Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1848-10-03
FREE SOIL TAYLORISM.

Horace Greeley, o! The N. York Tribune, The
free soil, has a, last come out for Taylor AM
Fillmore; and so important was this accession
regarded that il was expressed BY telegraph lC
our neighbors OF lhe Times and Wing. Let U.
see upon what terms he has agreed 10 serve the
cause OF Taylorism. In his speech made on The
occasion, Mr.. Greeley said:
Since there is now no chance remaining tina
any other nan General Taylor or General Gas.
can ha elected, shall hencetoTih support The
ilcke nominated al Philadelphia, and do wha,
can Tor its election.
But nave net cnaugel my opinuu vi me no
,nination OF General Taylor. | believe |, wa.
nnui@ and unjust. Oh General Taylor, perso
nally, have ever spoken with respcc,; bul be-
lieve candidate could and should have beer
chosen more deserving, more capable, more pc
pulaT canuo, pretend u support him with en-.
lhusiasm, FIR do nal feel any.
And then The question OF Free Soil, what shall
be the fate Of lhal7 presume there IRE here
some Free Soil men ("Yes Yes! all Free
Soi!rl-l mean those 10 whom The question d
extending or restricting Slavery out,oeighs ali
other considerations. ask these what hope they
have of keeping Slavery out OF California and
New Mexico, nth Gen. Cas- Pfe.ideat and a
Locofoco Congress- have none. And | an
peal 10 erc,y Free Soil Wing 10 ask himself this
Questlon--'How would South Carolina and
Texas wish you TO yoe7' Can you doubt tina
your bitter adversaries would rejoice 10 hear thai
you had resolved 10 break off from the Whig par.
~ and permit Gen Cass 10 be chosen President
with an obedient Congress | Cannot doub, il,
And | cannot believe tina; wise or worthy
course, which my berest adversares would
gladly work ou Tor me.
OF Gen. Tayl,rs soun,ness on this question
feel no assurance, and can Give none. Bnt Jbe
iere him dearly p!cdscdby his letters 70 lcave D.
g,satoa 10 Cosgse>S. mi Mt oticnp, I, couyel b.
ais rs,o liz poiiey Of he eonst,y. | believe a
Wing Congress vii no, consent L. extend slave
r., and thai Wing President will not 90 10 IA,
with Congress ard ne general spir d his par.
So believing, | Shall support tis Ir4iy . NM
tioas WITH VIE v TO The TRIUMPH or FREE Soll "
Again, in the editorial defining his reasons ior
1.-THE choice" 81 Tay!lr, n. Tribune rail- ,ba
curtain sill ia',rer The pin Of nc article j.
contained il The following passage:
Profnanig rsSpct,qs ald syn.yatk,.tns wi,n
the iacepcnden! Fee ST muyeme.., W can
YET discern no hope Of its eleclng Mr. Van Br.
rem.
but i Gen iay'cr commued IL me gIeal
fundamental principles q Wing p,llcy vii! he
asked; and wt ans@eI Not dsiinciiy. l1ly O.,
is!actoiiy 10 rs. Bn, he IS clearly c5umi,,,9 -
The policy al leariag legislation u CougrcsS
while the Pr'sl len Confines himself 10 ri. Nun
more appropriate Gu.ics, and lha, viii sri5c.
"rhat we should s;entlp pr fsr 10 G., Tavi,,
as Presidcn, Mir Clay. Mr. Web>taf - sl,n,,s,
any promireni V hg Statesman. we Shall ~
more disguise hencr:orh Than heretofore. or
objection IL TIC ;evar!ug II Mituafy sarv;cs
with Inc hgaes civiirIsts is he .ame &C evar
"Sill, as between the Two men, Zacnary Tay.
lof and Lewis Cas-. We greatly prefer The iormsr.
need We say how n"e1 ne prefer HiaicYd F,R'
more To ms gent emahiy opponent, the coniemnrr
oi ihc kishL IL rtulluh, ihr champion al Gag
Laws and The advac Of thIGslias me,o;,., n
C'bsiess i'oin ms >eai ioI meiely presenting Il
series oil resolutions reS;cc'iu. Slav,rc7
"The question OF Sia"cfy Extension is Il. mas,
serious tat y.mGias We k,lo,c Gen. Cas- - ne
wrong ~, i, We do not i, lisye Ger. ra,lnr !,
be essentially rsh. That h. aas splscn =, "a IN
general cond' mnanon OF Slavery, nc ale qui.e
aware; On! 90 have ID my others who, with III.
usual int"n>ist"ncv ri error are vet vehement
in thcir demands that the South he suar,nrsfd
The right 10 d. wrong and ditiu>e evil in The New
Territories. We regret that the candidate al ~.
wing pa y Is not July, uEequiyocaly r.sht on
this great moral as Welt as political qucs ion
We would chcer:uy postpone or even loreeo
measures We deem expeiicnt AMI b. ne6cicn, IL
establish .h'mfy Il" rit0oas principle Ina, slavery
can never more b. planted Oh our Nationa Soil.
"Bu' how are We - az ~ hi, QUESTION ,rvi y
rts1o T. G.imats ant complete hiumpl7 Ii the
action a onf i'en!r could no, remove "a, donh,,
thar Z! gu! acverar,es would. Sorlh Carolina
and Texas obviously Pre'ec Gen. Tayor persr.
nal!y 10 Gen. Cass; bu' their ns,iuci ,eacne, xha,
their holder leaders avow lha, heir only hone Of
triumph is through The continued asceniency II
ter natural allies, he Northern ia ise pfe.ent.
e's to Dem ,eracy And they are %, mis- aiken
The Hfsis Psrtv family, as il is, emtoi,ss mar. of
The temperate and measured AnA-siarc, t-a,,.
msnt Of fie c0un'rp; and the tact ihat il mas no.
minated louisiana SusaI-P Planter for Presiden,
whose opinions on this subject do not accord with
lis own pIeporder.tins convictions, cons,raicsa and
will constrain it 10 more decisive and earnest
hostility 10 slavery extension. The strong cur
cent of popular feeling often carries forward
those who, under other auspices, would be found
unwilling, aud even resisting. And Congress-
elected under The influence Of this feeling. ariU
not, dare not conseat'o or conniue al The tr,sas;oa
IF slarry, wheiaer directly or obfiqu ~ Tur
TRIUMPH OF TIE WHO'S WILL BE THE DEFEAT or
THE SLAVERY CRUSADERS FROM MR. CALHOUN