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Jfow why «ot declare •• the agitation of
Ibo subject of slavery in the District of
Columbia or the territories” unconstitu
tional ]*r sc, rA itself, oncoirnectcdwilh
that institution in the several Slate’s ?—
Wiry not «iy that the abolition of slave
ry in the District of Columbia or the
inrrliftr!('* , ‘ i.«. tier sc. 11 an infringement
the issue here. At first I was at a loss! permanent provision or fundamental. sent nominee of the Baltimore
to know the precise issue intended.—j law ; he did not think they were intend- j tion. seconded bv Pa<
The Senator, however, has with his usu- ; ctl to apply to the bill then under consid- ! The Senator lias expressed much ap- I name of row?'
* %l tn,€ * n * vvl,a ' ,,,n 5c — 1 "ratim>. This was the position of Gen. ] parent sympathy for that distinguished I ramifications ,
anajm
Jarauta: no other
ct appeared in the
ie conspiracy. The
territories'' is, per sc, ,s an infringement
of tl»c rights,” of the citizens of tlml
District and the territories? Why say
that it would he an infringement of the
rights of the States affected, when in
troth and in fact, the infringement itself
would bo upon the rights of the Distiict
and territories? Why? Because the
Kortkcrn Democrats did not intend to de
clare the abolition of slavery in the Dis
trict of Columbia and the territories un
constitutional ; for the resolution docs
admit, by all fair rules of construction,
the constitutional power of Congress
to abolish slavery in the District
of Columbia, and the territories, when
not done “ os a means, and with the
view” to abolish it in the States. And
it was so understood, for in taking the
vote on it, when the name of Wadtly
Thompson was called, “ lie asked to
be excused from voting, because no vote
ho cnold give, would express his true
opinion—for whilst the resolution posi
tively asserted what he believed to be
true, that Congress has no right to abol
isli slavery in the District with a tieu
to abolishing it in the Stales, it implied by
the strongest negative pregnant, that
Congress 1ms the power to abolish it in
the District, if it is not done with a view
to abolishing slavery in the Slates—a
proposition which lie denied.”
Mr. Dawson of Georgia, voted for the
resolution with a protest a udo, saying, ** I
shall ♦ole in the nllirmotive, omitting or
expunging, so far ns my vole goes, the
words, “ with lire view, &c.” Congress
has no constitutional power Jor any
•* views,” or for any purposes whatever
to interfere with the question.”
The fifth and last resolution was lia
ble to the same objection, having in it
the words, ** with the views aforesaid”
—and it was liable to a still further ob-
al frankness told us what the issue
ft is the Wiltnot proviso. The position , Cass in March, 1S47. At thnt time ho ; state
of the twocondidates upon this question was still in favor of the
he wishes to investigate. He wishes to j but doubting ns to the
coot
E ofnt>
e who
should * , o, . j , •-* . .rr — !;v t «i»r JRbji.»« |u«u aw uoposeo meirmrcesas to com-
h.s own part are all right. Is the bon-i comber last, when it became necessary Mr. Clay has been the mark lor the I pel Paredes to risk a battle,which/would
orablc Senator sure that the opinions of for certain candidates for the President poisoned arrows of the adversary. Day i be definite in its issue. But it is im-
Gen. Cass are certain "and fixrd upon ‘• tf ,<v 'I'M'inw *»»vann anKraAt • •• —-—- • *
the question of the Wiltnot proviso ? Is
he ready to make a true issue upon that
7. At that time ho j statesman, who has beer. long known j Mexican Government had forwarded to
the \} ilmot proviso as the leader of the Whig party. The i the scene of insurrection all its disposa-
i --C-— -- - . the time when and Senator says that we have forsaken the ble foree t .oqder Gens. -Bustamente,
pel os to slmvf.our band upon this 1 the nature and.character ot the law by :-embodiment” of Whig principles; Yanez. Minon,and Cnrtnzar. On the
.t. Now it is a rule in pleading that ■ which it should be enforced. He con- j that we have discarded-Henrv Clay.— 20th u!t. # despatches bad been received
tenders an issue to his opponent tinned to maintain this position, as far j x ’-'* * » ... o .... i.
be sure that the pleadings on as the public were informed, until De-;
We know, and that^Sena- i from those officers, intimating that they
tor know3 H that fi (r the last twenty years j bad so disposed their forces as to com
point ? I know that the last expressed
opinions of Gen. Cass are against the
proviso, but I also know that within
two years past he was the open and
.. . ......... -—; ir! 3UU *" arrows mineauycrsaij. sjuy i wc oennue in Its ISSl
C ? "J‘;j are tbe,r . views ” n ‘J 10 subject! and night have they shot at fiis bosom, possible to predicate on the lieteroaene-
Wiltnot proviso. To show what. and nothing would have delighted our-on* composition erf the Mexican Army,,
Ihe,oeaatf>r_V°PP7 ncn *, s *<\"re ihnn to liavq bail anoth- j and no one.knows what sympathy ex- '
TI!i: SHI TII0t\ WHI(i.
