New-York daily tribune., 1858-07-23


e,As ssaih.osd oerversaioa WITH zoe, gwen ~ lie
,vvsspopaen. OF TBE TsIhUsE, furnished p-eeI. for
. cos.aie,ioL by Jones OF everything OF the psr. OF
81 Bscton reprgtant TO the Admins:Ia:on. Ihe eI-
,a.or a the bero.c dying statesman At fn'soing h's
,... work t,iUsng on. from the chaos of eruie p'o-
,,,5us toe slorous di.pisy sde BY Gay ia s'rsnsas
Narfcsi,n IN 1850, sli bringing California into tie
Ir,i,, So Fee S:s'6-tie JOY he elt on the t-inIA
-, ,,A;.vea by C,i,sIdeD over similar corspirscy
,;,s. Kensss IN the adoption Of his ho5es, patriotic
-. measure. by the popular branch Of Cjngress-
..,..so, of that self.levotion n the Union Which
sl.d with sgnsl hopor every great epoch IN his
go, .pd now a. ts closs made hio forget tina. the
,.,s ofde..h PIC ssed lin down. and IN spts offg,ve
s.. ns thoughts 10 the happy prospects dagnms ir the
,,,ure-tis pc.ure drawn Of bis immortal enthusiasm
Iii l,bored 70 rsnsfuse itsef a1d live in the nstu
,ocs Of the country, Mr.. Buchanans employee pro-
,.upcs. % be g libel On COL Benton. How los. to
al sense cf gi,ry must be the he;rs thet would stfe
sse loperss Cf great spirit, aud substitute Tor the
realty G Vile subseJviency to corrupt Executive!
This be attributes but glozes over uuder the phrases
"ius.,e .nd the kird.iest seehDg-s .aither ex'npe
"ofvtoh was shown il the satisfaction Wh.ca he Co.
Rsr,o,l exprtssed at interviews subsequent 10 this
.,jme. Will The President and Secretary o. ste.
E-om ibis Il sould seem tia. he Introduces these dig
Ilfsltt subsequent 10 tnio ib'y H-7iNi''i, w
make 1.-The satisfaction he expresses q. interviews
win thom proof of cub mission and adhesion TO then
,ohoy and s further to establish this conclusion, the
testimony Of gsil contractor, Jacob Hell, adied,
,.yipc. lie Col Benton expressed himself in un-
"ris.sksbe terms of fieudship toward the Pfes
"der,, o,mmepdirg lis honesty and uprghtness
"rnrpose." Col. Dtn.ons voice wes inieed, moe
reedsd 70 support a. this jurc.ure Mr.. Bu,hanan's
honesty Always Of very doubtful complexion,
HE honesty and upnghtness Of purpose" wss now
Thoroughly plackeued by his participation in Calhouns
sonduc. u the Kansas conspiracy. To speak Of the
honesty Of tie msnsger Of sueh plot only shove OF
b. avery By q contrss. with a weak creduhty. Shake
s,esre understood THE or his "preoiou villain, the
This slos Of exceeding honesty,
Honest, honest lsso"
Dir. Hsn makes an Otholo of Col. Benton to tel the
President hrn,elf Of "his exceeding honesty" Mr..
Hal goes on 10 say:
win ip.,e sentiments which requested that should deliver
ps &c ''IfU h.v. shas siesy ccmped With yo
does nc necessary az pe.sH 70 enter as9 hef par
"wx. CARRY Josrs, esq'
"Furtlcr particulars are withheld "dt present.
only because they do not seem to be "neoessary.'
Before these deferred verbal particulars are recol-
kc,ed and Produced submit for the consideration OF
those VINO hlve the preparation Of them, a wrHtea
ne.sare to me under the hand Of Col. Benton, to
which hope they may be reoonciled:
ap,,Ksrs: If vouy heath permit .Ooud vi,h you
>, ,ooa conrenient deem rery material thar 'tghf
dsse and oy and ,oicsedn. iag q, hand.
hsJricnds harmony and the Unon and n"tor them toaraR
"'"''"''" " Respectfully THOMAS H. BENTON
"FR~osr Bl'H'e'q Of siiys W,,bdRSt0s sRIlOs cp,pop
"The leads given by him to be submitted
through Messrs King and Hsnilton 10 the caucus OF
the Members in Congress representing the Republican
party were embodied n two sets Of resolutions here
tofoye published-one organizing resistance to the
Whole sysen Of Administration measures founded on
the decision of the Supreme Court to spresd Slavery
over all the Territories of the Union in virtue OF the
Corsttuton Of the United States, and another pream
BE with series Of resolutions designed TO give effect
to the principles of the Ordinance of l7s7 in all newly
acquired Territories beginning with Arizona and pro-
hibthg the existence of Slavery therein.
These leads were recognized as the fixed policy OF
the Republican party, and were urged in ebste IN
Congress to prepare public opinion for their eectus-
tiop. Col. Benton found in the Republican party to
whom he sppealed as " the friends OF harmony and
Union" ready adoption Of all his views and bis con-
vic.ion that Providence had permitted this foolish and
wieked Administration so =" to fix things that the
lovers of our country and ts institutions may avail
themselves of its advantages, is now prevailing be-
lief throughout the country.
The Republican party could not have had filter
prophet TO lead the way TO its restoration. He was for
thnty years in the Senate the most unchsngng, un-
weXsd thoroughly practical and irressbly cogent of
all who were distinguished in Congress advocates
Of M Jefersen's Republican system. His policy was
msrhed by economy, retrenchment reform Of abuses,
s.iict construction Of the Constitution simplicity and
purity in the Administration to monopoly, to
pspermoney currency, to great armsments naval or
military, to speculation in the public lands, engross
ing them and excluding actual improvers-and, above
al, signalized by opposition 10 those who would
repeal the limit to the encroachments Of slave labor
that would defeat this policy The great points in the
system which Benton spent his life in building and
which he labored to rettore when impaired BY the false
Democracy constitute the cardinal policy Of that psr.y
10 which have shown Benton turned the eyss hops
in HE last Illness and with pride the Republic ans
when triumphant, will recur to the happy augury with
which this iusrious lsborer in the Of popular
rghts througbouta long life blessed their efforts al the
clOse Of it.
But it was not only by cooperation with the Repub
cans that Benton marked his want of confidence in the
President and his administration. lie put codcil to
bis sst testament bequesthpg TO hi, counrymen his
kgscy Of political principles which proves tina. he be-
Beved the President and the Senstes olgarchy are
wanting in honesty to their official trusts. This s the
hst warning that fell frou his pen in political dis
cussios. 1t is added q note to his examination of
the Dred Scott decision With the ominous prefix
marked in csptsls:
-. LAST WORD.
breaking down under Ia. terrible stack whi,h hep:
Exsmnson and had bresk of abruptly leaving two heads