The North-Carolina standard., 1848-10-11
GEN. TAYLOR ON SLAVERY.

Gen. Tavlor in his Allison letter, says: "Thc power
gwen by the Constitution to the Executive to interpose
is Veto high conservative power; but in my oPin-
should be exercised, except in cases Of clear
aton of the Constitution manifest haste and want
Il consideration by Congress.
Mr. Badger. in his Speech In the Senate against Mr
S0mIromise, declares the FifT1Ot P-OSioO 70
|, Constitutional; and, speaking OF case IN which
exercised jurisdiction over the question OF slave
he saws: Nor was this an instance of hGsty and IN
gs;dsrGfe action" So, according to MIR. Badger Gen
vIor would not if elected President veto the ltmot
aoyso.
Cen Taylor also SAYS in his Allison letter, that the
sonal opinions of the individual who may happen 10 oc
Vv the Executive chair, ought not to control the action
Coneress upon questions of Onestic policy nor ought
obccons to be interposed where questions of const
onal power have been settled by the various depart
zents of Government, and acquesced IN ny the people
Mr. Badger III his Speech delivered IN this Clty, on
be 9th dav of August, 194s, said: He deemed the
ue pivot on which the ensuing election ought to and
7ust turll be the question of the unlimited exercise
1.-THE Veto poyEcr. If you would have the Legislative
apartments of the Country mere chambers Tor register
the edicts of corrupt Executive, vote lor the adVO
ate of such a theory, Lewis Cass. But II you would
the will of the People expressed and perfected through
Iaeir proper Reprcsentatives-n you would preserve
FOUR republican form of Government IN reaiity as wen
n,ne vote for that 'rhO '0tH sGcT.hce ms o'on
PIRATE parfiGLt;es If opinion to me open 0cc0f"''
|f the popular triH!
opposed by Southern Wings to be IN favor OF the sa'e
siding States but Mr.. Badger here distinctly announces
tat he @y,U socrifec'' those prirGte PnrftGtt1es
bhs ,cH of bare majority Of Congress That ls'
Representatives. of the nonslavehoding States shoul
ass law excluding the people of North Carolina and
1 the South from New Mexico and California, Gen'
Taylor will approve that law, and as PRESIDENT OF inc
United States see that it Is enforced
Gen. TAYLOR saws he will make pledges and yet IN MS
lgna letter he stands pledged to this effect extern
the Continent beyond the Rio Grande' OF the VI
ance of I7S7 1.-THE Wimot ProvlsoJ IS an OBJECT 100
III. E,a61 1ad hHzP VetOPS.
In the great debate in the Senate of the United States
JuIy last on the Oregon BILL Senator Corwin said !:
Gould be made to believe that General Taylor would
eto any bill embracing the principles OF the lho1 "
POvso certainly ao0uLd not rOfe for htm and VIII
AXE it ON myself to saw that not Of the free StdfcS
uud b, bro,obt Tn s,.,Dort him. But between Gen.
Taylor and Mr. Cass there could be no hesitation as 10
hOice" See Congressional Globe, lst session, 3Oth
congress, page 994.
At large Mass Meeting of the friends of Taylor and
Fillmore held in the City of New York. on the nign'
the 22d August Is4s, Speeches were delivered by
Sr. Brooks, of the New York Express, and Mr.. Ray
aOnd of the New York Courier and Enquirer; and the
blowing Resolutions were adopted: -
Resolved, That in General Tayiors carly ana d
ank declaration that he whig, wa have an aVo"a
ad pledge that he will carry out the principles and
aeasures on which the whig party Is paseo anu ief
those ascendaney it has always battled.
Resolved That In the promise ne mas gwen " '1e
aunty to leave the business OF leglslaaon 70 Ihe 1o
an assurance that the odious one man
wer will no longer trample beneath Its feet the Popu
will expressed by Congress, and that tne il'el 'f
bors of the great West will feel the fostering ald OF
lie government improvements which they require as,r
Resolved That In this same promise we have secu-
Hy that his care and protection of human hoerty WIN
% bounded parallel Of attuds tit srs.. a t1a1 no @e
~ % sanction and approve G'y Ge. 81 H. tr,Iforw
affected Be North Or South Of s6 deg. 80 mi14pfes
Resolved, That our cordial thanks are due 70 tne
Members of Congress who resisted the attempts OF tne
Ouern confdeEacy oextend the dominion OF slavery
sr our newly and das.en @ pa.e It's
Resolved That on the great Fundamental principle OF
sesy to the extension Of human slavery, the POssfIs0 I
the Whigs Of NesO York wGs early taken q,1G 1 M1S
ven yea UnncAigIy maintained and te point 'o'th oo''-
tauee to the unanimops votes of oar ,nkig members g
a'resS on euey question irsr0ling th's r.'ctDe "a
% eaTnest Of co,arictions and our rn1ness we al
A to our whig brethren to stand by those VINO nave az
er compromised, tracked, never betrayed inc
sPt of the North rather than the noisy new converts
nee soil and free labor who never ceased TO trucke TO
~e South until she had spnrned them with contempt