Litchfield enquirer., 1848-08-24
FSVsn GAe BsOokviIle (Aad) .ameviean. A LETTER FROM MR. CoRwIN.
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real he'd me hall ois hour ago, anu aNaii my self Oi my earliest leisure moment, to reply 1 have seen in the papers from various parts ufk the country, conts sdIctoTy conjeclnres as Co the vote oi IhIs or thai person, aud anong others, myself.
 have never d JObted as tU my duty as vo- tor since the nomination was mad. IL is tG3A | did moi wsh Gen. Taylor, preferred others ,o him Bot a convection of WhIgs was call- ed. exeressly for the purpose of agreeing up-- on one of the five or six persons named. was in favor of that convention, and as v vas fairly conducted, ] feel bound to sustain us numinee. Had inc man been named that had nreferred. and the frIenUis of General TayloJ had refused to support him, am sure should feel w. rranled in charging them with
 bad faith. l cannot apply 0ne rule to myself,
 and different one to others hao the eOh-
 ventiOD nalneG man wno War nOs
 Whig, or who was infamous and unworthy,
 should feel in that case absOlved rom any oO-
 ligation to support such man. B0' GeneInl
 Taylor does not fall within either of these
 classes. He is Whig. He is above susPi- cion ar reproach in his personal character.- He has proved himself worthy of every public
 trust committed to him, and that think is a
 reasonable guaranty that he will not fail in
 this. know the non.slaveholding States obe- feet to Gen. Taylor, that he lives n slave { state and owns slavts Did not MI. Clay live In a moi Mir. Clay a slaveholdere Yet we were proud to vote for him, and would now do more and sacrifice more to place him in the Executive chair, than would for any man iH America And so would thousands of the pu- resi and bes, men in the Free States. Thus, this objection is not insuperable as we have
 seen. The non- -slavehoding states should ask thia question, Will the man proposed, wheth- CT he live in free or slave state, use his pow If slo fn fprrI where it does not now exist On this point 1 what is his power! No more, answer, than
 vonrs, unless he should exert it through his { ye,o. Will he do this! answer according X . his pledges, he cannot. He has said in his t3Asagv io Caut. Aliison-~- '"Tta per snnal opin- .e',et t-. aaind ydual wha was happen to oe- ions of the s4sgfiye chair, ou. nt not 10 control The acton o ""e : objectiaN
 mestic policy. 70. of aa
 interposed, wl,-s ra s.a
 power. have lser =... Sy tk9<
 partments of th. nent, andS
 in by the people,"
 IfSlavery is extended anywhere in Territoss% ries, it must be done by act of Congress Is it not question of ..domestic Lolicyp Clearly 1t is. Has it no, been settled that Congress has the constitutional power to prohibit slave ". The Missouri Compromise and various other similar exerions of the power by Con- gress, recognized by every department of the Government, answers this question in the af. fiImative And all know that this has been acquesced in by The people Thus, thea, it is clear, that the people, if they wish to re- strict slavery, have only to elect the proper men to Congress, and their will be law, un- controlled by that so much abused veto power. Indeed, the doctrine of Gen. Tayl Tor or the subject of tke veto. as laid down In the letter above quoted, (intended for publication, and therefore to be considered pledge.) is in my judgment, of more value as principle in our syst em, than any which has been advocated by the Whigs since the Revoluti n. This despot. lc power, by its use and abuse, has for the last few years, extended its tyrannical gras, 60 ev- cry, even the minutest question of legislation. It has ranged, uncontrolled over our whole system ot domestic policy, from the establish. ment of bank down othe erection of haT- bor at the mouth ofa creek. Every act of the Congress of free people has thus been made 10 square ith the judgment or caprice Of ONE MAN.
 Such government is an accurate de6nation of despotlsm. It is true it only continues for four years in one hand but it is none the less despotism while it lasts, and if it is to be longer toe ated, will be continual, the only change being the transfer of absolute pOwers from the hands of one petty tyranl to his ssic- cessr. An honest mai, as Gen. Taylor IS ad- mitied To be. with such opinions, and reasona' ble intelligence which even his enen!fes con- cede, cannot make bad or dangerous Presi- dent. have been asked-How can you, who denounced the Mexican war, vote for it's Hero! My answer is to me plain and obvious Gen. Taylor was an officer of the reghlaf ar y. He took his commission when !"nlh. He cons tracted to tight when and where his country called and to obey the orders Of hIs supe,iors in command. The President was Comman- der-in. Chef He ordered-Gen Tayl"I obev~ ed He acted as Scott and hundreds oi others did. 1t was, and IS, theview of their duty, ta- ken by all officers of the army and navy, It IS very differ ent question with the volunteers.- The Government requests-it does not, cannot command ciiZrn-to volunteer his services in foreign war. The Government can com. pei the militia to repel invasion but it cannot force beyond the United States line single man except that he is in the regular army. In the speech for winch have been so much condemned by those who have never read il, 1 took this distinction. It is foe obvious to es- cape any one who chooses to think.
 intended to say word concerning Gen. Cass. but have not the time. and need not tax your patience further. l will only add, that in my judgment, his views of public policy gre more pregnant with danger to the Repub- lie. than those of any prominent politician ever yet promulgated in this c"untry-and If carried Outs as Tear they WSuiu oe Shoulu he succeed, would be fatal to the happiness of the people. and end in the total subversion of oaF present form of Free Government. His wild schemes ot wars of conquests. and unhounded annexation of all neighboring countries. with all sorts of population are fraught with evils in my judgment. quite too obvious to need if- lustration, to say nothing of the reckless dis regard of rights which they imply. That he entevtaTns these notions sincerely, tas am willing to admit only renders him the more dangerous If he were not in earnest, be
 would only be demagogue, and might be ex- pected. when such pretences had served the purpose or an election. to change. as he has recently or other subjects. his opinions Be- tween two such men, cannot hesitate. know differ with good men and good Whigs, but must obey my convictions oi duty, and cheerfullv yield to them the same right Tru> ly your friend.
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