Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1848-11-03

Taylor Mem read fEsiS.
The following is the conclusion of a let
ter from parent to a son who had avOwcd
his intention of going for Taylor:
But you express it as your settled pur-
pose to vote for General Taylor. Why?
Because he is the bIoodiest general of the
war You have pronounced unrightous! Be-
cause he is in favor of the moderate use Of
intoxicating drink! Because he chose the
Sabbath rs the day of a farewell display in
New Orleans! Because he recommended
sending for the Cuba bloodhounds! Because
he never cast a vote, and never had sufficient
knowledge of political matters to do SO in
telIIgently! DO you support him because he
Is one of the largest Of southern planters!
Because he is the only man who, in the C i
sis created by the Free Soil movement, the
South can trust-the only man with whom,
at this line, they feel secure? Do you sup.
port h,m because lie defeated Clay! Be-
cause, in going into the Philadelphia CON
vention, he declared in advance, that he
would not he bound by its aclion-he would
be a candidate whatever might be It's deci.
sion! Do you support him because he is
lH1AtWd6ly fixed in his determination not to
! be party man, nor an exponent Of wing
doctrines or schemes! Do you vote for him
because lie is willing and anxious TO run
with William O. Butler, or any body else,
or on any ticket? Because he tells YOU
that he felt no m orc ilattcred by tile nomin-
alton of The Philadelphia Convention than
he should have been by that Of Baltimore
Do you support him because he has pre-
dicted and is ready to 90 for the absorption
of all Mexico! DO You 90 for him because
he declares it as his honest belief that he is
unfit for the digniied station of Chief Ma
giStratc! Do you vote for him because
you wish to discourage and discountenancc
The military spirit in the country Do you
sustain him becarsc the North has fnrni> h.
cd The occupant of the Presidential chair
but twelve years since tic organization of
the Government! Do Won support him
because you pledged yourself in 1914 that
YOU would LeCCr vote for another slave
holder! Do you vote for him because you
s;roHa0uS y opposed him as unfi; for The
station up to the Philadelphia Convention!
D. YOU support him because you feel anx-
ious to repeat, and on large scale the
John Tyler experiment of 1910? But
stop. Why do multiply these questions
4 class of men who in grave Convention,
voted against assigning any reasons torsus
tang man, must be presumed to have
none; none, at least, that they dare assign.
They have n rcason-I say not reasons
an that is all controlling. And what is
that! The Somh TOLD them 10! Such is
their reason. No other, it gould seem,
can be given by a Northern man for going
for Taylor. You know. and every man OF
intelligence knows, that the conflict at Phil
a!eIphia was hclW cen Freedom and Slave
ry-hrtwecn slavery Iimjtalionists and sla-
very cXlcnsionists. You know that Clay,
Scott, and Mclean, represented The former
and rayIor the latter. You know that the
success of Taylor was the defeat of Free
dom. And you are aware which party trl-
umphed. The South was victorious. Her
iavortc candidate was successful. Her
delegates went home boasting over their
victory. The Northern delegates came
h"m" whipped. as usual, from the contest.
lArs they knew ; this they acknowledged
And what next Instead of boiling. rs no.
norAbc men ought to do, or cor Tossing that
they are, and ln'end to be, the supple tools
oI The South, lhry tells us. assuming nj the
same time marvellous crccincss, and I'M
common airs of Independence, they all
went r!ght nj Philadelphia; that the Tav-
Ioriles are tho Free Soil party; that Tav-
Ior Is Il WIlmot Provi>0 candidate Shame
a., 4, Il II
duet! We ask il it is not enough to truck
lie 10 TIE Slave powcr-nol enough to obey
Scrvllciy, the behests of slave lords Shall
there be coupled with this scrviitv the
most shameless hypocrisy! Will the
IaylortcS pretend, while carving out the
cherished projects of the shareholders. that
they are consulting the interests of Free
dom. That, while they are industrouslv
aiding the South in planting slavery on the
Tree Sol ot California and New Mexico,
they are a good Free Soil party! This is
really too much; il is taking extra paIns TO
be odlous. Nc be content TO serve the
South; 10 obey all her behcsts witboutbps.
itaion; to vote for the candidates she in
her sovereign condescension is pleased to
present: 10 assign as the reasons for sun
porting Presidential nominee. that she
gracioasIy directs it. BE content with this {;
deepen not the shades of this condu ct by
claiming TO act i'll behalf of the North and
Liberty
You add that you are panied to think
that you have a friend who will throw his
vote Tor Mr.. Van Buren-a man who has
zone so much TO ruin his country, and who
IS not nave so ripe on this question as you
are. My reply to this is brief. John G.
Calhoun sympathisos most cordially in
your distress. He feels as bad as Won can.
de is greved to think tina, any one should
cast his vote for Van Buren,. lie thinks il