Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1848-08-10
Horace Greedy and Gen, Taylor.

Mr. Greedy gives the following direct and compre-
hensve language setting forth his for not
supporting Gen Taylor for the Presidency. They are
just, common sense, and consistent and just such
MAN will offer and stand to-
l. He is Military Chieftain, whose whole
mature life has been passed in the Army, neces-
sariIy diverting his mind to great degree from
civil affairs We dislike the principle of choos-
ing our civil rulers merely or mainly because of
the distinction they have achieved in Military
service.
2. Though his present professions are whg,
and he is no doubt hearty hater of the Polk dy-
nasty, he has never voted wing ballot, probably
never gave dollar nor an hour to the diffusion
of the truths which are the basis of our organi-
cation, and confesses himself not well acquant-
ed with political alfairs-as might well be sup
posed. We have no assurance, up to this hour,
that he is heartily favorable to any one of those
great distinctive measures for which the wings
have commended, unless it be practical limitation
of the now grossly, abused veto power.
/ 3. His nomination was urged on unworthy
grounds and secured by the force of consdera-
tons we heartily detest. It's advocates either as
sumed that the great distinctive measures for
which the wing party had long and honorably
struggled were obsolete-(that is, surrendered)
or that they were not sufficiently popular to
taiumph on their own merits, but must be car
ried by the roll of the drum and the flash of Bu-
ena Vista guns We deny these assertions and
dcspise the counsels they inspired.
A. Gen Taylor stood before the public in an
equivoca attituded with regard to the wing par
ty. He was supported by some as Independent
Of party; by others as "a whig, but not an ultra
wing; and again by others as "a full wing and a
quarter OUer' He was pledged to some to run
for President even in opposition to the wing
nominee; by others he was understood and re-
presented as committed to abide the decision Of
the Philadelphia convention. 1t seems difficult
to see how frank, honest straightforward man
should get involved in such labyrinths of misap.
: prehensons.
= 5. He was first proposed and most warmly ur,
e ged for the Presidency, in good part, by men in
e whose integrity we had no confidence and whose
characters we could not esteem-Who had be
: longed to several parties and acquired no g0oc
e reputation with any-men whom we had beer
compelled to regard as spectators in polite:
Y and mercenary hunters after spos.
o 6. He was an especial favorite with those
y known to us as Northern wings with Southern
principles, advocates of "a vigorous prosecution
of the war mo Peace without Indemnity Gu
n Country right or wrong &c. &c This elias
l. do not like The Tribune, nor we them.
g 7. Last and worst of all, he was the candidate
n of the ultra saveholding interest, so far as an
portion of it adhercs to the wing party-of Geor
r ga, Alabama, Mississippi, Arkansas, Florid
e and Texas of those who claim for the South tn
e right of planting slavery in the New Territories
= We have not said, and do not mean to say, tina
y Gen Taylor is himself of their school, We d
r, say, however, that he was the only one anon
lie all those proposed as wing candidates for tn
m Presidency who had never uttered word in pull
lie apprehension of slavery and was not know
lie to us to be hostile to its extension.