The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1847-07-22

TROUBLE AHBAD-THE WIGS IN A
SAD DILEMMA. The unprincpled, hot-hcad-
cd course pursued by the v higs, in putting
Gen Taylor forward for the Presidency, lids
fair to create quite division in the party
Never before have the Wings shown so fully
their dcstitution Of moral principle, and their
Willingness to barter away right, integrity.
and justice for mere party purposes. There
Is not the least shadow OF a reason why Gen.
Taylor should be nominated by that party,
unless he can secure the most votes lie is
known to be opposed to a tariff, which is one
Of their cardinal principles. lie is opposed
to the Wilmot proyiso, and in favor of ex-
tending the area of slavery. lie is of course
an advocate for the war; and will, being q
stakeholder, do all in his power to strengthen
slavery, and weaken our free institutions -
On all these questions he is deadly hostile to
the proteSsed principles of the party. He
does not even claim to have any sympathy
for the Wings as party, nor in tie least
identify himself with them. Why, then, is
he held up by them as their leader? 1t is
only because his devotion to slavery and lis
military fame make him popular at the south
and 1t matters not what may be the character
of their candidate, if he can only secure the
greatest amount Of votes and whip out" the
opposing party Who can overlook such rot
ton-heartedness as this, or any longer claim
that the Wings are the friends Of The slave,
while they bow down to the nlolocb Of slav-
cry, and unaskcd do the dirty work of the
sIdYocTacY.
The foregoing is copied from the leading editorial
in the Burlington Liberty Gazette Of last week, and
shows the recNlessress CT c. c. DEIGCs, its Editor.
Here is a wholesale, sweeping charge, against all
Wings because some Wing editors came out af-
ter Gen. Tayorhad been deprived of portion of his
troops, and still dispersed the forces under Santa An
ma nominating Gen. T. as a candidate for President.
We do not now, neither have we any time lcliev-
ed that General Taylor would be the Wing cand-
date for our next President. But suppose he should
be, and the support Of him prove "rottcn hearted
ness in his friends, will it not be in time then to is
sue the denunciation And will it not be sufficient
to denounce those only who give such support p
That Gen. Taylor is known to be opposed to tar
it, we do not believe; neither do We believe he las
expressed an opinion in favor Of the war with Next
co, and in favor Of extending tie area of slavery;
and until we shall something more than C. C.
Briggs assertion III the case, we shall consider that
we have no ertdence Of the facts named. The prac-
tice of denouncing every member of political party
as corrupt, because individual thinks some of the
leading ones are so, does not look exactly in place,
especially when the denouncer exhibits as much
corruption and detestablc neanness as can be found
this side, or IN the big stone house at Windsor, and
from one who would prove curse to any respecta-
BE party or sect in the country, Talk of division
in the Wing party! Look at Your own party, de-
sorted by such men as Gerit Smith, William Good
ell, and Bcrah Groen and Ganalie Bailey, editor
of the National Lra threatening to stand back unless
more harmony prevails in ycur midst. Look at
these facts, and then talk Of division in another par
tyaud make what capital you can ofit