The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-11-09

knew IL long before you do long before anybody did and
~, "a On ms pla form thai knew what was
ny coDouGs-thst as father speaks 70 . child In q
by brnself, ~ the hearth there NV warning vol j.
was eiyen against II. cloud applause) All al
The nrst place who had had near and close view Of
th'sAMefcan Presidents; who have seen al the Pres
who have seen them all Their chat and baen
with maj OF fhemI who have received from the llrs
Q, many oi .nem, while taey were sitting taere the
seen all this VINO have been enough 70 see tue in
EIDE view Of them did not happen 70 have that high
many people have II never Appeared Is me TO be :
ph ce that would not wish to BEE any pood man IN II r
9,eIce hgse 70 mysea or any my family never saw
mere Than any one OF my connection and far more than
oe see tnt 70 myself Icoud at least have been tried
place, on soEne OCCASIONS Iput Il down ss soon Is
vas mentioned to me, because had no inc nation for thu
rbg h ,ssm lLnex good men who preferred TO myself,
never teen the tine, from Mr. Madaons administration
70 % ,ne present e.e, in which these were not my
views Wss theresove repuenant my feelings TO see
oizD haccrne candidate even he was candidate or
Dasloeai views but knowing from the beginning know
pg nom he 1rt that Mr. fremont was to oe the cand
date OF sectional party told him from the beqnnuR
mat II WAS impossible that could support an ueh uomi
osmon (Sneersl No matter what came, he must bs
nhppai- ne nuet nave vision that could LOOK over the
Union He must not be dividing line he must no,
be on one side or the other Of dving line; he nus. be
natH nal or cannot only not support him. but must take
ground publicly against him All this was said many
months almost hall year, before the public knew he
Was SauaoA.e, ana rom this have never dep pare6
Mr. Fillmore DID not belong to the political party as
myself had no objection to him. II 1 had been Of the
came political party a. he, should have voted for him
Then there were others before Us Persons Who
bad been gans In doing what think was the greatest
political mischief ever done In country People now
look on the Missouri compromise baving been iimta
ton Of slavery. So in fact brt that as not Le
object The Missouri comproise vss moi formed for The
purpose OF limiting slavery, although that was incl
sent OF H. twas Tor 3 higher purpose than that. l
who was contemporary with Il, and every part Of t.
know was made for the sake Of peace-to restore peace
TO the country II was made 70 unite the two halves Of
the Union then splitting nsunder Is we ind them now
II was made for the great purpose OF alayng storm the
most portepous that ragged country On that
ouuded Jefferson and Madison with Alarm and that
caused Randolph OF Virginia TO say, the floor OF the
House. a he only could say, that ''the fire bell never
rune In Richmond that the mother did press her child
closer TO BOSOM and he fe the strife = the mother
dreaded the bell. was TO aiIay such storm az that
Was to aay the storm then ragic through the country
ana strru up dssepson and threatening separate
uunder-u was 10 allay that that the Missouri
COMPROMISE was passed II was o OF peace and
but law and be repealed by another law everybody
who was cctemporary with the events, and knows the
reason on which II was signed, knows It was signed
in the feeling Of compromise TO bring brothers together
again. That the ground upon which Il was formed
and who saw 1t bring peace into the distracted country
snd who saw bring the two halves Of union again
toeether-L who saw the 1benefcent elect produced
ulon the country by the Establishment Of that lne and
who saw make peace could not look at i destruction
without knowing was 70 revive the storm which the
making Of IL had aayed. (Cheers) II was then, in
the great Character OF maker that maintained the
look a white people, and not Ut black ones look to
the peace and reputation OF the 10 which belong
look TO the peace Of this andtheworlds last hope
u free goverDmtni the Garth lLopg continued ap-
plause wish 10 see transmitted to the latest posterity
the govern ment and institutions under which have lvei
IL tn that point OF view that opposed the violation OF
he Missouri Compromise and considering that did
as involving the greatest political mischief that ever
r NE Nn o. M mem
loud cheering Mr.. Buchanan name was presented
bad served with him in the Congress Of the United states
laA an in lstCeu y
him to b. friend TO peace and order in society He was
absent when that Compromise abolished but beng
spoken before him. fAppause, Bene de,,royeS let 4
