Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1854-06-13

l OOus 44Cu4eOuA' ONA uhnC INCWh oA3MAue
On Friday last. Col. Benton spoke fifteen
rninu,es on the Nebraska question, in which
he made certain revelations which are
worthy Of consideration. To the argument
that slavery connoi 90 into Kansas, he says
that within Two hours ride OF she border Of
that Territory, there is one man who owns
1 six hundred slaves, and in ih6rcouniy there
are over iyc fhousand slaves. lie also says
that he real objeci of The passage Of the Ne.
braska BILLS KEEP, back. Il. is not spoken
| OF openly in Washington. lets common
talk, however, in Mexico. that Mr.. Gadsden
offered Santa Anna Gtiy millions Of dollars
for as much ierrilory, on our Southern Dor.
der. as would make FIVE or six Sio,es, Of The
FIRST class. We quote the following extract:
The area Of the acquisition, us under.
stand ii, says Col. Benton, was TO extend
from sea TO sea, on line that would give
US Santander, Monterey. Sallilo, Parras,
Sonora, and al. Lower California. This
was certainly large movement. both in
point Of money and Of territory, and also
large in political consequence; and clearly
furnishing theatre for the doctrine Of non.
intervention, il there should oe any design
to convert The newly acquired territory from
free soil, that l, is, into slave soil ,ha, il
might be desired 10 be-. Here. then. be.
lieye have found one branch of The grand
movement; and although Mr.. Gadsden re.
/, turned from his mission with small slice
only Of The desired territory, We, he has re-.
turned TO his post, and may have better luck
on second ,rial--if Santa Anna escapes
from the speckled Indians {Los Indios Pin.
,os) who have him at bay in the Sierra.
say nothing on the merits OF this new acqui.
sition, only tina. it is an old acquaintance
with me, having frs. heard OF !, in Novem-
Der, 1846, and afterwards in March. 1916
a. which later time il was proposed in the
Senate, (by Mr.. Davis, OF Missssippi.) on
the ratification Of the Guadalupe Hidalgo
srenty; and rejected by the Senate. voted
agoins. the Saniander and Monterey line
then, and have not seen cause TO change my
opinion. Here Mr.. Benton read The article
proposed by Mr.. Davis for tho new line.]
Secondly. The mission OF Mr.. Soufe tc
Madrid--also grand moyemen, in itself. il
reports be rue--,wo hundred an fihy mill
ions for Cuba; and rumpus kicked up j
the Island is not go,. Here again might BE-
found a case for the non.in,erven,ion prin
ciple; bu, Of ,ha, say nothing, because
know nothing, and wish 10 know something
( of the acquisition itself say nothing now
but did say something, about forly.lour year.
ago, in a Nashville newspaper, published BY
Thomas Eastin, called the Impartial Review
lin which i discussed Cuba as the geograph
) ical appursenance; bu. 10 be gol with homo
! whenever !, was got; and in all that iHi.h
!, sill remain. No dshonor! no stain on ,h,
brigh, and spo.less faith left us by our ia
Tiers! s.- Is >.t..
|, Mr.. Chairman, discuss nothing in rela
lion TO those rumored acquisitions OF lh'
: Island Of Cuba and broad side Of Mexico
| only call attention 70 them as probable in
4 dexes TO the grand movement Of which lh'
member from Georgia gave US The revelation
and which no one has denied. According
70 him, and according 10 my own belief, ihi
. Nebraska bill is only an entering wedge II
q future entefprises-a thing manufactured 10
| particular Purpose--a stepping stone 10
!, grand movement, which is 10 develop ilsel
! in this country ofours. Iwisb TO know wha
!. ,ha. inovemen, is. have righ. TO know
to enable me to discharge my duties under
J standingly; and respectfully crave the in
!. formation from those who have the conducl
s ing of the bill.
: For making this speech Mr.. Benton ha
, been attacked in the administration papers
3 The Enquirer Of this city endorses ,hes
d attacks BY republishng them. Mr.. Bentol
n had The documents with him upon which III
= formed his statement, and the fact that JET
|. Davis is a member Of Pierce's Cabinet, give
i, additional significance TO the grand schem
# Of slovery aggression divulged by Col. Ben
a ton. Mr.. Benton knows generally wha. b
h is talking about and in the present ins.anc
e he has fulfilled high public duty in expo
3 sing 10 public view the nelarious scheme
e Of ierri.oria, aggrandisemen, which are nov
|, lin process Of incubation at Washington. :
y Cha. atlas.