Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1848-06-29

secure an absolute majority of the electoral
votesP The deeply dsaffected Democracy of
New York have answered this question for them
selves: they have made clean party nomination
Of President and Tice President; they admit no
fusion with the Wings none with the third par
ty. Their action is plainly decisive of the whole
question: they will not 20 to other pariies-in-
dividuals may go, but other parties will not 90
to them. The Wings may divide the North
may diuide, -but the stand Of the Utica Conven-
ton is to us an unmistakabe sign that there can
be no such union of the discovered fragments
of all parties as to give even the faintest pros
pect Of success. Failing of that, these divis-
ions will but strengthen the common enemy
which we all fear-but hasten the fatal result
which we all most earnestly deprecate.
CONCLUSION.
We turn then to the position of Gen. TAY-
LoR as the one most likely to avail us in the de-
feat of the Slavocratic policy as embodied in
Gen. Cass-the most likely to result in stopping
the nation in its mad career through war and sla-
very TO disunion and destruction We need not
sacrifice our party organizations, party princi-
pies, nor even party feelings to support him.
we need do this to buta very iuconsiderable ex-
tent in order 10 secure, in the mode we have al
ready indicated a sure working majority in the
next Congress, adverse to the wretchod policy
which would extend Slavery at the point of the
Wings can take in the present aspect Of the
case; incomplrably the safest and best course.
And when VIC say this, we mean that is best not
merely for the wing party, but we mean for all
parties and all men who of all things most earn
esty desire to put an end to the tyranny, the
wickedness, aud the imminent danger to the very
existence of the Union, which characterize the
policy which has been for four years pressed by
our rulers, and is unscrupulously promised for
four years to come by the candidate of the Bal
tmore Convention. If this is still 10 be the pol
icy Of Our government, one well may shudder
for his country when he remembers that God is
Just. War has been its first fruits since this poll
icy was first promulgated by the National Dem
ocratc Convention of 1874; Wdr must from the
very nature of the case, continue to be its fruit
land Slavery stalks in the path opened by fire
and the sword, and will brood perhaps for CEN
turtles over territory where it had no existence
until planted by the arms and nourshed by the
blood of American soldiers. Against this a
domination have we varied as Wings since the
first moment Of danger; and against this we
mean to contend unto the last. We cannot know
ingly omit any act or sacrifice to prevent the fas
tening of this accursed policy upon our govern
ment, without partaking in the guilt of wicked
wars and Of extending and perpetuating tie sys-
TEN of American Slavery. We cannot refuse
to yield any all of our wing principles beside,
Unnecessary to prevent the further prosecution of
this pocy-lor they may be laid aside without
Iirretrievable injury,-in due time they will rise
with new power; Free Trade and every other
mad achievement of radcalism upon the bust
ness of the country may be borne in due time
they will work their own cure: but this horrible
project of propagating Slavery and acquiring
territory by the sword is progressive in its course
every victory gives it new strength; it is per-
petual in its fruits every new state brings its
two members into the Senate to nuify the voice
OF renlo.Srahce from the Tree Not'h-aye, ana
to fix upon the whole land the blight of Sla.
vocratic domestic policy. We must do what we
can TO prevent it. Our judgment is that the wi
sest course is to concur in the support of Gen.
Taylor. Ours is the last wing press in Vermont
to accept the nomination We have waited for
no factious purpose-nor from wilfuness but
to satisfy our best judgment. The course is
clear we enter upon it cheerfully.