Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1848-10-27
AN ADDRESS
TO THE
RIectOrs Of WISCONSIN,.

SLAVERY upon the rights OF ireemen-to men de-
termned that Slavery shall not be extended to Free
Territories, Read and Judge.
Three parties are in the field with Presidential
candidates, nominated at Baltimore Philadelphia
and at Buffalothe last party called into being by
me unialthfulness of the other two, and its cand-
date selected because the first two did not repre-
rent free principles, nor free men.
THE PARTIES.
These. parties are called the Cass, the TAYLOR.
and tbs Free Soil, or, more properly, Hunker Dem.
Ocrat Hunker Wing, and Free Democratic parties.
Their principles can be learned from the resou
tlons OF their National Conventions. and FROM the
known p resent opinions of their respective candi-
dates.
THE CONVENTIONS.
The baltimore Contention met the 22d of Nav,
and adopted long series of resolutions, most of
them common place and relating to obsolete issues
The ones of any interest were those denying the
night of Congress to enact the ordinance OF 81 for
the territories OF New Mexico and Calornia-de-
nylns all power OF Congress to abolish Slavery in
the District Of Columbia ard stigmat.zing un-
constitutional a general system OF In erna I'm
provements. 1t endorsed the adminstra ion OF
President Polk not excepting his River and IIar-
Dor vetoes, and virtually rejected the New York
delegates, by first requiring them to submit TO a
degrading test, and linking them to as many spur-
and finally finished its work by nominating Lew
is Cass TO the office of President Its only zeal is
Sue was on the subject of Slavery and tie Wllmot
Proviso, and it took the Southern side of those
questions.
The Philadelphia Contention assembled the 9TH
OF June, and adopted no resolutions and made no
declaration OF principles 1t rejected a resolution
affirming it to be their duty to maintain Whig
principles, and TO select candidate who was the
exponent of Wing principles, as follows:
= heSofved, hat as the first duty of the Repre-
'entatlves of the Wing party is to preserve the
principles and integrity of that party the claims of
no candidate for nomination can be considered by
this conventionunless such candidate stands pledged
to support, in good faith the nominees, and To be
the exponent of Whig principles" 1t nominated
Zachary Taylor as It's candidate for President and
laid on the table the following resolution not
ten roies being is Garor," though the cry was
raised to make it test and creed was shouted
on all sides, according to the testimony OF one of
the delegates III the Macon Republicans a Taylor
paper, which says, 1t was hooted out Of the Con
vention"
" Resoircd That the Wing party, through It's
Representatives here agrees to abide the nomination
OF Gen. Zachary Taylor condition that he will
accept the nomination as the candidate OF the with
party, and adhere TO It's great fundamental prirc-
pIes-No Extension of Slave Territory by conquest
Protection to American Industry, and Opposition
TO Executive Patronage
The Convention broke up without even adopting
rcsOhtlon-wfich was ntroduced-to ratily the
nomination of Gen. Taylor.
The Philadelphia Convention. lhep made no is
sue with the Baltimore Convention on any princ-
pie of national policy, and when pressed 10 declare
its principles. it refused to do by an ovcrwhelm-
ing vote. 1t thus virtually confessed that there
was no issue OF principles betW cen them, and only
bh issue of candidates That the only question
was, which party should possess the offices and di-
vide the spoils. On the question OF the W.Imot
Iroviso both Conventions acted alike-both united
TO condemn it, The Philadelphia Con> enton, in
rejecting the Wilmot ProNiso, affirmed tie Aot-
WlImot Proviso part of the Baltimore resolutions,
and they refused to deny the rest. The whole
ton OF both Conventions was so similar--so cssen-
TALLY Southern, that Gen Taylor, in his letter
Cepting the nomination Of Democratic meeting
st Charleston, South Carolina on the same ticket
with Gen. Butler the Democratic candidate tor
Vice President, said that he had no choice to
which Convention nominated him, the Phlladel-
phia or the Baltimore,-that he would
have accepted the nomination Of the as the 9TH
er, on the same terms; that is, wthom coaSid
crng himself picdgcd to advocate the rie,cS Of e.
hsr'
The Bn6aio Contention
Dissatisfaction, wide spread aud almost mlvcr
sal throughout the Free States, was expressed at
the course and the candidates of the Baltimore aud
the Philadelphia Conventions after due consutd-
ton, Fifty Thousand Frcemen, representing seven
teen States and the District of Columbia, assembled
in Mass Convention at Buffalo the 9th OF August
and during a session of two days wonderful tor rs
harmony, and enthusiastic beyond all precedent,
without discord or adissentng voice, It adopted
the following
PLATFORM OF PRINCIPLES.
fhe United States Constitution is the Chartered
Freedom-the Shield and Guaranty OF Liberty. and
and gives the Federal Government no authority TO
establish Slavery.
Congress cannot make aSlaye-cannot establish
slavery.
The slave states responsible for their slave
All slavery enacted and sustained by the Federal
Government should cease.
Freedom and Free Institutions for all our Terri
tory.
No Stare Tirlfo,y-No more Sl1rc States.
The Ordinance OF 81 tor New Mexico and Call
iorna
Erection the Lar of the General Government
Free Men the Agents to administer it,
RirU aud Hdr6or Improvements.
FREEpoM OF THE PuHLIc LANDS, in Limited
quantities to actual settlers.
A tariff for the necessary expenses of the Gov
eminent and the speedy payment OF tie National
debt
Cheap Postage for The People,
The expenses ofthe Government to be reduced
unnecessary Offices to be abolished
PoSmos'ers and all Federal officers, so far as
practicable, TO be chosen by She People,
This, fellow citizens, is the Platform Of the Free
Democracy, adopted 10y the Buffalo Con' ention.-
Not one of its dtstnctire principles was adopted e.
Their by the Convention at Balumose or PhIIadci-
phia Its leading measuies--the real practical Is
sue of the present canvlss-thc extension o. the
Jetlcrsonian Ordnance over New Mexico and Cal
ilornia both Conventions reject and rcpudiate lis
other positious-in regard 10 slavery nt-c District
of Columbia Freedom of the Public Lands, Cheap
Postage and Election of Postmas;ers and Federal
officers by the peope--no National Convention 81
wings ordemocrats ever proposed Oh adopted. They
are therefore no part of the creed of either the ass
or TAYLOR parties. but one peculiarly and exclusive.
" the principles and measures OF the Free Demo
cratic party OF the Union. The BGtialo coHN enhon
havin. laid down lis platform, with the same unan.
unity and enthusiasm it selected its candidates
for President and Wee President, Martha Van Blu.
ZEN and Charles F. Adams
THE CANDIDATES.
Lewis CaSs stands on the platform of the Balti-
mole resolutions and no ,rhcre else In his own
language, he adherss TO them as firmly, as he ap-
prorcs them cordially" the en'orscment OF Polk S
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