The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-09-08
Jacob Barker Oh General TayIor's Election.
New YoRK, 9Th Sept 1S4S.

Jacob Barker on General TaylOrs Election.
New YoRK, 9Th Sept, 1S4S.
JAMES GORDON BENNETT, Esq
Dear Sir,-You AK what will be the course of the
original Southern friends of General Taylor relation
to the election of MIR. Fillmore? answer that they
will support him with the fidelity they do the
hero OF Buena Vista. They nom mated General Tay-
Tor from earnest desire for peace with Mexico and
from conviction that vigorous prosecution of the
the best; in fact, the only way to procure
honorable peace. To promote that object, together
with wholesome restraint on the exercise of the
veto power, and reformation in the administration
of the finances Of the nation, they wished
raj Taylor elected, and they fondy hoped from his
peculiar fitness for the station that tn. Baltimore as
well as the Philadelphia convention would have con-
Cured in his nomination. The Baltimore conven tion
preferred another; we, therefore, them nothing
The Philadelphia convention confirmed nom ma.
ton, superadding that Of Mr. Fillmore for the Vice
Presidency. This was fair compromise; it, therefore,
behooves us to support MIR Fillmore with tie same
fidelity expect his friends support General Tay-
Tor, and shall faithfully perform such duty, with
out stopping to inquire how far others may act with
the same good faith. All should remember that every
institution of society and particularly the constitu-
ton of the United States is the of compromise
Gen Taylor stands before pubic commttedt leave
all matters of national policy to the decision of the peo-
ple's immediate representatives. No man acquainted
with the General will doubt his carrying that
opinion to the letter He is honest prompt ntelli-
gent and highly qualified to discharge the duties Of
the Presidency. Not so familiar with diplomacy as Mr.
Clay or MIR. Webster, and those gentlemen may vany
imagine these qualifications essential for candidate
for the Presidency, the people believe that other
qualifications possessed by General Taylor and by
these Other gentlemen, are quite as important.
General Washington and General Jackson were both
of the army and they administered the executive
partment quite as well as Mr. Tyler or Mr. Polk, who
were not Of the army The original friends of General
Taylor considering his past life sufficient pledge for
the future, and far from wishing him their
livery pledge himself to any course, they believe it
to be far important to him to adhere the nde-
pendent position he origi ally assumed than to be
elected President Of the United States. Should he be
elected the people will have President free to act
cOrding to his best Judgment uninfuenced by party
pledges or kitchen cabinet
admitted at the South we'll at the North that
slavery and wars are great curses In this sentiment
General Taylor participates yet, sooner later,
must have to extermnate British rule from this
continent and will any pretend that Ge neral Tay-
ler would not be the hest for the nerfor
of such holy work His friends do not approve
of any attempt to detract from the merit of his oppo
nents. They think favoreby of their candidates, nd
that either General Cass or Mr.. Van Buren, would
make good President if elected They consider Gene
raj Taylor preferable and most likely to ADM mister
the government In accordance with the wishes of the
whole people. Yet if either of the other two should be
elected the nation would have occasion to be proud
their President. As to slavery, as t now exists they
all three, far as l have boon enabled to discover,
hold the same opinions-therefore, preference on
that score-and, as to its extension, cannot believe
that any sensible man wishes to see 1t extended 1t
would be lasting disgrace to this republic to auho-
rise slavery in countries where it does not exist
Ia saying this, speak only for myself; yet it is my
opinion that such would be the general opinion in
Louisiana if the subject should there be discussed and
u.
