The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-09-22
CITY OF WASHINGTON.
FRIDAY MORNING, SEPT. aa, Is4s.
Gross Fraud. upon the People.


documents throughout the Union. Their object is to ad
vance the interests of their party and to aid in the cleo
ton OF Gen. Taylor TO the presidency We wish TO ad
wise the country of the further operation of their ma
chinery. We understand that this executive committee
have two separate and distinct buildings in different parts
OF the city, in OF which documents prepared and
sent TO the north and in the other documents pub
shed and transmitted TO the south The documents cir
culated in the north represent Gen Taylor as Wlmo
Proviso man. and Gen Cass the advocate OF the extern
sion of slavery Those which to the south repre-
sent Gen Cass Wmot Proviso man, and Gen Tay
or the saunch and Interested friend and defender OF
the slave-hoding portion OF the country.
Conscious that in fair field and an honorable contest
they would be scattered to the four winds of heaven by
the honest hearted and indomtabe democracy of the
country they have resorted to this system
of fraud to delude and cheat the unsuspecng people
of this country, to SPINDLE them of their sufiagesthe
dearest and most valuable rights of freeman and by
these means smuggle themselves into power What are
the people of the North and the South TO think of this
machinery What the honest men of all parties to
think of it, While men are punished and imprisoned
for attempting to deraud the honest portion of the
muny of their property-paltry dollars and cens--a
great party, through its leaders, can thus attempt to de-
fraud the people of their rights and their liberties and
walk at large net only unwhpped of justice, but with
unblushing erontery DANGEROUSLY demanding the conf
dence and support OF the very people whom they
deavorng to humbug and deceive friend who has
had access to the room in which documents manu-
featured for the northern Market has presented with
several specimens, from which select the two follow
ing And first we present document which is headed
ARGUMENTS IN FAVOR OF THE SUPPORT OF
TAYLOR AND FILLMORE" intended for circulation
in the nom saveholding States,
This document says:
The question of extending slavery into the territories
lately acquired by the treaty with Mexico is of great
interest and is elic,ing large share of public aen
ton 1t is important that the position OF the candidates for
the presidency upon this question should be understood
Gen TAYLOR upon this, well upon all other questions
takes broad LIBERAL and national grounds. He ir not
the pocer aid sectional views prevent the
will of the country from being carried out He has made
pledges party and section, with view
votes and if ced will discharge his constitutional du
ties non enlarged and patriotic principles with view
the interest and welfare of the whole country Gen. Glass;
the candidate of the democratic party occupies different
position To southern support, he has pledged him
s any bill which Congress may pass preuent the
extension Of SLAVERY"
This the ground taken; then follows the proof in
tracts from whig newspapers at the North. 1t is
panied also by letters from wing members of Congress
their constituents Gen Tayors letter to the editor of
the Cincinnati Signal approving of the doctrines of the
Wilmot PTovso AMI the resolutions and addresses of
northern whg conventions &C., from which select the
following The first is an extract from the Daily Demo-
crat published at Rochester New York, which is as fol-
lows:
And here is the precise difference between Cass and Gen
Taylor 1t possible that General Taylor enteains doubts
Of the expedency OF prohibiting slavery in the Territories
and that he would not originate or recommend such
measure.
may be- that he shares in the scuples of General
Cass the grant of power Congress to egate for
them upon this subject But General Taylor tells that
the personal opinions of the Executive ought control
the action of Congress ought his objections be in
erposed when questions Of orr have been
settled by the various departments of the government and
acquiesced in by the people,.
Now entirely willing to rest the power of Con-
gress restrain the extension of slavery upon il, having
been settled by all the departments of government and
acquieccd in by the people Wecan show that has been
exercised in respect territories by perpetual
dicon of slavery and in four others the legislative power
OF Congress slavery has been asserted in the way of
Limitation and regulation; that every President has, in
way Recognised the existence of this power; that it
has been solemny declared by the of the United
States ard of nearly if quite, all those of every slave
State General Taylor therefore, is bound and pledged
to inerpoe objections, he enteains any, de-
feat the action of Congress.
We are unaware that there some among us who
reluctant yield to General Taylor their support even
though the nominee OF the Philadelphia Convention. We
feel assured that they can be but few.
Let them, if they really be right and for
the BEST and with clear conscieces consider whether they
really have good grounds for their support
General Tayor and, above all let them take into the
fearful responsibility they will take upon themselves, it,
by their opposition, they bring upon the country all the
awiuf consequences involved in the election of Lewis
Cass. Let them ponder these things well. Let them
earnas uey will learn, f they will be deaf and blind
To the truththa General Taylor wing prime pleis
in favor Of eaceopposed all believes sapsry TO be
curse 10 the country and desires sertsrninationand
opposed TO the further extension Of savs territory
Next, an extract from the Toledo (Oho) Blade
Gen. Taylor declares expressly in his first letter, writ
ten two since to James Taylor esq then editor
of the "Cincnna Signal" that he considers ordinance
of 1857 the best code OF laws for government of
Territory in existence Now what the prominent fea-
turc OF this ordinance Is it not clearly that slavery
shall exist in the territory for which framed Here
is the doctrine Of tho Wlmot Proviso fully endorsed Ii
tho language Of Gen. Taylor nything, it
eveythng and although he may, from his peculiar oca-
ton and occupation extensive planter find it
sary hold slaves himself does follow that he should
approve of the extension OF the evil of slavery into territory
ftee any than that Lewis Cass, who has spent
his life in free Sta,e-whose sympathes and associations
Gen Cass, believe is suspected ofenteraning any
other than the radical favor of of
slavery II he does, the platform erected for him by his
party, and his letter Of acceptance and endorsement
greatly belle him. ru
Again. his views pom the qualified ofthe veto,
ing matters that are clearly and never
to be employed against decisive congressional vote,