Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1848-09-09

generally knOwn honest JHs
taius a celebrated letter al shea
Han from Connecticut. 'fRCy,
last bH not least, comes an app
the letter OF a certain Rev. Mr. Ia
figure extensively. In that letter be gives ass.,
following account Of General faylor's 9la.
ion.
with regard TO slavery, and extension ct err
tory | assure YOU, that neither Tor slavc.naFke.
nor any other object was Gen. Taylor n hyef 9
conquest and annexation. He was not 70 AYef
Of receiving Texas Into our Union, nor N axek
Of the recent war with Mexico. The oniy eFI1
dcnce OF his being in favor Of slavery, that eseE
saw or heard Of, was the fact that he dbl vhAl
every man at the south must do, il he would
( have servants. viz either own or hire slaves.
do well remember that part al least q the col
rcd people living IN his family could read
I well, and were very pious. never heard
7 u word ffnm the tscnetal in favor Of the slave
system. but on tho contrary, his1 deeisied pre-
ference Tor tho institutions and customs 0liha
North,
at pity that Gen. Taylor should be made
out prc-slavery man because his Govefnmens
keeps him at the South, or for the wrong 81 allow
ing his plantation to be on the w rssppi instead
Of the banks the Connect :" abs
lowcdto hang no man upon am
81 assure you that ifelected, BE-
for peace and emancipation than anyl.
would be allowed to DE-"
Here, iris a statement off one Of thos
hypocrites, who do not hesitate 10 perveHA
fucnce oliheir sacred office 70 the fouless
purposes, endorsed and sent out from this Ca
10y thousands under the frank of members of
orr knr hat IL. al.
dedl VIII any portion OF them BIO sen; init
slaveholding Statesl Not oncl win you
to tell tho southern people, that Gen, TaYlQr ..~
"a decided preference for the institutions and
customs OF thu Northl' Will you insult them BY
the assertions, that man who owns two or ihTsc
hundred slaves is not "a pro. slavery man,becausp
bis Government keeps him at tho South" and be
Is therefore obliged TO be stakeholder, against
his own pious inclination No siri You will
not publish these things in the South. The rev
ercnd author ofthem knows too vol in what lat
itude they will flourish best, and bear most fruit
And those who send forth these papers from this
Capitol have very clear instinct as 10 the direc
ton which should be gisen to them. Ycs,ssir
this is only legitimate part Of that game Of de-
ceplion by which either tho North OF the South,
or both are TO be cheated aud defsMudcd, if posi-.
bic, in the coming election. Southern men vii
not answer for Gen. Taylor's opinions; nofther
men assert their belief thai he win not veto BIZ
containing the "Winot provisos" What norm
en man on this floor has yet denied this, Or sil
dare to do sol
But, Mr.. Speaker, there il another prominen
parsonage whose opinicms nnzihis subject &C.
vital importance. How stands Willard FillgN6E
80 the principle oflho "ivilmot proyisoa"
assert ms 70 is in favor of IL And | cal
upon any gcnteinau s-a.. the North 10 deny tbisii
he can. There are gentIemp.- here who az
neghbors Of Mr.. Fillmore, and who kno~ {:
opinions we'll ! challenge any one Of then
rise here and deny what have asserted. pause
for reply. No man denies iA | challenge any
northern man 10 shy that he does not Jclicss this
Of Mr.. Fillmore. Not one OF you ventures to
deny il.
now ask any southern man 10 Ieny that j have
truly stated Mr.. FiIlmorc's opinions You are
silent.