ether people, attached to their interest They do
not raise slaves for sale they do not emgrate to new
good as can be Wished with more lands than the
owners can supply with hands for century to come,
they are purchasers rather than sellers henc
IT Is not for their interest to extend the market and
thereby augment the price Of slaves believe further
that the whole South would gladly agree that all the
slaves should be paid the United States trea
sury made free and sent to the newly acquired terrific
iry, and there formed into separate nation, to
be governed by themselves great portion of such
tarrtf0 COn idorw IN tiov for
other purpose-or if New and Old England wish other
wise to emancipae them they have only to send back
their ships which brought them South with the money
for which they sold these unfortunate into s.a
very, and the present holders will gladly exchange
them back Britain forced them on her colonies which
Virginia resisted to the utmost of her power and those
who sent them into slavery cannot, with any grace,
ask their emancipation from those to whom they sold
them, without returning the money.
have resided among those people for tho last four
teen years. during all which time have defended the
free coored inhabitants the best of my ability with
out accepting any fees for servi cess and have
pended every dollar could afford in experiments to
prove to the slave holders that it would be for their
and otherwise in the cause of freedom. consider
the slaves Of Louisiana better fed clothed cared for
when sick, and happier than the working classes of
other part of the habtable globe they have not
any care for the morrow-no terrier of quarter day
can marry and have as many children az they like.
All this however, does fy the institution Of
slavery and should not abate the zeal of freemen for
their emancipation The friends of free soil as well
as the aboitoniss should read from the Della news
paper published at New Orleans the 9th Of August
1S4S the speech herewith Of General Preston in rela
ton to Mr. Fillmore, delivered at Lafayette, La: Hell
of the most respectable talented and worthy ci
Of that place. and whose object was to make capt.
tai for Gen Cass.
After reading this speech let the free soil men say
whether they will cast off MIR. Fillmore by voting for
Mr.. Van Buren,; they cannot both be elected. BY
voting for Mr. Van Buren, they not only prefer Gen.
Cas- to Gen. Taylor but they cast off Mr.. Fillmore,
and what is of the highest Importance, they throw
away their votes. As it does not possible in the
present organization Of parties to elect Mr. Van Bu-
ran in " To | % a
wife, in case of domestic contention, compromise
your differences; yield your prejudices abstain from
all unknd reflections and operate for the general
good. How the free soil men, the aboltionst and
the STAKEHOLDER do this better thanhy the support of
Gen Taylor and Mr.. Fillmore?
To do sny good to the colored people, some practi-
cable plan must be devised to send them off, or to at
them for freedom at home Suppose it were possible to
turn three four millions of uneducated free la
borers, pen iless, at once on this community would
ask, would it be prudent to do so! Would our wives
and daughters like to encounter such macs? Would
the German Irish, other laborers like thus to be ell
bowed out eff their accustomed occupation? II not,
let them beware how they any project leading
such result. And to these men, | think have
right to say word or two being working man my
self and having, during long life, been their fast
citizens; the Irish in particular know this and to
them, If General Taylor snoud be elected they will
who will sympathise with the oppressed all nations
say this alphabetically from personal acquaintance
with that good man.
JACOB BARKER.
DEMOCRATIC MEETING IN LAFAYETTE.
Agreeably to the notice published in the papers the
Csss and Butler Club Of Lafayette assembled gooiy
numbers at Philip Harty's coffee house, to hear Judge
Preston's reply to the challenge OF the Rough and
Ready Club and justification OF the pamphlet against
Mr.. Fillmore. The meeting called to order by NJ
Greiner, the Presdent-Judge McGarey acted as Vice
President, and Thomas Lagan Secretary. The Pre-
sident then explained the circumstances connected
with the publication of the pamphlet against MIR Fill
moro, and the challenge Of the Rough and Ready Club
'tojustiiy that document and concluded by calling
Judge Preston to respond to this challenge. This
nerable and sturdy democrat rose and was received
with much applause The Judge proceeded to expIain
the reasons why he did not accept the challenge Of
Adams They were, that the language employed by
that individual was of so abusive and scandaous
That would neither promote the peace and quiet
Of the community nor somport with his self
spect to meet him In public debate--that Mr.. Adams
when he used such vile language that he would tear
the horns from his Judge Prs gray hairs might have
known that he could not be met by him in public de-