The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-09-18

others, construe into this his ing and inten
ton. but Of the whis members Congress- whose
intercourse with Wigs from the South it thought
enabled them TO be well and specially informed on this
point gave out their that they pos
session Of the most satisfactory evidence that Gen
Taylor would not veto the wilmot proviso~ princ.
pie 1t under this representation, that notwith-
standing the countenance given by many in Ohio to
the Buffalo movement, in the hope of getting Mclean
on the track most Of the leading wings fell in one by
one and espoused the cause of &c n. Taylor.
The Hon. j. II. Perkins, who "a delegate fr ON
Giddpgs district to the Philade pha and
had written letter home, after the nomination was
made, advising the holding of Northern Convention,
was among Inc hrst OF the pr minent anti slavery
wings Of Ohio to aequiesce in Taylor's nomination.
His letter to that effect went far 10 stay the boltipg
current in the whg ranks of the Reserve counties
Next Mir Corwin sent home letters pressing his in
tention to support Gen. Taylor having become salts
fed that If elected be would not veto the provso {"
principle. More recently, Samuel Galloway, Esq e,
Secretary Of State and delegate fiom this district in
the Philadelphia Convention, also overcame his scru-
pies and has taken the stump in favor of Old lack
Thus was it that things indicated a final settling
down to nearly the full wing for Taylor which
would secure him the State
In the meantime. however the Buffalo Convention
was held MIR Van Buren, and MIR. Adams nominated;
and new psper-the Ohio Standard established in
this city, to advocate their election. This organ
griDds more music against Gen Taylor than 1t does
against Gen Cass, even in favor OF Mr. Van Buren,
Its missiles chiefly directed against Old lack. 1t
has recently published letters from the South and
copies OF " deeds OF SALE showing concusvely that
Gen. Taylor has been. and still is, extensive
planter and such, necessarily extensive nd
proprietor and slave owner and buying and selling
the latter other PROPERTY. One letter. dated New
Orleans, August H. 1s4s says -" On the 9th of June
last he (Taylor purchased two slaves for the of
$500 he inspected the negroes, and examined them
to fthey soandn deed of sale is published
to show that the 18th Feb, 1s4S, Gen. Taylor pur
chased plantation from John Hazard Sr, together
with all the horses, mules cattle hogs and the slaves
Melon, Milley, Peggy and eighty others male and
fema e.
Now notwithstapd these are but business
transactions" in which Presidents Washington JEFF
ferson, Madison, Monroe Jackson, Tyler, and Polk,
each engaged in previous to their election and
four II not five Of them received the support of MIR
Van Buren,, yet our modern '' Free Democracy as
at their bands, present these domestic business
transactions as the only ground why they will vote
for Mr. Van Buren, in preference to Gen Taylor.
Surely If consistency had aught to do in political
ton, such an attempt would utterly fail to receive
truth 'A'
Among the prominent wings that yet keep aoof from
the support Of Taylor, stands MIR. Campbell, of the
Butler and Warren district lCorwins); Beaver and
Of the Cleveland district RUSSELL Of Harrison county
and Cowan Of Belmont. All men of talents. and &C
tive politicians, who entertain audience by the
hour These men have taken hold of these published
"s)ave" transactions Of General Taylor's which to-
grber with the appeals that Southern wing papers
make to Southern Shareholders in behalf of General
Taylor as such, enables them to hold up the " nom-
nee OF the Philadelphia Convention in manner not
at all acceptable to the thousands Of wings who in
their primary meeting over and over resolved not
sgain to vote for a slaveholding President
In the above list should have included Hon. Co.
lumbus Delano, the Jealous whig that beat McNulty
few years since, and who also refuses to support
Taylor, Mr.. D. had recently been named by the whig
would address Taylor meetings. in the several coun-
ties Of the State; but the Mount Vernon Times says
MI. peiano won race that music just now" And
in the same paper he thus reported in the proceed
ings OF an anti sylor meeting:-
Hon c. Deano being called for, then took the
ton-which VAS that he was resolved not to support
either General Taylor General Cass but he voted
Van Buren, He further exhorted the people to Keen
up the free soil organization and push it forward with
energy as the only means Of keeping the territories
freen
On the other hand, there is no great enthusiasm in
the democratic party in favor of Cass notwithstand
champion in the party has addressed mass meetings
in nearly every county in the State. The truth is
there two distinct which drag heavily upon
the movements and success Of the democracy Of Ohio
he first and chief, is, that there are what may be
called original, Cass men in the party, who used
Mr. Van Buren,, and who by some unaccountable rule
Of action of the Polk administration, have been to
man excluded from executive and cabinet favors to
the preference Of the old Van Burenites Here, then
are the ins and outs Of the democrats They now
all for Cass But the drawback their jealous action
is that while the originals" only have faint hope
the others have strong fears, that success will be
followed by change of their present positions could
reveal some facts which would throw light on this
point but, as yet l am under the injunction of
" confidential and nothing is more valuable to
reporter than the virtue Of keeping secret inor
nation given such.
But there is second incubus hanging on the action
Of the democrats Of Ohio and that their position on
State affairs particularly in regard to the controversy
about the superintendent bill passed. by the late Lsgis
ature On this they have taken post. volutionsry
stand that is, the first Monday In December next
say they the constitution Of Ohio will have become
void from the want Of legal executive and legislative
department to enforce its provisions and that they
the democrats will then proceed to take the
steps towards forming new constitution and q new
ganizaton Of the State government. This PROPOSE.
ton does not meet the appreciation of all Many he
state fear others oppose it, At all events it is
an element which will operate against the Of
the democrats in the October election defeat then
win lessen the chances of in November Pre-
sdental spectators Of all classes may yet keep Ohio
in the doubtful column. WESTERN SCRIBE.