New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-07-11
Mr.. Atch,-ou ouI Nir. Benton.

Mr. ATCHIsOS, the col'ca.uc OF Mr.. Benton "a
the l.. ; Senate, has written lengthy tier
attacking tie views OF Col B inresard to = avery
Extension. &c. We fnd the following synopsis
OF the euer in the ~ Lo.is laion
Mr.. Senator Atchison has written a letter % Capt
MORN President oi the late Convention Of tiuzen- T
Platte County which Convention h,a passed resolu
on requesting the senator % give his opinion "a REGARD
the appeal Of Col Benton and also tO give An opinion
as To the principles contained n the Wlimet PrOslso
and the matters connected with these questions.
Mr. Atchison says that be- considers the principle
contained in the prosl-o As fundamentally wrong
] Because any attempt on the part OF Corsress u
eesI4fe on the suh rct t0 affect the Institution %
slavery in the States Ia tne District OF Columbia. or u
The Territories, is, 20 cay the least violation al W
principles upon which the Constitution was founded.
> That the territories acquired oy the blood ah'
treasure OF the whole nation ought % be- governed io
the common b. nett AZ the States md any orgsnza
tan Of the Territorial Governments excluding che ru
zeus OF any part Of this Union ir removing 20 such
Territory with their property would he an exercise
power by Congress inc0nss'ent with the spirit upon
which our federal compact based. and tending ie
iifunion
D. Because Il tends 70 destroy the Just balance o
power between the Free and the slave states.
The power of Congress 20 legislatc for the Terrific
rice says Is admitted, but with many restrictions
and limitations and 1t cannot be supposed that thf
Slave States would have rauhed the Constitution d
they had supposed the power % exclude slavery from
sl the Territories had 0een granted lie contends that
n the exercise OF It, rights Of legislation over tue Ter
rtOries Congress must keep itself within the SPIRIT oil
the Constitution and ms comprOmscs. Congress can
no more prohibit the STAKEHOLDER ~ Missouri from set
ding IN the Territories with bio slaves, thsn me Rhode
Islander with his machinery such inequality between
the states could never have been contemplated TOT 20
giving the General Government the power 20 close tn'
ioors OF the Slave States upon the Slave population
the effect would be thereby n process VI time % 'f ,'
the white population 70 abandon those states 70 tn'
negroes
alma Coma rqaa
have such night without restriction IL would be- Just O.
exclude the citizen Of Missouri 70 emigrate 70 the Ter
ut0ries with BIZ slaves.
lie saws he will obey the Instructions Of the Legisla
ture because they express the will VI his constituent
and that he bound 70 obey them resign and sec
ond because he cOncurs ia the principles involved IL
them He considers them - not differing Win nose q"
l.i7 lie does not consider that be Is Instructed Dy
them 10 do sny tending 70 destroy me Union lie
most heartily approves the hh resolution, which H.
mat Missouri viii be found IN coopersfl with other
-avehOding states IN such measures ~ may De- neces
s4ry 10 protect them against Northern ianailci'm-
Il is contenied be says, that slavery cannot oe car
ried into the Te rtories Of California and Vow Mexico
without d law Of Congress authorizing 10 pecau'e
10 has been abolished ~ the Mexican I0yefnmehi pIloi
the cessiOn Of that country % the Dnt'd 1tale'
This he denies He says that the cesson VI these colh
tries % the United states 10 abolsh all laws ncon
,.tnt with the Constitution OF the United states such
avs are null and void and the laws alluded 70 are
that class and void BY the very act Of aeq1,iHoil
lie gives exposition Of the doctrine Of the Demo
cratic party heretofore IN relation 70 the power ~ Con
ress over the subject Of Slavery citing the Athefton
resolutions, &c.
The senator refers the Southern Address and say-
there Il nothing Ia IL which can be tortured INTO ae
.lgn .. destroy the Union
He says in conclusion rlat be VII oppose all legis
ston by Congress. having for - object an iniefier
-nce with tns domestic Institutions u tue severa.
states Or Territories the District VI NOumola' oi
which will prohibit our southern ciuzens from emi
rrs.ng 10 the Territories or from one state - aho
ner with all the rights and .n.nunsues guaranteed -
fneul BIZ the COlstlLuuOn