Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1848-07-28


these patriots now engaged in enl"ting, has
! re,er vet come within the range of observa
ton or reading.
They are with more than the gravity Of evils,
: urging the election of Taylor on the ground that
he is peace man. What is the proof? Not as
might be urged in the case of Napoleon-that he
had occupied high stations in the civil govern
nent; or had Geen jealous partisan in some po-
litcal contests. No! He never held civil OF.
fee. he never cast vote at an election in all his
| life In early yGath he preferred the military pro-
fesson to all others; chose it his OVID calling, IN
preference to all others; has made it his sole
ploymen: during forty years in preference to all
! others; is distnguish she'd military hero, as a
| successful fighter, and unknown to all the world
in any utner character Official CORES ohdtnce
clearly shows that the actual lighting between the
troops OF our own and the Mexican governments,
was brought on by a movement Of his III which he
violated an order OF the department at wash
ington. Had his whole history, and all the facts
which are material in that history as eyincinS
certain cast Of character been the precise opposite
of what they are, there would then have been good
evidence OF his being peace man.
Again, they urge his election OH the ground of
his being opposed to the extension of slavery
Has he ever SAID that! Has he ever done anyg
thing which implies that' Was that the reason
why the southern delegates, at the Philadelphia
/ Convention, almost TO a man, supported his nom
nation, while more than three ffths Of the north
, 4 { n
filhs OF the orthern delegates at that convention
opposed the nomination of free territory candi-
date ,rhe The entire south VAS rabid in his ayorf
! He is in favor Of free terrory-because the
friends of free territory were opposed 10 his nom in
alton and because the most furious advocates of
slavery extension were unanimous and desperate 10
secure his nomination He is in favor of slavery
observation-disclosures he was born Stakeholder -
has been, all his life Shareholder; and is now the
wucr of more than two hundred slaves. He is
presumed to be opposed TO slavcry-because he
has never spoken against it, but has, all his life nd
Oh grand scale prasticed, given example, in its
favor Again, We say; if all the facts were pre-
ciscIy the reverse of what they are, the argument
would be good. Let him say the word-"lf elect
cI | will use the executive veto against the extern
sion of slavery and from that moment, the sup
port of the entire south is withdrawn from him as
their candidate ii he is not secretly pledged 10
the leaders in the ranks of the slaveoc racy to do all
they wish in ease he is elected, which few at the
north believe, il is because his position, his past
course, the entire history OF his life and his pres
ent relation 10 the institution OF slavery, make
such a declaration from him entirely superluous
On the Goth otJune last, the Hon. B. l.. Clarke of
Kentucky, on the floor of the House at Washing
ton, called upon the wing portion Of the House, III
the most explicit and urgent style of demand, 10
declare if they knew, General TayIors sentiments
on the Winot Proviso The answer the rereat-
ed answer, the only answer, and that from whig
who helped to nominate him, was -" don't
k,,otr' We strongly suspect he lied and that his
entire party there we're silent because they knew,
and not because they were ignorant There isnot
in the Union, We venture TO assert, one person OF
ordinary intelligence, who if candid and honest,
would hesitate moment to declare that 1T is no.
tor.ously manifest that General Taylor is not free
doms, but si0vcry's selected and iavorlte nominee
Again. his election i urged on the ground that
he is whig-that he is the sole candidate, and re-
sulSr nominee, OF the wing party In this, they
clearly give their candidate the lie lie has said.
and often said and that too in reference to his be
ing supported for the Presidency, that he would
not, in any case, or under any circumstances, be
the candidate the exponent of the principles, OF
peated declaration OF the General himself they are
constantly declaring that he is the whg candidate
the exponent ofthe principles OF the whig par
ty lftbey tell the truth, their candidate has brok
his pledge. On the other hand if he has kept
lis Ticdge, they tell What is not true. Has he been
accustomed 10 vote the wing tickets No. He
declares that he has never vo,ed in his lite. Is tie
the embodiment OF whig principles Far from il!
lie eH not be the exponent OF the principles OF
any party. Is he pledged 10 carly out the wing !
policy in his administration He gives no pledg- !
es It elected he enters the executive chair Who'll /
~ unirammelIed by engagements to any party
Does he declare himselfa we'll wisher to the wing |
party in the pending elcctionl Not whit If |
Clay should he nominated he would not Withdrew |
his name v Is he friendly 10 the whg policy, or !
70 one single Iem OF the policy, which purports
to be, al the present time, the issue Of that party,
Don't know Gait say" Am 40 politician"
"Have never Investigated tte subject" And in the
face OF all this friends OF the Taylor party are
continually extollins HIM the peace candidate,
tine free territory candidate the whig candidate the
candidate in favor of public Improvements and
every thing else that northern wbigs ought to
WISH for at tie present important crisis All their
representations as TO what he is politically, and
what he will do IN case be is elected are without
any sort OF pledge, commitment or expression
OF views or UseEenees ~ any matter of party is
sues, on his part. He may follow out TO the last
lot and title the policy of Jackson or of Van Blu.
rem, or of Tyler, or OF Polk, and he violates no
pledges. fasi6es no professions, give the party that
elects him no ground for the accusation that he
has in single particular betrayed or deceived
,r",s. A@s for the evidence th.; lie vii !. aav