Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1848-10-06
THE TELEGRAPH.
c. l.. SHOLEs, EDITOR.
Friday. October &, rSIS.
Cass and Taylor and Free Soil.

Cass and Taylor and Free Soil.
Cass orators and Taylor orators. and Cass papers
and Taylor papers, talk net little about the great
issues at stake between the two political parties,
but we find on examination, but one stbect really
discussed, and that the question of Free Soil. This
is The question and indeed the only question at issue
in this Presidential contest.
So far as the north is concerned, politicians find
it their interest to avow themselves for Free Soil
and hence we have {" Cass and Free Soil and
TAYLOR and Free Soil" We have got the start Of
the South for once, handsomely and no mistake.
She has ruled us heretofore and had her candidates
and her Presidents, but We have come it over her
at last. She does not expect any thing from Van
Buren,, and then We have Cass and Taylor according
TO their friends both for free SOIL that the
South is without representative of her great inte
rest in the field. Where were her Argus eyes on
this occasion She has never before slumbered on
this question; but now, when the north stands
rayed against her she stands according to the Cass
Free Soil men and the Taylor Free Soil men, with
out candidate in the field. How prepostcrous!
the position that Cass and Taylor are for Free Soil
is correct. Who believes III who believes that the
South IS without a candidate on this occasion, or
that she cannot rely upon one or both of these can
dates. No sane man can believe it,
But there are few going for Cass and Free Soil
and Taylor and Free Soil. They do not really, in
their hearts, think these men are exactly right on
the question; but they intend 10 vote for them, and
then neutralize in some manner the effect of their
vote They mean to set up great shout for Free
istered in accordance with the sentiment o. that
shout To the few who are honest in this position
we wish to say fewswords.
Cass has said Congress has no right to interfere
in this matter and if Southerners go there and esta
blish slavery, they have perfect right to- has he
not? Yes Well, YOU wait Congress to enact the
Wilmot proviso for this territory, do you not Yes
Then your views and Cass' do not correspond, do
they? No not exactly. Well, Taylor owns some
200 slaves and has never said he was in favor of
freedom. What do you think of his position? Is
he in favor of the proyiso Hardly, we should
think Then your views and Taylors do not cor.
respond. No, not exactly. Ii then, your mode Of
eating Free Soil for these territories is correct how
do YOU propose to accomplish the end by eecting
a President Of opposite sentiments? Well, we de-
sign to have Congress night. Do you expect to Sc
cure two-thrds of Congress- for it takes that num-
Der to carry a bill over the constitutional veto.
No, we cannot expect that, but then we some how
or other think that these men will not veto the
proyiso What right have you to think this Cass
has laid his position fully and clearly before you
and the position of Taylor is just as well understood
and you cannot possibly vote for either of them
without endorsing their sentiments 1t is not the
weight ayordupois, which makes up either Cass or
Taylor. 1t is the opinions, the sentiments, and
principles the men entertain, that make them and
it is for these we vote, when we vote for them; and
il is impossible for them TO entertain any sentiment
with reference to governmental policy that we In
voting for them. do not endorse. Cass then, says
that Congress has no power 10 enact the Wimot
proviso and you walk up to the ballot box, and en-
torse the opinion, by voting for him. You hope
he will not veto the proviso and yet he says the
proviso is unconstitutional, and you back him up in
it by voting for him. Suppose a bill TO be passed
by Congress containing the Wimot provisoi 1t is
laid before Cass he says, told the people this
proviso was unconstitutional and they ratified the
opinion by electing me | am therefore instructed
to veto IT, and am in duty bound to obey these IN
structions And yet you hope he will sanction the
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tutonal, and you have said 50 too, by voting for
him. The matter is just here. The ballot you put
in the box on the 9TH of November, is the official
final record of your opinions on this subject What
ever the American people then say, becomes their
sealed verdict and the settled policy Of the country
You know the position of both Cass and Taylor,
on this great absorbing question: and if elected
their position and opinion, of necessity becomes
the opinion of the country. 1t is folly then 10 talk
| of Cass and Free Soil OF Taylor and Free Soil
The past history Of the country furnishes case
in point You all recollect the New York Secret
Circular II was a document got up in that state
in 1914 before the Presidential election, by certain
leading democrats. In it, they repudiated Texas
annexation and claimed that it was part of the
democratic creed or purpose. There were men
enough engaged in this matter to have defeated
Polk but they committed the mistake of voting for
him. expecting that their expressed opinion on the
subject, would be taken into the account against
Texas annexation But how foolish and futile
Polk was pledged to Texas ard they voted for Polk
and thus endorsed his position, and who did deny
who could deny after Folks election that the YER
diet Of the American people was in favor of Texas
annexation. They went for Polk and anti-Texas
precisely as you now go for Cass or Taylor and
Free Soil and they were shockingly bit, just yon
will be, if YOU persevete.
| In conclusion Il you are truly friends of Free
/ Soil, and consider the question of paramount i'm
! portance, why not give it consistent support To
elect one man opposed 10 it and anotheg in favor Of
it, j. certainly ncutraiize your effort and Je'Pafd
vour principle 10 say the least bus when roa e.ee'
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