Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1848-08-25


Our democrat but no doughface" corespon-
dent, or some ally Of his, pursucs his conirovcr-
sy with US in the columns of another paper
There Is little in II, however, which requires no.
tico from us, SINCE by It's silence, il tacitly adj
miis She principal points in the article which II
attempts TO answer.
He does not deny, as indeed he could not for
the records of Congress proves II, that the Wing
party have uniformly withstood the encroach-
ments Of slavery, against the united forces Of
Southern Shareholders and Northern doughfaces.
lie does not deny that Van Burcn's chance Of
election is hopeless, that either Cas- or Taylor
must be elected, and that consequently the only
real practically useful question for the people is
which they will prefer, Cas- or Taylor.
lie docs not deny, rs he could not with any
show of self respect that the election Of Taylor
would carry with it the election Of Why mem
bers Of Congress for whose stern opposition TO
slavery we have as a guarantee their uniform
past conduct taud without whose cooperation
General Taylor could not it he would, favor the
schemes OF the shareholders. Nor does he deny
that the election of Cas- would ensure the cleo
ton of democratic members Of Congress, who
arc pledged to carry out the principles Of Cas-
on the subject Of slavery.
lie therefore admits these positions, and they
conclnsively demonstrate that, though General
Taylor's opinions be all that he alledges, it IS
still the duty of all sincere enemies Of Slavery
TO support him.
lie does not deny that the democratic Barn
burners of this State are deceiying Wings with
the idea that Cas- cannot. and that either Taylor
or Van Buren, must be elected This, as our in
telligcnt correspondent knows, is mere cheat,
lor the di.hones, purpose Of securing by it, the
ascendancy or balance Of power in the State
Legislature
These points, conspicuously noticed in our
article of last week, are studiously aud wisely
avoided. lie sets cut with bubble, and be-
cause assuming that Congress will be against
extension, We alledge that General Taylor i;
committed against it, aud at the same time de-
clare that be is pledged TO carry out the will oi
Congress, charges upon US inconsistency. We
only refer to it, as evidence of the weakness Of
cause, which can find no better arguments tc
sustain II.
lie also parades the loose and partisan speech
es and declarations of Southern papers and pol
iticians to show that General Taylor is there re-
gaided as in favor of Slavery; but this is two
edged sword, since Southern declarations and
speeches equally positive may be found to prove
that General Taylor is pledged against it.
4 lie himself pronounces judgment upon al
such electioneering assertions, declaring tina
they "are made with reckless venality for cleo
pioneering purposes, to endeayor if possible Il
prejudice the South" They are made by on'
party to prejudice the South against, and by thu
other in favor, Of General Taylor
The Allison letter our adversary gIides ovei
with general and loose remarks Of what this Of
that individual has said But this is n subjec
upon which any person may form an opinion
for himself
General Taylor is pledged to sanction laws o
Congress on questions Of domestic policy, an,
where Constitutional questions have been settled
by the departments of the Government and &c
quiesced in by the people; and before we pro
coed any further we wish 10 know from our cor
respondent, or his ally, whether, in his opinion
the power Of Congress to regulate Slavery il
tho Territories has not been settled by ne depart
menis 81 ne Government, By continual practice
, and acquesced in for lolf century?