Washington telegraph., 1855-09-19
Senator BENJAMIN and the New
York Press.

Senator Benjamin and the New
York Press.
The recent letter of Senator BENJAMIN,
of Louisiana, in which he expresses the
opinion that an attempt will be made by
the Free-Soilers and Abolitiollists in the
next Congress. to force a repeal Of the
Nebraska-Kansas act, by Withholding the
appropriations necessary to carry On the
wheels of Government. has called forth
comments from the New York press. which
lead us to believe that his fears are altogether
groundless. Some Of these presses-the
New York Ereaing Post among the num-
ber-treat his views with great deal of
levity and ridicule, whilst the Courier d.
Enquirer and Mirror review his position
at length, and pronounce his fears entire
ly groundless. We have never had any
fears on the subject As about three
fourths Of the appropriations made annu-
ally by Congress are expended at the
North. the policy which the honorable
Senator thinks they intend to pursue.
would be SO suicidal in its character, that
We do not think all their boasted love for
Free-S Soilism ard Free-Negrodoln, could
force them even to attempt it. In sddi-
ton to its being against their. interests,
ne have still some faith in the mass Of
the Northern people We still believe
that there is yet an ardent love for the
Union among them. and, however much
they regret the passage Of the Nebraska
bill, they will not drive tie South to the
last expedient to effect It's repeal
We believe there is still a conservative
feeling at the North, which will teach IA
naticism that it cannot rule the councils
of The nation. nor control the onward pro-
gress of our great Republic
We annex extracts from two of the pa
pers mentioned above; and what gives
force to the views Of the Courier & En-
qujrer, is, that it strongly advocates the
restoration Of the Missouri Compromise =
The 1Iirror sustains the principles CT the
Great American Party-that panty which
we believe is the only one that can crush
out fapaticism. and give peace and quiet
to the country On the slavery question.
But to the extracts. The lIirror says:
THE unwise part Of Mr. Benjamin's let;
ter is his exaggerafion, which, it strikes
US. must be wilful. else he is wofnlly def
cient in correct knowledge and Judgment
of the peril Of the Union. No doubt The
Kansas business will lie disturbing theme
of discussion in the next Congress, and the
Buncombes may as we'll blow off steam on
this as on any other topic, but that the rep
resentatives OF the Free States are going to
rush the Union to the wall, and pin it there
for dissolution. would argue that there are
more representative fools and madmen in
the North, than We have ever credited our
section with. Besides, this taekiag disu-
nion upon the appropriation bills, and thss
putting it through or cutting OF the proven
der, will be two-edgcd sword operation.
and Free-So;lers love proyender as well as
any other donkeys."
The Courier g. Enquirer says:
''Senator Benjamin is not a demagoeue,
and he unquestionably believes what lie
says But he is Tightening himself with n
chimora. 1t is a fact-a settled fact-that
the Northern States Of this Union feel out
ragged by the destruction Of the Missouri
Compromise. and are unchangeaJly deter
mined to have that wrong rigbted But ii
is not a fact that they contemplate resort
to any such thing as that specified by the Lou
isiana Senator. lie mistakes the feeling at
the North altogether. and he does it in the
way SO common at the South. ly taking
the extravagance Of a few hot-headed zeal
OTIS as the exponent Of the prevalent feel
ing"
TMPoBTs AND ExPoRTs-Total imports
of the United States for the quarter ending
Tpra 2nib Io55 $50 907 $50 cr ,,L;.b