New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-04-19
YEW.yORk FRIDAY MORNING, APRIL 10, 1850.

aisn- from the treachery AMI faith OF those
whom sire hal IN par. selected as her ssn,ue.s aud
and guardians. Col BESro> struggled throughout
the day mos; ia nfu and when at last ovcrP, wor-
ed fen with his face 20 the foe No other champion
in that Senate but HENRY CLAY could have stood
before bin, and this the S11:h seemed more than
ever to feel during tbs fierce struggle OF today.
Mr.. CLAY succ, eded in defeating BEyroNs amend
msrts offered % FoorEs resoiation by vote o,
>. 10 81 which was regarded by both siies Of the
chamber as n test vote, aud which would have car
ried FooTEs Committee, bat for the excitement ne
caused by drawing his pistol upon Col. BENToS.
There are those who have acted with Col Ben
roS throughout the day, and who feel as il he
should have surrendered, after the vote was de
clared by which his amendments were defeated
and Mr. CLAHs proposition substituted therefor
In pursuing his opposition further they think it
subjected them to the charge Of factions minority,
a position they are unwilling to assume. In this,
think Col. BENTON erred, and but ~ ills, be
would have stood before the country in an in
vulnerable position, 50 far es his manly struggle
Of this dag was concerned There IS now no room
for Doubt. bat what there is the strength in the
Senate to cary bill upon NJ. CLAYs plan; md
in the House its chances OF success aEe a. seyenis
TO ten some of the Whig members from your
Stat. one or two from Pennsylvania, with num-
Der Of Loco-Toc1s from the Free States viii go
with the South ia support Of Mr.. CLAr' plan; and
this coalition will cai.y Senate bill OF the char
acter | have spoken Of through the House
There is no Disgusting that there IS bad
state of feeling here among the hiss, and
which | an app-ehensive will re ult in great
injury to the cause of Freedom and rebound
to STRENGTHENING the power ami influence OF
Slavery and Looo.Foooism The time has arrived
when the veil should be removed AMI the facts
should be seen as they really exist here. 1t
is due to the coun.ry-t is due to the cause OF
Freedom; is d1e to those Of us who Tor quar-
ter Of century have been struggling for the ascen'
dencv of sound principles, aud TO check the on
ward tide of Slavery that is desoating the iarest
portions Of the Unon-that the whole truth should
be known Ani by your permission, with the use
Of you- colamns. ! am willing 10 undertake the
task. II this is no, done, if the wicked AMI cor
rupt schemes for President making are not exposed
and things are permitted 70 60 on, as they nave
been going for the last two months before we Know
H. the Save power in the Union viii be perpetua
ted and Loco Focoism as firmly fastened upon the
nation as despotism is upon the seris OF Russia.
| write plainly, for see and feel the necessity OF
it. 1t may be that You d..ler with me- but lew
weeks at furthest will satisfy you that am no
alarmist, when tel you that the North Is rapidly
approschinr a state of vassalase to the South
worse than that endured by the Slaves o: South.
Carolina or Cuba.
THINGS have to progress bat little iarther' and
the ony argument the North will hear when struS
elm, for their rights, Will be the argument oil the
pistol and the bowie knife, that was about being
50 freely used in the Senate this afternoon MI
SEWARD has been as uniustly and basely assault
ed in debate by FoorE as was Col. BENroS and,
had he have Welded to his feelings as BENroN did,
he doubtless would have Ind pistol drawn upon
him. And vet what has been his offending. He
has been guilty OF faithfully and tear!essy repre-
sentiny his constituents, and OF advocating the
/ cause Of the oppressed and enslayed, whether IN
! his own or foreign land. And Tor this, there are
those who. in the case of Col Benton would only
rsolv 10 his unans cradle arguments by placing a
/ losfed pstol at his breast Let the people OF the
Free States look 70 their rights, before they are II
retrievaby lost through the talth.essness OF lew
OF their own unworthy Senators. ...,.,,