The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1852-09-09
MR.. BENTON.

MR.. BENTON.
The triumph of Mr. Benton is one of the
most extraordinary events in the politics OF
this country His enemies, by foul coali
ton, availed themselves of a temporary ascen
dency, to thrust him from the United States
Senate, in which for thirty years he had dis
tinguished himself by his public services. They
imagined that they had crushed him, but they
had not fathomed the resources of the veteran
| Senator
He proclaimed war against them-war tC
the knife, and no quarter-and went home tC
direct in person the campaign. He fought the
battle personally in three districts, and con-
troled fourth in defiance of caucuses con-
ventiOns, and regular nominations. Green and
Hail. members of the present House of Repre-
sentatives, and regular nominees for re-elec-
ton, were running in the districts adjoining
his own He took the field against them, and
effected their defeat In another district,
through his influence the regular Democratic
nominee was obliged to avow himself opposed
W JiIC hlli-DCliton ihCbiOus uCiolC hC Couiu DC
elected In his own district, the most strenu-
Gus efforts were made to defeat him. His
friends insisted upon going into Convention
with the Anti-Benton men, believing that they
had a majority, but he would not sanction it,
He had always opposed caucuses and conven-
tons and would not make use of them now.
They persisted, and nominated him; he repu-
dated their action. The Anti-BentOn portion
of the Convention got up what they called a
regular nomination :" he denounced it, The
Wings, sure of victory brought their candi-
date into the field. Thus opened the campaign.
Mr. Benton had repudated the action of his
friends had denounced the regular nomina-
ton so called; had stood aloOf from all ar
engagements, all alliances; defying caucuses
and conventions, proclaiming no compromise,
no quarter. The odds seemed formidable
one man against embattled hosts Besides
the district was full of Germans, who had been
carried away by the Kossuth doctrine of Inter-
ventiOn, and Benton set his face like flint
against that doctrine. 1t was also slave
holding district, consisting of twenty-five coun.
ties running far down into the cotton region
but openly and powerfully he denounced the
Compromise, denounced the Fugitive Law,
rdiculed the Union saviours declared that
Slavery was an evil, and that he was opposed
to its extension. Nor would he stoop to cajo-
lery or evasion. No questions would he an
swer. "My friends said he, twill ask none
and my enemies have no right to ask Thus
grandly did he fight the battle, and the result
was, victory by a majority of five thousand
over all opponents The People indicated
the confidence their veteran servant had re-
posed in them, and attested their appreciation
of his rugged honesty and chivalric courage
What II contrast between this brave man
and the squad Of cringng politicians who hay,
Frustrated their manhood before the Jugger
naut of Party
The Washington Union and the RepubH
have an admirable way of carrying on the wa
for their respective candidates. Both papers
professed organs of National Parties, so called
| lSuolC thC I>oItii, anu hnoW HOtIlluS
but the South. The standing argument of the
Union against Scott is, that he is favorable t.
| the peculiar sentiments of the North that o.
the Republic against Pierce is, that he is after
all, Northern man with Northern principles
| The Union quotes from the Tribune Anti. Sa
very articles to show the character of the dom
inant section of the Wing Party which sup
ports Scott the Republic the Anti-Savery
articles of the New York Euening Post, to
show the character of the dominant section OF
the Democratic Party that sustains Pierce
The Union brands Scott rs disloyal to the
South on account of his utilization with Sew
ard Johnston, Greeley, and Wade the Republi,
damns Pierce for the support he receives from
King, Van Buren,, Bryant, and Stanton Each
of these National q organs admits that its Free
Soil adherents are odious,' but excuses itsel
for tolerating them by the homely maxim, tina
"pot cannot call kettle black We suppose
the National" editor of the Union takes Thu
method of showing his gratitude to the Free
Soil Democrats of Congress for eecting hin
Public Printer, thus helping him to snul
little fortune.
Both papers are purely and intensely sec
tional Neither seems to think it necessary Il
maintain even show of respect for Northern
sentiment on the subject of Slavery
| HALF THE Truth, AND THAT EXAGGE
RATED" The articles of the National En-
have been adopted by the Scott leaders in thi
city and circulated in pamphlet form by thou
sands throughout the Northern States =
Washington Union
The "oriielesn of the National Era hay
not been so adopted but an article Of the Era
giving the record of Mr.. Pierce, was adopte'
by the Scott Committee in this city, and cir
culated to suit their purposes, just as the sam
article was adopted by the Washington Union
the Redmond (Va) Examiner, the South Sid
Wal Democrat, and several Southern Demo
cratic members of Congress, and circulated il
the South to suit their purposes.
Thou, that sayest another should not stea
dost thou steal :"
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