The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-02-02
An Awkward Retreat.

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An Awkward Retreat.
From the Republic of yesterday take the following
paragraphs:
GA few days since the Uson sruting the prob
ability Of vacang the of Mr. B.njamn In the Senate
o The United States, the ground thar he forsgxs1
We understand that Mr. BENJAMIN has lived in this coun.
try the age of three years and the objection
OF aenage to man thus educated under Institutions
we consider In the last degree ilIibera and unjust"
"But Union is very much exercised by cen.ure
of Mr. S,ue speech. and charges h hostility thar
gentleman because he is Freedman, while il has itself
announced in leader, with nHksd safacon the proba-
BILE exclusion of Mr. Benjamin fon the Senate he
,cas bnn The Ua,isi Slater We objected 10
Mr. Sou e's holding in the Senate the ilbera
grounds assumed by the Uaton towards NJ Benjamin +"
The article in the Uai0a 10 which the Republic alludes
is subjoned in full
"THE UsrrEp STATES SESArossHr LOUISIANA -Ou.
readers will embef that the Hon j. Benjamin
elected United States Senate by the legislature OF
Louisiana year ago. siuing under the old constitution BY
tiluon the State legislature assembled only
in two years, nd at the time of Mr. Benamins election
was opposed that the would assemble
in time anticipate the vacancy which occurs on the 4h
Of March next.
sit is now stated that election Of from
that State may be expected take place, and upon the
following grounds
"Is, Il i. stated that Mr. Benjamn's Nig,bhy Is no,
Ia ty- na,ura led citizen of the United Safes
I'D The same legislature which elected Mr.. Benjamin
pa ssed law calling convention to form constitu
tion That convention during the past year has framed
constitution, and the people have ratified IT, and have
elected legislature under IT, which legislature is
session One of the provisions of this constitution
cate, the offices filed under the old constitution.
Sd In this of facts, it is coneuded that cleo
ton should place Seeing that the election OF Mr. Bsn
amin having taken place spon the assumption that
body would be In session ia season TO provide
gans, the vacancy, and being still In doubt whether the
Senate will decide Mr.. Bsnamins election to have
been Valid commended that is the duty Ct the
legislature fill the approaching vacancy in conformity
with the reau remens OF tho constitution Should
those views prevail in Louisiana and new election be
had questio in respects novel will be presented
for consideration and decision OF the Senate oil the uni
ted States"
Now, we address TO the reader this simple question :
Was ever so dlsingenuous and disreputabe arhce-
to use the mdest phraseperpe,raed by public journal
for the purpose of producing an utterly false and unwar
ranabe npression' 1t will be that the article
from the Union makes a simple statement OF the obec
lions TO fhe eligibility OF Mr.. Benjamin, without express
ing any opinion to their validity force, and with
studied avoidance of any indication OF desire for the reec.
ton OF the senator elect from Louisiana The objections
TO the validity OF Mr. Benamn's election originated with
the legislature OF Lousana and in stating the points OF
the case given in the journals OF that State
particularly careful in TO PREJUDICE the decision
OF the Senate, by whom the eligibility of the senator
elect mus, be determined The impartial tone OF our ar
cle cannot fail to strike every mind capable OF appre
eating the construction OF the English language. Never
heless the Republic newspaper is utterly regardless of
the obligations Of truth to make the uneqavocal and
emphatic assertion " that the Union exulted over the
probability OF vaca,ng the seat OF Mr. Benjamin in the
Senate OF the United States"
But this is no, the only outrage which the Republic
n0ic,s on the majesty OF truth in the two brief para.
graphs soted above Ii asserts that the Union exued
over the probable rejection OF Mr. Benjamin, ON the
ground that he foreigner y and ANNOUNCED in
leader with NAKED satisfaction, the probable exclusion
of Mr. Benjamin from the Senate because he pa, moi born
in thu United States" The intelligence OF the reader
will scarcely require tina, the fasehood involved in the
allegation OF the Republic should be pointed out, Dis
missing from view the dscreded assertion that we con-
,emplaed the probable exclusion Of Mr. Benjamin from
the Senate with "sat sfac,ion" and exultalion,. we
wish now to direct the attention OF the reader 10 the
other allegation. tina, objected to Mr. Benjamin on
the ground that he was foreigner" Oar language up
on this point precisely az follows; I'll Is sta cd
that Mr. Benamn's eligibility is no, free from question
IL being alleged that he is no,
CITIZEN" II viii be observed that we do not make the
objection ourselves bat give on the authority OF others
and more than that. il will be tfa article
,ans no, one word in objection 10 The foreign buih Of
Mr. Benjamin. We simply state tina, objection !.
made TO his eligibility, the ground that he has
piled with condition which the constitution makes es-
senal TO the eligibility Of senator Of the United States
that he ha. not become regnia iy-mataiixed ei issn
Assuming II to be true that Mr.. Benjamin is not a natu-
ralized citizen of the United States, we ask the Re.
pusHc If il would be willing to concsde him sea,
in the Senate In the recent canvass the wing
candidate, in bis anxiety to escape from the odom Of
natl Amercanism attempted to demonsra,s his .f,c