The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-05-07

rage ny the Cubn authorizes yet the oppo6laOn set
against il though gross violation Of equity
Their sympahies all with the Spaniards indeed they
always with any before their own unless
their purity is at the head Of the administration.
We have omitted notice that the able editor Of the
Baltimore Argus has associated with him in the manage
ment Of that sterling and fearless democratic journal
NJ Peregoy, esq Most heartily do we wish many years Of
prosperity to the Baltimore Argus tried has been
hundred battles and always found faithful and vgian,
From the nesroi, Free Pres,
"REMINISCENCES OF COLONEL BENTON
The speech OF Colonel Benton against the Nebraska hin
inconsistent with Of his former speeches in Con-
gress his present party position is anomalous and
strange Every whose recollection dates SO far back
the administrations Of General jackson and Mr. Van
Buren, remembers Colonel Benton the most ultra demo
GRAFT in Congress. Mr. Van Buren, did object to being
called northern with southern principles We rather
think he took pride in the appela,ion The policy Of bis
administration in regard TO slavery certainly such as
to satisfy southern OF the most extreme opinions He
was abused b. the abolitonists had been be-
fore and few have been since lie not only adscouu
tenanced agitation but pledged himself any bill
which should abolish slavery the slave trade in the Dis
trct OF Coumba without the consent Of the inhabitants
Col Benton southern man. and of the Presidents
most confidential personal and political friends The sd
mipstraon policy his policy He was the admins
aton leader in the Senate and fought abolitonism inch
by inch tmade its approaches in the halls the national
legislature aud continued to fight iunti the detection Of
Mr. Van Buron in lsis The Wilmot proyiso had no NOR.
constant and ntolerani enemy than he and ii mus, be
recoleced that the WiIot provso and Missouri Compro
mise identical.
Colonel Benton in favor Of the Missouri Com
promise any other compromise the subject Of slavery
until very recently Missouri was kept out Of the Union
one whole year after she knocked for admission by the
ton Of those who made the Compromise They would not
for her admission with slavery or with provision in
her constitution prohibiting the OF blacks
into her borders IA late $3.50 Colonel Benton had rot
forgotten this conduct Of the authors Of the Comprom
and thus adverted to i, in speech in the Senate
4 come now TO the admission Of Missouri but do
not mean 10 dwell upon IL The event is recent the
facts connected with it too notorious require proof
even TO admit OF recital here The struggle upon that
question divided itself into two parts the first proven,
the existence on slavery in Missouri the second
the entrance or the free blacks and mulattocs into teach
part Of the struggle dividing the Union into parts the
Potomac and the Ohio the dividing line with slight eI
tons the South in favor Of the rights Of Missouri the
North against them In the ranks of the latter were
all the survivors of the ancient advocates for the surrender
OF the Mississippi all the survivors Of those who in the
Congress Of the Confederation opposed the protection Of the
Vest all the opponents TO the acquisition Of Louisiana
all the power Of the federal party and all the gentlemen
o. the Northeast who are now paying their addresses to the
West The CONTEST upon it, face a question of sls-
very aud the rights of free negroes and mulattoes in It's
heart il question Of political power and 50 declared
upon this floor by Mr.. King, Of New York;
This Is pretty heicheng Of the authors OF the
Missouri Compromise and those never received any
other treatment rom Colonel Benton until the delivery Of
his speech the other day.
Colonel Benton is opposed to the doctrine Of
Intervention. As long ago 1880, in the speech
from which the above quotation is made lac
Intervention in the following emphatic languages
Yes, sir slavery il Is and il exists among Us
| IL. ~.
do with Il would let II alone But they viii not let IT
alone. geographical party, and chiefly political
caste are necessarily at work upon this subject Their
operations pcryade the States fntrude into this cham
her display themselves in innumerabe forms and The
hickening 81 The signs the forthcoming Of
some extraordinary movement. Sir regard with admi
ra'onhaii Is 70 say with wonder-the sublime morality o.
those who cannot bear the abstract contemplation OF slave
~ at the distance Of five hundred thousand miles Of
i = entirely abovehat Is TO say, Il affects superior
ty overthc morality ofthe primitive Christians the Apo
ties Of Christ and Christ himself
This is for those aboIi,ioniss to crack who arr nov
abnnt over Colonel Benton and his speech
IL is just such language several adv Of the Nebr
ka bill have uttered
In the speech Colonel Benton seemed to have his
eye on the political cerpymen Of the present day who
preach against the institutions OF the South who
ederang against popular sovereignty and who aid md
abet the violation Of the figtye-slavc law;
Christ and The APOSTLES appeared in province Of the
Roman empire, when that empire was called the Romsu
world, and the World filed with slaves Forty mil
lions was the estimated number being onc-sourih Of the
whole population Single individuals held twenty thou
sand slaves. feed man, who had himself been
slave died the possessor Of -four thousandsuch the
numbers The night of The over this multitude Of
human beings that of life and DEATH without protec
ton from law or mitigation from public sentiment
Christ all his-thc naniber Of tbs slaves their
helpless condition, and their white color which was the
same with his yet he said nothing ppainst slavery
he preached no doctrine which led TO instruction and
massaere none which in lis application to the state Of
things ~ Our country would authorize an inferior
blacks 70 excra'c that superior Of whites in who's
ranks nc himself appeared upon earth lie preached no
such doefrirc but those Of contrary tenor which ncul
Gated the duty Of fidelity and obedience on the part o. the
humanity and kindness the part Of the master
s Apostles did the same 81, Paul sent back runaway
slave onemus TO his owner with letter of apology and
suppicafion lie was not the man 10 harbor runaway
much less 70 cntoc him from his master and least Of all to
excite an Instruction
" 1880 Col Benton expressed the u,most detestaon Of
compromises. lie declared:
believe IN the compromises of the constitution, and
sworc allegiance TO them and keep the oath do not BE-
heve IN the compromises made by politicans-canddaes
Tor The presidency have much Of such work.
In 1850 he vehemenily opposed Mr. Clsy's compromse
bill, and expressed himself thus
III tthc 1850 COMPROMISED conrivcd upon The
avowed ground that u 10 make its champions Frs
dents and Is stuck upon that prnclc and II Il tails
to do the job win take the track Of lis two deunct pre-