Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1848-08-18

result in giving Cas- The State, and thereby Sc
curing his election.
Every reasonable and rejecting man must,
after all, come to the conclusion that our next
President pH be either Cas- or Taylor. And,
upon this conclusion, how will such a man act
Cas- will certainly veto any restriction upon
the extension Of slavery. Taylor is fairly pledg-
ed not 10 do so. Van Buren, cdnno, be elected,
and Of course his opinions, whatever they are,
arc of no practical importance.
Now, we say, let us take the best we can get.
As we have got to have Cas- or Taylor for our
next President, let us take him who comes near
est to our wishes. We denounced the Adolf
tionists in 1874, because, being opposed to the
annexation Of Texas, and slavery, and also to
the existence Of slavery in the District of Co
lumbia-whilc Polk was pledged in favor Of both,
and Mr. Clay the last only--they voted for a
third candidate, who had no possible chance Of
success, and thus secured the election of Polk,
the annexation of Texas, the war that followed,
and the territory upon which this question has
arisen.
The Brrnburners are about to initiate their
inconsistent conduct, and by throwing their votes
away, contribute TO the election Of one who will
make a first use Of his power to cut their threats.
There is another reason, (and to this we beg
the earnest consideration of our Wing friends,)
which, IL Gen. Taylor was entirely ~unccnmited,
would determine US to give him our support.
Whatever his position may or might be, there
is no doubt as to the position of the Wing can
didatcs for Congress. Their past conduct as
well as present pledges, place them in uncom-
promising hostility to the extension of slavery
The success Of Gen. Taylor in this State will
carry with it the success of the Wing candidates
for Congress, or most Of them, while the success
Of Gen. Cas- would secure n Ike result for him.
Here then, VIC secure one certain good by the
election of Gen. Taylor. Should he ever prove
uH(diA(ul to the pledge we have relied on, he is
powcrless for evil. Congress alone can legdii-e
slavery in the territories, and the Wing mem.
bers will protect us from that curse.
We may frequently learn some wisdom from
an enemy, and we quote the emphatic declara
ton of the Washington Union upon this point.
AT" says he, "Gen. Taylor be chosen, the
next Congress ria undoubtedly be Wing. Also
iufe Wig rule rR then be upon US"
OF this result there can be no doubt, and i
presents a convincing reason why even thos'
who are not satisfied with Gen. Tayloris declar
alton, should still support him.
We have a sincere respect for those of tn,
Democrats, who have preferred principle e
party, aud find no fault with them for putting
up and voting for a candidate of their own. 81
far their action goes TO defeat Mr. Cas-, Whose
election would not only secure the triumph oi
slavery, but would annihilate them. But the
Barnburners in this State are not content with
this. They claim TO be exclusively ~ s--ssIiicnaa
Of free soil, and upon tina, question assume hos
tility to Us, TO whom alone it is owing, that sla.
very is not abeady extended over oil the terri
tories, and that there is any thing left for the
friends Of freedom to fight for.
Not only so, but the Barnburners, or some Of
them, are covertly, fraudulently and industrious
ly spreading the false impression among tn,
Wings through the country, that Cas- has ne
chance Of election, that il lays between Taylor
and Van Buren,, and that Van Buren, is The
'frce soil" candidate. BY these unscrupuloa,
means, they are endeavoring to persuade whigs
to support their STATE ticket, with the matured
and concerted design, no doubt, of securing the
balance of power in the State.
1t is this fraudulent scheme, which compels u.
to denounce the conduct of the Barnburners in
this State, and to question the sincerity and
good faith of their professions.
We have given as full an answer to our cor
respondent as our present limits will permit,
and if he has any further questions to ask, we
shall be happy to answer them. We do not
mean by any thing We have said, that we dis
trust Gen. Taylor, as not fairly pledged to carry
out the views of Congress. We have no such
distrust, but we mean to say, that upon the mo-
mentous question of human bondage, we would,
all other things being equal, support him Of
whose opinions and conduct there could be nc
possibility Of doubt or mistake,-but no such
case is presented to us.