Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1848-09-15
GFNER TAYLOR'S TWO FACES.
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OR'S TWO FACES
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,ers. tina, General Taylor was nominated by th'
round OF his availability. That he has no poliiica
al matters, ne humoly acknowledges. Therefore
TO be any taing they choose as will best sun lot
rcnls. Bui particularly On The subject oil slavery
40 aspects 10 his lace. A, h. North, ne IS repre-
,tse be has endorsed The article which aPpsaIed II
NIT The exercise of Inc veto power. a, lne SCUM
Nilmo, Prosiso, and Wi certainly XIII u WIN tnt
and a Shareholder ami therefore ideniineo VIII
be exposed, and the people OF The Uni ed Siales
Vhis parry in The different sections OF Tue on,pl
ID necessary lo collect and exhibit 10 :s
Irty, North and South, touching Inc postum WILL
and The Wilmct pioviso:
General TayIor's Southern Face.
Gan cyenttul. thrilling and highly dangerous
o,;s;s hss h-eo forced upon The country by Loo
folo ,len,asoguss. regardless OF The sanciny OF thai
Union which is so dear 10 every patriotic Anne
yican citizen. TIE Wilnlot Proris', as AH e0tt>d
has opened faytalm mine bene1th ne Foundations 81
th> sacred Constitution That mine may eIplodc
al The hour of midnight, and torsrsr destroy the
yroudsst fu5rie fiuman genius and pirtH. To
aver this threatened evil, 10 close Inc migh'y
chasm ira, begins TO yawn between the Tree and
slave STATES, is duty We owe 10 ourselves, 10
our poslefi!y, 10 the memory oil lie iiioslllous
dead. How shall this be donei
awe must elect man ior flesilent OF Inc ".
States who live. in on. own sunny South; who is
willing 10 peril all for the Constitution; who
loves the South and Hsa CHERISHED INSTITUTIONS,
and vet will do ample justice 10 The North And
last, though mol least we must, 10 ensure success,
support candidate for the Presidency, Of such
an oyershadowing popularity, OF reputation
that towers as The aimalaya mountains, above
all others.
"Such man is General Zachary Taylor. He
lives in he South, and MAKES twelve hundred
bales of cotton on the Mississippi. HIS IN
TERESrS, HIS FEELINGS ARE ALL WITH
US. Throughout the Nor bern and Tree States
he enjoys he unbounded confidence Of the entire
people His patriotism, his genius, his undoub!.
ed honesty, and entire devotion 10 The Consiu-
ton and the Union, will ever secure him the
support OF large majority IN every portion OF
the United States VINO shall say that General
Taylor has not been raised up al this eveniful
crisis, b. An al-Wse aud overriding Providence,
To ouen, h The fires OF discord and prevent the
downfall Of the Republics
"Wherc is another man in the slave States
who can receive even respect able vote al The
Norh7 II we cleo, General Taylor, his genius
will enable him 10 guide our ship through The
gathering Storm; his honesty, his sterling inesri-
", will secure TO us his best endeavors; his i'm
rneuse popularity will enable him 10 triumph
over all opposition. Then, We ask IN all candor,
who will oppose General Taylor q
Alabama Wig.
awe rejoice al the selection, because We feel
,0h laa - he
cause We feel tina, the interests OF he country will
he protected by him who has declared that his
sole aim will be the country's good-becau we
feel assured that our rights as Southern men may
safely be irased 10 one VINO is himself South.
ern man and slaveholief."- florida .idpsrt.
ser.
