Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1848-08-31
cor. NE.IvG. .S,.HE. hn,n.y

We have, .cTet,fra. stated ina, .he nomination q
G"n. Aearny.as ireset NJ General FIR dstnyu ~
{. services. was long suspendd in the Senate by I've
Strenuous opp s,n If C.l. Benton - its confirmation
-sn opposition ehicli was piir,. enough . enlist
galos. thai distinguished lirr thirteen Democrat.
'''cs y! course this opposition proceeded from the
supposed wrong. endured by 1T. CI. Fremont a, the
h.uds of Cen kearny Oar readers are familiar with
The charges alleged Ivy Me latter against the ormerot
the p"crt"ings aud sentence 6 the Court Martia-,f
the Presidents approval thereof aud 81 lis parIn AMI
restoration 10 rank d It, Col. Frrmon-of The in
Jgnant and concmPuous refusal If that officer t. re-
snlne bis sword upon such condilirs-and this conse-
Qnen Withdrawal from the service. We believe that i,
is pretty generally conceded C Benon's course as one
cf the counsel Of Cul. Fremont greatly prrudccd lie
Of that officer, before lie Conn and Di,re the iii
huna Of the people. The part,Ii'y Of the Missouri
Senator nr his son-in-aw is natural cnongh, and the
public will DC quite ready to make aowances,--but
We think, there is sentiment If disgust generally *
perencad THE complete Identification u Gu. Benton
with the quarrcs and supposed wrongs of CO.. Fremont
or al any r;r, AT the apparent drttrnInaliun manifest
ed to employ all his personal. official and political in,
nence 10 advance the interests Of Co Fremont and 10
crush every who has, however unneutunally been
.rSt was most apparent lie ptrtinacy with
which the Senator insiS ed upon naming the commits
suneIS-Col. Fremont brin. one-n The bill for the ad
judeaon Of The claims arising Of the in Calor-
MA. can perceive many rrasIns Why Co FIR mont
should not te member Of such board-hu
why h. should.
ItSccms that Col. Benton has ID as respecting the
rule of secrecy, mi lined The proceedings of The Sen
ate in Executive session. laitudinous as 10 render
i nudity lie us that any Senator las right 10
publish all he s1ys in scssin OF course if
has The right, all hive and the debate upon the
porant tfeaty, oiher occasion of the Presde 5 consul
ting the Senate might thus, before decision had e
iad bctrc the pubc through The agency OF SenatoTs
There is something absurd in such position
rerscde the necessity Of argument against it. We
nesy hope that the Senate will revise its Rles and Ell
her abogate that which emjlns secrecy, place such
construction up IN il AMI take sui: measures will
render operative. We have seen, in the Of Tap
pan, Senator pefJnTe himself, b. making public trea-
ty then under consideration, and it with l:nounty
We have seen more recently cp2y If treaty surrep
,tiausy obtained and published an now hive Col.
Benton pouring upon the pgbIic, thrlu. II the National
lnte,encer, the hatred and IN which he cherish
IS towards Con. kearny, and which he deliberately
distilled into the of the Senate. pending the nomna
ton Of that officer in speech Of several days length.
We have idea what ths rlfI>ion may reach
It is given to the public in elsy nsalments, and may
ssi5ly not extend beycad thirty forty columns. O..
Benton is gnDd hatc lie would in Ibis respect have
delighted DR.. Johnson His rancor is deep and abiding
and Ibis assault upon Gen. Keany evincrs The most SET
tied and deliberate magnity. 1t denies 10 him all pro-
essoal merit, and nputes 10 him every thing that Is
DEGRADED in mott We and action Its will defeat
the oFi c in view. Gen. kcarny, by the unanimous
voice Of he army, has NJ superior in all The qaa's