The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1848-08-23

been named that wished, and the friends Of
| Gen. Taylor had refused 10 sustain him, | am
sure / should feel warranted in charging them
with bad faith. | cannot apply one rule TO
myself and different one 10 others Had
the convention named man who was not a
! Wing or who was infamous and unworthy, |
should feel in that case, absolyed from any
obligation TO support such man. But Gen.
Taylor does not fall within either Of these
classes. He is Wing. He is above suspi-
con or reproach in his personal Character
lie has proved himself worthy Of every pub
lie trust confded to him, and that think is
a reasonable guaranty that he will not fail in
this.
Il
The non-slaveholding States should ask
this question VIII the man proposed,
(whethcr he live in free or slave State,) use
bis power for the extension CT slavery 70 ter
ritory, where it does not now exist? On
this point what is General Taylor's power?
No more, answer than yours, unless lie
should exert it through his veto. VIII he do
this? answer, according to his pledges he
cannot He has said in his letter to Capt.
Alison" The personal opinions Of the indi-
yldual WHO may happen to occupy the Exec
utive chair ought not 10 control the action Of
Congress upon questions of domestic policy,
nor ought his objections to be interposed,
whore questions Of constitutional power have
been settled by the various departments Of
the government, and acQuiesced in by tho
People"
II slavery is extended anywhere in terrific
lies, it must be done by act Of Congress. Is
it not question Of domestic policy?"
Clearly it is. Has it net been settled that
Congress has the constitutional power TO pro-
hibit slavery? The Missouri Compromise,
and various other similar cxcrtions of the
power Ivy Congress, recognized by every de-
partment of the Government, answer this
question in the affirmative. And all know
that this has been "acquiesccd in BY the poo
pie"
Thus, then, it is clear, that tho people, IL
they wish to restrict slavery to It's present
limits, have only to elect the proper men TO
Congress, and their will will he law, uncon-
troled by the so much abused veto power.
Indeed, the doctrine Of General Taylor on
the subject f the veto, as laid down i'll th4
letter above quoted Gntcnded for publication,
and, therefore, TO he considered pledge,) is,
in my judgment, Of more value as a pIinci-
pie, in our system, than any which has been
advocated by the Wings since the Revolution.
This despotic power, by its use ard abuse, ra
for the last few years extended its tyrannir0s
grasp to eycry--eyen the question
of legislation. 1t has Hanged, uncontrolled
over our whole system of domestic policy,
from the establishment Of bank down to tia
erection Of harbor at the mouth Of creek
Every act of the Congress Of free people
hos thus been made 10 square with the judg-
ment or caprice Of ONE MAN.
Such Il government is an accurate Grfni-
ton of a despotsm. 1t is true, it only con-
tinues for four years in one hand but it is
none the less despotism while it lasts, and
il it is to be longer tolerated, will be contnu-
al. the only change being the transfer Of st-
souto power, from the hands of one petty ty-
rant to his successor. An honest man, ss
Gen. Taylor is admitted to be- with such opin-
ions and reasonable intelligence, which ercn
his enemies concedc, cannot mako . bad, or
dangerous President