The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-10-01
SENATOR BENJAMIN IN LOUISIANA HOME
MELGnME Nd A TRIuMPHANT nEEENlE

SENATOR BENJAMIN IN LOUISIANA HOME
WELCOME AND TRIUMPHANT DEFENCE
Among the many distinguished old-ine wings who are
now battling nob for the party the Union and the
sution, know Of who rendering effective
service than Hon J. p Benjamin, Of Louisiana His list
of appointments to address the people Of Louisiana the
political questions of the thus given in the New
Orleans Courier Napoleon, Thursday 26th September.
Thibodeaux Friday, 26th September Franklin Wednes-
day, LIST October. ST. Martinsve, Friday Sd October
Abbeyie Saturday. 4th October 0peousas Monday, 9Th
October Marksville, Wednesday, 9th October Alexan-
dria Friday 10th October Natchtoches Monday, 18th
October Mansfield, Wednesday, 10Th October. Shreve-
port Friday nth October Hinden Saturday, 18th De-
tober. Farmersvile, Monday goth October. Bastrop,
Tuesday 2Is October Monroe, Wednesday 22d October.
Vernon, Thursday 2sd October Sparta Saturday 26th
October WinnsbOro' Monday, 27th October
In pursuance of appointment Mr.. Benjamin addressed
his felow-czens of New Orleans the evening Of the
Esd ultmo His reception by the immense audience in at
tendance of the most enthusiastic character The
Courier says "on coming forward Mr. Benjamin was
ceived with perfect storm of applause which appeared to
affect him very much On its subsidng he proceeded in
very clear and impressive STYLE to address the vast
dience before him. His object from the tenor of his
marks first to analyze the position and principles OF
the parties before the country and secondly to jus
tfy his position and that Of those who acted with
him in the present critical state of affairs"
Our limits will only permit to make the following ex-
from the mastery speech delivered by Mr. Benjamin
on thisinteresting occasion:
Thus matters stood up to the year 1920. The South
had aggressed upon the North heavily to give her
five free States with ten and foryeght represent
atives while she had gained the State of Louisiana with
two md
when Missouri applied for admission for the first time in
the history Of the country, had the North forward
with the petenson that to her alone belonged all the Ter
rtores She then found in direct opposition to the
guarantee of the treaty of cesson opposing the admission
to the Union which Missouri clearly had the right to de-
mand The reply Of the North that she would resist
the entrance Of any State olerasng slavery especially
all formed from territory south of certain designated
line; there provision in the constitution as to
territory to be afterwards acquired and she did NOT
regard the guarantee as binding There but two
modes Of settling this grave dispute. One OF them
to leave the matter to be settled by the people
Immediately interestedto permit them to regulate
their own AFFAIRS principle which laid the foundation
of the revolution In the great excitement Senator Thomas
of illinois, had proposed to divide the disputed territory
by defined line But the people Of the North showed af
the adoption of that policy by Congress- how extremely
dstaseful to them such settlement was-every man who
had voted for 1t swept down before the storm of pub
lie denuncation at the North the swept
down before the blasts from the northwest The very
year the North repudiated that Compromise Missouri
had framed constitution in which free negroes rig
this violation Of the provision of the constitution,
securing equal rights the citizens of all the States
great camor raised in the North Although the SEN
ate passed the bill admitting Missouri three times ii
often rejected by the House-the North still asserting
that the South behaving with bad faith At this time
the ustrous Henry Clay great applausel appeared
the The speaker here went prove that the po
shon of the North pretexl citing the resolution
of Mr. Mallory of Vermont &C. The vote of the North for
that proposition had been 81 for 33 against The North
phatcaly repudiaed the Compromise of 1920 Missouri
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resolution Of 1921 the condition of which that ct
of the United States should be excluded from her
Territory New York and other northern States through
their legislatures had passed resolutions against the ad
mission Of Missouri unless she should prohibit slavery
Yet in 1854 they had all had the eroney charge the
South with Ill faith and to demand that she should respect
the solemn compact of 1920 In generosity and respect
for the Union the South had yielded her rights she had
ever done. Missouri at last admitted and matters
went with sufficient smoothness until after the Mexican
the result Of which to add to possessions the
Territories of Utah. New Mexico and California wherein
slavery did not exist by law at the time of cesson The
South feeling that the blood and which she had
asked that the line OF SO deg 30 min should be extended
to the Pacific; but the North had Observation-Disclosures
had chsnged-another struggle bad ensued and again
Henry Clay had stepped forward to heal dissensons The
compromise thus rendered TO the North every
sion voted for by every southern senator and representa-
tive but the North sternly refused It, She declined longer
adhere to the Missouri line but that the people of all
Territories should be left settle the slavery question for
themselves The Compromise Of 1850 however atlas
In 1907 Dotn OF the country
had declared that they would protect 1t fnaiy and
the speaker heart and soul joined in the declaration The
Of that year fought and decided that basis
population had been increasing the Of Missouri
till its extent aud interests made the organization Of Kansas
necessary The act for that purpose imboded the very
language Of the Compromise Of $780, granting the right
Of admission State with without slavery the in
habimn pleased. But here again the northern abolition
lists nerered They thought that the events Of 1920 had
been forgotten by the naon and they brought forward
their charge OF the violation Of that sacred compact by the
South Now after all the facts which he had thus laid be-
fore them they ready say that he and those who
voted with him for the Kansas bill dshonored
Cries ofno no In this conneIion Mr. b. showed that
Mr. Hale OF New Hampshire had objected 10 abide by the
Compromise line Of 80 deg 30 min because Of the hsOr
cal association connected Herewith.
"Under all these circumstances the condemnation Of
the Kansas bill by the Philadelphia platform either Just or
necessary II any asserted that 1t fair he did
not know the history of this countryhe had not studied
the question Had there been solitary instance where
democrat had shrunk from the vndcaon Of that great
measured He de6ed any present to show II. But II
not enough to show that the know.nothings were
wrong he would show that the democrats were right
Here Mr. B. read the declaration In the Cincinnati plat
form as to slavery in the Territories
"Tha declaration, he said mbodied all that the South
had askedit spoke her motto Let us alone That
declaration so broad and positive the democratic party
with entire unanmity, had said fundamental article
Of its faith IL attacked IL appeared by both the abo
litoniss Of the North nd the kuownothngs the South
but throughout the Union the democrats in solid mass
sustained IT,"
THE SPIRIT IN INDIANA.
Francis Grund esq, who has been laborng for several