v - *he Rough and beady c
ATHENS, GEORGIA
clean ban J.” oo the 24tli of December j er'chance at hi m .' “foiod. ’a fight the! isu' tamw Paredes™,f fhS'oJSeraU I Timrsdav
last Gen. Cass makes this show-. It, \V[if<Y principles could not have had ; opposed to-bim. The following is the ,
strenuous advocate of that measure;
will he found in what is called lheNicli-| fair play, and we should oply have
olvon letter. I have it before me. In’ , crificed our glorious old leader ,witl
that lie was so during the last two ses
sions of Congress-is known to many
Senators here. There is evidence writ
ten and unwritten upon this point ; and,
as the Senator has provoked the trial of
this issue, I feel it due to the occasion
to call the attention of the country to
certain facts which look place in the
Senate at the first and second sessions
of the lost Congress. These facts are
still within the recollection of many
Senators who now.hear me. The de
bate which called them forth was one of
considerable excitement, and I have no
doubt the $tat£ncntg which 1 am about
to make will lie recollected by many
who were present that occasion.—
Part of what I shall state will he found
in the debate ami public prints of the
day, and part, owing to the hurry and
confusion attending the last days of
Congress, were not fully reported. 1
will proceed with the statement.
that letter he says :
. „ Plan, or Manifesto, of Paredes.,
our glorious old leader Avitliout ing the standard of revolution:
mm 1 glorious oiu ic
winning die battle. But,
Morning, July 13, 1848.
THE PEOPLE’S TICKET.
The "Wilinot proviso has been be-] present you another embodiment of
fore the country some time. It has been ; Whig principles in the person of Gen.
repeatedly discussed in Congress and: Taylor. Now, try your arrows upon
by 4b* public press. I am strongly him. He has stood many a hard figbi,
impressed with the opinion that a great and never been beaten. As our stand-
chatigelms been going on in the public ard-bearer, be will enable us to give ef-
raind upon this subject—in iny own as j feet to our principles, and to secure to
well as others ; and that doubts are re- the country a good conservative Whig
solving themselves into convictions that
the principle it involves shonld be kept
out of the National Legislature, and left
to the people of the confederacy In their
respective local governments.”
Thus it is seen that the issue which
the Senator has tendered in the person
of his candidate is somewhat of a con
fused character. First, we have the
earnest friend ; then the doubtful sup
porter; and, lastly, the out and out op
ponent of I he Wilinot Proviso. It is not
for me to censure this change of posi
tion. Every man has the right to cor
rect his opinions when new lights are
administration in all the departments of
the Government. But I will not pur
sue ibis subject any further. T oply
rose to shott^ that there were difficulties
and uncertainties on both sides of
the issue teiUleced by the Senator from
Mississippi. We bad better have these
mailers tried-by the country ir» Novem
ber next.
journment of Cougress, the bill came up
jeetion, at least with Southern men, in j for consideration, when the Senator
this; that it admitted the reception of j from Alabama (Mr. Lkwis) moved to
abolition petitions. J strike out the proviso. The Senator
On this resolution, Mr.' Chain-j from Massachusetts (Mr. Davis) took
At the first session of the twenty- j shed npnn the subject. But it must be
ninth Congress the two millions bill, as admitted that the change in this case
it was called, came to the Senate from has been very rapid. Passing from one
the House with the' Wilinot proviso in I extreme to the other—from an anxiety
it. On the last day of the session, (10th j for Congress to act at once upon the
of August, 1846,) and about half an! measure, to a denial of anv power in
hour before the time fixed for the ad-j Congress to act at all. Whether the
Democratic candidate will stand by his
last position or icturn t,o his first love,
bers *• askad to be excused from voting
on the ground, that if he voted rn’tlic af
firmative,he should be understood as ap
proving the reception of abolition peti
tions,” and Gen. Glascock of this Slate
declined voting oil the same ground.
The Constitutionalist asks “ where is
the name of a Southern Whig in the
nays published by us? Cun they be
found with those of Adams, Gilldings,
Slade and Fillmore?” Yes; in the
vole on the fifth resolution, he will find,
among the nays,the names of Bell, Bald
win, J. L. Williams, Word and Crnbb,
all Southern Whigs—and if to
will depend upon subsequent events
and considerations.
The Democracy of Cleveland, when
the floor against tiie amendment and in j they met a few days ago to welcome
favor of the proviso,' and spoke until a | and do honor to their candidate, and’
few minutes before the adjournment.— I put certain questions to him, (which
No vote was taken upon the question,! the noise and confusion of the meeting
and, the bill was lost for. want of time prevented him from answering,) bad
Nans Department.
I IMir.SIDEST,
MILLARD FILLMORE,
WHIG ELECTORAL TICKET.
great cxeite-
A'
to act upon it.
As soon ns Mr. Davis had taken his
scat Gen. Cass caine over to this side
of the Senate, and with much earnest
ness said, in the presence of Senators;
that he regretted much that Mr.Davis
had by his speech prevented the vote
from being taken ; that he (Gen. Cass)
and every Democratic Senator from the
free Stales would have voted to sustain
company with Adams. GidJings, Slade | the proviso; that Mr. Allen would have
-ind others” makes Fillmore an nlmli-
.'onist.hc will find one Gen. Caleb Cush
ing, who is regarded as a Very good Dem
ocrat, in the same category throughout
all the voting.