lie for any attempt 10 restore win only be to continue
,he agitation. he spoke the same words Further: he
said hat he should be elected President Of these nted
states BIO should use all the powers which vested
IN him for the purpose Of restoring BY concstory means
that harmony which existed these States before The
iaal apple Of d.scord had rolled among them They were
sentiments. He standing In the relation that he did
inI ccent Of that work-et alone now because
no agitation and being determined 70 restore the har
mcpy OF the Unop he was the person that ar
est 10 what bel eyed 10 be the public good (Appause
favor Of the Union and the harmony Of the sts,es with
Iustce 20 all parts al IT, by position q resident OF the
sreat State OF Pennsylvans he was aso bound 70 the
ssme policy, for II there division Of these States,
rennsy vana would be a border state-and apprehcnd
that neither rtnnsyvapa Missouri would be willing
10 be border Saes-l held him 10 the safest for the
public good And ye fellow citizens how strange my
forture "a! supported Jackson when we were not on
coed Personal terms Immediately there was cry. in
many quarters by class Of men thnt think personA
act can be done without personal motive that Benton
couripg jackson for something: jackson TO give
me an efiice fer supporting him. BENTON did not
dscepd any such thing: he let time speak and
time cid speak and DnAly Jackson went OF oce and
ont Of The world ard jackson never gave him an Office,
and yet is due TO TO him (Jackson) TO say that he felt
grateful for the support which had given bis
the noor Of the Bouse. 1t his generous ma
There talk Of with Mexico Hc told me IN his own
house, ''fou are to command tho army" Then there
was rumtrof war with France; "You are 10 command
mn but ha NaraI shc
trst embassies, and 4 declined them. IL war
had come should not have declined that, (chevrs.)
rscter Jackson was that be hated to be in debt; he
baied to be debtor In any kind and that occasion he
ba'ed 10 20 out Of the world seeming TO Benton
much for what Benton had done for him Ia supporting
bis measures on the floor Of the House. (Applause)
wei fellow citizens, that went over, and now pretty
btary the same thing with Mr.. Buchanan Having been
intimate and social with him, both public and private
pcne more so-wc had some cooling OIL few years ago.
and have not talked with each other for about Elk
seven years For SIX or seven years we have hal no
rtoreoute, nor did expect any 10 by which
were TO be brought together but when the question
my feelings and convictions sd be the prefcrs-
bic man. went 10 work for him without his knowing H.
IN hesamo mannor that vert 10 work for Jackson with
out bis knowing H. That has also been taken up BY those
that suppose there must bo personal motives for oil that
utn do. Fellow citizens thirty years was IN the
American senate. as you know, and during The great
er part Of that was confidential with the aiming
ratio ard they disposed 10 obge me In any thing
waited, bu, rever uaed my oiIce for personal OBJ
put my relations 10 live the American people They
have etirnes applied 10 me, but have told them go
end work; we have q free corntry, where may
make of his taerts ne will And yet there are per-
itnt suprcse that actod personally wen a. hy.
posri2cay. Was IN hopes st least that had saved my
rsfne nom he latter that they could not Of
auy hyrocrsy Some said be not sincere that want
Prem elected This fact Benton passed
nis IN Inv. because he stood sectional rround
that sc was quoted tho strongest argument ths, could
he used throughout the free Sntes. NoW whit lite
puble man has 20 lead Fee how sNer forty years Of
puDhc service, he cannot nom beiug nsuu.
torstood But ~ in al where there sides
enc must be wrong, 80 then tnat side that said was
ret sincere, we're wrong, and those who In the
ute Saief-who quoted my example 10 tho pre-
iuaice OF Mr.. Fremcpts eleetion--were the parry
that was right an, then, above personal objects IN
what s concerned with my public fe and In what say
come here 10 the conclusiou Of the campaign ook
rpcn tie election no seuled. look upon ~ certain
thst NJ. nuchsrsn 10 be elected (Cheers) B,s that
sufcient there esbing else dear 70 my hesst
ard In which take an interest Not iorty ycsrs--not
ore but more forty enc years have been IN this
to~n. There sits reind (rcintng 10 Mr.. presidens),
y ON the Fret Gay Of my arrival have bern IN tnis
forty years. and have received kindness nom
czcrs q Missouri have received great kindpess
sud have Saken PRIDE In tbe character or The cay and
The character q the staeI proud 'oi ~ al have