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January 21, 1836
The North Carolina Standard
Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina
What is this article about?
Col. Benton delivers a speech in Congress on November 11, advocating use of surplus revenue for national defense amid a French squadron off the coast, rebuking opposition senators.
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COL. BENTON'S SPEECH.—On Monday, 11th inst. the Resolution previously offered by Mr. Benton, (under the Congressional head in to-day's Standard) to have the surplus revenue set apart for the defence of the nation, and calling on the President for estimate- of the cost of Arms Ordnance, increasing the Navy, &c. having been taken up, he went into a masterly review of the state the country was placed in, under present circumstances, with a French squadron of observation hovering on our defenceless Coast. The placing ourselves in a state of defence, he well argued, was a duty we owed to ourselves if there was nothing to be apprehended from France, or any country.
So withering was Mr. Benton's rebuke of the opposition Senators, that they quailed under it. We shall give the speech in our next.
So withering was Mr. Benton's rebuke of the opposition Senators, that they quailed under it. We shall give the speech in our next.
What sub-type of article is it?
Historical Event
What themes does it cover?
Moral Virtue
What keywords are associated?
Congressional Speech
National Defense
French Squadron
Surplus Revenue
Military Preparedness
What entities or persons were involved?
Col. Benton
Mr. Benton
Opposition Senators
Where did it happen?
Congress
Story Details
Key Persons
Col. Benton
Mr. Benton
Opposition Senators
Location
Congress
Event Date
Monday, 11th Inst.
Story Details
Col. Benton presents a resolution to allocate surplus revenue for national defense, reviews the country's vulnerable state with a French squadron nearby, argues for preparedness as a duty, and rebukes opposition senators.