Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-01-09
DAILY NATIONAL ERA.
culiar and conservative influence Of Slavery
abounds. There is less chiyalry and more
morality beyond the limits Of that influence.


morality beyond the limits Of that influence.
The SANDWICH ISLAM Ds.-The speech Of
the Hon. Mr.. Washburn, Of Maine, on the an
nexation of these Islands to the United States,
delivered ON the 4th instant, is the subject Of
universal commendation. 1t is in the right
spirit and harmonizes progress with prudence
and Justice. The character and uses Of the
Islands, and their history, are clearly set forth,
as well Is the argument in favor Of their an
nexation. The quotation Of few brief sem
fences may serve to indicate the views Of the
speaker:
"My faith in American republcanism, in our
modern civilization, and tho elements which
vtalize IL Distinguishing it from all that have
gone before and lending it power which they
never knew, does not permit me to doubt the
correctness Of the views have advanced.
The history and experience Of other nations
and other times may afford admonitions against
fraud, violence, rapacty- against the SYSTEMS
Of the Roman and Teutonic civilizations in re-
spect to colonies and dependencies; but not
against good faith, Justice, peace, and her Wc-
tories, more renowned than those OF war; not
against our Christien civilization.
Between that miscalled progress, which,
in its waItonness, disregards experience and
fouts Justice, and that stolid conservatism, dry
and bloodcss, which lives in the ashes Of the
past. daring nothing for which it has not the
authority Of precedent, there is no occasion to
decide in determining the question before us.
aNo age should be mere repetition OF its
predecessor Every age brings or finds its own
needs and duties, and of them must be its own
Judge; and those amongst us who reject the
counsel Of the latter time as to what is fitting,
err as surely as they who will not inquire OF
the ancient what is best They overlook or
miTead all the lessons of history, and misap-
preaend the laws Of human progress"
with the sentence, Colonel Benton looks lost
and humbled in the House (which is credited
to tile st. Louis Republicans travelling the
rounds Of the press: and q most erroneous
paragraph it is Colonel Benton is not lost
He is as present and selfcomplacent as ever he
was in his life, and Us far from any manifesto
ton Of meekness or humility. He does things
in his own good time and in his own effective
way. He does not care to move or talk when
the winds are high and the waters troubled
from tnfling causes When he speaks, how
ever, he is always heard and when he moves
no is always felt. Such sins or weaknesses as
he has lean another way from that of being
lost CT humbled. He has made his mark upon
the present era of the nations existence, and,
President or no President, Fremonts route or
no Frcmont's route, Benton's powers and infiu-
ence while he is living, and Benton's fame and
renown when he shall be dead, will never be
lost or humbled He is a strong, original, IN
dependent selfsustained man, is Thomas II.
Benton, at all times and under oil circum-
stances
Mr.. SuMNER.-The New York Anti-SlausSy
Standard says:
Washington letter-writers are talking Of
a rumor' that Mr.. Sumner is about to leave
/ the Senate The wish is doubtless father to
the thought We should not wonder if there
were an effort made by the Webster Wings in
the Massachusetts Legislature to instruct
him out Of his seat 1t is our impression that
Edward Everett has hurt himself politically,
by opposing the proposition, made in the eau
Gus Of his party, to place his colleague, Mr..
Summer, upon the committees OF the Senate.
The Providence Journal says, very justly:
a. Mr. Sumner is one Of the most accom-
plished Senators in Congress; he was legally
and deliberately chosen by the Legislature of
Massachusetts, to the seat which no fills. 1t is
unjust impolitic, and insulting to Massachu-
sets, to refuse him place on the committees. /"
We give it as our opinion that MIR. Sumner
will not rcsigu--that he is perfectly resigned
TO his position and that he has sufficient firm
ness to maintain it, under any state Of circum-
stances. His friends may rest assured that he
can take care Of himself-and Of his enemies
also
PRINCE ALBERT.--The London Daily Neirs
Of late date gave prominency in its columns
TO communication headed: Painful Rumors
about Prince Albert This writer intimates
that the Prince Consort has trespassed into the
bounds Of political affairs. Confidence in the
Prince Is giving way, and resentment seems to
take possession Of the public mind. In the ar
INV, also, he is said to be interfering. The wri-
tor argues that the Coburg family, now so con-
stanty visiting the British court are thorough
ly Russian in their associations; that Lord
Palmerston resigned because the court influence
was against him; and that Lord Aberdeen is
in tho Cabinet for tho sole reason that he rep
rcsents the Prince Consort's views Of foreign
policy.
|. Mr.. CuTTrNG's REsoLuTIoS.-The signal
failure Of this resolution has hithcro appeared
to be sAaggerer to the refractory :" Hards =
but theyhre rallying little and We find their
organ in this city asking TO be 4allowed to in
sist that the vote by which Mr.. Cuttings reso-
luton was laid upon the table in the House Of
Representatives, is not the significant indica-
ton that some make it, and expressing the
opinion that the form in which il was brought
up was the ground Of objection The organ