Litchfield enquirer., 1848-08-03
The Free SeiI NIorement.

been started ln thsS state within the last tRu weeks viz, one in Hartford, one tn Norwich and one in MiddleiOwn. We rejoice in an, indication that the north is awaking from he, half-century slunber. There was need enough iong ago, that sue should 6es,ir herself, and al least 6eg.n to ask. |" Watchman what of the. nghi!" But strange it is, tho no less strange than true, Ihat most men possessing the spirit of reform, injure the cause they desire to aid by their new born zeal.
 It has long been the misfortune, or rather the folly, ofthe friends of Reform that they canno, act Unitedly and harmOniously. As in tn. present instance, while the supporters of sla- | very are moving on in solid phaanx for th great embodiment of heir'peculiar' principles. thousand. of the proiessed friends of the W;l- mot P'oviso at the North are rendering thel. efforts vastly worse than useless, by their en- , deavor' to divide the forces and scatter the hre Of the opponents of the extension oI hu- man servi'ude. The Liberty League hay, nominated Gerret Smith as their candidate fo, the Presidency, and are urging alt who regart the rights of the North to rally under hi, 1 standard. Tae candidate of the Liberty Pal ty' is John P. Hale, reformed iOcofoco--s. far at least as the slavery question is concerned The Free Soil Democrats have selected as lhei. candidate, Martin Van Buren-a man who, when self-interest was al stake, was the most serv'le ot all northern dsugh.faces. And ROW the distracted political elements are again in a feimeni Another Free Soil National Con- ven:ion' is to he holden at Buffalo during the present mor,h-by which siiH anothev can- didate for President may be selected and pre- sented to the people for their support-or pos- sibly Van Buren or Hale may be re.nominat I We confess ourselves unacquainted with any species of necromancy by which ,chig can consistently vote for either ot tthese gentlemen. Certainly he must sa-lifice every other whig principle, before he can give them his support And even could the Wilmot Proviso party elect their n,an, what could he do more than Gen Tay Tor, to pi event the spread of slavery He could simply put his signature to a sfree.soil bill, if congress should pass one; and Gen. Taylor would do the same thing as readily and | as cheerfully as would Martin Van Buren, and much moro consistently.
 Mr Giddings, who is now leeturing against Gen Taylor and who declares himself ready to vote for Van Buren if nominated at Buffalo. thusspoke ot that gentleman few years ago ''Sir, (sad Mir. e. I may he led to confide l in the honor of slaveholder-bnt a .. aervile | doughface" Is too destitute of that article 10 nb' ain credit wi,h me. Mr. Van Buren has placed the evidence of his servility conspicu- eusl, upon the records of our country. There 1 it will remain, and will be regarded as an en> during memento of the degeneracy ot the age, and oi the men who filled our public slations' All accounts agree in saying that the Wh,g candidate is opposed to the acquisition of more
 slave territory In conversation he freely ex-
 presses himself oR this point, Indeed his po-
 si,ion is too welt known at the south to be
 matter of dispute among the well informed
 and honest.
 The Washington Union, 1.-the organ of the
 great democratic party of the naiion,'] says,
 General Taylor is pledged to y,eId hfs as.
 seni to he dociT,nes ef ihe TViiniot P,ociso.
 and is spedged not to esoit to the Presden ia,
 veto against i', if the people shall constitute congress that shall enact those doctrines into a | law"
 The same paper adds
 He consents to sacrifice his own power to that of congress-to sink into king Lear, 10 register their edicts, and to tC5-ex .osc the whole south to the Wilmot Provisos of the rabid aboltionists.-h0 This is the first tax which he pays for the nomination, and the first claim he puts in for the suffrages of the south
 Tho Alabama Flag and Advertiser s,ys-
 We kno,o that he CTaylor1 has approved the 1 extension oi the ordinance of 17s7 to new ter. riiory. This ordinance provides that slavery or involuntary servitide shall not exist in the territory to which itappies. except for crime This ordinance is the Wiimot Provlzo in an, other shape.
 The position of Cass on the Proviso is equal- ly well understood. He is advocated st the south. and in many parts of the nurih, because he is sworn enemy to the Wilmot Proviso and stands pledged to veto any measure wnich shall be designed to limit the boundaries oi slavery.
 At late meeting cf the Democratic Asso- citation of Richmond, Va, it was resolved of this gentleman
 He tas shown himself wffrly oprosed to Me oiiosss WILMOT PROVISO. by having ,crittem against n, spoken Gga,nst it and vo- fed HgGanstH and has denied in language the most explicit and emphatic the powe, of con gress to prohibit slavery, either in s'aies or territories.
 In view of all the facts. the question forces stselt upon every candid mind-Sball Taylor or shall Cass be eur next President Remem. Der that every Whg vote which is east for third. fourth or fifth candidate. counts in Ja0or ef CGss. Tt is in vain to plead inno- cence oi ignorance; for consclence will teach | any man that if he does what he knows will result in evil. he dees scrong,
 THE DEAD SEA EXPEDITION.
 The Boston Transcript states. on the au- thority of private letters, that the Expedition