Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-07-10

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suggested, expressed stro!s objections 10 lhe nrs.
sent revenue law when upon lis PASSAGE "a
Because lie is Wilmoi Proviso man ON a.
out and is doing all he can AT this time 10 bnid
up ant establish the Tree soil faith, 10 Opposition
10 our Baltimore platform and Cass's Nlcbolson
letter, under which The whole parry were raet
in Inc last Presidential contest. 4lh. Because 10
is uEsount upon Internal Improvements, hayro
al the last session OF Congress, proposed snch
system a, Il adopted, would inevitably lead
10 consolidation. 5h Because ne opposed TeY.
An annexation, and was very near deea,ino
il. 9th. Because chiefly BY his instrumen,aliv
We lost part 81 our va ole Oregon possessions -
which our title, in the Judgment q Toe whole
| Norih|eSl, and u many sterling Democrats
elsewhere, was 'clear and unquestionable.n I'M.
Because he did all he could, 10 The secre session
| IL the Senate, 10 defeat The Mexican treaty. an
| Because he voted with a few Wings. Free so,l
| and Abolition Senator'S, last winter, 70 deiea, NJ
compromise OF the question oil slavery in Teri.
tories, and 10 keep that question open Tor hi, IN
advantage, aud 10 the ceep peril OF the Union,
Oh. Because he iaS,dtOusly tailored in the ast
moments oil Mr.. Folks administration, 10 Sc, uo
| he Protocol, 50 called, against The Mexican rrsy
| AMI thus teieat our little 10 California AM New
| Mexico 10th. Because he attempted 10 ius,i.
gate an Impeachment. II Mr.. Pek, by the action
ot Inc House OF Representatives, designing thus
10 cix,raCc him and MS whole Cabinet. and 10
| bring most profound tishonoE upon The whole
Democratic parry. Th, may need iue &c.
ve.opmenl. | vii. not Gwell upon II, though, al
pfe>en, as in M place IN The Senate last winter,
| charged hi 9ulli upon him 10 his lace, ant Of,
cfcG Il supply proof Of all laid On the suhsc',
/ =, vi. i be ieIirG-haVIng such witnesses pre-
sen, ], Senator's Mangum and Clayton-and be
och. ..,,f1y 49, Si-.ps tlg
Il = pernar> figh; here simply . say, in atdi-
ton, ina i NJ Bsa..n silI deny thai he haE-
! DIT ~ ~ = ~ pr1'oc.. 10 Mr.. Clayton.
| Ihicn va, sfsrVs,tS haa - q certain genie.
men IN gnr House :, Rope .en'aiigts, nj uron
Ii, bass Il &hlca .aeSe .n.Iu. ant unjust TIU.
rccLiG2s wtfe commenced III M House against
NE amrnirG PUis, es,gGsG y result 10 his IN.
prachmenl, ! pledge myself as man Of honor,
t. prove ne facts b. precisely = have slaied
them ~ BE- Ills conduct IN TINS proceeding must
d consite,e. most aggravated "h~g sou recol.
tee thai Mr.. Polk mad never INJURED him, had
done nin no unEinaaess IL any ime, bu, had
pul he popularity ui his administration IN great
jeopardy upon ne lleue naBl seIeiacy question,
mat ms act Ct Inlefnetcling on he part ot Mr..
Benton was not open and manly, bu S;eal,ty
and >ecrei; tina even he Wings Of the Senate
became 90 disguised with me whole affair ltat
they resolved 70 have no discussion ., 4 IN that
body; ina. tue new administrator !; Grn. Tay-
iJr atcf thorough scrutiny u all ne faces
VIA true American feeling, IL am hot a.faid .
d. them lUStice refused 10 sustain MIR. Benlo.
IN hi> Protocol Motencni, AID notify resolved 10
maintain IL. ylGlcale inc course AMI policy
nj reference q his grave mater, atop.cd an!
prosecuted by tie administrator 81 Mr. P,k
Mr.. CaY'ou formally sending Tor me-, his much
| can say without violating Senatorial >ecrecyl
and Authorizing me T. declare Tor tie new Al.
mlnisI;asicn iArir Determination in ih,s respect
AMI actually haHiing me resolution traWn Up
unit. his direction, asselugc Il m validity .,
me treaty. OF what may have occurred On mo
sutIccl afterwards, when IN scorer session, lf,
in!r,l, ANYTHING Al al did occur, il i MT my
privilege 10 sp ak ! rejoice, though, 10 learn,
through a perfectly Authentic channei, that The
Mexican Goverrmcn, itself has formally reputi.
a'ed he eroont aken in Ter behalf against III.
own country, by he: seIi-appoinled diplomats
iuuctionaiy, the Hon. Thomas Han Benton. =
For all lhesc reasons, and thousand others,
which If necessary, | inlen'! % specify hetea.-
Ter. The Democratic party wil never take ~ Mr.
