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The Daily Dispatch: March 1, 1861., [Electronic resource], The National Crisis. (search)
The National Crisis. speech from Attorney General Benjamin--movements at the Brooklyn Navy-Yard-- the free navigation of the Mississippi — postage of the Southern Confederacy, &c. A speech from Attorney General Benjamin. The 22d of February was celebrated with great spirit in New Orleans. Among other incidents, eAttorney General Benjamin. The 22d of February was celebrated with great spirit in New Orleans. Among other incidents, ex-Senator Benjamin presented the military with a flag on behalf of the ladies.--In his speech, he said: I speak, gentlemen, in the belief that our independence is not to be maintained without the shedding of our blood. I know that the conviction is not shared by others. Heaven grant that I may prove mistaken. Yet, fearful ex-Senator Benjamin presented the military with a flag on behalf of the ladies.--In his speech, he said: I speak, gentlemen, in the belief that our independence is not to be maintained without the shedding of our blood. I know that the conviction is not shared by others. Heaven grant that I may prove mistaken. Yet, fearful as is the ordeal, and much as war is to be deplored, it is not the unmixed evil which many consider it to be. By a beneficent dispensation of the Creator, that which to mortals seems most calamitous is not unfrequently converted into a blessing at His hands. The fire sweeps over the stubble, and the charred and blackened surface o