Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1848-06-01
PRESIDENTIAL.
OF OHIO.

We give up large space to day to the pro-
ccedings of the Locofoco National Convention.
General CAss of Michigan and General BurLE n
of Kentucky, (who succeeds ScoTT in the COM
mand in Mexico,l are the nominees. Gen. CAss
is man of fai. abilities and bad principles
more of demagogue probably than any man in
the Senate, unless it be Allen of Ohio. War
is his panacea for all difficulties in foreign affairs;
and as conquest is "A hobby with him, his election
would be the signal for a continuance of the
reign of violence and blood--a reign demoraliz-
ing to the people, disturbing the finances and
business of the nation, mourning a monstrous
National Debt, and fastening civil contest on
the question of slavery, which may not end
short of dissolution of the Union ITSELF In
such contest, too, he will be against the sec.
ton which gave him birth, the state of his adop-
ton, and the rights and interests of his own kim
dred for he is a Northern man ,oiih slauocrutic
principles. He sought slavocratc support by
basely cringing to slavocratic demands. The
Wilmot Proviso he once protested to favor, but
suddenly abandoned it for Slavocratic favor
That favor he thus purchased he has beer
nominated by permitting q slave driver to cas-,
the nine votes of South Carolina, and by exclud
ing the thrty.six woes of New-York. Still, Q
few of the slavocrats demand greater degrade
tion-and he will submit TO il. In personal ap
pearance Gen. CAss is far from progressing
and in his notions, he is aristocraic. Hence i
is said he is unpopular among his neighbors.-
We believe it. Within year it has fallen tt
our lot to spend half day in his company ; ant
our conclusion after such trial was, to vote
for almost any man for President rather than
Lewis Cass of Michigan. Looking at his ca
reer as public man, and his principles, We
should regard his election as a great calamity t.
the country. But we anticipate no such result
with prudence in the Wing National Conven
ton, all will be we'll The locofoco leaders arr
playing their old game sacrificing everything
to slavocratic dictation, and relying upon thu
party drill-sergeants again to bring the Northern
democrats into subsection. CAss is a dough
face indeed 1t is worth noting, that every mai
voted for in the Convention, whether for Presi
dent or Vice President, was either Southern
slavocrat or Northern dough face. Not on
solitary vote was cast for a friend of the Wimo
proviso or an enemy to the extension Of SLAYER
by federal conquests! But the NORTH canno
easily be cheated again, and that too when it i
nently savocratic in every respect hostile t
Northern rights and interests The Barnburn
ers of New York, constituting eight-tenths c
the democracy of that state, are already out i
open rebellion. How then should it be wit
The Hhigs? Let us have man openly arraye
against this accurscd career of conquest of slav
territory. Let us have bold declaration c
| principles on this point from the Wing Nations
Convention the principles of WAsHINGroN an
| JEFFERSON the true principles Of the Constitu
ton itself. Let us understand notc, anew, as
was understood at the adoption of the Constitu
ton, that Slavery is to be let alone where it e,
isted that the Federal Government is ncthe
to interfere with it in the States on the one hant
nor propagate ii, on the other. We trust thu
| patriotic Southern men can take this ground
nay, must do it. This is to be the leading ques
ton in the next fouf years, according to the pre-
gramne issued at Baltimore: we say let it
fairly met by the Convention and its candidate
whoever he may be- AS to the candidate, W
have only to say that the main thing is to hay
one who is right in principle capable ana homes
The locos have voluntarily surrendered New
York to us and bid for Ohio; if the Whig
should look TO Ohio also, VIC think they woul
not be looking far out Of the way.