The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-04-10


DAY, Ike tho teachings of prophet, although Oothing
than the simple reasonings from cause to effect,
with the principles of the touch stone
The sub treasury did not bring immediate relief TO the
country-immediate relief was syond all human agen
ces and yet the people holding Mr. Van Buren,, General
Jackson and the democratic party responsible for the
bard tmes" brought upon the country swep. the party
from power 1910 with tho force of tornado "rhngs
cannot be made worse and they become better with
change, was the irresistible argument which carried
the election of General Harrison almest by acclamaon
II political revolution without parallel in the hs'o
ry of tie world rev olution effected by universal
nval Of spontaneous music monster professions, mon
ster barbecues, and long parades Of wild Indians wild
hunters wild animals, beautiful girls, clothed in white
and born along in trumpba cars log cabins wheels,
cider barrels canoes and skins. 1t 4 mighty
revolution in the form of universal popular carousa in
which and argument were drowned In the swelling
chorus OF
Tppecanoe and Tyler, too"
Thus the currency regulator Independent. treasury
the crownng measure Of Van Burens administration,
which the sober second thought Of the people, has
nrmed q measure Of wisdom, economy and safetywas
the last parcel which broke tAe camel's back.
With the death OF Gen Harrison his administration de-
vovcd upon John Tyler beginning with another extra
session of Congress- Mr. Clay the great whg leader Of
the Senate lost time in shaping out new admins.ra
tive policy The Bankrupt law passed and approved;
the Sub. Treasury act repealed, and Mr. Tyler ap
proved the repeal but two different bills pushed through
Congress for the reestsbshment Of national bank
ruhleesly vetoed The resignation Of his Wig cabinet
excepting Mr. Webster, and Congressional manifesto
reading John Ty Ter out of the whg church, followed m
mediaely And here another 20 tcal revelation for
with these Of Capt Is the whole fabric Of Mr.
Clay American stem, which he about TO reduce TO
practice fell to the ground and with the prestige of the
wbg party and ts hopes Against the repeal of the Sab
and those bank bills, Mr.. Benton fought Mr..
Clay in tho Senate at cvery point. When John
Tyler's second bank veto brought into the Senate
and read there were hsscs and groans in the crowded
galleries. when almost precisely the occurred
that which followed the fuamen, of the expungng
resouton-Benton calling Gercely out for the ol
Bank rufaps," the kissing Bank ruHAns" of the
gallery After debate, the order was passed ,pnd man
arrested but having confessed his regret for his
on the adjournment of the Senate, in the midst of
group Of rejoicing democrats descending from the Cap
done IL is all with the bank nov, cir all over cir
and as Mr. Tyler is opposed by Mr. Clay and the wbgs
port him and his sdmnis,ration.r But coi. B.ntop
when We come u make nomination in 1874 what shall
We do thehY " DO then, my dear sirp DO them Why,
then, sir will make democratic nomination" And
this programme, thus indicated, carefully pursued
Mr. Tylcrs administration being recognized by the demo
cratic party much as at fret the assumption Of the Eo
pre the person of Louis Napoleon recognized by
the legitimate sovereigns Of Europe something to be
tolerated for the time being In behalf OF law and order
q good pdrtsnue but nothing more.
Among the very few leading party measures carried
by Mr. Clay under Mr.. rycr's administration land
distribution act which shortly repealed and the pro-
tectve tari OF 1912. Against this Tariff bill Mr.
contended from day day upon every asaable article
democratic vote two in the Senate and in House
carried the measures just as whig vote two either
house carried the democratic tariff Of 40 Upon any
great me asure, only vote SO IL required 10 pas 1t,
the opposition will furnish II.
