Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1848-10-27
John Van Buren, in Cincinnati.

The {" Cincinnati Globe contains a speech
made by John Van Buren, at an immense
gathering in that city, on the 18th inst. from
which we copy the following
When the war cam on with Mexico, it
was probable that New Mexico and Califor-
MIA were to be annexed. Mr.. Wllmot, of
Pennsylvania, made a proposition to exclude
Slavery forever from the new Territory, by
appending the Proviso of 1887 to Tie Three
Million Bill. Mr.. King, of New York, rem
eweJ il. No opposition was then shown TO
the measures, by Northern and Western
members Of Congress. But the South insis.
ted upon having the Wilmot Proviso, which
was INTRODUCED BY THOMAS JEFFERSON, re-
iected as unconstitutional (! Nay, more
Virginia, Alabama, Georgia, and Florida, de.
clared they would support no man for the
Presidency, who did not agree with them
upon the unconstitutionllity.. In New York,
we resolved that we would stand by the
compromises of the Constitution-that we
would not, in the least, infringe upon them (;
bot we also resolved, that we would never
consent TO the further extension Of Slavery.
Lewis Cass had declared himself in favor Of
the Wilmot Proviso-declared his willing
ness to vote for it-regrelted that he had not
an opportunity to do SO. But mark When
this stand was taken by the South, he be-
came impressed with the conviction that a
=" CHANGE" (applause,) had been going on
in the public mind--he was sure a change
had been wrought in his own mind. He de-
clared that the Wilmo! proviso was uncon-
stiiutional. He voted against it. The Bal
timore Convention ACKNOWLEDGMENT York
was refused a seat there. South Carolina
was admitted, though tue State had sent no
representative there.
1t was idle 10 say that the Convention
could not determine which were the regular
delegates. Had the New York delegates
been irregular, hostile as they were known
10 be to The extension OF Slavery, they would
not have been allowed TO come near the bull
~ding-they would not have been suffered
even to land at Baltimore. daughter y
Why, il the Convention could not decide up
on this question, they ought TO have adj0urn-
ed instantly and without day (appIanse.)
IL is the first duty of a body of that character,
10 decide who is entitled 10 seats.
The whole Convention was irregular -
They were a mob, and the riot act should
have been read, and the mob DISPERSED
(Laughtcr and cheers.) Now they say this
nomination was regular. What is regular !
H4d they nominated Daniel Webster, would
it have been regular? A regular domination
should represent the whole. Every State in
the Union should have been represented there
every man in thei Democratic party should
be eligible to a seat and a vote. But in this
mob-convention, one man from South Carroll
ma, not sent by the Democracy, votes for a
whole State-a COMMANDER without men
(much meriment) was given a seat, and all
privileges, while seventy two freemen and
Democrats from New York, were excluded.
Tit delegates from Virginia, Georgia, Ala
bana, and Florida, were instructed not 10 go
for any man known to be favorable 10 the
Wilmot Proviso ; and Thomas Jefferson was
the author of the Wilmot Proviso! That il
lustTious patriot could not have had a seat in
the Baltimore Convention. The Southern
wnIcn- me
vote Is that Democratic Is that regular!
IL SO, we ought to organize anew. and be IT,
regular. 1t is high time that the Democracy
should cease TO be regular, and begin TO be
right.
The South required that the Candidate
should be a believer in the right Of the Slave
holders to go into the new territories, and
take with them their Slaves and now let ms
read to you the manner in which the Balti.
more Candidate conformed to the test impo-
sed. He says in his letter written 10 Mr..
Nicholson of Tennessee
"But there is another important consider
alton which ought not to be lost sight Of in
the investigation Of this subject. The ques-
ton that presents itself is not a question of
the increase but of the diffusion Of slavery.
Whether its sphere he stationary or progress
sive, its amount will be the same. The re-
lection of this restriction will not add one to
the class of servitude, nor will its adoption
-. T.a1l.,o q - n eiprto hainr srhn fe pou-
placed therein. The same numbers will be
spread over greater territory; and so far as
compression, with less abundance of the ne
c~essaries of life, is an evil, SO far will that
evil be mitigated by transporting slaves TO a
new country, and giving them a larger space
10 occupy"
Arguing thus in favor of the extension of
slavery to free territory, and yielding the full
subsection desired by the South. Now, hav-
ing gone against the Wilmot Proviso, and in
favor Of slavery extension, how can a Free
Soil democrat say, 81 shall vote for Lewis
Cass :" (Cries of 4" they can't! they can't!
nobody can.") How can he go to the polls
and vote for a candidate for Congress, pro-
fessedly ia favor of Free Soil, and vet sup
port a Presidential candidate who says, "the
South have the right to take their property
in slaves, to the new territory, and thus lay
the sure foundation for more slave States 3
Could he go further for the South. unless he
should run a Steamboat into NeO Merico and
California, and transport tie sLares there him
SELF? (Merriment and applause.)
The other Convention nominated Gen.
Zachary Taylor. (Some confusion, instiga-
ted by the GGzette and Chronicle editorials of
the morning.) II would perhaps be prema-
ture, TO express any opinion in regard 10 his
Antnan0=-I Ia,a aea~ Lao.1 II L. La.,.
y (Great applause.) The old man is
explaining himself every day--his views
may be n0W coming over the wires-allhough
some sixty years old, his civil life commen-
ces just now-he gives his first vote this
year. How eap l tell Which l0aY he wiN vote?