The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1848-11-04
From the Boston Atlas, October 20.
POLITICAL RASCALlTY.
TAYLOR and the Proviso.

A ScANpALoUs, BARETACED FRAUD. we
received Yesterday, from Washington, copies
ortwo pamphlets issued in that city 10y ihe
Iocofoco Central Committee, for circulation
i'm the Stntes One ofthem Is Intended Ior
the North. the other for the South. Inc hrs'
is headed, "REAp PENNsYLvANIANs, AND DE
c,nr At THE Polls" 1t is II pamphlet OF lour
unges, and is TO be circulated III lhe Mortl'
IL attempts 10 show that Gen. Taylor '0H'
10 The Wilmof Prori8o, ifhe should be eiecteu
President. The other is n pamphlet OF e'Sh!
pnges, which goes to prove that bolh GenGFG'
'To9,Ior and Willard Fillmore are .4BOLI-
J'jO. VISITS; and shat Gen. Taylor has g,pen
assurances 10 The Whigs Of he NORTH, mat y e.
Iecied, he tciU NOT VETO The Htimot Prou'-
So"
These two documents are made up by the
same men-meu who are leaders in the Lo-
cofoco unrty-Senators and Representa-
to,iyes in Congress They are published u!
one office, and are ranked by the cart LOAD
to the two sections ofthe Union, by Inc same
men. the sole purpose of which is to deceive
and delude the honest voters oil TINS country
We could not believe, had we not the EVIL
dcnce before our eyes, that men pretending
TO hive regard for their reputation would
he guilty of knnvery, in comparison with
which the cheating ola thimblc rIgSer al Il
country muster is as moral purity itself
We ask the honest voters of the Democrat
ic marty whether they will any longer sup
mort n party whose candidates look for sue
cess hy means so vile ms ths-whelher they
will not rather vote for honest OLD LACil-
AIRY TARLOR, the man whose whole lille
has been devoted to the service of his coun-
try. and whose integrity aud fairness OF char
acter no one questions. Voters think Of these
matters. .. .
Such are the means used to deceive the
people aud defeat Gen. Taylor. is II rot
desperately bad cause that requires such
means: Ought honest men to countenance
il? Judge ye.
Remarkably have we said that we have in
possession positive aud unequivocul evidence
of the soundness Of Gen.Taylor's position on
the ordinance of ~, otherwise known ms the
Wilmot proviso. 1t is the declaration Of Gen
TAYLOR made in conversation, aud such as he
has freely and voluntarily made. Hitherto
n sense ofimpropriety in publishing private
conversation, even though not confidential
has restrained us: but since means, unparal
elled in rascuily, are used 10 mislead thu
people upon the subject, we think it justitia
be to waive all delicacy. In answer to di
rect question Gen. Taylor has declared:
"THai The Or dinance or17S7 had been pdSSec
by Congress, approved by Washington, and up
hcidby The Judiciary, md NO POWER rs LEFT
no THE PRESIDENT TO VETo 1T. Ind as n
uie,ccd all questions Of erpcdiency, or question
, already settled by all departments ofhe Gorer7'
nenf, as referred to Congress, he irotud therefor
be bound TO GIVE IT HIS AssENT;dnd ,ooWd no
interfere or IN any ,0dy NEEDLE to defeat ii. be
lieping il 10 be solely cithi: The duty ofCongress
\ Freemen of Vermont! mark these things:
/. This declaration is entirely in harmon
I with the noble sentiments given to the wor!
= by General Taylor in the Allison letter. Til
G old veteran is therefore consistent.
n ]. This declaration is in perfect harmon
e with the position ascribed to him by leadin
n ,Southey7, Wigs, such as Gov. Jones ofTenl
s essee, and Senator Metcalf and Gov. Letci
e err of Keutucky--and by leading Noriher
i Wings, such us Daniel Webster of Mas
I Tom Corwin of Ohio, Truman Smith of Coz
II necticut, Gov Seward of New York, and u
J. the Vermont Wings in both branches ofCol
II gress. The old Veteran then is homes
n single minded and sincere-the same ut Il
North as he is at the South.
e 3. His position is emnently constitution;
r Just and conservative.
e A. The Wing party presents the only ava
e. able way of rescung the country from 4
le dangers that environ it. Van Buren, has IL
'e even the possibility of an election; Cnss
is Taylor must he the man. With TAYLo
m Congress lis free TO act in accordance wi
c, the will of the peoples with CAss, the will {
Ill Congress and the people will be dcfed by 4
~ VETO.
Us Such, in our humble judgment, is Fl
IL and honest statement ofthe case. Walton
i" Daily Journal. ....
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II What can you Do?