Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1854-05-19
SPEECH OF COL. BENTON,
ON the Nebraska Rin.
D.Ir-r,2 n ils House of Rrrr,'s''aiir'''
Tuesday, Arril IS, 1851.


The Chairman-Tho question before The
committed is on tho Soralc amendments To
,be deficiency bill and on that question the
member from Mississippi, Mr.. Iar's'l has
siIll the floor.
Mr.. Harris no, ,ysiling hinscliof his right
Co. Bentoa rose and addressed the committee
rrr u.ll CONES rEcuL TErr STATE
If,rv bin to impair ,hc Missouri comPFO'
mis-, line Of IssO had been brOueh, into 'hi'
u,u,, by a member from a slave State OF
49, ,bs administration ora rrcsijeu' elect
IN f,,, slave state, shoold have deemed
INV 5u,, 10 have me, i, :, the threshold,
,rlt, have made the motion which tie par
Elementary law rrc.crit1s tor the rerulse OF
,rb,,,,, which are not Fl, to be considered
.,spll have moved ITS rejection at The h@'
r,7i.rr. Ba, the b,ll before US, f'r the two
may lc considered as one, does no, eomc from
,h-,ruar,er. ItcOmcs from free State and
r,lrr ,he Administration Of President elect
,l from a frsc State, and under ,ha, aspect
,f IL, origin. ] drymei d, urh, 60 wait, and
hear WIN, ,be members ofihc free states had
Co say 60 10.
I, was a proposition from their own ranks
q, Give ur ihe.r halfoi the compromise OF
$500. ana if they chose 60 do so, do not
Hoo, .ru,lrr, members could refuse o.
-r,rr, H. Twas a lrcc state question; and
the members from the igce states were The
m,rrrv. and could 90 as they pleased. -
,.nod al1of. waiting 70 sc their lead, but
without On, ,lt-h,ss, intention Of being gov
,r-,I byit. had my own convictions Of
rf-h, ard duty, snl mC1nt Co act upon them.
hal COME into political l.fc uVou that COM
promise. had stood upon II above thirty
wears. and intended 10 stand upon It 10 the
crl ".1'.nrv aai alone, Il need be-" zap
r,au.r and hu-hto) bot f-e'euiag company
4, solitude. aad ro, doubling 'or 81 instant
,,h1tthr result was 90 hc.
Ihs,s said ,ha, ,h.s hslI comes into Con
r-,s, under ,hc administration OF a frce state
President. Bot ! DO ao' mean Co say or 'asin-
ua,s by ,hai remark, tha,la0 President i''ors
th. b.U kna~ nothing Of bis disposition
toward. 10. AMI M ~, I should ao, disclose
u hero. !, would De urFar'.amgunry, 'nd
breach of,hc privileges % thts House tn 90
50. The Presidents opinions can '''' ''
uale known Co us hv himself 200 i "'''''',
In vrltins. ln that ~a' u '' MS ''-'' l",
often h., -u'y, 90 e1mmu'.'''o WIN ~ '''
boz tat say iAe', '' o. '''"' ,'' .,- '''.''-,, y.
citing N.. ''.'...> .' '..'' w..
lE-a r'sni '.' name b .' ..'." w '.
'a','n %, contrary 'l.'.'.' ' ''.' ." 49,.
thaI w tc '-e''.' '..,.'.s.' - '
AmeT,-aa people i'' '.' W. .'."' ' '"-
deliver.
Al other modes u' eamman'I'''n ny, ''''
b,l 60 h,m, as tending 'o 900 o''-' anu '''
constitution. Interference win 'he i'',a'"'
oT Legislation. 70 is n'' ''.'s'y' -.''' '''
tempted upon m'H's'' "a.s' ',,''''-''' - o.
a'sA," '' "' I'''.'-', W '..' -.
-...t,.--r cons. ..r.r,,..a rf hon, ur fear. a.
e-s.r-t.5n. prospect ol reward, 90 dread
,r-g,..nn.at Tl. parliamentary law, rs
IA a. ,hr Er,,.,b r1rlsmcu,,, constantly
mas-u.r.lty tts D-ush House Of Com.
mons. arI lately DECLARED 30 a most signal
manner hvas during ,hc reign Of our Oh
master. GEORGE ils Ta.rI, and in the famous