Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1848-10-05

near neighbor of Gen. Taylor, and formerly a
MAYOR Of Baton Rogue, in letter TO a brother
OF his, residing in This CITY, writes MS follcws
VI see that some of yonr politicians doubt, or pre-
tend to doubt, Gen. TayoIs orthodoxy. They
need not entertain any fears of that. | see him
almost every day, and he expresses his opinions
as freely as any true Wing could desire. lie is
decidedly opposed 10 the acquisition of slave ter
rllory. Some OF the wings here are not pleased
with the freedom with which he expresses his
views upon all subjects, and The Locofocos pro-
nounce him, IN all their speeches. a Wilmot Pro-
viss man. aud say Cass is most decidedly oppos-
ed to il and much safer man for the South"
Roch. Dem.
~ In the last Yam Buren, Courier, Il. d.
Barber, w. L. Russell. r. L. Fuller, J. G. Has
well, s. II. Price, l.. +. Chitendon, and o. w.
Butler tall Locoiocos) call estate Mass Con-
vention of the Free Democracy" at Montpelier
on 10Th of October. Not word is said a.
bout The Free Uhigs or Free Liberty men whom
the Barnburning democracy have swallowed
Our friend of the Yam Buren, Courier is vrtuous-
y indignant at being called anything buta Whg,
but we suppose he will consider himself invited
to attend this "lree" democratic pow-wow q.
Messrs. Barber a. Go. (who sign themselves
Estate Conmittee") request ''the friends Of Free
Soil" to bestir themselves and make this Mass
meeting Of "Democrats," zone of the most numer-
GUS and imposing assemblagcs ever witnessed.
foresee but we are safe in predicting that in
the way of "imposition" it will be without par
ae. If the Freemen of Vermont can be worse
imposed upon than by being invited TO support
.fnrtin Yam Buren, as the leader of an nntt-siaue-
ri movement e. we should like to see the thing
il is TO be done with Fee Press
BoLTING FROM THE BoLTERs.-We under
stand, that some of the abolltionists at Milford
refuse to swallow Van Buren,, 'the Northern
| uit cnia - nd arp pndp
orng to 10 get up an electoral ticket for Gerrit
Smith. They refuse to be sold body and soul,
to that prince of selhshness aud that subsers lent
instrument of slave power, the little magician.
We believe his magic wand will not be potent
enough to transform bitter political opponents in
to ardent riends.-yNaStua Gozette.
SUDDEN DEATH.-The Albany Argus con-
tains a letter stating that al meeting OF gem
tenen of the Free Soil Party held a, Schroon
Lake, Judge TyriI commenced speaking in a
highly excited and energetic manner, and had
proceeded about twenty minutes, when he said,
" Gentlemen, you have the prayers Of all good
men and good Christians in your behalf. God
is on the side of the Barnburnersw Suddenly
his voice fell and he sank back into his chair,
and tainted. He was supported by persons who
wee near him, and carried down stairs, but did
not breathe afterwards. He expired instantly.
DEMOCRATIC MEETING AT NATcHEz-Gen.
Quitman addressed large Democratic meeting
at Nachez on The 9th. In dilusion 10 Gen. Tdy-
Tor, he said that he tcoud NOT say one cord against
him. eren II he could, bull that he could not, as his
private character unercepiionable and his mil
itdry one glorious.
~ AT Detroit, on the 18th ult., Elk Cover
nor aud Senator VIM. Woodbridge, presided at
Taylor meeting, and made efspeech. A
mong The officers of the meeting, recognize
several of the oldest and staunchest Loco Focos
in the city-L. B. Miner, A. Wales, and Alex
ander Davidson Ex U. S. Senator John Nor
veil, Locofoco U. S. District Attorney under
Polk, made an admirable Taylor speech. Messrs
&. b. Bates, Ii. ". Backus, and "Honest" Jacob
NJ. Howard, (Whigs) also addressed the meet
ing.
WESTERN SSrEs BRIeHr.-The Editor of the
Indiana Journal has conversed with very intel
lgent gentleman who has travelled extensively
through the States Of Wisconsin, Iowa, and Hill
nols, who gives it as his deliberate opinion that
Taylor will carry all those States.
The Cartmen of New York are making ar
engagements for demonstration OF their own in
favor of TAYLOR and FILLMORE. We learn,
says the Tribune, that among the large lumber
who have already signed the call, considerable
portion never yet voted any ticket not manufac-
tured or endorsed in Tamnany Hall.
The Cincinnati Gazette gives the political
statistics of Ohio for several years past, and
says:
ave again express the opinion that Ohio will
give TAYLOR and FILLMORE % votes for Presi-
dent and Vce-P President, by majority of thou
sands in the vote of the people,
Why mol support Fan Bwen? Because we
believe we should thereby be promoting the tr-
umph OF Cass, and with him that of the deadest
and most formidable enemies of freedom. Let it
be proclaimed tomorrow, that we and those who
agree with US in sentiment and IN feeling on this
subject, had taken ground for Van Buren, and
who would most rejoice over it 2 Who would
catch up and speed the tid,ngs from river to riv-
err and village to village ? 1t would be tho
Postmasters the tde-wai,ers the minlons of
Polk, and the selvitors Of the heir apparent-the
men who hope 10 crush The Free soil movement
and fatten, through coming years of Hunker and
Slavery uscendancy, on the spolls OF their dl7l-
ded and PROSTATE adversaries. We shall not
play their game for them.-.N. y Tribune.
For NEw-MExIco. Judge Beard and fami-
" of Texas, passed up the river last Sunday,
en- route for New Mexico. He goes out by au-
Mority of the Governor of Teras, as Judge OF N
Mexico, by which it would seem Texas is going
TO contest her right to all that country. The
Territory is under the jurisdiction Of the Gener-
al Government, held as part of the Territory ac-
qured from Mexico by conquest and Treaty.
Texas claims 1t as part of her original annexed
Terrltorv.-B oon's Lick l.No.l Times.
CONSISTENCY. The Free Soil" Party in
New York have nominated in Convention, Gen.
Dix, as their candidate for Governor Gen. Dix
voted for the annexation Of I'eras, when one vote
would have kept Texas, war and slavery exten-
sion out of the Union Nice leaders Van Bu-
rem and Dix, for " conscientious" anti slavery
Wings