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WHO ARE THE FREE SOIL MEN AT
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This qusstion'is answered to our entir'
satisfaction by one among the sblest sn'
most appointment of the whig papers Of Penn
s~ylvania, the Lancaster Tribune, in the fol
lowing article. We commend its remark
TO the calm consideration of the farmers o.
Missouri, holook upon slavery as states
right matter, overiwhich Congress SHOULD
|exercisesno controle.! Gen. Taylor's cleo.
IS urgsdat the North upon the ground
he will not veto any bill that Congress
pass, extending the principles of the
|Wilmot tprOviso to territory south Of the
Missouri compromise line. Let the wing
demsgoguss of the South hear what thi.
free soil Pennsylvania says, when they ad.
vocsts old lacks election upon different
principles: e at. saaoai o. ~ :'9.
"s s.i'aProbably all, or at least near.
~ all, the people Of the North regard the
introduction of slavery into territory now
free, as injudicious and unwise, if not un.
constitutional !; but 1t is only By the Whig
party Of tie NORTH that any real system
ATTIC opposition has until very recently been
made to the extension of slavery. It scds
the Wings Of Congress, headed by the in.
domitable Adams, that tonight and won the
battle in favor Of the right of petition. II
was the Wing party that resisted in every
stage ofits progresstEe annexation Of Tex
and it Is 10 the triumph of the Wings in
the coming election, that all the true friends
Of liberty and free sOah Of al political par
ties, however much some may pretend to
dissent, are now looking to avert the ap-
pretended danger Of the extension Of
slavery. ad ', ftEl - -!
Gen. Csss is sceH knotSn to be opposed to
the Wilmot rProyiso, and has committed
himself in advance to the UetO of any bill
containingi. On the other hand Gen. Tsy-
lor has expressly signjfed his w;kIngness
to leave this subject to the action of Con-
gress, and hes declared that he will not in
the Executive cetO to defeat tie
popular sciN in reference to it. In the cleo.
lion Of Taylor, therefore, and a Wing Con-
gress, we have every assurance that this
great question s0iY be settled in favor of
freedom. Although Van Buren, will an
receive a large vote in New York
md some other States, we presume that no
mar among ell his followers be-,
ieves that he has any possible chance Or
being elected, or eve Of receiving the elec,t
.oral vote of a single State; and every
Wing vote which is cast for him is 10 effect
vote given to Gen. Cass and in favor Of
he extension of Slavery. We should most
regret therefore il any considerable
,umber of Wings should be 50 far misled by
ne new cry in favor of free soil, as to act
n opposition to the Wing candidates, and
hus defeat their election. Let them re-.
lect upon the long train Of calamities
upon the country BY the logged
'bstinscy Of the Liberty party in 1894. Sol
low it is in the power Of the Wing party, i'll
! only remains united and true to itself, tol
lect Gen. Taylor aud q Wing Congress,
nd thus secure the public domains from
ne blighting and concentrating in6uencesl
{ slavery. But if we are defeated ~ curl
i~ssensiOns, the responsibility Of the con-
equencss must rest upon those who sreI
he cause Of it." a"ss5,I Gta&
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