Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1848-06-20

NORTH UPON THE OROOi>b
Is PLEDGED NOT TO VETO The Will
MOT PRovIso.
In the National Intelligencer oil the iolh Az
.tant. there are several columns OF extrac"
from leading Northern prints, assigning the rea-
sons for their support of The nominations 'hao'
a, Philadelphia. We desire to call attention 10
portions of them, as they refer to subject
about which the public mind is much excited
TnE BosroN ATLAS, after urging several con-
alterations, which, in its opinion, should induce
the Wings of Massachusetts, who, It IS KNOWN
are unanimously committed to the principle OF
the wilmot, Winthrop, or Webster Proviso'
says
"Let ,hem ponder these things well. LIE.
them learn-as they will learn, if they VIII not
be deaf and blind to The truth-that ueherai
Taylor is a Wing in principle, is In favor OF
neace opposed to all war, 6eliepes slarery to be
a curse to the country and desires its erterm'na.
tiou, and is opposed to the further eatsns'on 81
slaue territory. When they shall learn these
things. we believe that no man who truly loves
the Wing party, and who believes its success es-
ssntal TO our safety and prosperity, can Tor
moment hesitate to believe his duty calls HIM TO
THr SPRINGFIELD (MAssAcHrsErrs) GAZETTE
10 similar article thus expresses its views:
"General TAYLOR is, as we believe, right on
every point except possibly the slavery ques-
ton, and eptn on that his pisps practically are
,afe ones for us. He 10 Wing or THE CLAY
SCHOOL, ami, if elected, will undoubtedly sur
round himself with good Wing Cabinet, and
bis Administration uiH BE- conducted on the
genuine Wing platform. He has never heen
ashamed to ask aud follow counsel 10 military
affairs where he has felt most al home, and IN
politics, respecting which he does not profess TO
have 30 thorough knowledge as our expefien
ced statesmen, he will probably be governed to
great extent by the opinions OF those whom he
may select for his counselors."
10 connection with This extract, it proper TO
saw ,ha, The Gazette belongs 10 the school which
maintains that the Wilmo, proviso is ''the cor
ner stone" OF "lhe genuine Wing platform" We
will see, by extracts from kindred presses, why II
Is that Gen. Taylor is considered by such "prac.
ticaly safe" on The slavery question.
The New YORK ExpREss after referring TO &C.
neral Taylors anti veto letter, as relieving II OF
some of its anxieiies, thus eIhor's It's fellow
Why's:
"Now, then, fellow Wings, what is il our duty
to do2 To support the ticket, or 10 rebeli Re.
bellion springs 10 our lips and rushes from our
hear,s-ior we like not the way things have been
done in Philadelphia principle and reason
tell Us, support the ticket, with all our heart aud
head As Congress IS TO be Tie Government under
General Taylor, to securing that Congress all
our efforts must be bent. Gen. Taylor's some
what equvocai position can we'll aid US in The
security we demand. Under him we can carry
States and Congressman, both members OF The
House and Senators, whom We could mol carry
under any other man His name alone can pro-
3ahlyy yiye Us as@ sla'es enough to secure the
moi such victory, if we obtain IL a victory sub
sianlial enough &
The Express here comes 10 Inc CONCLUSION 'hat
s3en Taylor h~s, IN The letter referred TO, aodl-
..-, advance the appropriate duties OF his STA.
tion and that, under his rule, "CoNeREss IS TO De
THE GOVERNMENT" The italics are the EXPRESSES
own. II urges that the Wings should avail them.
selves OF The "equvocal position" Of Gen. Tay-
lor as means of getting control of the two houses
OF Congress; and expresses The opinion that
such contamination would be "a victory SUBJ
stanial enough" Now, il will be remembered that
the South is in fixed minority in Congress-
which minority will be sllll more hopeless after
the next census that will be taken early in The
next Presidential term. Will those who are thus
willing 10 see abolished one OF the checks Of the
Constitution and safeguards OF The minority al
tempt to lul US into security by referring 10 the
equality of The Southern States In The Senate2-
That al least if the vote on any question con-
corning slavery should be a sectional one, would
but put US at he mercy OF the casing vote Of The
Vice President, whose opinions We shall refer TO
hereafter. Bul is it no, known that Delaware,
since The ag,ation Of The Wilmot Proviso, has
uniformly voied against the South upon liz Will
they refer us for security to Democratic Senarors2
They can reier Us no where else; for IL will be
Iecollecied ,hal he Wing Senators from nom
slaysholdiDg States have voted unanimously
agans, u.s. II they do, they must be reminded
that par, OF The policy Of The campaign, as dis
closed by the Express, is 10 exclude The Demo
cratic Senators from these places.
But, in running comment upon these Wing
disclosures, we cannot treat in manner behIing
It's importance the dangerous and REVOLUTIONARY
doctrines thus vouched BY the Express and other
authorities, which we shall directly quote as those
of Gen. Taylor. We must reserve that for an
occasion when we can DO it more justice.
To proceed with our extracts The New
Yoak COMMERCIAL ADVERTISER, In strain simi-
lar 10 ha, OF the Express, says:
"lna, Gen. Taylor will be found as true a
Wing, in iee general application of Wing frin-
ciples a, The Wing party could desire or expect,
we mold 10 be established by his Allison letter aud
BY the statement Of the Louisiana delegation
And we understand the former also as convey |
inv A PLEDGE that on the one great question OF
principle which most divides and agiiates The |
countlv-THs EXTENSION or SLAVERY OVER TER
RlruRY aoic fee-hc qoA not seek to intsItsre nth
tie ae'ion 81 Coagress. That is great puut
gained. This IS an arrangement citi wh,eh Toe
can 10 satifsd."
II must be borne In mind that all of these pa |
pers, from which We have made our extracts, are |
leading organs Of the Wing party, and il is re-
marka BILE that without concert, which the dates |
of these papers, each appearing about the same
time, would forbid our sopposing existed, there
should have been such concurrence Of views
as 70 the character of the "rLEDoE" which The AL |
lison letter contains. May not this concurrence
of views account for the readiness with which |
Northern Wings, many Of whom not only hate
slavery, bul shareholders 100, concur in the no.
OF Gen. Taylor.
But what perhaps is even more significant than
The articles VI these papers, is "rHE ADDRESS OF
TIE Hon. GeosoE AsHMuN to The Waigs of TIE 9Th
D,stric. of Massachusetts, which we
fad In the National In,cgencer of l4;h inst
This Mr. Ashmun is known 10 be one o, tbe
eadsrs Of the Wing party OF the Hous. O:
and he has never lost an
opportunity to exhb, himself as one OF the
widest fanatics upon the subject OF slavery
|, was he who could not lie. pass the resolu
ions ccngratula!ory to the French upon the
overthrow Of tie despo,ism by which they had
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