Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1848-09-01


views of the people of the south on this subject
We all know that TO protect and rerpetuate their
Slave institutions is the paramount consideration
with them. When that institution is threatened
they forget both democracy and whiggery, and rush
as one man to protect the slavery standard The
delegates from the south came to the Baltimore
convention instructed in deadly hostility against
any and every man not distinctly pledged against
the Wilmot proviso, and it is not doubted they
would have come instructed in the same manner to
the Philadelphia convention, if the issue hao been
presented there as at Baltimore. 1t is not demo
cratic feeling nor wing feeling, but an universal
feeling the part of the south, TO protect their in
stitution. And yet knowing this fact wing poll
ticans tell us that the man for whom the states OF
Louisiana and Texas voted in Convention, is free
territory, Wllmot proviso man. We open nor
thern whg paper and we there find it asserted that
Taylor will get the electoral vote of Kentucky,
Louisiana, North Carolina, Florida, and even Sena-
tor Foote's state, Mississippi, and in the same
breath we assured that Gen. Taylor will motive
to the Wilmot provso. If this be the case, then
the South are fools or they do not mean what they
say with reference to their institution, neither OF
which any sane man believes.
But if Taylor does hold the position they CLAIM
for him on this question, why don't he say 50, 1t
would take but few words, and it is matter he
need not be ashamed Of His friends construe his
Signal letter to mean something of that kind, but
he himself distinctly repudiates any intention OF
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that he has expressed his determination to sanction
whatever measures Congress may pass, but 1t Will
be recolIected he makes reservation, unless lhe
measure spall be clearly unconstitutional or shall
have been hastily passed and without mature con-
sderaton. This reservation is sufficient TO cover
any and all questions, and was undoubtedly made
with special reference to the Wllmot provIso
Certainly Taylor knows as well now as ne can ev-
er know whether the Wmot proviso is constitu-
tonal or not Gen. Cass says frankly it is uncon-
stitutiona and every politician in the country little
an big has made up his mind with regard to It, yet
from Gen Taylor there cannot be got word on
the subject.
We expect office seekers and eXpectants in the
wing party, 10 60 for Gen. Taylor, or any other
person who holds out a reasonable hope OF success,
but il hardly seems possible that one honest, IN
telIigent wing can be deceived by fraud and
hnnlbug so transparent in It's nature. Ihis man.
who lives in the of Louisiana, who owns
slaves and who has grown fat and rich upon their
labor who has been put forward and is upheld by
the slave interest will We grayely told, protect
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this too, when he, himself so far, from n,lmating
directly or indirectly any purpose of the kind, pre-
serves stubborn silence the subject The south
| know their man and who they can trust, and we
refer all candid searchers after truth, to the extracts
from southern papers which will be found on the
outside of this sheet. Gen. Taylor is not the rep
rcsenatve of single whig principle, for he has ne
yer avowed his knowledge Of, his belief IN, or his
adherence TO single article of the whig creed. He
has again and again repud lated the wing party and
all other parties and his very last letter he states
he should have accepted the nomination of the Cass
| Baltimore Convention had it been rendered TO him
| Zachary Taylor is Shareholder and represents
the savehoding interests and it is this, and this
alone for which every wing and every other man
votes, who sustains Taylor. The Wing party has
no representative in the field. The leaders at Phil
adelphia deliberately laid down their arms and dis
banded their forces; the banner of their principles
was struck and fured, for they took man who
disclaimed all sympathy with allegiance to them.
They are then without representative and II re-
mains for them to choose their position The
wings have always claimed To be peculiarly the
champions of freedom we will admit 1t TO be the
case We offer then tor thersupport better terms
than have either of the other parties, for We have
platform which covers and candidates who repre-
sent this great principle at least. If in the wreck
of their principles at Philadelphia, they have an
opportunity of saving this one great measure, let
| them do it. We will call it theirs if they insist on
it, but let them not, because every thing else they
held dear is sunk and lost, refuse to hell float
this ashore II they be true friends of freedom let
them rally 10 the support OF the only representative
of the principle presented to them. With Van Blu
rem and Adams this principle is safe. Cass and
Taylor represent its opposite. and TO support either
is to yield to southern slavehoding diciauon and to
sacrifice every thing else.
IL The Evansville Convention instead of NOM
mating electors appointed, as will be seen by the
proceedings state convention at Madison. for the
purpose. This was right. Whatever local appea-
rance the Free territory organization may have had
in the start il has it no longer. 1t has become
state matter The masses are moving in the south,
the north, the east and the west They want to
be heard, they demand it, and the move at James
Vile. to give them a chance, sound and excel
lent policy We do not doubt bit the state con-
venion will be we'll attended, aud the state fully
represented Devotion TO freedom and human
ghts is not confined to any section. 1t common
TO all who have heart TO feel and mind to think.
Ii is this sentiment which is embodied and involve
in the present contest, and where there are clear
heads and warm hearts, there our cause will find
advocates and friends Wisconsin is not devoid OF
such men, nor are they confined to any locality.
They are in her forests her praires, on the mar
gin OF her mighty lake and along her rivers, and
they will come up to the gathering of the free.
We have had some opportunities of Judging and
fool saugu;po Tho, tho vote of Wisconsin will he