Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1848-08-09
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There is 10 ground whichever for the
suspicion that Gent Tsyior il in favor Of
slavery into hFte territory. Not
, word from his pen can be cited to favor
such thought. On the contrary, his
Signal letter explicitly declared his thigh
opinion and decided approval Of senti.
,nents and vicws," strongly urging the
Of the ordinance OF 1897 over
she territories beyond the Rio Grandc.
and ~ strongly deprecating the intcrposi-
zion Of the Executive TO prevent the will
Of the people on this question being car
ricd out. In his Allison letter, also. he
saws the will Of the people, Is expressed
through their representatives. in Congress.
ON all questions Of domestic policy, ought
nos TO he obs.ructed by the Executive. hu,
ought 70 he respected and faithfully carried
out. Now what evidence. against these
strong. emphatic and conclusive dcClara-
lions, can be adduced. tending to show
that Gen. Taylor is in favor Of extending
slavery None whatever. But for want
Of evidence, his opponents endeavor to
engender suspicion. by alleging his resi-
dcncc in q slave State and his ownership
of slaves. Is there any man in all the
North, SO prcjudiced aud so bigoicd as to
take this for evidence 10 prove a fact of
which il is no proof At all! That General
Taylor lives in slave State and owns
slaves, whether many or lcw, is no proof
that he favors the extension Of slavery
In 1914, then as now n Shareholder. his
opposition to the annexation Of Texas, as
Unconstitutional and impoiitic, was most
determined and notorious. And there
are thousands Of the citizens Of the South.
Shareholders, as we absolutely know. who
are not only opposed TO extending slavery
into new territory, but in favor Of cmaI,ci.
patton. How illogical, how unjust, then,
10 assume that Taylor is for slavery eN-
vcnsion, in the absence Of all evidence
and in the face Of the declarations and
facts above cited. II must be desperate
cause that resorts to arguments so un-
satisfactory and inconcl,sivc: aud those
who employ them. do but show what is
their estimate Of the intelligence and dis
elimination Of the public.
The following from the Philadelphia
News is additional evidence on this sub.
ject:
IAN intelligent friend. lately from Baton
Rouge, La. called at our office the other
day, and gave Us o general outline Of the
appearance and character Of General
Taylor. lie said that the General in per-
son bears near resemblance to Gen
Markle. Of Wesinoreland, being a strong
~ built, we'll proportioned man. Of medium
height, and without any tendency to cor
pulcncy; that he is plain in his apparel,
and exceedingly bland and prepossessing
in his manners; that he is a man Of sound
common sense, and possesses most dis
eliminating and correct Judgment, and
evinccs deep reflection and micl, research
in regard to all general subjects, especial.
" those Of a practical character. He had
frequent conversations with him OF the
subject OF slavery, and was pleased to find
that he was opposed To its extension, and
that he had always been opposed TO the
acquisition or conquest OF any part Of
Mexico. 1le spoke Of Gen. Taylor's
friends in Mississippi and louisiana, as
being for the great part confined to the
sugar planters. who are wings aud sound
tariff men, while the only opposition he
will meet with in these States will be from
the cotton planters, who are Locofocos
and free traders. What makes this in.
formation the more reliable, are the cir
cun,stanccs that it comes from a gentle
man Of acute observation high sense f
no ,or, inflexible integrity. and one Of the
IN ,st indomtablc Wings in the country"
THE SIXTH LiFEor CAss.-Five differ
cnt lives Of Lewis Cas., says the Nation
al Intelligencer. have already been brought
10 the notice Of the public. through our
columns. This extraordinary number
we thought good fortune enough for one
mortal; but the worthy General seems to
be the special favorite OF fate in the num-
her as well as the variety Of his lives. for
we have just met with sixth. This last.
q good sized pamphlet. printed in this city.
is in the German language. which being
= sealed book 10 US. we cannot say wha,
fictions it contains; but. if the following
passage (for q translation Of which We
are indebted to German gentlcman) may
he taken as q sample, il is not behind its
English brotherhood in the work Of de.
ccption. The passage is taken from page
l2 Of the pamphlet:
The result Of the election Of 1874 is
well known. Mr.. Polk received the votes
Of ''all the States except one" The VIC
tory OF the Democratic party was to the
greatest extent tho work Of Gen. Cass"
KEEP 1T BEFORE THE PEOPLE, THAT
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