Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1849-06-28
Political.
COL. BENTON'S SPEECH.
(Conttnued.)
Sir Walter Raleigh.

Col Benton continues his speech, the
first part of which we have already pub
lished, by saying that Mr.. Calhoun came
into public life to be President of the Uni
ted States. The wierd sisters in the shape
OF the old man that taught HIM grammar,
had whispered in his ear-th0n shau be Pres
ident. Upon that oracular revelation he
commenced his political career, and has
toiled its tuIinent for forty years-at first
openly, and it may be, fairly, by putting
himself at the head Of all the movements
which promised advancement in the public
favor. In 1916 protection Of domestic in
dustry was popular; he put himself at the
head oithe protective policy aud went for the
minimum provlsion-the cotton MINIMUM
which was the father OF all the rest, and the
only real INJURY to the cotton growers, by sup
pressing for thirty years that class of cotton
goods which was OF most. universal use and
OF the largest cotton consumptlon-the cor
duroys and velvets, so universally worn be-
fore lSl6-so totally suppressed under the
Calhoun minimum of that year-and Just
beginning to appear again under the tariff
OF lS45. AT the same time (lS46) Ma
tional bank-the State banks having failed,
and brought odlum Oh the State institutions
was much called for; Mr.. Calhoun put
himself at the head of the call, and carried
through the bank charter. About The same
time internal improvements by the federal
government became popular: he seized up
on the subject; and in 1923, as Secretary
at War, made an elaborate report in favor
of general system of roads and canals, per-
vadlng all parts Of the Union.
In lSl9-2O the Missouri controversy
ragged, and the north stood up as one man
for curtallIng the area Of slave soil he took
the free soil current, and expunged slave
soil from all the territories of the United
States, by joining in the abolition of slavery
in upper Louisiana, giving Texas to the
King OF Spain, aud giving the rest Of Louis
lana TO the Indians. Al the same time
Jackson became tie favorile Of the people
for President he withheld and postponed
ms own pretensionS to the presidency, be-
came the advocate OF Jackson, went upon
his ticket, aud was elected Vice President
with him. But this was the end Of his pop
ular movements TO gain the Presidency. lie
expected to succeed Jackson, and that he
would only have to wait aud serve eight
years. That was one year longer than ia
cob had to wait, and serve Laban for Ra-
chel. But oh the disappointment in love
and politics Like Jacob, when he woke
up he found it was Leah little magician
OF the north had got into the bed, aud was
10 be Jackson's successor Unlike Jacob.
he could not wait and serve another long
eight years, and determined to clutch the
prize at once. Then came nullhcalion No.
1, (pretext by that tariff Of which he him
sell was the main author and tina, scheme
for dlssolyng The Union which Jacksons
| proclamation put down. The tariff failed
to bear him through; more inhamable
subject was wanled-and was found in the
sensitive subject OF slavery. Then came that
long succession of abolition plots for blow.
ing up slavery i'll the United States. COM
pared to which all the popish plots In En-
gland for blowing up the Protestant religion
the gunpowder, rye-house, meal.tub, and
other plots, so formidable IN their day, were
tame aud impotent inventions.
First, there was the London abolition plot
OF Ashbe Smith, John Andrews, and Lord
Aberdeen, Tor lighting tie train Of abolition
III lexas, and thence running it into the
United States, where it was TO explode and
blow all up; and to prevent which IT become
case OF sell-deience," admitting of no
delay, to jerk Texas instanter, by treaty,