The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1848-09-02
Cen. TaYIofandthe Wilnet Proyiso.

Gen. Taylor the WilmOt ProvisO.
lsomeef the whig psper 10 ths north. ss veil
a, whg orassrss assert that Cen. Taylor Nip favor
Of the Wilmot. Froviso, or in other wprds would
not veto that measure il passed BY Congress-
This conclusion they profess to come to from his
Signal letter. This we have heretofore nnderta-
ken 10 show, was placing Gen. Taylor IN ataise
position. Since the letter to Mr.. McConkey, OF
Cincinnati, another has been published, written to
gentleman in Alabama. In this letter Gen. Tay-
lor says sit was not my intention ih that eoa'u'u-
nicaion 1.-THE Signal letterl to express an opinion
either In occurrence tCith or IN opposition to- any
of the uie,cs embraced ia the editorial article to
which it REFERS" This letter, saysthe Nashville
Whig, "puts an extinguisher upon the ridiculous
preience sci up by Of the loco fOco organs and
leaders that the General, in his letter to the Gin
cinnati Signal, intended to endorse the views con-
tanned in the editorial article which the editor Of
that paper had sent him--more especially prln;
ciples of the Wilmot proviso." Thus Southern
Taylorite calls the effort to make Gen. Taylor .
Wilmot Proviso man ridiculous prefe''ee.
The Mississippi Courier, a warm advocate OF
Gen, Taylor, calls the assertion that Gen. Taylor
was pledged not to veto the Wilmot Proviso, "a
,non,tyous assertion atwar with the char.
acter Of the man and the tenor Of bis whole life."
The Courier again says: %i 4H ~
"Ho,o dare these unscrupulous malig-
ners say that Gen. Taylor--a man Of
such pure, noble and unsulied charac.
ter-would prove TRAITOR 10 those
among whom he was born and raised ?
that he WOULD BETRAY the southern
people on this vital quesiion?-that he
would prove false TO his own interests
and scornfuIIy turn his back upon old
associations?' ae ta
"If the people Of the south demand
stronger evidence ola mans soundness
on the slavery question than the fact
that he is sou,herner by birth, habits
and associations, that he has always
been identified with the south, and that
all The property he has in the world is
invested in a cotton plan.ation-it is
not likely that they will ever get IL.
Would it moi be considered the heighth
of imper,inence and presumption for
one saveh older to ask another if he
was going to turn traitor and beiroy
his own interests? Most assuredly it
would" t."'
The Ohio Standard, a free soil paper, at CoIum-
bus, has procured from the Clerk Of the Court Of
jefferson county, Mississippi, copy, under the
Clerks hand and seal of office, Of deed from John
Hagard to Gen. Taylor for tract efland and some
eighty SLAVES; all Of whose names are enumerated.
We have not room for the copy Of the deed, which
the Standard introduces to its readers in the fol-
lowing language: gtH Aat h~f 9laH
"Of the numerous letters Taylor has
written can any man show one con.
tanning even a single line expressing his
regret that slavery should exist. Tay.
lor men Of this city Of Columbus have
letters from him they dare not show;
do they contain any thing in favor OF
freedom? one word that indicates even
the leas, Iiberalily on the subject! Has
he ever yet offered liberty to a single
one Of those human beings, the fruit ol
whose uncompensated laborshe enjoys2
Has he ever done any one thing that
would recommend him to a christian
community Of free people? No, he is
slave trader, sugar and cotton plant
er, with all the interests and Prejudices
of his peculiar situation. In fine, he
stands confessed an ignorant, slave trad
ing soldier, owing his nomination 10
the fraudulent acts of the LOUISIANA del
egation, and trusting 10 concealment
and deception for success.
The Standard also publishes letter from New
Orleans from which the following are extracts
.a t New Orleans, Aug. 4. lG48.
= "Dear .Sir:. ! herewith transmit TO
you a copy of the Deed Of Sale from
John Hagard, Senior, to Genera Tay-
lor Of a plantation, horses, and Slaves.
sf,t -; a95* sd Since General Taylor's
return from Mexico he hasalso purchas-
cd Slaves. In May last he purchased
in the name of his son Richard Taylor,
four Slaves Of w. M. Williams. On
The 9Th of June last he puchased of B.
M. Campbell two Slaves for The sum Of
ST. 10000. He inspected the negroes
and examined them TO see il they we're
sound. Gave his Draft on the Canal
Bank oil this City, aa*u t*see hs.g
And yet this man Zachary Taylor is The candi-
date Of the free soil. free territory whig party Of
the north! a.,5ol ; .9sgaa gn ia Dg4iifg