The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-05-03

Bat NC win attemp, no further even to glance at the
points so trumphsnty made by Mr. Benjamin. He closed
by announcing his purpose hereafter TO join and with
the democratic party and gave his for determining
pursue this course He said that be had always been
whig, and he proud Of his associations and bis
principles a whg. He had labored zealousy and
honestly 10 the support Of General Scott in 1852, and
at that time the wings and democrats stood alike on
national grounds in regard slavery lie said that
General Scott was beaten because il was understood
that Mr.. Seward was one Of his leading supporters.
The country took the alarm this fact, and deter
mined not to elect who Was supposed to be subject
to the influence of Mr. Seward he referred to the
of the whgs in Congress when the Nebraska bill in
roduced and when the fact developed that not sim
gle northern wing supported that measure the whig party
was blown up and be affirmed that its fragments could
not be reunited He traced the rss and progress OF know
noihingsm, and showed the sympathy and identity of
that order at the North with aboons Seeing that there
was no nationality in either Of the parties opposed
the democracy he had made up his mind join that par
H and to cooperate with it cordially in the coming
test '..
Gen. Cass followed in few remarks in which he passed
the highest compliment Mr. Benjanins speech and ex-
pressed his wish Thursday address the Senate
Mr. Seward undertook to make short reply to some of
Mr. Benjamins positions II the most unfortunate act
OF his senatorial We could not help thinking
that he must have been controlled in so great blum
der by some malign influence that was anxious to
see him disgraeed He undertook TO refute Mr. Bena-
Minis legal authorities and read for that purpose from
an opinion Of Judge Story delivered in the circuit
in 1922 This opinion he relied opinion of the
Supreme Court of the United States Mr.. Benjamin
followed, and showed that it opinion of the
Supreme Court and not opinion delivered in the SUI
prene Court and that delivered three years before
Chief Justice Marshall gave the opinion Of the which
he had read He showed further that Mr.. Seward had
not read from law book but from volume of the Life
OF Judge Story by his son. and that the bogapher stated
that the opinion was not the law but he hoped it would
some day become the law OF the Supreme Court Such
exposure before made and it may well be sup
posed that the effect crushing that Mr. Seward made
no attempt to escape.
Hr Hale undertook to come to his relief not to sustain
him. but to divert attention by Of his vugarsms
by pretending to be grafed that Mr. Benjamin had ad.
mitted that the national wings and agree
the Kansas question: thing that nobody ever denied
lie thought proper aude in very offensive terms to the
late speech of Mr. Clay for which he received from that
gentleman an excoration which have not the language
to describe IL was the most whitening, conemptuous and
bitter dcnuncaion that uttered in the Senate
or course Mr. Hale submitted to the casg alton without
resentment
Mr. Douglas closed with few forcible remarks showing
that the principle Of the Kansas bill the with
Of the Compromise 1885, and therefore that wings who
approved the latter could not do otherwise if they
consistent than approve the former lie notified the Sen
ate that he should press for vote the bill Thursday
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