GEN. TAYLOR AsD TIE WILMoT PRovlso.-
The Maiagorda (Te1asl Tribune, on the 22nd
OF May has the following emphatic paragraph
with respect 10 General Taylor and the expected
benefits oi his election:
III elected, our instiutions-we speak out
slavery, will be under The protection OF his eagle
eve and mis- giant arm. Who does not know that
,ha, institution IS in some shape or other, under
daily discussion in Congress, and that atths mo.
ment The Southern members are i'll al case in
Consequence OF new and fearful movements be-
inc made in relation il2 The old Nes,or OF the
Souih, Mr.. Ca houn, warns US tina. we are ap.
preaching crisis pregnant siih danger, and that
before long we will nave 10 Toe The mark"
ave know that, in this great paramount and
LEADING QUESTION Of the RIGHTS Of the
SOUTH. he General Taylor is Of US, he is
WITH US, and he is FOR US!"- Resolution Of
a TIylor meeting in C6arle:ton, South Carolina
"In regard to the conversation had with &c.
neral Taylor, | have 10 say, we did not talk on
4 H..
himself IN FAVOR OF TIE WAR; HE SAID
he WAS DECIDEDLY IN FAVOR OF PROSE
CUTTING 1T VIGOROUSLY, till they should
yield an honorable peace; HE WAS FOR IN.
DEMNlTY CERTAIN, AND THAT TERRI.
ToRIAL; was no, welded to any line par,icu.
larly. but thought perhaps, as kind OF compro
mise with The Wilmoi Proviso men, we had bet
ter 90 up to 80 degrees, making the Rio Grande
tae Western boundary UP 10 that degree; and
said THE SOUTH SHOULD NEVER AGREE
TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE VIII HoT
PSoVISO; although he did not believe there
ever would be slavery there, yet if the country
was acquired, the citizens should be left free on
that subject. HE SAYS ALL MEXICO WILL
EVENTUALLY COME INTO OUR GOVERN
MENT BY DEGREES; THAT 1T CANNOT
BE AVOIDED. On the subject Of politics, he
said he wa, no politician; had been three rourths
Of his life in the army; devoted his time and
mind 10 that service and paid but little at ention
to anything else" Statement from one # tn:
Committee Of The Mississippi Legislature, up
pointed to invite General Taylor TO uisit thu,
STATE
In a leuer TO The Editor OF the Tuscaloosa
(Alabama) Monitor, General Taylor himself
avows that he has endorsed all the remarks o.
The Cincinnati Signal, 10 the effect that he would
no, veto the Wilmot Proviso He says:
Gin reply 10 your remarks concerning letter
which addressed some time since 10 the Editor
oil the Cincinnati Signal, have no hesitation il
stating tina! il was No. my intention in that com
munica,ion 10 express an opinion either in con
currencc with, or in opposition TO. any OF lht
views embraced in the editorial article TO which
ii rct.rs The leuer itself, like mos. other letter.
u mine on unofficial matters, which have iounc
their Way into the newspapers, was not intended
for publication but simply written as matter 0
courtesy, in answer 10 one which had received
from the gentleman in question.
was simply my desire, on that occasion, as ha
been my custom uniformly through life to ex
press my respec, for oplalons which believe I,
be honestly entertained, and as long as thus held
my approval OF his maintaining Them"
"Thc charge carries such absurdily on its yer,
Taylor Southern m,n, the destiny of himsel
and his children identified with that OF the Soulh
his immense wealth CONSISTING II
SLAVES, and land which has 10 be CULT
WAITED BY SLAVES TO RENDER 1T VA
LUABLE-he an enemy TO The South he in IA
vor OF proslrauDg Southern rights and Interests
The very quint-es>ence OF absurdilyl THEY
, MIGHT AS WELL SAY THAT GENE
| RAJ TAYLOR Is A FREE NEGRO! The,
would be believed Just about as soon, and exhi
BIZ fully as much reason and truth in making TN
charge. "-Marion tAlabama) Repis,o, Tayl0
Paper.
"GLoRloUs News TIE Union Preserped-Re
pudiat,on Of The Wamot Proviso By the Viii
Convention.-The friends OF The south, as well a
OF The Union, will learn with inexpressible salts
faction that the Wing Convention PROMPTLl
MET THE QUESTION OF THE WILL
MOT PROVISO, AND REGULATED A
RESOLUTION ADOPTING THAT DOC