Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1848-09-14

the same time that if Gen. TAYLOR should
be nominated By the Wing Convention fair.
", should not oppose him. I stand now
upon the same declaration. He has been
nominated fsirlyJ as far MS I know, and I
cannot therefore and shall not oppose his e.
lection. At the same time there is no man
who is more firmly of opinion that such a
nomination was not fit to make. But de-
clarec that would not oppose Gen. Taylor
if nominated by the Wing party, subject Of
course from the nature of things to some
exceptions. IL believed him TO be a man
that would plunge the country into further
wars, for any purpose Of ambition or con-
quest, would oppose him. let him be NOM
mated by whom he might. If believed
that he was man who would exercise his
official influence for the further extension Of
the slave.power, l would oppose him, let
him be nominated by whom he might. But
| do not believe either. (Applause)
believe that he has been, from the first,
opposed to the policy Of the Mexican war.
as improper, impolitc and inexpedent. 1
believe, from the best information I can oh.
tain, (and you will take this as my opinion,
gentlemen,) l believe that he has no dispo-
stion to extend the slave territory of the
SHttCu OtdtCS, iOI W lUCTcdSG Tic lDNuenCe
of slavery in the councils of the nation
T That is my opinion; and so much for what
may be considered as belonging to the Pres
idential election as a national question.
But the case by no means stops here with
us, the citizens Of Massachusetts. We are
|, Wings Of Massachusetts. We have supper.
J ted the present Government Of the State for
years with success and had thought most
: Wings were satisfied with the administration
Of the State Government in the hands that
have held il. But now it is proposed on
the basis Of this Buffalo platform to create
, a new party which shall carry its operations,
, presume, in all the State elections as well
: as the national elections. There is to he a
l nomination for Governor against Governor
Briggs, or whoever shall be nominated by
the Wings. There is to be a nomination
for Lieutenant Governor against Mr.. Reed,
or whoever the WhiEs may nominate. And
there are to be nominations for Congress, /
=. presume, in every district in the Common
$ wealth against the present Wing Members
2 of Congress. Now what is the object of
: thatl We have ten members in the House
!, of Representatives in Congress. | know
4 no men in the Commonwealth, of any par
ty, who are more steady, and firm, and zeal
= Gus, and inflexible, in opposition to slavery
u in every form, and what will be result
e Suppose that considerable number of
d the Wings in the various districts, secede
y from the support of the Wing candidate,
h and go for the candidate of the new party.
j Why, do we not know what has happened
e again and again in this very county. Do
| we not know that this district has gone I'M
e represented, month after month, aud year
: after year. because there was an opposition
on the part of a third party to as good anti
II slavery men as breathe the air of the dis
+ trict! Even in his presence, may venture
g to aIlude to our present Representative, Mr..
y Hale. DO we want any body to give Il
y stronger, better, more sincere vote against
II every thing for the establishment of slavery
e in Congress, than Mr. Halel Why, un-
& dertake to say first that there is not one of
II the Liberty party, nor will there be one in
to the new party, who would have the least OBJ
? LECTION to Mr.. Hale, except that he was not
n nominated by them. And say further, that
re ten to one, if the Wings had not nominated
+e him, they would have nominated him Them
l. selves.
= Well, now, gentlemen, remember it to
re have occurred that on very important ques.
Of tions in Congress, the vote was lost for want
lie Of two or three members, whom Massachu.
Ii sets might have sent, but whom on accoun,
IN of the divisions of the parties in the dis
es tricts, she did not send Many questions
of went in way which we thought wrong, and
n. which would have gone as we thought right
al if this district had been represented in
Congress, and another district Of Massa
I'd chuseus. And now foresee that if in thi.
CT district any considerable number of Wings
ne think it their duty to Join in the support o
IS Mr.. Van Buren,, and of gentlemen whom
in that party will nominate, foresee that tn.
k, same thing will happen again, and we shall
is be without a Representative when it is mos
n needed.
to In all probability in the first session o
ne the next Congress, the great battle is to b,
eff fought upon this very question, and this dis
IL trict will not be heard from. | am sur,
" that honest, intelligent, and patriotic Wing
lat will lay these considerations to their con
lie sciences, and Judge of it as they think i
Ii ought to be judged Of
Oh Gentlemen, will detain you for mo
III ment longer. You know perhaps that
al, gave my vote in Congress against the treat
MS of peace with Mexico, because it contained
Iss those cessions of territory and brought tina
tn country under the authority Of the Unite'
it States with pledge of the future adInis
We sion into the Union of the vast aud almos
ed unknown countries of New Mexico and Cal
On forna. In the session before, one of tn,
de Southern Senators, Mr.. Berrien, had move,
i'd the following resolution:
Id Pop,ded, alpays, And hereby declared be the
intent and meaning OF Congress in making tins appropriation
the with Mexico ought To be prosecuted by th
lat Gov with the dismembeI meEt Of thu
Republic, acquisition by conquest, OF portion
III this desires
rsf peaceful ard friendly reuons with all nations
nd particularly with the neighb ring Republic of MeIict
ny will be ready to into citations with
terminate tho present unhappy conflict which
" the rights and nvioe the national
of or Of United and of Mexico that It cap ca
de irahe, order mant In and preserv" those ameah
~ relations which ought alVHys to exist between
Republics that the boundary uf the State of Texas should
dshntvp settled, and that provision be made by Repu
IS lie of Mexico for the prompt and oqu,ab eent of th
nd Ju-t claims OF our citizens on that Republic"
ra. believe that every Wing in Congress e,
nh cept one voted for this resolution. But III
nd Senators belonging TO the Locofoco or DE-
mocratc party voted against it. The Ser
~. ators from New York voted against it. Ger
- Cass from the free State nf Michi1au nj