The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1848-09-15
TERRITORIAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENT =.

IN
10 turn away attention from the Acknowledged pro-
slavery CHARACTERISTICS oil the Philadelphia nominee for
the Presidency, the Taylor orators harm unon the
great dangers TO from the election -, tho,
tell us that the "Mchigan der" is The avo,,od .dvo.
cafe Tor 'ie extension OF our countrys limits either
peaceably by "iaeviiable war;" in which ro,oro.
ments sometimes get nvolved-that Gen. G. &c II &.
vor of territorial aggrandzment" Now. b,;oc -.
sort TO FACTS would soon convince ALL that even ~
score, the choice of Taylor would be no less an e,
that of Cass-ha both go equally Tor extension of fer.
itory, as well against any restriction of savarx
therefrom In letter dated Monterey, Nov. 9, l846.
Gen. Taylor advocated the taking of SIX or SEVEN
STATES from Mexico, tloice the amount which was
subsequently acquired, after the had ragged one
year and half longer Here is genuine extract
recolect that 1t was written only six months after the
war commenced:
81 DO not intend to carry on my operations
Gas previously stately beyond Satillo, deem
ing it to be next to impracticable to do So 1t
then becomes a question as to what is best
to be done. 1t seems to me that the most Judi
clous course to be pursued oil our part, would be
to take possession, at once, of the line we would
accept by negotiation, extending from the Gulf
of Mexico to the Pacific, and occupy the same.
or keep what we already have possession of
and that, with Tampico, which hope to take in
the course OF next month"; or as soon as can get
the means OF transportation, will give us all on
this side OF the Sierra Madre, and as soon as |
occupy Saltillo, will include SIX OR SEVEN
STATES OR PROVINCES; thus holding
Tampico, Victoria, Monterey, Saltillo, Monclo.
va, Chihuahua, (Which l presume Gen. Wool
has possession Of by this time) Santa Fe, and the
Californias-and say to Mexico, Drive us from
the countryP-throwing on her the responsibility
and expense OF carrying on offensive war-at the
same time closely bockading all her ports on the
Pacific and the Cult. course of this kind, is
persevered IN for short time, would soon bring
her to her proper senses, and compel her to su-
Tor peace, provided there is government in the
country sufficiently stable for US to treat with
which, fear, will hardly be the case for MANY
years to come"
Yet some of the orators OF the Taylor party bypocrit.
icaly tell Us, in their detection from the Wimot Proy
SO principle not being broad enough for them TO unite
upon, that they go for +" no addition of erritoryv
as the surest way to prevent the .of slavery
when their own candidate avowed himself g in favor of
prosecuting The Mexican for territorial indemnify"
las he stated 10 Committee of Mississippi Legsature
and said that "Nexco will eventually all come into our
government by degrecs OF be avoided :" but 10
begin upon, six or seven States Provinces twice the
extent already annexed, would atiae his appetite for
while So Iaylortes, just prepare for the annexation
OF another large shoe of Mexican territory our dos
mans In case your candidate succeeds-pTeparatory to
the eventual absorption of the whole"
Talk to us no more about Gen. Cass being for &C.
curing "lhe whole OF Mexico" and Cuba to boot for
we have Taylor evidence to show that Old Zach also
has itching dfter Cuba, and thinks it would be good
policy TO annex It, In February last, the ~ Y Mirror
aPaper among the inst to advocate the nomination of
Gen. Taylor, published the following, with the remark
by The Editor that it was from intimate friend and
near neighbor of Gen. Taylor who in the course OF
private conversation, gave his views as here stated
SHE argued, that so far as Mexico was con.
cerned, the Wilmot Proviso was useless: but. he
continued, that its agitation before Congress was
calculated to create sectional feelings, and in
Jure parts OF the Union with reference TO each
other. lie said that he considered that anv law
passed prohibiting the annexation of slave ter
rltory, was making difficulties for future uear.
OF an almost INsURMoUNTABLE CHARACTER.
for, said be, Providence, by course of events
points out that at some future day Cuba must he
come either an integral part or dependency up-
on the United States-that it was the ohlv mart of
the North American continent worth having that
we DO not Possess-and as that country. if ever
caused to be annexed to the United States bv
european interference, must be admitted as a
'e 0, '"o "li1hot rroVlso, without having
any present value, is calculated to be a stumblinS
block with regard to Cuba, that may embarass
our action as government, and force us to rio
ldte our 0Wn tGtCS TO secure our borders from, a
foreign foe"
uen' I.reNerates his strong aversion to the WiJmo,
FroVlso, and Eliminates prospective schemes Of
territorial ggrandizemen "-belIeving with General
Cass that the ProvSo, besides being unconstitutional
would be hndrance, or "slumbfng block % in ,bo
oil accomplishing those schemes Cuba is o,ea,
SLAVE counuy-'hereiore 1t must be GRE annexed
even IN violation OF better laws TO the contrary should
such IN Inc mean time have been adopted Such is
TayIorism and Cassism
HE FAIR AT BUFFALO. II ia in vo;r 81
parucularlze what there is on exhibition. tor nm
arriving at the grounds you are carried along
with the mightY multitude thai Ia 1hano .,;.L ~