Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1848-11-02
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POLITICAL RASCALITY.
TAYLOR AND THE PROVISO.
From the Boston Atlas, October %.

From the Boston Atlas, October %.
A ScANpALous, BAREFAcED FRAUD.-We
received yesterday, from Washington, copies of
two pamphlets issued in that city BY the IIocofo-
CO Central Committee for circulation n = the
States. One of them is intended for the North,
the other for the South. The first is headed,
"READ, PRESENTATIONS, AND DECIDE AT THE
Polls" 1t is pamphlet of four pages and is
TO be circulated in the North. 1t attempts to
show that Gen, Taylor wiH ueio The Wiimot Pro
viSo, if he should be elected President. The
other is pamphlet of eight pages, which goes
to prove that both General Taylor and .uiiiord
Fillmore are ABOLIIIONlSTS; and SHAT
General T'nyidr has given assurances 10 The Wigs
Qfthe North, that u elected, he toiN NOT VETO
The Wiiploi ProuiSo,"
These two documents are made up by the
same men-Tnen who are leaders in the Loco
foco party--Senators and Representatives in
Congress. They are published at one office, and
are ranked by the cart-load to the two Sec
tons of the Union, by the same men, the sole
purpose of which is to deceive and delude the
honest voters of this country. We could moi be-
1--we, had we not the evidence before our eyes,
that men pretending to have regard for their
reputation would be guilty of knavery, in com
parson with which the cheating of thmble-
rigger at country muster is as moral purity it.
self.
We ask the honest voters of the Democratic
. party whether they will any longer support
party whose candidates look for success by
means SO vile is this whether they will not rath-
er vote for honest OLD ZACHARY TAYLOR,
the man whose whole life has been devoted to
the service OF his county, and whose integrity
and fairness Of character one questions. Vo-
TIERS, TBINK OF THESE MATTERS.
Such are the means used to deceive the peo-
pie and defeat Gen. Taylor. Is it not despe-
rately bad cause that requires such means
Ought honest men countenance it? Judge we.
Repeatedly have we said that we have in pos
session positive and unequivocal evidence of the
soundness of Gen. Tayors position on the ordi-
nance OF ~, otherwise known as the Wmot
proviso. 1t is the declaration of Gen. Taylor
made in conversation, and such as he has freely
and voluntarily made. Hitherto a sense Of i'm.
prcproty in publishing private conversation,
even though not confidential, has restrained lis ;
but since MEANS unparalleled in rascality, are
used to mislead the people upon the subject, we
think i: justifiable to waive all delicacy. In an
swer 10 direct question Gen. Taylor has de-
cared:
That The Ordinance of 1887 had been passed
by Congress- approved BY Washington, and up
held by The Judiciary and o. No Power
is LEFT TO THE PRESIDENT TO VETO 1T
on Constitutional objections. And as he
vieired all questions Of erpediencB or questions
already settled by all departments Of The Govern
ment, as referred 10 Congress, he ,coud therefore
be bound TO GIVE IT his ASSENT; and ,coutd
beliering il 10 be solely icithin the duty of Con-
greSs."
Freemen of Vermont! mark these things
bor,
with the noble sentiments gwen to the world by
General Taylor in the Allison letter. The old
veteran is therefore consistent.
9. This declaration is in perfect harmony with
the position ascribcd to him by leading Southern
Whigs, such as Gov. Jones of Tennessee, and
Senator Metcalf ard Gov Letcher of Kentucky
and by leading Northern Wings such as Dar-
ie Webster of Mass Tom Corwin of Ohio, Tru-
man Smith of Connecticut, Gov. Seward of New
York, and all the Vermont Wings in both
branches of Congress. The old veteran then is
honest, snge-mnded and sinccre-the same at
the North as he is at the South.
3. His position is eminenty constitutional,
just and conservative.
a. The Wing party presents the only available
Way of rescuing the country from the dangers
that environ il. Van Buren, has not even the
possibility of an election; Cass or Taylor must
be the man. With TAYLOR, Congress is free TO
act In accordance with the will of the people
with CAss, the will of Congress and the people
will be defed by the VETo
Such, in our humble Judgment is fair and
honest statement of the case.