Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1848-10-05

zens to believe that from the pervading sentiment at
the North there nothing at the North, there was
nothing for us to expect from Northern candidate or
Northern party upon the great subject of our rights,
In relation to Gen. Cass he pronounced his doctrine
stated in the Nicholson letter, to be destructive OF
our rights; and said that Mr. Rhett in his able and
eloquent speech in Congress, had proved unapswera'
bly, that that doctrine was insdious, more offensive
and more humilating to the South than the Wllmot
Provlso itself.
1t was better that our rights should be submitted to
the legislation Of Congress- where we were represent
ed, and had opportunity of battling Tor our Pflhcl
pies, than chat they should be wIesed from us by the
inhabitants Of the new Territories, who were negroes
mulatoes and mongrols. He said that Gen. Casss
organs in the Northwest contended that he Gen CasS
was better free soil man than Martin Van Buren,,
and that their objects could be best accomplished by
means of the regular organization Of their party
Mr. Holmes expressed hs decided preference for Gen.
TAYLOR, who had every sympathy and interest III com
mon with u.s. ana who had the firmness of character
and strength of will to insist tina! the rights of the
South should be respected. He exhorted his fellow
citizens, in conclusion, to be firm, but without passion,
in their support of Gen. Taylor and at all events and
in Whatever result to hold themselves ready to meet
the quiet crisis, which he believed was approaching,
with sure and inevitable progress Mr., Holmes
greeted at the close with hearty rounds Of APP
plause.
Upon tho conclusion of Mr.. IIumes' speech, Col.
Cunningham was loudly called for. He opened his
remarks by auding to the sentiments of Gen. Cass
the question most vital to the South and the unequv
Focal terms in which these sentiments have been
pressed. He gave sketch of the political opposition
at the North to Southern interests, and the evidence
which the Northern portion of the Democratic party
had lately given Of their connection with that oppOsi
zion. He referred to the proceedings of the Demo-
cratic Convention, and the action Of the party in re-
iatlon to the nomination; dwelt upon the utter ncon-
sstency Of supporting Gen, Cass after those proceed
ings; and showed that the only alternative left to
us the support of Gen. Taylor. After some gen
era observations on the attitude of the different par
ties throughout the country, the holIowness of the
pretensons Of Gen. Cass to the support of Southern
Democrats, he concluded after rapid review of the
comparative claims of Generals Taylor and Cass to
our confidence by showing that the support of the lat
ter would be Illuminating and fatal to our interests;
whilst the former was commended to confidence
by every consideration on which we could most sure
ly rely,
His speech throughout was received with frequent
and camorous applause the several points Of the
speaker struck with conclusive power upon the enc
mics of Taylor and the South, and in confirmation
of the universal feeling and determination of the
party.
w. Gilmore Simms, at the close of Col. Cunning
hams remarks loudly called for, and was received
his appearance in the most enthusiastic manner
Mr.. Slmms said that he would not regret that circum
stances which had disappointed him in leaving the
city had so fully compensated HIM, by afording the
opportunity he enjoyed, of listening with them to
the narrative Mr. Holmes had had given, He rejoc-
ed that he permitted still to be here, and to join
hands with the true and bold spirits he saw gathered
here, at time when men at the South should stand
shoulder to shoulder. If united at home, and eleva-
ted above the corruptng influences OF party at the
South, we had nothing to fear. Our own arms would
be found ample security for rights. But the
surrender of position to the control of any party
the unconditional abandonment of our proud self
reliance would be indeed degrading and insulting"
10 us.
Mr.. Simms most strenuously urged on the friends
of Gen. Taylor to be vglant and bold. Do not trust,
said he the statements of those who are opposed to
you Their game is mere success And if to keep
you IN the dark is tn contribute 10 that end, never Will
you be- enlightened. Read for yourselves See the
UrtueS which at the North are paraded recommend
ing Gen. Cass, and then, men true to the South,
tell if you can, how you confde in him. Be true
to your POSITION and you will be true to the South.
Mr. Simm's address was throughout received in the
most fatterng manner, and his bold strain of argu-
ment was, at times, happily relieved by strokes of wit,
which exhibited the position of our opponents as
equally devoid of he support of sound reason, and
accessible to the shafts of an overwhelming ridculo
On motion of Col. Charles Kanapaux, the meeting
then adjourned.
CHAS. MACBETH, President.
+. 4. F Fostns, Secretaries
0|7The Charleston Patriot speaking of the same
meeting, says: "lt was an immense meeting, and
adds: The greatest unanimity pervaded the immense
assemblage, and but one feeling seemed to actuate
them that of determined resolution to stand by the
cause of the South, and support the "man of the
South" as the candidate OF their choice"
1t must be borne in mind that this meeting was
composed of democrats exclusively, and that two o
the speakers, Messrs, Holmes and Simms, are dem
ocratic members Of Congress from that state. Thei
abandonment OF their own candidate, Gen. Cass, not
outstanding his written pledges to veo in the event
of his election any bill prohibiting slavery in the ter
ritories, and their avowed determination to support
Gen. Taylor as the "nsan Of the SOUTH must convince
every northern man, not wfully blind, that Gen. Tay
lor is with the ultra slavery extensionists in thei
purpose to plant slavery in New Mexico and Cali
fornia.
We beseech northern men, who really desrou
of preserving freedom in the territories but who ar
dcuding themselves with the idea that Gen. Taylor i
not hostile to the Jefersonian ordnance to look
the facts before determining to give him their votes.
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