Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1848-10-05
From The Charleston IS. g. Mercury, Sept II.
South Carolina POlilicsmDcmOcralic Tay
IOr Meeting.

An immense meeting Of the democratic supporters
Of Gen. Taylor for the Presidency was held on Thurs
day evening, at Temperance Hall. The spacious
building was hronged to overlooking, and gleat NUM-
bers left unable to effect an entrance from the masses
that filled the approaches to the Hall. Every portion
of the Hall was crowded to sufocaton and the pro-
edings throughout marked bya spirit of deep enhu-
siasm. The greatest unanimty pervaded the immense
assemblage; but feeling seemed to actuate them;
that of determined resolution to stand by the cause
OF the South and support the 'man of the South as
tht candidate Of their choice.
On motion of Nelson Mitchell, Charles Macbeth
was called to the chulr, and the following gentlemen
were appointed Vice Presidents John McNellage
George Gibson James d. Pringe, J. r. Fillmore II.
J. Hardy, and John F. O'Nelll. E. H. Locke, and T.
A. Fuller acted as Secretaries.
| MIR. Macbeth on taking the chair addressed the
meeting with the happiest effect, commencing by an
eloquent aluson to the brilliant victories which had
distinguished the military of Gen. Taylor, and
had given him abiding place in the affections of
the people of the United States he passed to the
striking circumstance that has been thereby develop
ed to us the fact that at The South had man, who
OF the South had impressed the whole country with
sense OF his services, that the true and honest men
of all parties were prepared TO place, in times OF
peace, the destinies Of our country in those hands
war MIR Macbeth elequenty alluded to the position
which the slaveholding States occupied. Now attack
ed on all sides, exposed to the assaults of an embed
led spirit coming from all classes and parties ut the
North and West Their devotion to the cause of our
ruin admonshes at the South Irrespective of all
ties except those which spring from southern soil,
to unite in our own defence To expect that at home
we disrustiul of each other as to ask pledges
OIL the subject would be to admit the institution of
slavery does not of ITSELF create the bond that unites
all who live under its influence.
For Gen. Cass, he said, there could be- among those
who preferred their country to their party but one
opinion. He was from an Abolition State-lived a.
mong Abolition friends-was supported by an Adolf
ton press To expect that SO situated IN charac-
ter, so weak in purpose, vasclhtmg, could be re-
garded as champion for the South on the great
question Of free soil, which ever has controlled and
will control all who live in its influence, would be to
surrender the ground we have proudly maintain
ed We do not look TO President for our support,
it is true, but we look to Southern man to that
our rights not tramped under foot; and refuse
to recognize as proper person for the Presidency of
this Republic, one whose public character has been
marked by such repeated Inconsistencies, and whose
devotion even to the Democratic creed rests on the
clamorous support OF his friends while it contradict
ed by the acts and votes Of Gen. Cass himself Mr.
Macbeth's address was throughout received with the
most aptureus applause, and at its conclusion he an.
nonnced to the meeting the presence Of the Hon. l. E.
Holmes.
The Hon. l. E. Holmes was received bv the audi
ence with loud and long continued demonstrations Of
applause. He returned his thanks for the reception
and expressed his qualification at being again in the
home Of his affections, after the late laborious and
long prOrOcted session of Congress. He then pro-
ceeded to dcuss the momentous questions which had
been before the National Legislature; Showed from
the debates upon the various Territorial bills, that the
Democratic party Of the North had gradually faller
off from our support until, upon the final vote, they
Auttery abandoned uS and exhorted his fellow citi