Much more might be said to show the
character, object nod intent of the reso
led off, and all the rest would have fol
lowed; he was very sorry that they
had been deprived of the opportunity
of voting upon it; that it would have
settled the question, and Gov. Davis
was responsible for defeating that result.
These expressions made a deep im-
Julions under consideration, bill enough j pression upon my mind at the time, and
for the present. They were intended that impression was increased when,
not been info.-mod of the last opinions
and convictions of the candidate upon
the Wilinot proviso. They, being his
neighbors and friends, knew what his
former opinions were upon this subject,
and, in their simplicity, believed that
the opposite opinions which had lately
been attributed to him were but the
slanders of Liis political opponents.—
They there foie look advantage of the
first occasion to give to their candidate
an opportunity to refute the slander,
and to set himself right before the De
mocracy of the North. The candidate,
however, did not embrace the opportu
nity offered ; the noise and confusion of
the meeting prevented.
But the Senator desires to know what
are the opiniotis of Gen. Taylor upon
the question of the Wilinot proviso.—
lo provoke opposition from the Whigs, J after the adjournment of Congress, I j Answering merely for myself, I
»nd without giving them a chance to be | saw in several newspapers published at [ ly say that I have no information upon
and Whig, un-! that point. Ido
not know that Gen.
heard, placed them in a false position, j the North, Democratic 0 , ... (
It was a dirty, party trick,. “conceived 'just charges made against my honora- Taylor has expressed any opinion, ei-
iti sin and brought forth in iniquity,” | ble friend from Massachusetts for liav-j ther for or against that measure; but 1
and it has lost nothing of its original! ing defeated the proviso, when we all | can assure the honorable Senator, what-
characlcr, if we may judge from the. knew that the object of his speech -was i ever may be the opinions of the old he-
manner in which the deception is still to sustain that measure. I ro upon that subject, they arc honestly
attempted to be prncl'seu upon those! The next day, on his wav home in j entertained, and whenever he takes a
who are not conversant with the history i j| Jt ; cars, Gen. Cass spoke of the sub- ■ position he is in the habit of inaintuin-
ol the resolutions. \ INDEX, iject frequently and publicly, in lbe j* n g*f* The Whig parly is willing to
TIIE WILMOT PROVISO, i ^ presence of several gentlemen, to the i trust him upon the subject, in the full
~L. ' l - | same effect, and expressed much dis- j confidence that, whatever may be his
SPEECH OF MR. MILLER, OF N. JERSEY,! appointment at not having been able to j private opinions he will administer the
(iniito v.s. seuuic, Juno <*, isis. j record his vote in favor of the proviso, j Government according to the constitu-
The Senate having under considera- j He afterwards expressed the same \ ri° n und in the true spirit ot our free
tion the resolution fixing the day for the opinions in New Jersey, and also, as I: institutions. ^ But,^ sir, whatever may
adjournment of Congress, * * ' ’
Mr MILLKIL of New Jersey, address
ed the Senate ns follows :
- Mr. President: I did hope that this
resolution, fixing the time for the ad
journment of Congress, might have been
considered without its being mixed up
with the politics of the day. Surely we
can agree upon nn adjournment, how
ever wo may differ upon Presidential
candidates. But the Senator from Mis
sissippi (Mr. Foote) says ho will not
consent to an adjournment until suffi
cient time is given to discuss what he
calls the great issue befogs tbe public.
Ho wants time to examine the rbspcc-
ttvo creeds of the two great political
parlies. To talk them over; to 4 « ham
mer them out,” so ns to exhibit them to
tbo people so plaiuly tlmt when we look
first upon this-and then upon that, we
•will be able to judge between them.—
»art, I
'Now, for my part, I am not willing to
have been informed, in New York; but j k® the opinions of Gen. Taylor upon
of this 1 have no personal knowledge.; subject, he certainly has the advan-
At the next session of Congress, 1 tn ge ot his opponent"* “ L *‘
(March 1,1847,) the three million bill ’ though he may be taunted for not hav-
came before the Senate, • but without^ ing avowed those opinions, he is not
the VVilmot proviso in it . The Sena- > subject to the charge of having express-
tor from Vermont, (Mr. Upham) moved j then: both ways,
lo amend the bill by inserting the provi- j It does not become me, neither is this
so, when Mr. Cass rose, anti, in a ; tho place nor the occasion, to defend
speech of some length, opposed the j the personal and political character of
amendment. This sjiecch is reported j Gen. Taylor. That character is fully
and I refer Senators to it. Recollect- j understood and appreciated by the coun-
ing what had taken place at the previ-; try, and,alt hough he has spent the most
ous session, £ rose at once anti express- j of his life in camp, and away from the
ed my astonishment at the course of the) strife of politics, he has on certain oc-
Senalor from Michigan, so directly at j ensfims and under great emergencies!
