The North-Carolina standard., 1848-08-30
IMPORTANT REvEIAT1oNs.-

On the 10th instant q Democratic Mass Meeting
was held in Fauquier County, Virginia, which was
addressed by Senator Foote, of Mississippi. Mr.
Foote made some highly important revelations in re-
laon to the present position of pares and express
ed the opinion that so desperate Were Gen. Taylors
prospects, that he aoouH soon be- auithraacn from the
field. We quote from the Richmond ENQUIRER:
Mr. Foote with clearness and power, and with
the most whitening denunciation next DEVELOPED the
mlschlefs and dangers of the Northern ticket, Van
Buren and Adams, which, though it will not be run
In the South is to be The ticket against Cass and But
Ter. As for TayloTisn, there is an end of it. Car.
thaso fuit: Prominent wings in New England and
New YORK are actively engaged in faternizing with
the ticket of the Barnburners, for perfect union be-
tween whom and the Northern Wings there is an
universal movement The Northern wings saw that
as all the old issues are dead (the Southern wings
say so) why not struggle for the Free So'' doc
trine, so dear to Northern wings and Barnburners?
Mr. F. continued, and we ask attention to the i'm
Portant statements which have attempted, though
lmPerectly, we feel sure, to take down as he spoke
1t must be now evident to every discerning man,
tnat Gen Taylor can only be elected by the entire
WING vote of the Union; and know that many of
his most judcious friends of opinion that he can
only succeed by detaching considerable number of
voters from the democratic party, which it is hoped
may be effected by abandoning the old issues, and
relying upon the supposed partiality of people
for personages distinguished by high military achieve
ments. If such be the state of things, we would
like to know what chance Gen. Taylor stands of be-
ing chosen President if the whole, very consid-
erabie portion, of the whig strength of the North
should be Withdrawn from him. That this will be
the case thousand indications most clearly evEce.
We all know that various leading members of the
Wing party of the North have already aVowed their
determination to sustain the Barnburnng ticket late
ly nominated at Buffalo. know that not small
number of the whig members of Congress from the
North have returned to their homes, declaring their
intention no longer to support Gen. Taylor, without
more explicit commttal to the Free Soil doctrines
than he has yet given, perhaps is likely to give
From information which reached me through var-
GUS channels, before left Washington, feel au-
thorized to predict the speedy aerniz0tion of the
Barnburners and wings of the North in support of
Van Buren, and Adams. / venture to predict, that
no intelligent man, who now hears me, will doubt,
two weeks from this time, that this scheme of ater
nzation, now In active progress, will have been con-
summated."
Mr.. Foote, after alluding to the certain States for
Cass and Butler, thus speaks of the positions of
Messrs. Calhoun Lewis, and Yulee:
&c The Wings have hoped heretofore to divert much
of our strength in the States named, by the instru
mentality of Mr. Calhoun and his Southern friends.
But l can assure them that all ground for such
expectation has been entirely removed by the recent
course of events. Mr.. Calhoun declared to me, on
the morning of our adjournment, that he should GO
to his own home having less confidence in any future
compromise of the slavery question by congressional
action than most of his Southern friends seemed to
entertain; but that if he did not sustain the Cass and
Butler ticket actively, might confidently count
his neutrality. His particular friends among the
Southern members of Congress, feel authorized to
say, with single exception, will sustain ticket
warmly. / talked especially with two Democratic
Senators from the South, who have both been here
toforc supposed by some more less disinclined
to cooperate with in the coming contest, the
night before left Washington, allude to Senators
Lewis and Hulee,) and they both avowed their de-
termination to enter zealousy and actively into the
canvass for Cass and Butler.''
We are much gratifed by the assurance given by
Senator Feoe, that the vexed question of slavery in
Territories will, in all probability be settled the
next session of Congress. He says:
sEI will only mention a few of the distinguished
headers in the free States, in order to furnish sufficient
assurance on this point, and make the difference be-
tween Northern Wings and Northern Democrats on
this subject obvious all Dickinson, Douglass Han
negan, Bright and Fitzgerald! The course of these
gentlemen, and that of many others almost equally
distinguished in both Houses of Congress, who voted
for both of the plans of compromise recently reject
ed, speaks volume of instruction to But we
have still farther to the future of
General Cass's Northern friends on this momentous
question. When Southern Senators had it in their
power few days since to defeat the Oregon bl and
when all confessed that this bill was completely in
their power; when we had resolved, if Colonel Ben
ton should continue obstinately to adhere to his
ton to recede from our amendments refusing
committee of conference, which had reason to be-
lieve would result in satisfactory compromise, up
on new plan suggested by myself, and to which
the countenance Of distinguished men had peen pledg
ed, including at least one eminent Whig (Mr. Web
ster) and one Democratic Wilmot Proviso Senator,
supporter of Cass and Butler, (for, thank God, all
these gentlemen not profigate enough to become
when we had resolved to defeat the
bill by speaking the remainder of the session, the
fearless, accomplished, eloquent statesmanlike Dem
ocratic Senator from Illinois, Mr.. Douglas, in
his place, and avowed his determination, and the de-
of the Northern Democrats generally,
who had been heartily cooperating with him, and
with the South, in our previous efforts at compro-
mise, if we should withdraw ali further opposition,
and thus permit the Oregon bill to become law at
the next session of Congress to unite with again,
and heartily, in extending the Missouri Compromise
line to the Pacific and thus settling this vexed ques
ton forever. Upon this assurance agreed to let
the bill become laws we spared it from destruction
when it undeniably in power. Who can
doubt that this understanding will be carried out in
good faith !-Surey no one can do so who knows
anything of the high character of those from whom
it emanated. Thus we have every reason to believe
that this controversy will be terminated next winter
at least early the succeeding session of Con-
gress by the associated action of Southern and North
ern Democrats and such Southern Wings as shall
prove themselves true to the South.".
Should General Taylor be withdrawn in the free
Wings and Barnburners concerned will then be
purely sectional in its chaacter and the aim of these
factions will be to carry the election to the House
Of Representatives. In 1886, it will be remembered,
similar state of affairs existed. Gen. Harrison was
run by the Wings in the free States, Judge White
in the slaveholding States, and Mr.. Van Buren, by
The national Democratic party in all the States. Then
Mr.. Van Buren, true to his principles and to his
party, and he triumphed He occupies the same
IL, in and his fate