Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1848-10-25

The mos; ultra aboltionist in the country
no the presidency, he would have to APP
point shareholders. perhaps zen thousand
of them. TO office. and 1.-THE voter would
thus virtually vote for slave holders. Po-
lincaliy We cannot separate ourselves
from our Southern brethren In religion
and morals we may denounce slavery. but
III politics We cannot prescribe them
True, may refuse TO Vote for Gen.
TAYLOR. and with view Of mani.es,ing
our opposition TO shareholders. and the
We may give him such a vote as TO con-
vince the south that we are determined 10
assret and maintain an Independence. and
hereafter vote for no one except citizen
Of the north: but while we are making
this DEMONSTRATION. we permit the south
and the northern locofocos 10 elect Gen.
Cass, who is the especial candidate of the
friends and advocates of slave territory
extension. We cannot elec, Mr. Van
Buren,. were we disposed 10 do so Tav-
lor or Cass viii be elected The former
is irrevocably pledged to sign bin con
tanning the Wilmo, pfoviso. and the latter
is as distinctly pledged TO veto il.
What Yam Dureaisn does.-The Steu-
henvile Herald SAYS in that township 1.-The
Free Sellers cast some - votes for
Ford and 80 for WeIer.'' This is Free
soil consistency.
In the Stenbenvife District Mason. an
honest and decided free soil Wing was a
candid ate--Cable. a slave extension loco
f,co was also in the field. and the Free
Sellers nominated DR.. Farme~. who re-
ceived few hundred votes, amounting
however 70 twice the number of Cables
majority over Mason. In this way the
Free Sellers elected an out and out Cass
man to extend Slavery by war. conquest,
or any other means.
in the Columbus District. Sweetser. a
most ultra locofoco. is elected in the same
way over Duncan firm friend 10 Free
Soil as there is 10 be found in the State
In Pickawav District the same result is
brought about by the same inconsistent
means. The State Journal says:
Now. although there may have been
great satisfaction in the process of throw
ing away votes which might have been
given 10 some good purpose. the result at
ter all is the only thing that endureS, or is
ever recolected and taken into account.
And how are these Free Soil men satisfied
with the result, How viii that result tell
upon the interests Of their boasted pure
and conscientious Free Soil partv-upon
the happiness Of men-upon the cause of
ireedom-upon the emancipation of the
slave! Has the cause of humanity pro-
crossed by the election of Edison 3. Oids
and Charles Sweetser 10 Congress. over
the heads of men who. besides being
Wings. are in every respect as good Free
Soil men as Joseph NJ. Root and Joshua
r. Giddings.
.sThe blood and tears Of unborn millions
yet to Inherit state OF servitude, are dc>-
tined to fall as the result of those votes
which given for Birnev in 1911. elected
Polk, annexed Texas. and involved our
country in a war of conquest for the ex-
tension of the area Of slavery. and vet
the fanaticism which begot that hideous
offspring Of calamity is neither fred of lis
iabors nor satiated with the blood of its
Victims.
We have noticed statements of similar
results in many parts OF Ohio. Some
men MAJ be able to reconcile these things
with good faith, political virtue and con-
sistcncv. but we cannot. WI! tae SIN
cere friends Of Free Soil in this State be
thus deceived. We hope for the common
cause OF opposition to the exter sion Of
slavery they viii not do it,
L II T. NJ A r X ETS.