variance with his sentiments declared : shown of what stuft'he is made. He is,
at the last session, when'the same mea-j to commence with, an honest nun, pns-
sure wnsLcforcthe Senate. I alsosta- j sessing strong common sense; intelli-
ted wlial had taken place on that occa- j gent and pntridtic, prompt in action and
sion,' nnd - repeated what I understood j successful in execution : cool, circum-
Gen.Cnss to have said in the Senate, as; spect, and heroic; and has, when plac-
. ... 0 1 1 have beiorc stated, and then called ed under the most adverse circum-
stay hero this hot weather for any such j upon him to give to the Senate and toj stances, nobly sustained the honor and
idlo purpose. To enter into such a i the country his reasons for this sudden glory of his country, and won for him-
field of controversy would he to convert change in his opinions upon a subject; self the gratitude of his coontrymen.—
ibis Congress into a long Parliament,, of so much importance. • Sir, he will go to the Presidential chair
endless in talk aod fruitless in any good j Gen. Cass, in reply to me, com- '■ on the fourth of March next, as he went
results to tho country. But the Sena- • menced by saying thni'hc was surprised ! from Point Isabel to Fort Brmvn, no
tor is determined lo know, before we j at the extraordinary.course of the Sen-j matter what may be the number or the
adjourn, something more about the j ator from New Jersey, in calling him toj strength of the enemy in the way.—
Whig creed, and asks us to explain and | an account lor his opinions, bufhe said > But, after all that has been said by ” the
define it by our speeches and votes j he was prepared for it, and then took) Senator against our candidate, the sum
here. For my part l do not think that! from the drawer of his desk a mann- i and substance of his opposition will be
the Whig creed has been, reduced to the j script speech, memoranda, which he! found at last in the fact that Gen..Tay-
point where it becomes nccessaiy to de-1 read to the Senate. He .did not .deny I lor is a Whig. That fact made him the
fine its position. It is ah old proverb, ■ the statement made by mfe ; but said, i standard-bearer of our party, and it u
“ That good wine needs no bush.” j in substance, that he hnd : not" changed j that fact which makes him so obnoxious
Mr. Footc. Will the gentleman al-; his opinions expressed-‘ibe session be- j to the Senator and his party; ‘ Had not
low me to * —‘ l t * » J
Scripture
LATE FROM EUROPE.
ARRIVAL OF THE STEAMER CAMBRIA
The steamer Cambria, Captain Har
rison, which left Liverpool on the 17th,
arrived at Boston at 8 o’clock yester
day morning, luving made the passage
in twelve days and a half. She brings
61 passengers from Liverpool, and 7
from Halifax. The steamer Caledonia
arrived at Liverpool on the lltli inst.,
after a passagelof thirteen days and a
half. '
F baxce—There
ment and reactii>n
Louis Napoleon, He is to be admitted
to the National Assembly.
The excitement continued to the la
test date, arid measures were taken to
keep it vigoibus. Pamphlets in praise
of Prince Louis Napoleon are strewed
about the croivded assemblies,and news
papers in hit interest are distributed
gratis. \
The walls were, on tho 15tli, stuck
er with a plsjcard bearing no signa
ture, but recopimending in strong terms
the Assembly io dismiss the Govern
ment and the Ministry, and to confer a
dictatorship on M. Caussidiere.
Paris \vaa tranquil.
Notwithstanding their defeat the Ex
ecutive Commission still kept their
ground. Onjlie 15th inst. the Assem
bly was discussing a propdhition for de
claring Algeria an integral part of
France.
. The Executive Commission having
given answer lo a letter of Emilie
Thomas, Jate u. director of ihre
nationanx, defending an inquiry, that
person has addressed a petition to the
National Avseriibly, demanding redress
for the outrogd committed, ftp him by
arbitrary-nrresi and dci
part of the Executivdipcoramission,
whom he charges witlr*reviving the
system of letters de cachet. “ I have
been,” says he, “discussed and arrest
ed, and yet they refuse to try me.—
The cause of the violence done to
is buried in mystery ; there is no pre
cedent for my treatment since the
of despotism.”
The commander of St. Pierre and
Miquelon has informed the government,
under date of the 8th of April, that
the republic has been proclaimed in
these Islands.
The central administration of the
finance department has been completely
reorganized by D. Duelcrc, the present
minister. No’ less than 223 officers
had been suppressed, viz : 12 of direc
tors and sub-directors, 60 of chiefs or
under-chiefs, and 151 of clerks. The
annual saving for the treasury will ex
ceed 300,000 francs.
The excitement caused among the
ultra-republicans by the return of M.
Thiers lor Paris, has produced a mani
festation agaiust him of a serious char
acter. About nihe o’clock of ihet Slh
inst. a large mob proceeded from the
Boulevard to the Place St. George, in
which his mansion is situate, crossed
the iron palisading by. which it is sur
rounded, and would have forced their
way into the house, and committed.pos
sibly further outrages, but for the arri
val of a hotly of national guards, by
whom they \yere expelled, and driven
to some distance. It was eleven o’clock,
however, before the crowd finally dis
persed. A'strong bolly of the guards
mobile, who had' arrived to the support-
of the national guards, bivouacked pn
the Place .St. George..
