The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1848-10-27

ion OF that body The House was Democratic,
the Senate Wing. And what did this Wing SEN
ate 1t confirmed the appointment ct John {.
Calhoun to the office of Secretary of State, the
champion OF Annexation 1t put the most able
man of all the South into position which gave
him really all power over the subject But this
is not ALL When that Senate came to take the
vote on the JOINT resolutions touching AnneXa-
ton, three Wings were ready to go for the L ca
sure, and thus turned the scale in favor OF the
South and Slavery. And this is the party that
has prevented the spread of Slavery The Abb
olitionlss brought about Annexation But you
will say that Clay against Annexation, and
the Aboitionists defeated him. A u this may be
true, and yet no redemption be allowed the par
ty for what evil it had done. 1t had made John
Tyler President; 1t had put John &. Calhoun in
to the next most influential position in the nation.
But did the Abolitonists defeat Clay' Thurlow
Weed, who is good authority with you, declared
that Clay defeated himself, by his contradictory
letters on Annexation. And this every candid
man must allow You know, and all men know,
that if Henry Clay had been the consistent op-
ponent Of Annexation, he would have been Pres
ident of the United States. Were the Abolition
lists to blame because he was not consistent on
that question?
But let US observe the doings of the Wings
since. They voted that the country was in a
state OF war, by the &C, Of yMerico. They voted
men and money TO prosecute hOstilities against
that weak and broken power. They left it to a
Democrat, David WIlmot,) to propose and carry
through the Jeffersonian Proyiso. They LETT the
Oregon struggle, in the Senate, to be sustained
by John P. Hale and the Democratic Miles,
One of their tavorite leaders, John M. Clayton
drew up compromise, surrendering the Terri
tories forever to Slavery Daniel Webster, PEN
ding this infamous proposition, was as mute as
Death. Senator Phelps, a good Wing, was
ready to make the sacrifice. But the House.
hearing the Free Soil thunder at the North, laid
his odious Wing bill upon the table. And then
both Houses, trembling and aghast at the Buffalo
demonstration, passed the bill embodving the
great Ordinance OF 1887 But a little prior TO
this, the Wing party in order to prove itself the
slavery prevention party, did, at PHILADELPHIA.
reject Henry Clay, who had spoken against con-
secrating any acquired soil TO slavery, and took
up Gen. Taylor, the hero of the accursed war
and the man who had declared that the South
should Tever submit to the principles of the
"llmot Proviso Verify; the Wing party has
prevented the spread of slavery thus fer, and is
in tair way still to do it. Who can be SO disin-
genious as not to grant this And now, since
they have up as standard bearer the owner OF
3OO slaves, and an opponent OF the Jeffersonian
ordinance, ii the tanatcal Abolitonists, the
wicked Barnburners, and some foolish Who's ,,
NSt Will
to use your own language, soon be triumDhant
mount the watch-tower OF the country. forever
limit slavery, and make the country prosperous
and free How can men be so aLnpatrjotic az 70
obstruct the progress Of such sincere, devoted
souls
But you express 1t as your settled purpose to
vote for Gen. Taylor. Why Because he il
the oloodlest General OF the war you have pro.
nounced unrighteous' Because he is in tsvor
Oh the moderate use OF intoxicating drink Be-
cause he chose the Sabbath as the day of . fare
well display in New Orleans? Because he re-.
commended sending for the Cuba bIoodboundo
Because he never cast vote, and never had snt.
hcieht knowledge OF political matters to do 50 in.
tellgehuy DO you support him because he ia
one oil The largest of Southern planters Recouso
he IS the only man who, in the crisis created h.,
the Free Soil movement, the South can trust
the only man with whom, at this time thew taal
secure 10 you support him because he defeat.
Gu lay because, In going into the Phladel
phla Convention, he declared, IN advance that no
would not be bound by its action-be wonld h.
candidate, whatever might be it's decis,on3 ~
you support him because be is i0Dutobb, fvoIJ
IN MS determination not to be party man nor a.,
exponent OF Wing doctrines or schemes 10
you vote lor MIN because he is willing and any.
louS 10 run with William o. Butler, or anvbodv
else, or on any ticket' Because ne tallS ,,o1
tnat ne lelt 10 more iattered by the nomination
ol the Philadelphia Convention than he sbouIJ
nave Deen by that of Baltimore? Do YOU sun.
port MIN because he has predicted and is ready r.
go Tor the absorption of all Mexico? DO Won on
,or MN because he declares it as his honest he.
G mel thst he is unfit for the dgnhed station of
ohiet Magistrate' DO you vote for him because
you wish TO discourage and discountenance the
military n.y spirit in the country? Do YOU sustain
MN because the North has furnished the occn.
pant OF The Presidential Chair but twelve vearx
SINCE the organization of the Government; m
you support him because you pledged Yourself
III l94 that you would mere, vote for anotber
S!aVeholder Do you vote for him because Won
s'rehuouSly opposed him as unfit for the station
up 10 the Philadelphia Convention Do Won
support nm because you feel anxious TO reneat
anu on large scale, the John Tyler experiment
Dut stop why do multiply these questions,
Grass OF men, who, in grave Convenuon, voted
against assigning any reasons for susta,riOa
man. must be presumed to have none none ~
least' mat they dare assign. They have reos
son = say not reasons-and that is aII-control.
ing. And what is that? The South toId ,hon,
TO! Such is their reason No other. il would