Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1848-08-17
MIR. EVERETTTS ADDRESS
TO THE WHHGS OF VERMONT
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l now proceed to sketch the rise and progress
of Gen. Taylor's nomination-and of the Wing
cabal at Washington, down to the consummation
at the Chinese Museum.
Mr.. Clay, you all recollect, was nominated by
the convention of lS44-without a dissenting
voice; nor was a whisper of discomfort heard
from the Wings of the South until Mr.. Claws
Raleigh letter, in which he declared himself op-
posed to the annexation of Texas That mea-
sure, you will remember, was the first great move.
ment of the South for the extension of Slavery
and the Slave political power. That letter of
Mr.. Clay's lost him the vote of Virginia, Geor-
gia and Louisiana, T33 votes which defeated his
election Our ultra Wing allies of these States
preferred the election Of Mr.. Polk to the loss of
Texas. And to that Southern Wing detection
we ire indebted for the Mexican War-and what
was ten-fold more to be dreaded-its future con-
sequences. Annexation gave the slave power an
equality in the Senate. The vote of Texas re-
pealed the Tariff Of IS42-such was the first
fruit ofRnnexation on northern interests.
The Raleigh letter was Mr.. Clays first sin
with the utras of the South, He must be set
aside-and yet a more southern candidate must
. be forced on the north-in the language of the
Georgia resolution, " whose views accord with
our own on the Wilhot Proviso and Southern
rights" Notwithstanding the Slave States had
had the Presidency for AZ years out of 60-not-
wthstandmg the Wings of the south had sacrf-
ced the Wing party to southern right, by the
election of Mr. Polk-they yet insisted on an
other term, to protect southern rights; and the
Mexican victories Of Gen. Taylor in 1896 and
after the ten times more splendid victories of
Scott, were seized upon to bring him forward as
the Wing Candidate, and yet not a Wing candi-
date only.
And a platform was laid so broad as, if nee
essary to secure the whole South, Wing and
Tory. Letters were poured in, from all quarters,
upon Gen. Taylor, and in reply to all which Tex
cept the hrst) he Processes perfect willingness
Y to be President, but not Of any party he will
+ be thankful fol a nomination from all parties -;
declares himself Wing in general, but not in
f particular; should, had he voted, voted for Clay,
but was not Wing enough to vote at all; and,
finally, promises to follow the earliest Presidents.
(His friends say to become a secondW ashington.
. The public are fed with such food for six months,
: and early in lS4S the nominating business COM
i mences. In Tennessee he receives a Legislative
i nomination. In Louisiana and Alabama, &C.,
d &c, he is nominated by no party meetings, and
V this is followed by nominations by Wing Conven-
tons Of Georgia, Virginia, Louisiana, &c.
n And it is well worthy of note, that it was not
the original intention of the Wings of the south
c to 90 into convention. The Tennessee delegates
to the National Convention were authorised to
vote for candidate for Vice President only.
= Why were they at first opposed to going into
Convention with General Taylor For the
a plain reason that they could not then hope for
It northern support-for an out and out slavehold-
1t er, reliable on every question of the slave power
% after the South had deserted Mr. Clay for being
r opposed to the annexation of Texas. Nor did
!. they agree to 60 into Convention until their op
II eratons at Washington were in hopeful train
re regard then the nomination of Gen Taylo
:, as the very embodiment of the the ultra grounds
" on which Mr. Clay was abandoned by the Wing
IN of the South-Of Mr.. Clay the ultras doubted
A of Gen. Taylor they can have no doubt he vii
y be true to Southern rights-.and Gen. TayIo
presents himself in his last will and testament
the Allison letter. as a candidate for the entir
south of all parties. The veto power he will ex
ercise in cases of clear violation of the Consttu
,e ton. And what Southern man. Wing, Loco, o
Sc Native; does not hold that the adoption of tn
the Wilmot Proviso would be clear violation
" vi luC CONSTITUTION lNOI Ollc. Auu uO YOU DG
er lieve that General Taylor-a planter in Louis
er iana-the owner of $50 saves-nominated b
E. Southern Wings who rejected Mr.. Clay-do you
lie believe that he is a solitary exception? Do yol
believe il he should publish in the National Intel
10 ligencer under his sign manuel this declaration
H. "IwiH not Ueto any bill containing the principl
&c Of the WihnOt PrOojso," that he would have
- single Southern vote! Does any member c
of Congress, or of the National Wing Convention
d, believe it?
pit The Southern wings are willing that such let
tiers as Stewards should circulate to make TAI
,oeather at the North for Gen. Taylor but the
20. are not deceived by them. They know Genera
tie Taylor. Read again the language of his fou
&c Virginia friends. "But seriously, does Mr.. Bot
- bcHe0e for a moment that General Taylor ente,
he tains Objectionable opinions on this subject th
of Wmot Proviso Can he possibly belicUc an
in such thing, or haze any doubts at all IN rega'
oil toH?-: and Mr.. Bolts reply. T'OiHnot d
nd Gen. Taylor the injustice to sag that he a0U ne
Ueto the WilmOt PrOoiSo, # he should be elccte
Ike and it should pass during his term-And
Dr. then published the letter of his friend, Andre
CHI Stewart, of Pennsylvania, to show that he 400
ne making fair heather with the North on that sui
to ject for Gen Taylor, by endeavoring to prov
ter from Gen Taylors own letter that he would nj
Try veto it if adopted. l certainly neoer susPecte
Mt him Of tavoring the WiLmOt ProoisO. And wh'
no Southern wing ever suspected him-and yet the
ate are perfectly willing that Mr. Stewart and oth'
zee wing members of Congress from the free STATE
should make fair weather for General Taylor
tut the North
. But to return. To the first sin of being o.
to posed to the annexation of Texas, Mr.. Clay hi
nd added another of deeper die, that of being o
ng posed to the acquisition of any Mexican territo
ice and one of still deeper die, of having e
in pressed some mitigated sentiments on the su
ee- ject of slavery.