The Vfaie Republiqne says that the
revolution is.only beginning. This is the
paper of Bathes Pierae, Leroux, George
Sands, Louis Blanc, &c.
England.—There is but very!.- little
Mexicunns ! The work commenced , _
iniquity and treason in 1S45, has- )HARY TAYLOR,
just been consummated : more than halt * oi i«ni»iau«.
the Republic has been sold to the in-|
vading enemy, for a contemptible sum :
the remainder of our territory will be
occupied by the same North American
soldiers, converted into the guards of
the traitor Pena, to sustain the most
atrocious crime the world has ever be- | tor ti»«* state at
held. The past recalls to mind Count |® r ‘ "’M. TERRELL, SEATON GRANTLAND.
Julian’s betrayal ofhis country, through j tor »u7T»utricti».
personal resentment; but this horrid act! let. J. !,. Seward, | 5th. Warreh Akin,
bears no comparison with that of Pena:!M’. II. Crawford I 6th. AsburtjHull,
the former misefeant, blind with rage, j ^ Wilu/.m'Tio^elv !
brought'-the Moors into Spain, exposing I 1 ___
himself to personal danger; but the 1 I
i 1 . , , Attention, Itaylor Jlvn of Walton!
latter, to return to the luxuries and plea- i v mee tii»o- of the friend# ot r •» T ivi» i \v«t
surcs of the Capital, and keep ldmself j etm „, ” wil , be lle , d!lt cZn House in Mon'-
in power, sold his country, without the roe> on
smallest risk, after having disarmed the > .Saturday, the 2n«i» day «t July,
nation—extinguished her public spirit,; ,; ° r tlle purpose of appointing delegates to the pro-
and persuaded her tlpil insult isadvatl- j posed Convention to he held in Athens on the first
tage—opprobrium, honor—and the hu- I ^ a 'J to nominate a candidate for Congress
miiiatiiig state in which she lay pros- ! ' n l * lc “'xth District. Let all the friends of Old
irate at the feet of her enemy,
Zach be there.
i flattering dis-
Upon co.
day of Aug
brilliant altitude and
Unction (prospect.)
Is it possible, Mexicans, that you will
tranquilly and uncomplainingly suffer
this affront? Will you coolly look on,
and see your brethren in California, New
Mexico, and Chihuahua, sold to tho foe ?
These, your brethren, valiant and true,
who have constantly fought in the van-
uard, to sustain the religion, the cus
toms, anti the nationality of Mexico?—
No!—No !—a thousand times No!!
Few in number are those who sub-
ribc this, b«t they are determined to
perish in sustaining such precious in
terests. We invite you to follow our
example, and take up arms against the
traitorous Government, raising the ban-
of insurrection. We will call on
Spain and other nations to sustain the
'ndependence of Mexico, and they will
issist us. We now give out ihe same,
proclaiming the following articles:
1st. The present Government is re
nounced and disavowed, for having be
trayed the nation.
2d. Tho States, consequent^, re
sume their sovereignty.
3d.’ The same shall consult on the
means of replacing the desposed Gov
ernment.
4th. The Governors of the States will
designate the person or persons
shall command the forces in each.
5th. The troops of the standing army j
who give in their adhesion to tlic pre- j
sent Flan will, conformably to usage, j Bi
the orders of the General of j prop
CONVENTION.
of III
of the dclcgn
with our friends in several of
istrict, we find that the first
instead of the first Monday, as at
is considered preferable by a majority
c». NY e therefore feel authorised lo
ut the Convention will be held in the
this place, on
LET THE SOUTH REMEM3ER,
Thnt while the Democratic press nnd leaders arc
making a combined and very disreputable effort to
place Me. Filltuorc in a false position on the Slave
ry question, they studiously conceal from the peo
ple Mr. Cass’ hostility to the South on litis \mpor-
organization of this association was com ^
pleted.on Thursday evening last, by the election of
the following permanent officer* and committee* •
President.—I)r. II. Hull.
Vice Presidents—John H. Newton, VV. E. Deti.
in j, Henry Bull,'Jr., Dr. Moore.
Secretary.—John H. Christy.
■ •Treasurer.—Rithard S. Schcvenell.
Corresponding CammiUceX-Jas. W. Harris,
John Kirkpatrick, Joseph B. Carlton ■
Executive Committee.—Y. L. G. Harris, Peter
A. Sutnmey, J. England, Wm. \V. Clayton, Rufnj
L. Moss.
Vigilance CoinmtHer.—C. B. Lyle, W. S. Grady.
Jno. Pitner, J. D. Frierson, W. H. Dorsey, Johns.
Linton, C. Peeple*, Ed. Lampkin. JL P. Thomas,
Geo. Williams, F. W. Lucas, T. Bishop, W.
