party ne
When principles did not appywhen the subject was a.
Their too large too small for party when foreign war
or domestic discussion. was the questlOn-Or poor
clerk or laborer to be turned out of employment-On
such great and ON such little subjects these he chose
rather 10 act In the character OF patriot VINO lett loi
his country and Of a who felt for his fellow man