The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1850-05-13

Its a very common thing, even in the South, t.
hear Col. Benton spoken Of, by a certain class O
politicians, as the leader in Congress Of ihe free
soites, and as lending his aid to The accomplish
ment Of their objects. We admire nothing o. the
Missouri Senator but his intellectual greatness-hiS
principles Of moral and political action, N inc
main, we do not admire-still we cannot withhold
4 our condemnation of the conduct Of those who
now seek to place him, before the country, IN a
false attitude--and placing him there then assail
him with the utmost virulence
Col. Benton has uniformly denounced the princi-
ples Of the Wilmot Proviso, which are those Of
fyessoisn Speaking of this he has said it is " an
empsv cloud without rain, unless it be
! the rain of blood In the recent debates in the
Senate he expressed himself as opposed to any ac-
lion BY Congress in regard TO the abolition of sla-
very in the District of Columbia; the abolition Of
slavery in the forts and srsenals, navy yards and
dock yards of the United States, and in regard to
the abolition of the slave trade between the States.
Col. Benton is opposed to Congressional legisla-
ton on all these subjects. These the very sub
jects on which the freesOites urge Legislation by
Congress; these are ends which they labor, by
every possible means, to attain.
3 But they are together in one thing-a coinci-
dence which may be purely accidental. Col. Ben
ton is opposed to the joining of measures for the
establishment Of Territorial Governments with
that for the admission Of California. So are the
freesoilites. He is opposed to this union of mea-
sures, because he thinks it an ilegitmate union,
and may be the means of staving off for an in
definite time the admission of California then
are opposed to this union of measures because
knowing that the Wilmot Proviso cannot now pass
the Senate, they in favor Of staving off the es-
adjustment of Governments for the Territories tt
time when they may have greater power in Con
gress. 1t is clear that they together alone oil
one point; and, on this, for purposes total,
diverse. Still, he occupies position which en-
ables the freesoilites to use him. Whatever hi
purposes are, his position results to their presen
advantage.
We learn by telegraph that the Committee O
Thirteen have made their report to the Senate
and that that report is accompanied by simpl
BILL to admit California as State, and to esablis
| Territorial Governments for New Mexico an
| Utah. When this bill comes to be acted upon Co
Benton viii be compelled to show his hand. Ifh
favors the designs Of freesoilites and abolitonst
he will oppose the passage Of the bill. II, in tn
course be has pursued, he has been prompted alon
| by desire to secure the early admission of Cal
fornia, the fact that other objects, and those Of
highly important character, are to be aecomplishe
| by the same measure will be no sufficient excus
to him for opposing its passage. We believe tn,
he will not oppose it-atal events upon the ground
merely, Of union of the measures. We cam,
think that he is like the physician, of whom W
have read, that preferred to see his patient di
rather than be cured by other medicines than thos
prescribed by himself