Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1848-10-27

victorious. (Applause.) The South nomi-
mated him, because they could trust him ! and,
therefore, they threw overheard Clay, Web.
ster, Mclean and Scott. Well, is TAYLOR
avallablel cloud cries of "Nol no Wy
Look at the returns aye. look at the election
returns, and tell me Uhere you find him avail
tablet Certainly not in Ohio certainly not
in lllinois-nOt in Wisconsin-not in Arkan.
sas-certainlv not in Vermont. An a%vaila-
BILE man is a man, who promptly secures the
support of his whole party. Harrison was
thus available, because Clay, Webster, Nc
Lean and Greedy supported him. Polk was
thus available, because Benton, Wright, Bu-
chanan and others supported him, from the
hour of his nomination. lie was the great
specimen Of modern availahility-the remar-
kable man who came in by accident and
seems TO be going out by design. (Tremen-
dous applause.)
But here is Zachary Taylor-he has been
five months in the field. and he has but Just
converted Webster and Greeley. UiH Hem
ry Clay note for him2 (Shouts Of NO! no!')
Well, ! should like TO know Clay says lie
won't run against him, and Webster says he
shan't oppose him-but a man has to be roied
J1r, in order 10 be elected. When Harrison
was a candidate, Henry Clay said. 'if there
Is a man who values my opinions. or needs
my council, ! beg him to vote, as | shall do,
for William Henry HARRISON II is not Har-
rison, nor yet Henry Clay, that the Wing
party are now called upon to support, but
Z.chary Taylor! Does Henry Clay say now
he will vote for Taylor! Ono! no!') Gen.
Taylor is supported at the South, as opposed
to the Wilmot Proviso, and at the North. as
for it. Let me read to you what a Wing Go
vernon of South Carolina, Gov. Hammond
says:
Er-Gorernor Hammond for Gen. 7aylqr.
The following is extract of a letter of Ex-
Governor Hammond Of S. c., in reply to an
invitation to attend a public meeting! After
declining the invitation from considerations
purely private, he says:
Z" trust you will see in what ] have said,
sufficient reasons to justify me in declining
most respectfully, y"ur unexpected but sin
cerely appreciated invitation, without for a
moment supposing that | wish to shrink from
any responsibility | might incur by accepting
it. | have already gone TOO far, | well know,
TO lose anything by going farther. In fact !
have been anxious, not 10 share in the respon-
sIbility of those southern men, who are o2-
posing Gen. Taylor, and have never failed,
when a proper opportunity offered, distinctly
aud decidedly to avow myself in favor of his
election. How any Shareholder can hesitate
between him and Cdss, is to me not only a
matter OF specia! wonder, hut | think the worst
omen Tor the South that | have seen in my
time.
Permit me to offer you my most ardent
wishes for the success Of your efforts 10 car
ry the vote of our State for this great and
good man, and 10 assure you of the high re-
spect with which | have the honor 10 be, very
sincerely your obedlent servant.
j. III. HAMMOND"
MD tho Corvontio, ,h,, IL
approve Of the Wilmot proyisoa NJ NJ
uPoh t"dt sunJec'' uh'li ne quoted Whiltiefs
pYe.9 purNeye P'ose "ou'u nor 90 mere.
six HRpS WIS Ms soi hs1i9 =. pn,an nonnlnailpn. ] on
ask Taylor To- sion a biIl EMBRACING the nrfn.
ciples Of the Wilmot Proviso. You tell him,
4. General. | think Slavery is a rreat evil
He saws, Il think mott have 90, a lot NV
self You saw. Buyinu and selling human
beings is not ripht; il is a moral wronu.'-
He saws, mol do il mvseIf' You tell
him, YOU want the Wilmot Proyiso to be-
come a law i'm regard 10 The new territories'
lie saws, The Convention tina, nominated
me KICKED 1T ouT OF THE House, (Im-
mense applause.1 The nomination of Tay-
lor, in one point of view, was creditable 10
the American people. lie had been a preat
general, and if the question had been asked.
What shall be lone for General Taylor, to
evince appreciation of his Military abilities.
he might have received the commitment of a
nomination, run stump and carried all before
him. But when the people vote for Presi-
dent, they are doing a substantive thing, and
want 10 know what a man is. That Is the
reason that the American people oppose Gen.
Taylor. They want TAYLOR TO stand still
lonp enough 10 saw what his opinions are.
And now let me say a word about the great
question before us. We are told that the
Wilmot Provlso Is unconstitutional Why,