Letcher Mitchell, Richard Salter,
—After which,onf young towasman.CiKcnciUTts
Peeples, Esq., being loudly called for, responded ht;
an eloquent and forcible address, in which tho
claims of Old Rough and Ready to civil station*
were ably and clearly set forth; after which he en
tered into a brief review of the ground occupied by
the two parties respectively, and concluded with *
hasty though eloquent and truthful delineation of
old Zach’s character as a conquering hero. The
address throughout breathed an elevated tone of
patriotism—a desire rather to promote the interest
of the country than to secure the mere elevation of
parly. Throughout'its delivery, the speaker was
frequently iitterrapted by deafening rounds of
applause, and at tho conclusion Old Zach received
■threa hearty cheers.
Mr. Peyton -Moore was next called out, and en
tertained the Club witli a brief and appropriate ad
dress, which was well received.
After which, Mr. Hall, the Taylor elector for this
District, being called up, briefly contrasted the uZ-
traism of Gen: Cass with the moderation of Tat-
loij, and concluded ainidat thunders of applause,
i NVc were rejoiced to observe the Bpirit exhibit-
| cd by all the speakers and by the crowd present—
I we hail it as an er.rnest of better days to come.—
I Our friends have entered the campaign with the
j same animation which resistlessly boro down all
| opposition in 18-10, and which, now, as then, must
I ultimately place in the Executive chair him whom
j tho people delight to honor—it must be so, for THE
PEOPLE have spoken it!
j The next meeting of tho Club will take place on
next Thursday night—when tho public generally
arc invited to attend. The Taylor men all meet to
gether—they have not found it necessary lohold one
meeting for the icimld-hc-Jeadtrs and aiwther for the
icorking-men- Our Club does not belong to the ar.
istocracy, hut is an assemblage of The People, and
they, irrespective of party lines, aro invited to at
tend. AH the friends of Gen. Tavloe arc recog
nised as members, while oui
fully invited to our n
r opponents are respect-'
Let Facts speak for themselves.
03- Hear what Mr. Fillmore says on the subject:
“ I DISAVOW MOST UNEQUIVOCALLY,
NOW AND FOREVER, ANY DESIRE TO IN
TERFERE WITH THE RIGHTS, OR WHAT IS
CALLED TIIE PROPERTY, OF THE SOUTH
ERN STATES."—Millanl Fillmore, in the V. S.
House of Representatives.
03- Now hear Gen. Cass:
I a,a XU SLAVEHOLDER—1 >
1 deprecate its e 3
EVERY WHERE, n
ing the
my of some of 1
S'ew York Conv<
Provisoist, test i6
be undi
the highest rank, who may follow their 1 Anti-Slavery
example. \ *io n i Mr. Ruthbi
Lagos, June 1,1S4S. C. D. Jauauta, as follows :
Commandant; Juan Oritz, Colonel of “ He (Cass) stated to mo that EVERY NORTII-
Cavalry; J M. M. Negbete,Comman J- | HWoTE^'m n? wniau'l-Mta^ld
ant of Squadron ; a Lieutenant, three ■ bllt !or y ir speech, would have voted for it.
Ensigns of Cavalry, and a Captain of He said repeatedly, “ 1IE REGRETTED VERY
Infant rv -MUCH THAT HE COULD NOT HAVE RE-
ini y. , . e., . CORDED ULS VOTE FOR IT BEFORE THE
Immediately alter the news ot the in- A |)journmrnt.” * * * * * -This,sir,
surrection reached Queretaro, the continued to be his language all the way to Michi-
promptest measures weie. adopted hy gan, as I understand.”
the Government to crush it. Troops 11 ‘‘° 11 ' ^ IT COMES TO THE VOTE, (on the
were forwarded toward Guanajuato, j know.”-S’ cL i» coavcmiion "!ih lta,t-
where the rebels had established them-ifc Mn , Brinkerhoff and others.
selves, and Herrera published the fol- J Now hear Mr. Miller, another Proviso man. The
lowing address to the nation : following is an extract from his speech in the Unit-
Mcxtcaus! In taking possession of| c d States Senate, when Gen. Cass pretended to
the Supreme Power, in accordance with change his position on the Prowco question:
the will of the nation, expressed .through j «It is true that for want of time the Senator (Gen.
its legitimate' organs, I knew that the • Cass) had not then [at the procedi
standard of civil wur had been display- "m, „ b OPENLY J it boldly. Tbo, the constitution hnHZ
ed, and the public were already aware A votVED HJS ANXIETY TO VOTE IN FA- L„„ pijlb™ »nd Uve „
VOU OF THE PROVISO. The position of tbe " „ “J™ u >' 9
upon this -.real .jiicstion was not only un- I * 13 P reaen te.l before an enlightened and pa-
liere. hot Ills FRIENDS THROUGH- triotic People, who arc beyond all question “c«pa-
OUT THE NORTH HELD HIM UPAS ONE ble of nclf-governmcnt” nnd who are »lso cimble
UBL™n^"AS E ™E' UNtoS WiUMOt * 10
PONE NT OF THE EXTENSION OF SLAVE- d 1 th0 o'l'ce-holdcrs and office-hunter* of the
That the people arc ‘ capable of sclf-govertN
t’ is a fundamental principle of Democracy.”
his wc see repeated, day after day, in tiie Lo
co papers—By affirming and re-affirming the
proposition, they endeavor to create the impression
that the Whigs advocate its converse—than which
nothing can be farther from the truth. But do tho
Locos really believe the people are “ capable of
self-government.” They say they do; but “ actions
speak louder than words,” and hy their acta they
have clearly shown, “oft nnd over again,” that
they don’t believe a word of it. If they do believe
it, why insist npon the exercise of that monarchi
cal, one-man power, tiie veto, by which the Presi
dent manages to “ palsy the will of the people,” as
expressed through their accredited, constitutional
tL»ir kf*iirf v s«»C'UIYc~ sr
Now, gentlemen Locos, do answer that! How
Jo you get over if? If the people are capable of
selt-govcmmeut, why insist upon the indiscriminate \
exercise of the veto power by the President? Now, '
do tell!
