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! by the Whg Convention at Philadelphia, |
should not oppose that nomination. And
stand upon that very same ground now. Gen.
Taylor has been nominated by the Wing Con-
! vention-fairy nominated, for any thing | know
) to the contrary,-and | shall not, and cannot.
| etuse him my vote nor oppose his election
But, at the same time, would say that there is
no man who is more firm and stcadfast than my
self, in the opinion that such a nomination
; ought not to have been made-that it was i'm
polite aud unwise-that it was not one sulta-
| bic for the Wings to make.
, But the declaration then made, that would
not oppose the nomination or election of Gen.
; Taylor was, in the very nature of things, sub
: jcct to some exceptions. If | supposed him to
) be, if | believed him to be, a man whose pur-
; pose it was to plunge us into further wars of
! ambition and conquest, would oppose him, let
him be nominated by whom he might If be-
lieved that, if elected, he would use his official
7 influence in aid of the further extension of the
: slave power, ! would oppose him, let him be
nominated by whom he might. But | do not
: believe either
believe that he has been, from the very first,
opposed to the policy of the Mexican war, as
} inexpedient, mpolltc and improper. believe,
, from the best information | can obtain-ard
, you will take this as my own opinion, gentle
men-I believe that he has no disposition to ex-
tend the area of slavery, or the influence of the
slave institution; that he has no disposition,
moreover, to 90 to war for the purpose of terri
torial Conquest-for the purpose of the acquisi-
ton of further slave tcrritory-or for the annex
: alton of states to the Union from what is now
t foreign territory.
Gentlemen, mnch for what may be consd-
cred as belonging TO the next Presidential cleo.
ton, as a national question.
e But the case, by no means, stops here.
!, We are citizens OF Massachusetts,. We are
e Wings of Massachusetts. We have supported
e the present government Of the State for years
: with success. And have thought that most
f Wings were satisfied with the administration Of
a the State government in the hands Of those who
j have held it. But now it is proposed to estab-
h lish a new party, on the basis of the Buffalo
platform and to carry this new Buffalo question
= of :" free soil into all our electons--State as
y well as national-ocal as well as State. At
o least, suppose so, from what has already been
i seen. There is to be, therefore, a nomination
o of candidate for Governor against Mr.. Briggs,
i or whoever may be nominated by the Wings
e and there is to be nomination of candidate
= for Lieutenant Governor, against Mr.. Reed, or
= whoever may he nominated by the Wings
It And in fact there are 10 be nominations against
v any body whom We may see fit to put up for
It these offices. And for members of Congress too
e presume, there will be, in every district of the
IS Commonwealth, candidates set up by this new
t. party in opposition to the regular candidates o.
r. the Wings.
Now, what is the utility of that 2 The State
70 of Massachusetts has ten members in the House
OF of Representatives in Congress. and may wei
q. say that know of no other ten men, of any par
IN ty, who are more steady, firm, jealous, and in
y flexible in their opposition to slavery and its
l. tension, in any shape than those very gentlemen
~ l,,~ 49,. ii.
N portion Of the Wing party in each district sccede.
l. from the regular Wing nominations, and sup
e. ports other candidates than the Wing candidates
N DO we not know what has been the case in ,h
very county Do we not know that in this
ID district, the effect of irregular opposition to tn,
IN Wing candidate-as good a " free soil'' man, b.
~ the way, as any of US could desire-has been t
r- leave you, gentlemen, deprived Of your represcn
RI tation aud influence in Congress? Do we nc
al know that the district has been unrepresente
lg from month to month, and from year to year. be
On cause of the opposition of some of these :" FIRE
On sol'' gentlemen to man as firm and staunc
al in the cause OF freedom as any individual tn;
be breathes the air of the district Even in b
u- presence, will venture to aude to your preset
's. Representative (Mr. IIale.) And ask if "
ay want better liberty man in Congress than
u- is? Do we want better liberty vote than tho.
m he has always given? There is no one man
m the free soil party who can bring forward al
ce objection to him except, 'haps, that he was
fiy nominated by themselves. ] undertake to 50
IN that. And say, moreover that the chanc,
''g are ten to one that, if the Wings had not nom
"n mated him, this same liberty yarty--these san
oil " free soil' men-would have done so thel
selves.
ta Now, gentlemen, remember it to have q
Cured, that on many very important question
IN in Congress, the vote was lost for the want
~ two or three members whom Massachuse,
H. might have sent but whom in consequence
~. the division of parties, she did not send. MAJ
;r questions went wrong that would have 90
II. right, il this district, only, had been represcnte
~, And now foresee that If in this district a.
ha considerable number Of Wings think il their d
MD ,y 10 join in the support of Mr.. Van Buren,, al
,,. in support of gentlemen whom his party M
~, nominate for Congress-I foresee the san
,;o thing will take place, and we shall be without
.an Representative, in all probability, in the fiji
~ session of the next Congress, when the gre
-, battle is to be fought on this very slavery que
; ton. | am sure that honest intelligent and p;
; riatic Wings, will lay this consideration to The
'',s consciences. and Judge Of their duty in regard
"'' their action respecting it, as they ought.
Gentlemen, will de,an you moment lo
md ger.
,owS gave my vote, in the Senate Of the Unit
against the ratification OF the treaty
Nc heace with Mexico, because that territory p
of Xdcd for access;ons of territory to the author
we N fhe United States, and brought under that a
xxi. Shority. with the pledge Of future admission
.uns to the Union. those great vast almost uukno'
and Scoun,ries of New Mexico and California.
/, n At the session of Congress before the last,
Southern Wing Senator, Mr., Berricn of Gle
gia, had moved resolution to the effect that
we war ought not to be contined for the purpose
WI conquest and acquisition, or with any view
mt the dsmemberment Of Mexico, or to the acq
'a' siron by conquest Of any portion OF her terri
Penn ~. That proposition he introduced in the 10
MN of a resolution into Congress; and believe
''sn cry Wing in Congress but one voted for H.
n.' the Senators belonging to the l.ocnioco or De
es,' orratic party voted against il. The Senat'
eat from New York voted against it. Gen, Ca
from the free State of Michigan Mr. Fairti
A., Tor from Maine; Mr.. Niles, from Connecticut, a
can others voted against it--so the measure "
the lost. That is, these gentlemen, some of tn
Tor very prominent and firm friends OF Mr.
ing Buren,, aud ready to tahe the field for him
an for free soll-these very men voted not To
you clude territory that should b. obtained by C
quest. Thcy We're willing 10 bring in the
ina ritory and then have squabble and contro,
was sy about its population-whelher it should
and slave territory or free territory. ! was of OF
Mill ion that the true and safe policy was To shut
1t the whole question, by getting no territory,
'e to thereby keep off the controversy. The teri
,vnull al, ne M mud evan If almittaii as