Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1848-10-06
Showing their hands.


! We are glad of it, The Cass men are making
up their minds TO abandon the ridiculously ncon-
sistent position they have thus far held and come
boldly up to the work OF supporting their great
leader. "Cass and Free Sol' is to be abandoned,
and Cass is to be backed up in his position that the
south has right to establish slavery in this new
territory, if il sees fit Read the following resolution
passed by the late Cass Congressional Convention
at Mineral Point
Resolved, That while we regard slavery as an
evil deeply to be depIored in tree government, and
deprecae its extension into territories free, we
believe that il exist without the sanction OF
law and therefore issue is presented 10 IL upon
this question, until the advocates OF slavery demand
such law; and that the democratic party is not
called upon TO sacrifice the principles of over hall
century TO this at present lmpractlcabe abstra :
ton.
The Elkhorn Democrat, the organ of Cassism in
that region of country has the following
ave have devoted more space TO it than we eth
erwise should, but for the reason that many enter
tain honest fears, that by some underhand-some
egerdeman--slayery, by possibility, may be intro
duced into our territories To say that it can, with
out affirmative law, is giving the contradiction to
the most solemny declared opinions OF men who
stand before the world unImpeached and unm
peachablu, to their characters or legal abilities
There you have it. The Wilmot proviso is an
impracticable abstraction; slavery cannot exist
without affirmative law creating it, &c. &c. Mr.,
Cass must be bacled up in his position, for his ad-
herents begin to see the folly OF sustaining the man
and condemning his principles by talking about
Free Soil. Let us show voters very briefly to what
this all tends, and what these men are willing to
sacrifice for the sake of sustaining Lewis Cass.
Slavery, they say, cannot exist thout aiIirma-
tive law creating ii. Now if such be the fact, then
slavery does not exist in single state of this Union
for we defy the advocates of this principle, to Ind
a law creating slavery, i'll existence Missouri
Louisiana. Arkansas, and other states, were once
territories of the United States. They are now IN
the Union Slave States and their slave institutions
are now uHder the protecting wing OF the constltu-
ton and yet man can find o. their statute books
law creating slavery. How vast done? Simply
in this wise. Shareholders moved into the terrific
nv and held their slaves by brute force, until they
could pass laws declaring slavery to exist and reg
ulating it, This new territory of California and
New Mexico stand precisely with reference to this
question, where all other territories OF this Union
have STOOD and it is rank folly if not rank knavery
with the examples we nave before us, 10 say that
slavery will not exist without affirmative law ere
ating it.
These men concede in tins position, all the south
demand They stand upon the same platform pre-
ciscly with john c. Calhoun. He has no. ASKED
nor has the south asked any law creating slavery
Just let the matter alone, say they, we can take
care of ourselves. And they and will take
care of themselves Tor in few years, they VIII be
knocking at the door OF the Union, with consttr'
tions, like Florida and Texas, guaranteeing perpet'
ua slavery and orbdding the people even, ever to
seel its abolition.
We are glad the Cass men are coming out IN theIl
true colors Their leader belongs to and with tht
south. and il is honest in them to plant themselves
with him upon the ultra southern platform
ID-We are frequently asked, "why make Sc
parate organization for all officers under the free
soil movement We can answer very briefly
The individual who thinks no more OF the free sol
| principle, than to be willing to commit 1t 10 The
| keeping of such men as Cass or Taylor are not to-
one moment worthy of the confidence OF Free Sol
! Men.