Finding that their monarchical doctrine on this
int is becoming exceedingly unpopular, they are
beginning to misrepresent tho position occ«r^
pied by Gen. Taylor, which is the true, constitution-
al, republican doctrine. They are, however,trying
to make it appear that the Whigs would abolish
the veto entirely. Now, not so fast, gentlemen!
Fortunately, Gen. TAYLon’s opinion on this point
is recorded in black and white, and he who run*
may read. Hero it is:
“ The rowan given to thr Executive to ixtek-
rosE ins VETO, IS A HIGH CONSERVATIVE POWER,”
which, in his opinion “should never re exercis
ed EXCEPT II* CASES or CLEAR VACATION OF THE
Constitution, or manifest haste and xcant of consid-
t personal o
ion by Congress; and that “ ... w
of the individual icho matt happen to en /j
iuc chair, ooumi K to Icrrov
OF CONGRESS UPON QUESTIONS OF DOMESTIC POb^CY.”
There is Old Zach’s opinion. The veto qtbo*.
ion will be made one of the leading issues in thi*
; YET HIS OPINIONS ! campaign. Let the friends of the Old Hero meet
I AM) HE OPF.Xl.Y 1 it hnhllv r "
activity in cornmercial affairs.
The cotton market was dull; sales
cofifined to the trade. There bad been
American descrip-
r Orleans Delta.
.. . fc Vcra*Crt«2
• ator wiir fiml that our old bottle is strong the Senate war lo emibie the Frcsideut j all know that, before Gen. Taylor’s pol-' Revolution in Guanajuato !!!—Paredes in
enough to hold the wine until the 4th of to conclude a treaty of peace with Mcx- j itics were generally known at the North, the Field:—Manifesto ly the latter !—
shall be very happy to ico. That he did not wish to do-any j strong'movements* were made in seve- Counter Manifesto by Pn sident Herrera!!
thing Which might delay peac& j That ■ 1 v -
vith hitn : he will need i
it at the White IJ*
_i the Whig creed, it needs
igrcssional certificate lo give it
acter or
_ _ „ | nil Northern Siates to bring him out as —Approaching Battle! !—Company of \ treated on the town of Leon, .having
ut that time. Wc it Would be of no use IcTattach the pro- j the Democratic candi*late; but, as soon St. Patrick—Commissioners of Yucatan, 1 found himself incapable,’ with 400 men.
of the machinations of those who were
only waiting for the termination of the
war to attempt the destruction of the de^s,,>0,, •'
fundamental laws of the Republic.
Before repairing to this Capital,whith
er most important national interests
called me, those measures which the
situation of things permitted, were put
in requisition to stifle the revolution in
its bud. However, tbe defection of a
few troops, a very insignificant part of the
army, and the sedition of Gen. Paredes,
have delivered tbe city of Guanajuato
into the hands of the rebels.
No popular authority has acknowl
edged them, no State has forgotten its
duties, none of the parties who hold as
a principle the nationality of Mexico has
embraced their cause.. AH contemplate,
with the utmost grief and indignation
ihe crime of a lew, and a force much
superior to theirs is now at this moment
in pursuit of them.
I reveal to the nation what has oc
curred : though penetrated with deep
sorrow, I am yet without fear or dis
may. It is certainly sad that we can
not enjoy a moment of repose ; that in
stead ot devoting ourselves to repair our
immense misfortunes, we raise our hands
to inflict fresh wounds in the bleeding
bosom of our unfortunate country. The
enemies of Mexico will take advantage
of this new sbame (scandal) lo say that
we are incorrigble (irremediable.) .
An express arrived in the city of Mex
ico on the night of the 16tb nit., an
nouncing that General Minon had r~
RY INTO TERRITORIES WHERE IT DID
NOT EXIST. In addition to this, tho Senator had
at this very session presented to the Si
ol the Sta
declared 1 that in the a
if Michigan, in which i
Locofoco parly.
DiSINGENUOUSNESS.
we deem it tbe duty of tho General Govermnentto . i ' t , , *j;n' p-,. • .. ... ..
extend over the same the Ordinance of 1787, with | "^rge that Millard Fillmore wan Abol,tiomsl
all its rights and privileges, conditions and immuni- ^publishing/ rom 6ic Richmond Enquirer a
b 1 D • 1 K1..1 ..r .L- ,f » «
The Democratic presses of this State, in tbeir
zeal to give a shadow of evidence in proof of the
Abolitionist, are
gar-
1 bled statement of the vote of the House of Repre-
mr See in another part of this paper still later sentatives on the Atherton resolutions, which dis-
testimony from Mr. Miller—his speech in the U. j ingenuously conceals from the public the fact that
S. Senate, on the 22d ult. j 0,1 tl,e first resolution of the serie*, (which by the
j way, was the one of the most importance
iigh'
VANCVS OPINION.
