Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1848-08-17
GREEN MOUNTAIN FREEMAN

supposed there would have been one exception I |
ratified the nomination of Gen. Taylor You
viii all readily admit the great, very great pro-
prety OF shareholders being the advocates of
slavery President, although you would not select
them as witnesses.
After nomination has been upon the country,
contrary to the wishes of nine tenths-rn netynine
hundredths of the wings of the Union, shall
not question the proprety of members of Con-
gress, from any quarter, urging upon Conventions
Its ratification, though you will question whether
President-making be c1ch4si0ely their business
Nor shall | discriminate between the original
members Of the cabal, and those who ratily its
acts.
The convention have adopted Gen. Taylor |
even before his acceptance has baea published !
they have adapted him, "g0;ng 1t Blind" with
out knowing shat will be the principles of his
administration they have adopted him knowing
that he refuses to be the candidate of the Wing
party or the exponent Of It's principles: they
have adopted bin as the head Ct Hcw party
the "Idytor pariy, "A party, as yet ofunknown
principles.
That act Of adoption regard as dissolution
Of the Wing party, as Il Stqte PARTY; and as
the formation of a new party, on its ruiA-the
/ A"YtW PCH CI' L ltul tIIE dllC vi llldl dCl LlC
Free Soil Wings Of Vermont will date the COM
rhencement Of the Free Soil Party.
PosrscRIpT, No 2 IN alarming movement
/ is now being made in Congress by the Taylor
party, to remove another stumbling block out of
the way-which nuIIifes the Wimot Proyiso-
A committee of the Senate, of four from the
slave and four from the free States. viz Clayton,
Caihoun, Atchrs0n, Undcrwood, Dickinson,
Bright, Clarke, Phelps, have reported bill es-
tablishing territorial governments in Oregon and
the coded Mexican Territory, the Doth section
of which provides, "But no iaw shall be passed
RESPECTING SLAVERY" 1t is stated that the re-
port was agreed to by all the committee except
Messrs Clarke and Underwood
The Northern Argument is that Slavery can
not legally exist, unless established by law; and
that the prohibition to pass any law respecting
slavery, is prohibition Of slavery 50 long as the
territorial condition remains, and no longer
The Southern Argument is see Mr.. Bagbys 2nd
resolution, ante. that Slaves as property may
be carried into and held in any territory Of the
United States, unless prohibited by law,-and
that the prohibition to pass any law respecting
sayery-securcs to them the right of migrating
with their slaves to the territories, and there
holding them 50 long as the territorial condition
remains, and no longer-aDtcA by this act, the
North and South agree that the new States may
come into the Union without any restriction OIL
the ordinance Of 1851
And what is to be the intermediate state of the
territory The South carry in their slaves-whC
is to be the slaves friend! what tribunal are &c
pass upon his rights and when will the ques
ton be decided! Not till the three Mexican
States are admitted into the Union. Two Mex
lean States will probably be admitted at the frs
session of the next Congress. The South have
all they ask 1t is no compromise but a surren
der of the Wmot proyiso. The free States ar
Betrayed! But Hey ~W not stag betrayed.
*Why was not the question put directly tothe Lou
iaiana Witnesses "Haye you authority from Gen. lay
lnr TO slv tni he ip.A mt Ueto the Winio ProUiSo
So Profucfe It." But not rely on any hearsay testmo
ny from either slave Or free State witnesses, whe
Gen. Taylor, by single line under HIS hand cou
remove all possible doubt. Let him sign 81 aoW no
veto The Hjimot ProUiso," and publish it in the Nation
al Inteligencer, and the question is settled VIII
has he not done it? Why arc his emssaries holdn
one language at the South and another at the North
Why does he continue to permit Congressional letter
to make fair Vcather for him at the North?
When in his Allison letter he said he would not We
to a Tariff, Currency or Harbor Bill why did he nc
add 'nor any Bill containing The principles Of the va
mot PyovisO."