Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1848-09-14
VOL. XIII, NO. Al WHOLE NO. 2ls7.

lportion Of the Democratic party were friend
" to Mr.. Van Buren,. Our nelghbors Of
New Hampshire, Maine, and elsewhere,
were Van Buren, men but the moment 1t
was escertained that Mr. Polk was the IA
vorite of the South, and the fsvorite Of tie
South upon the ground that have men,
toned, as "A man more certain to bring a.
bout the annexation of Texas, these friends
Of Mr.. Van Buren, in the North, all caved
in. Not a man Of them stood Mr.. Van
Buren, himself wrote letter very compile
mentary of Mr. Polk aud Mr.. Dallas, and
found no fault with their nomination.
Now. gentlemen, if they we're doughfaces
who voted for the Missouri compromise,
what epithet shall describe these men, here,
in our New England who were SO ready,
not only to change or abandon him whom
they most cordially wished to support. and
for the reason to make more sure the an
nexation Of Texas, at the request Of gem
tlemen Of the South, but who went on to
vote for him, out and out, through thick
aud thin, till the work was accomplished.
For my part think that doughfaces is an
epithet not sufficiently reproachful. Now
think such persons are dough-faces, and
dough-hedds, and dough-Souk, that they are
all dough; that the coarsest potter may
mould them at pleasure to vessels Of honor
or dishonor, but most readily to vessels of
dishonor.
And now what do we see Of repent
ance" There are among those very gei,-
tlemen, persons who espouse with great zeal
the interest of the Free Soil party I hope
their repentance is as sincere as it appears
to be. hope it is honest conviction, and
not merely new chance for power, under
a new name, and new party. Blu, with all
their pretensions and all their patriotism,
see d0ugh still sticking on some of their
cheeks. And therefore have no confidence
in them; not particle; do not mean to
say that the great mass of the people, es-
pccially those who went to that convention
from this State ,--some of them among my
warmest friends, who had been political
friends for ears,-have not the highest and
the purest motives. think they act unwise.
w. ! acquit them of all dishonest motives
| think they act altogether under a mist ke
Others have belonged to Mr.. Van Buren's
party, every act Of which has been to bring
slavery into the Union, and Of them con
fess my distrust. IL they repent, let them
befIre we trust them, do works worthy o
: repentance.
! l have said, gentlemen, that in my opin
, ion, if it were desirable to place MIR. VaI
Buren, at the head of the Government, there
is no chance for him. Others are as gooc
Judges as am; but am not able to say
that see any State in the Union in which
there is "a reasonable probability that he vii
re. vote. There may be others are more
versed in such statistics than | am; but
see none and therefore | think that the
5 question is reduced exactly to the issue be
, tween Gen. Cass and Gen. i aylor.
J You may remember. gentlemen, that IL
! discussions of the year lS44, when Mr.. Biz
, ney was drawing off votes from the WHY
y party. ! said here and elsewhere, that in m
y opinion, every vote given for MIR. Brine.
h was half vote given for Mr.. Polk Did'n
$ it turn out to be so, exactly Is it not tru
that the Wing votes which the Liberty tick
e ct distracted from the Wing strength il
: New-York, gave the vote of New York t
y Mr.Pok, and therefore made him President
y This is as clear as any historical fact upo
# earth Aud. in my judgment, it will b
a u>t so now | consider every Wing vot
!. given for Mr.. Van Buren, to be vote d
l rectly aiding the election of Gen. Cass.-
$ Observe; say, Wing vote. Now Their
e may be States in which the nomination
/. Mr.. Van Buren, may draw away from tn
n other side, largely, and IN that respect ratl
= er injure the prospects of Gen. Cass tina
y of Gen. Taylor but speak of Wing vote
l. III this State and in any State and am
K opinion for enc that any vote given for NJ
l Van Buren, inures to the benefit of Gener
l Cass.
e Now as to Gen. Cass, gentlemen, we nee
II not 60 to the fillmore platform to instru'
o ourselves what his politics are, or how !
d will conduct the government. Gen. Ca:
1t will go into the government as coming
by the same party that elected Mr.. Poll
aud he will "follow in the footsteps of b
illusirious predecessor" hold him, l col
,e TESS, in the present state of the country,
IN be the most dangerous man in whom III
d powers Of The Executive and the CHI
a. Magstracy could well be placed. He hin
h self would describe himself. not as conscr
S. alive, or protective, but as belonging TO VIII
he would call the party of progress /
m believes in the doctrine OF American des
Is MES and that their destiny is to go throus
10 wars, and invasions, and armies of aggra
Y disement; to establish a great, powerful
ID and domineering government over all tn
o. continent. We know that if Mr.. Ca
st could have prevented it, the treaty WI
: England would not have been made, as
N was made with England i'll lS42. "
ST know that if Mr.. Cass could have prevent'
" it, the settlement of the Oregon questi'
ID would not have been made as it was MAJ
if in 1916 We know that # Gen. Cass cou
m have prevented the declaration or continu
ID ton OF the Mexican war, at his pleasur
r. he would not have done it, We know tn
20 he supported it with all his might, aud
Id all the deliberations Of Congress was hr
re and foremost in pressing that war to eve
d extent. lie is man of learning, man
n. talent, with every intellectual ingredient
~ character, far superior TO his predecessor
No he should be successor to MIR. Polk but
#. think him gentleman of rash polite
ds pushed on by an ardent and rash party, al
nd committed to such course Of administr
"a. ton as | believe not to be consistent WI
the security aud peace of the country al
50 government.
Sc Well, therefore, gentlemen, it is for 20
II IL.