The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-10-18
For the Union
Parties In New York.

Parties In New York.
Mr. EDITOR: Residing in the centre OF the State Of
New York. and also the centre of operations
of the newt y-vamped abolition "loose DIRT Martin Van
Boiler party, have been tempted to make few sugges-
With there is a constant nging of the catch phrases
abolition "free soil "free territory" southern die
taon &c. &C. in which all the wings and abolitionists
harmonic The wings here to claim to have been,
and still to be- the original free soiers" but that the
old abolitonsts and their new allies Uhe Van Bu
rem men) have stolen their thunder" and their prln-
Webster in his Marshfeld and Plymouth speeches,
and in fact by every northern wing stump speaker,
and by nearly every wing paper north OF Mason and
Dixon's line The wings universally at the North
claim to be soil Wlmot Provso men, and those who
support Gen Taylor explain their apparent inconsistency
by asserting that Gen T. is right on the slavery ques-
ton, and is pledged not to veto the Wilmot Provso or
any similar )" and fact thousands of candid
men assert this, and 10 believe that Gen. l. Is
pretty good aboonst, and has promised not to oppose
Congress upon any question: but leave that body entirely
to its own course, untrammeed by any constitutional
considerations the part OF the President
On the other hand the tr corneIed hybrdous comblna
ton who support the Undertook magician, denounce
Cass and Taylor equally pro-savery and bound TO
violate the constitution, "by extending the dominion OF
Satan and slavery over all our new territory, and CLAIM
that the qunessence of and humanity is all con-
cenated in their candidate He is an IDIOT or scoundre
who asserts that free sollsm opposition to slavery
had anything do originally with the detection OF the
barnburners from the democratic party III this State but
those vndctve actonsts have stuck II ar stakes and
have doubt from their malice if they ever get the
power, will push the slavery question to some fearful ca
amty although the Union, the constitution, and our lib
critics, should all crumble beneath their unhaowed tread
Indeed, the best and most talented of MIR. Van Burens
supporters talk of the destruction OF those sacred things
in their crusade against the South, (this Is the point not
duery) with eckessness and Indifference as to conse.
Guences which should make every patriot trembe.
do agree with those who believe that this free soil
play will inevitably end in farce; but knowing The
kind of passions and talents enlisted and the motives
and moving involved, unless kind Providence
shall nerpose its dspensations in the vgant care and
pf tho apf fhlc
the end will be serious tragedy The election OF Gen
Taylor, he competent would not lessen the
danger but would add fuel to the fire The leaders IN tins
free soil affair hope much from his elechon and Will BESIDE
from motives of revenge, secretly give HIM their sufages
well knowing they cannot elect their candidate at ht.s
time His election would be the fulflment OF their
prophecies They have rung the changes ten thousand
times throughout the non slavehodng States, that
the South will prefer and vote for Shareholder, without
distinction OF party IN preference to any northern man
AS capital for future contests they hope to see the south
States vote for General Taylor. Southern dlcaton
and ambition" "souhern Presidents" "save power" "a
political revolution to elect stakeholder" &C., &C., will
be their alyng words with which play upon the ncon
sderae the ignorant and anatca We shall then be told
that eight of eleven Presidents have been FROM slave
wishes that Others than Washington Jefferson Madison,
Monroe, and Jackson, and none but they, had hllei
the presidential chair, while they forget that five OF
the seven States which cast their votes in 1910 for
the traitor of Lindenwad those in which slave
ry exists That there very strong and natural pre-
JUDGE universally felt among all classes in the non
our southern brethren but the general sentiment cher
shed by the sane and honest is, that the evil and its
remedies should be left to those directly Interested (and
whom they believe have the worst OF the nsltanono
stituon. Possessing these prejudces, the weak and
over-conscienous easily influenced by stories OF
save power and slavery dictaton, unequal repIesen
ation &C., &c. and thoughtessly led to array them
selves in northern party, led on and controlled oy as
honest and designing poiticans and should the South,
from any cause cast large proportion OF her electoral
votes for Gen TAYLOR, we should for the next four
years hear the constant clangor of save chains and
the crack of the "save whip" with all the 'bare head
and bloody bones" Accomplishments OF slave power
and ssouthern dication" which usually grace an abo-
on museum The 81 told you so" OF Mr.. Van Buren,,
his son John, and all their followers, would ring from
Madawaska to the mouth OF the Columbia On the
could do nothing for Daniel Webster says that the wing
is the original true free soil" party. ,
How, then can this matter of ree SOIL and the evils
attendant upon its discussion, be disposed OF in manner
beneficial to the country and in justice to those sections
more directly Interested The responsibility OF settling
(bu not of orgnatng) this question happily rests upon
the numerical and the political power adequate and ne
cessary to such consumnaton. ask, VINO occupies
the only position, and who possesses suhcenty the
confidence OF all parties concerned necessary 10 enable
the injuries already done? Gen Cass IS the only man
who equal to the emergency. He alone OF the cand-
dates occupies truly and unequvocay national ground
He proposes to leave all those vexing questions where
they left by the trainers OF the constitution Slavery
is institution which Congress has neither the power to
create abolish; and with this truth before him Ten
Cass will leave the questions connected with to the
people in their capacity OF sovereign States. Gen. lay
lor if left to HIMSELF and with party to sustain him,
might possibly do the same, but this Is suPposiilon
tire democratic party throughout the Union, and whoever
adhercs unwaverngly to that position will be triumph
anty sustained by that party M M }.
UTICA, N. Y, Oct. Ia.
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