Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1848-10-20

"Gen. Cass says, openly and above.bo.,1
that he is opposed to, the Wilmot ProvisO,
in his Nicholson letter, and within the lss
few days when asked right up and down ~
ne would Veto the Wi!mot Proviso, he Conn.
out like man and says HE WILL"
Wilmington Journal of august lin
WE CHALLENGE THE JOURNAL Tn
PRODUCE GEN glass; PLEDGE THAI
HE WILL VETO THE WILMOT PROVISn
WE FURTHER CHALLENGE Tpr
JOURNAL TO PRODUCE THE PASSAGE
OF THE NICHOLSON LETTER IN WHICSS
GEN. CASS SAYS THAT HE is OPPOSEn
TO THE WILMOT PROVISO.-C Chronicle,
In reply to the first section of the ChrOn;
cle's challenge, we might content ourself with
quoting declaration after declaration of No,b
ern whig orators-such as Thomas Corwin
Truman Smith, &c.-and also assertion NM
assertion of the leading wing papers of n.
North. which OF course must be good au,bor
ity with the Chronicle, that Gen. Cas-, !.
solemnly pledged 10 veto the Wilmot prov;so
We say we might be content with this, 50 f..
as the Chronicle is concerned but for the al,
isfaction of our readers, we will quote ,,.
short paragraphs from Gen. Cass' letter 10 NJ,
Nicholson, which, 10 any fair minded man,
must be complete answer 10 the Chronicle,
In that letter Gen. Cass says, speaking Of H..
Wimot Proviso-
Briefly, then. l am opposed to the e1er,;,.
OF any jurisdiction by Congress over this ma,
ter; and am in favor Of leaving to The no..
pie fanny territory, which may be hereafter
acquired, the right to regulate ii for themselves.
under the general principles OF the Consti,u
ton Because,
81. do not see in the constitution any grant
of the requisite power to Congress; and am
not disposed 10 extend doubtful precedem
beyond its necessity-the establishment of Ter,
trltorial governments when needed-leavino f.
the inhabitants all the rights compatible with
the relations they bear TO the confederation
If the above paragraphs DO not shew that
Gen. Cass is opposed to the Wilmot Proviso
then we must say that we do NOT understand
the meaning OF the English language. al do
not see in the constitution any grant of the r..
quiste power;'' to do what? Why 10 ens,,
the Wimot Proviso with regard to the new
territories. Surely then, if Gen. Cass has do.
clared, that in his opinion the constitution does
not warrant any legislation for the exclusion
of slavery from the new territories, he mu..
necessarily, if elected President, in accordance
5 with his oath to support the Constitution, and
in obedience to the dictates of his conscience,
he must, we say, necessarily veto any measure
: having i" IL the principles OF the Wilmot Pro.
b vlso. Of this opinion is the N Y. Express, II.
New York Tribune, the Albany Errnine
Journal, Cincinnati Atlas, &C.. all OF them
: leading and influential Taylor papers, who's.
e authority, as matter of course, the Chronicle
I will not call in question. We present the
reader with a few extracts from these leaA;nv
whig Taylor papers:
~, From the n. Y. Express
STAKEHOLDER, but pledged to veto no acts Of
Congress, upon the grounds of erpediency, or
sanctioned by precedent The ordinance OF
1887, and the subsequent acts of Congress ma.
> king Ohio, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Wis.
Y consin, and Iowa free territory, are the prece-
dents that in the opinion of all Wings of the
! North and West, justify Congress in enacting
- another like ordinance for California-to saw
nothing OF the annexation act of Congress re-.
r strctlng slavery in Texas, North of SO 80, OF
: the act admitting Missouri into the Union.-
o The Loco Focos have presented Cass, North.
ern man with Southern principles, k1aotcn TO lie
adverse TO the W1lmot Prou1so and pledecd ia
9 eeto any such act Of Congress-
: From the N Y. Tribune
:. "We understand Gen. Taylor 10 be pledged
to leave this question the extension of slave
i ry) TO the unbiased action of CONGRESS-
e WHILE GEN. CASS STANDS PLEDGED
|, 10 VETO ANY BILL EMBODYING THE
+ PRINCIPLES OF THE WILMOT PROVE
II SO.'
:, From the Albany Evening Journal
q In Gov Cass therefore, the people have a
:, candidate who is largely responsible for the
}. annexation of Texas; who aided in precipita,
ting the war with Mexico; who but for the
! noble stand taken by Col. Benton, would have
IS rushed us into war with England; who is
e now committed to new schemes contemplating
the annexation of Yucatan and Cuba and
who, If his election were possible, stands
. pledged to veto any bill that Congress may
v pass prohibiting slavery upon soil now free"
J. From the Cincinnati Atlas
9 In Gen. Cass, the Democrats have can,
c didale pledged against the ordinance of 1881
i bound by eceFy condition upon 1chiM he wds
> "o"t"uteu ~ OctO any 0W NGt congress ma
l. pass to preUent the extension of slauery IN
:, GEN. TAYLOR, THE WHIGs HAVE CANDIDATE
PLEDGED NOT TO INTERFERE WITH THE
= ACTION OF CONGRESS UPON THE SUBJECT"
y Now, would the Chronicle permit us, in re-
, turn, TO enquire of ii for the passage in Iet,e
II or speech, or any other document that has ev
Q er emanated either from Zachary Taylor O
J Millard Fillmore, in which they or either O
them intimate, in the most distant manner
their opposition 10 the principles of the VIII
mot Proviso? And further, let US ask ,b.
Chronicle, if all that has been said and done
by both of them, has not created the inpres.
sion on the wings of the free States, that they
are, BOTH OF them, opposed to the extension
> of slavery Will the Chronicle shew us sin.
-, gle wing of distinction, or wing paper of iDfu.
. ence in the Northern States who does aof, and
that does not draw this inference from the
e sayings and doings of both Taylor and Fill
s morel
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