Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1848-10-26
The Great Taylor JuggIe.

No party ever played such game offraud as is now
playing by the Taylor leaders North and South in re-
ation to Their candidate for the Presidency. Here he
is claimed friend ofthe Wlmot Proviso. Down
South, his friends and neghbors those who know him
bes say he is to UetO the Proviso. They say in
the words of the South Carolina Democracy, " We
knOO that on this gteat paramount question, Gen.
Taylor is tcth us for us, Of U.S. This game of decep
ton may succeed. Honest freemen, enough of Them,
may be deceived into giving great Southern Slave
holer their votes to elect him. The leaders in this
fraud may get a few pary offices, as the reward of
their treachery. But for all this, woe unto them
The first year that sees Gen. Taylors election, shall
reveal their shame, and brand them traitors TO their
country and their race !oathing and stencil shall
they be in the nostrils of all the people The Arch
Demon" himself could he be elected, would not prove
more determined enemy of human freedom than this
Zachary Taylor. Such will the event prove, if
he should succeed.
To show upon what grounds his most distinguished
friends at the South advocate his election we give our
readers the following conclusion of letter of Judge
Beren, the present distinguished Wing is. Senator
from Georgia. This Judge Berrien vast the first Unit
ed States Attorney General under Gen. Jackson, and
knOrs if any live knows, the exact position of the
man he is laborng TO elect. Such men as Webster
and Corwil may be deceived-John NJ. Bsrrien never
Here is the letter, written in reply to invitation to
attend Barbecue at Beaver dam in Georgia. Read it.,
Wings. Readit all who may by any possibility, be
tempted to cast ballot for Zachary Taylor.-Demo-
crat and Fycemen.
81 ask you to make known to our fellow citizens,
who will be assembled OH the Both inst, the reason
why am not with them, not so much to explain my
absence, for that is comparatively unmportant, as to
enable through the proper organs of the meeting
to tell them how deeply important feel ito be, that we
should work with might and main" IN the present
canvassthat consider At as the most Important PreSi-
dentiG election, especially to SOUTHERN MEN, totch
has occurred since the foundation of the Government.
"We haze great and Spportant interests al Stake-i
zoe fail 10 sustain them nOtc may be forced too soon
to decide tohethcr We p remain in The Union at the ncr
cy Of band of fanatics political iugglers-or reilc-
family retire ffOm for the preservation Of domestic
Institutions, and all rights as treemen zoe are u
nited, can sustain them ,oe dUtde on the old par
ty ISSUES zoe must be UictunS.
"With heart devoted to their interests on this
great question: and WITHOUT RESPECT To
| PARTY, implore my fellow citizens of Georgia
WHIG and DEMOCRATIC 10 FORGET FOR TINE theil
PARTY DIVISIONS TO KNOW EACH OTHER
ONLY AS SOUTHERN MEMO act upon the tru-
ism uttered by Mr.. Calhoun, that on this vital ques
ton-the preservation of our domestic institutions, the
Southern who is arthcrest from u.s. is nearer tt
us than any Northern man can be-that Gen. Taylo
is identified with us in feeling and nterest-was borI
in a Slaveholding State. educated in slave
holding State-s himself a slaveholder-that his
slave property constitutes the of support to him
self and famy--that he cannot desert us without
sacrificing his interest, his principles, the habits and
feelings Of his life. and that with him, therefore, ou
institutions are safe beseech them, therefore, from
the love which they bear to noble State, to rally
under the banner of Zachary Taylor and with united
voice to send him by acclanlaton to the Executive
chair. Respectfully Your fellow citizen,
]. MCPHERSON BERRIEN.
Mr.. ]. H. CHRIsTY.