,c., fyc. to oppose the rebel troops under Jarauta
>y the arrivttl h»*re yesterday of the and Negrete, wfio were at the head of
_ . , r steamship Portland. Cant. Place, from 800. Minon states that he bad adopted
L like j with him. That this was not the time j because he is a Whig, and the Senator Vera Cruz the 2Gih uh., we have re- this measure with the view of v drawing
f the day which i nor the occasion. He also spoke of | opposes him for the s:i me reason; and ceivcd letters, and files of the Arco Iris, on the enemy, until by the reinforce-
^.-^.ew pubhcaiii^-. ^ r r T -jPBBBBBBBIHBpBI
cjuire the endorsement of a legislative: the resolutions of instructions from! let me tell ih<T^enntor that, if General up to that date, inclusive—with intel- inents he \Vas expecting, and after a
ibscripii^f: : > introduce it into notice.; Mtcbigr.n, which he had presented du- j Taylor had been a Democrat and not a ligenee from the Capital to the20th. junction with Bustamentc’s command,
o, sir, our creed is a standard wo,!;; j ring the_ session, and to which l had re-, Whig, that sympathetic- eulogy which Revolution.—Tbo standard of /evolu- he should be able to strike a signal blow,
e people have read the book before j f erred him, and said that he had exam-; he has just pionounced on that great tion has again been raised in that dis- and crush the revolution at once. The
-ilaj*. It needs no notes nor corn- ined together with the resolutions 1 statesman ofihe age, jlr.Clay,might with traded country. Gen. Paredes having companies of St. Patrick (our deserters)
us. j from other noii-slavrhohling States, and some qualifications, have been used to succeeded in causing a defection of a were hastening, by forced marches, lo
senator insists upon trying that nil thes resolutions looked to some • soothe the disappointment of the pre- portipn.of the Army, has taken posses- join Minon*
minded, honest and patriotic Southern Democrat—
a member of the late Baltimore Detnocrstic Con
vention—we shall “close for the prosecution,”
feeling satisfied that we have clearly made
neech at the Charleston meeting,
Mr. Yancy, speaking of Gen. Cass, said:
GO- “ //e is all things to all men, and faithful to
r—a vacillating, time-serving politician—UN
SOUND UPON THE A BOLITIO^QUESTION,
AND AN ENEMY TO THE SOUTH.”-0)
I BUREN S NOMINATION.
In New York, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts,
Ohio, New Hampshire, and the free States gener
ally,'scores of newspapers which, previous to Van’s
nomination,'had hoistcil Gen. Cass’ flag, have al
ready hauled it down, and many more arc expected
to follow! We noticed in a Georgia Locofoco pa
per^ the other day, the assertion, that “the newspa
per* are the exponents of popular Bentiment.”. Ap
ply this to the case of “ the hero of Hull’s 'surren
der,” and his chances in the free States look rather
Mud
South, and which they arc tcry careful not to pub-
lish) Millakd Fillmore voted with the South 1
Now, what confidence can the people have in men
who will thus, by the suppression of truth, slander
great and good man* and insultingly attempt to
usiead them { AVhat confidence, we repeat, can
the people have in men who wUI unblushirigly at-
tempt to fils if j; the rcpmle qf the country for- the
purpose of deceiving them l ' . ;- •-
the more surprised at the course pursued ,
by the Democratic paper in this place, whose edi-
9 member of Congress with-Mr. Fillmore,
and \vho has borne honorablc tcstimony to Mr. Fs
purity of character and great abilities as a states-
and who, by the way, has not dared to charge
ith Abolitionism—we repeat, we are aston-
„ „M£W YORU GIVEN UP tfY THE LOCOS
The Ner^York correspondent of the Washington
Union gives up that State as lost to General Cass.
evident to the least observ
ing to the onpardona-
seifdsb rulc-or-ruia poli-
made, New York has
died that having been in Congress, as wc believe, \
t the very time the Atherton resolutions were pass- \
ed, and therefore presumed to he fully conversant
with the history of that proceeding, the editor of
the Southern Banner, in this place, should publish
without note or cpmment, this garbled statement,
evidently, calculated to make a false impression !
In another column will be found an article pre
pared by a correspondent of the Macon Journal &.
Messenger,which triumphantly refutes the silly and
slanderous charges so unjustly preferred against
Mr. Fiu^oaE. -Lete*«ry reader of the Whig care-
f^Iy. examine the Jacte-i-Iet tile people have light,
and we have nothing to fear. ' . ' - 5
Maine foti Taylox,—-The Kennebec Joufnal
states that every Whig paper in Uie State of Maine,
and some that were neutral, support the nomiua,
lion of Gen. Taylor/. ' :
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