Benton Tor The Presidency. Ng.rt N.vsr.
.Ner.ri!
WI! ~ be reelected 10 lhe Sena'c rom Mis.
souri, This seems Sun"wba, more dout,iu'
bat lie proSprc, q! his defeat i ugr9 tn whole
"a her hauetiGg than otherwise. Indeed, il can
MOI he double! that b. mus be Inevitably IT,
,catcd, unless tie Wings take him up a their
candidate, and unless h" IS able 70 draw IN i
considerable number OF Democratic members II
he Legislature from the support u some rcgu-
iary nominate! Democratic canti!ae when
suppose not 10 BE- n all probable from pte,rrt
indications. Some OF Mr.. Bentou> ,ients
seem 10 hope that he will be aee 10 gull he
people ot Missouri INTO he support 81 Ia, Sena-
,uridl pre- eGsioaS by The project OF Grand na-
tiona highway from the Mississippi IA he Paci-
ic Lu 50 practical population as ne people
o. Missouri are rcpuei 70 be, can never, ~ ny
Judgment, be 50 taken III. In the frs place,
hey must perceive that, II this scheme OF Mr..
Benton he a lucons one, he is by no means
the person 10 catfy il through, inasnuch a h.
: decidedly oiiocs al present both 10 The Senate
ana country. u is wel.attesied tact that he
tailed in every undertaking in which he engaged
last inter, commencing with the Panama road
project, embracing his silly and Tl!icuon, r.
monsiraiion against The coast survey policy and
ending with the protocol. But Ii. scheme in j.
sell IS purely ridiculous and absurd! 4 ROAD
mile VIDE all The way from ST. LOUIS % he Pa
cifc a road, the cost Of which upon Nj.
BcGon's pan as viii be IL due season proved
most amply viii be some two hundred and
fifty or three hundred millions Of dcars!
road the annual expense OF which alter il shall
nave been established, vii. 5e some I'VE OF SIX
millions Of doiars And 10 ihe Duiliing q this
road "seven,y-hve per centum Of the proceeds
u tic pubic lands in Oregon and Cali'ofba,
and l.iy per centnm Of the amount I'll the safes
OF all other public ands IN The Unred STATE"
are 10 b. "se, apan AM plcdgetl So that all
reduction in the price Of all TIE public lants
IN Tie Unlrd STATES Is 10 be dispensed wlh,
4 i thing altogether impossible to b. effected IT
he face q his solemn p!ctging AM setting aTaii
~ the proceeds oi The lani sales. Inc gfadua-
ton ptinciple is no longer 10 b. heard Of! No
more donations 10 actual settlers o. wld ands
No more donations Tor purposes oi education y
Tor purposes oil local internal Improvement
10 n.ore military scrip 10 be located on The pub.
lie domain No more discussion about transfer
ring the public lanes 10 the STATES within whose
limits they lie And this road is 10 run oge!
high mountains, covered with eternal snoS
which is ofentimcs from twenty % tory fr,'
deep Besides these objections 10 Mr. Beniuas
project ms speech in support Of j show' i % e
The most enormous PROJECT Of The kind eyer hea'c
81 IN other respects; Tor in tnis speech ne d'e'
not advocate tits read alone, but h. agows hl'
self IN favor oi other such roads all over INC
country. In tact, he has been all his NE con.
tending Tor a gcpefal system Of internal improve
mcnis, and his BAL seems TO be consistent thee'
Win, and IN tfn'n 10 make part oi such system
20 not Al all mss,aic his scheme, | am conn
ceni Tor 10 he course ui his speech now rcieitrl
g, he most formally Introduced parag aph ifou'
IIubon descriptive OF The Roman highways oh.
Ter he empire, God save the mark 10 ~h'ch
mat wfi'ec euumr ang he "ioul thousand =
ties belonging 10 he Roman empire ~ Eufope,
Asia an+ Africa" goes on 70 say: al thee
cities were connected with each olhe! anG9ih
The capital by The public highways which. issui's
from the forum OF Rome, irayersed ltaiyt pei'd-t-
the Provinces, and were terminated only o. "
frontiers O The empire &c and Mr.. Ben.'n'
referring 10 this Roman imperial ia! 5,p".
says: "such vas the extent ami solI"y q oo "e
Roman roa:s; a single line Of roat ao''e : w
Roman, and equal 10 3,7i0 Enssh mics ana ~
1000 cities OF the empire ali connee'ed WI"
roads u equal idiy besite.,' and ptes.e',ii
saying o. all these wonderful Roman foa!s
mention hem ot their masnlhccnce, laeI' graz.
deur and as presenting an example ~othl o'o''
imi alton"