Si3 the Bankrupt &C. was repealed and in behalf of
this repeal Mr. Benton took the initiative in the senate
fexas-the annexation Of Iexse-wes the rock upon
Snmared M history Of the Calhoun faas po. 70
Mr. Van Buren sky high, Is very curious aud interesting
But Benions intense Jealousy and hatred OF Calhoun dis
torted all the public acts and movements Of the latter
into revolutionary conspiracies, treaaonabe
tonal Presidential inirigucs II Is truc however, that
TEXAS was defeated in the Senate through the efforts Of
Benton and others tho annexation policy thus brcached
hsd beos%e toe popular 70 pc tried wh. Accordingly
when Sr. Van Buren, sounded upon the 5ect aud
wrote letter discourrging the scheme OF annexa
ton, he furnished the weapon with which he
vention OF 1874 In the "Thirty Years View" Mr.. Cal
houn fgurcs the chief ultra slavery conspator bohnd
the In the intrigue ending in the nomination of Mr.
Polk. However that may be- that nomination was the
enter wedge 10 tho dissolution OF the Jack demo-
cratic party Tho old Bourbons Of which ar Benton
Of the most tenacious 10 their notions OF Legitimacy,
swal owed that nomination with bal grace; but they
st hoped To get To the wndward c What they called The
Calhoun nuers OF this expectation. however, accord
ing TO Bentons testimony, the Ilourbons were woiuy
cheated in the matter Of the Texas annexation rcsou
tons.
II thus appears that the House resolution for uncoud.
tional annoxaton-peaoe the scheme of Pro
sdeht Tyler and his Secretary of state Ne Calhoun aud
that the policy Of primary negotiation with Texas tho
arrangement Of her bound aries was tho policy which tho
Benton or Bourbon faction had persuaded Mr. Polk to
cMarcb lsi5) President Tyiers as, day in oice' when
this compromise between the House plan and the Senate,
or Bcnons negotiation plan was agreed upon by blending
the two plans together and leaving the choice 70 the Pre-
sident The Bcntonans did not expect Captain Tyler
act upon issue which properly belonged u Mr.
very night Saturday ngh pleaded resolutions
passed Captain Tyler signed them, aud assuming the
atlye, sent OF his spocal messenger with the uncoof
tiona House plan Of annexation hts offer 10 Texas
When Monday morning came Cart. Tyler gone from
the White House; but tho work done and his messenger
was on his way TO Texas with the Mexican in his
pocket
The mass OF testimony furnished by Mr. Benton upon
this point is supported by the peace policy which
war. He nominated not confrmed) Colonel Ben.
ton TO the post OF Commanding Lieutenant General
utmost but TO make the earliest possible peace To this
end also the efforts OF Mr. nton, Chairman on Mill.
this end that ''pass was gwen 70 santa Anna aud Mr.
fss was sent down % as SPECIAL peace and
peace, the treaty which Mr. II made without authority
accepted by Mr.. Polk and ratified by the Senate.
All these fao's go oproyc Mr. Benons view OF Mr. Polk
peace alternative OF annexation. Had Captain Tyler
passed the resolutons TO the incoming President
what then would have been the result The other alter
ssSe sSas ,.a have ~. So,ops scTs
bsve been no war we shoSd not have &C
qured California and The gold Of that country might
have remained undiscovered TO this day. That midnight
messenger OF Captain Tyler 10 Texas thus the duan
courier Of the mighty commercial revolution which h,.
followed throughout the civilized world Upon such small
Incidents hang the grtaiost events n human history
The Mexican and the oregon question chiefly occu
pied the administration Of Mr. Polk and 10 the business
OF the the varied knowledge aud experience of Mr.
Benton made him ernncntly useful as the Sena.es chair
man military affairs. 10 his Thirty Years how
ever Mr. Benton gives almost much prominence the
dismissal OF the old GoJc the administration organ and
the substitution Of Father Richie and the Uaion the
itself This change was Of course the work OF that
arch conspraor Calhoun, and In this view General
Jackson seems 70 have shared the Indignation and the a
OF the Van Buren Bourbons
Upon the oregon question our readers well know that
the speeches oi Benton were conclusive in silencug the
camor FOR nfy four forty ngh and in reducing our
legitimate CLAIMS and our Oregon boundary 10 the line OF
forty nine. HIS old maps, old treaties ami their red lines
and old historical facts and suecee here applied
with remarkable effect.
Mr. Benton, in his senatorial history, makes short work
Of tho bill establishing te~riDrAl mt for Ore.
gon including the Missouri compromise slavery prohb