The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1848-10-14
The Contrast.

! The gctlcrs up and supporters ofthe Flor
idn War hud for Que object, among others,
the recovery Of Slaves who had sought free
dom among the Seniinoles. 1t was during
Mr. Van Buren's occupancy Of The Presiden-
tinl Clinir TINT an order was sent TO General
TAYLOR, then connected with the Army in
Forida, us n Colonel, desiring him to give
up the negroes captured with the Indians, TO
the persons claiming them. Gen. Taylor
showed hmsclfan enemy TO Slavery in the
manner in which he treated Van Buren's de-
m and 10 turn back 10 bondage those who had
at the hazurd Of their lives, found compare
tive freedom among the Indians; aud Martin
Van Buren,, in the order of his Cabinet show
ed himself .ALariin Fan Buren,, and nobody
else In his refusal, Gen. Taylor under dare
of juno |, 1888, said to the Van Buren, adj
minstraton:
81 cqnnot for n moment consent TO NEEDLE i:
Llis haHsnciion,Or be concerned for The benefit Of
Mr. Collins, the Creek Indians or any one else,
or interfere IN ann lcny beiiCeen the Indians and
these neg, oeS ,chich mag hare n tendency 10 de-
prize the torme, (indidns) ofher propatN and
reduce lie iattatnegrocs) FROM coMPARATIvE
STATE or FREEDOM TO THAT or SLAVERY"
Here is the conduct oftwo candidates con
trasted; and which, reader, showed himself the
friend of Liberty aud humanity?
We can safely challenge all enemies Of his
to show one act on the part of Gen. Taylor.
where he could strike blow for humanity,
il has not been done by him. While lie has
uniformly shown himself "THE Coon SA-
MARITAN," Cuss and Van Buren, have as uni
lormly "passed by on the other side"
The Charleston e. c. Courier one oGthc
COss and Slavery organs in the South com
menting upon the noble conduct Of General
Taylor in the premises, says:
"ReaSon ,cl,y Gen. Taylor cannot be supported
by South Carolina.
When serving in the Florida war, he cap
tured many negroes in his conflicts with the ,
Indians. Many Of these negroes were claim
ed by persons in Georgia aud Alabama, from
whose service,or the service of whose fathers
they had run away. Agents ia belIalfof the |
were despatched to Col. Taylor. !
seeking TO recover them. Proof of identity /
OF the slaves claimed was proffered, and the
right of property insisted upon. Col. Taylor
refused 10 nlio'o The claim or evan examine IT,
n CALJMNf II IHHLING OUT he loco !
iocos continue to insist that Gen. Taylor, in /
Il conversation with n committee of the Mis- |
sissippi Legislature declared that the "SouIr /
should never submit to the Wilmot Proviso."
They mnkc this assertion on the authority of |
one Col. Boon, who they pretend, was Chair |
maui of TINT Committee. lie told the fact to |
the Hon. Jacob Thompson aud Hon. Jacob
Thompson told it somewhere where Hon. /
Joshua II. Giddiugs heard of it, and he let it /
all out At the Buffalo Convention.
Now when it is remembered that Col. |
Boon was not chairman of the Committee /
referred to, and that Gen. Henry, who WAS, /
said thar, in the conversation with Gen. Tay- |
Tor, "not an dl,tsioH 'cas made 10 party politics"
it will be seen how fast this calumny is "fz- |
cling out."-RocheSier Democrat.