Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1848-01-20

have repeatedly hunted orr files for letter of
Judge Mclean, to republish: but we cannot find
it,
For tho Waterman und Journal.
Mr. EptroR: No close observer Of passing
events can have failed to see that unless the
Wings of The Free States are prepared TO sup
port for the Presidency, neS year, a slave-hod-
cr they must break ground at once upon the eX-
citing question of the next Presidency aud de-
fine their position before the whole county. Ear.
" last spring the leading men of The South, ct
pnrties, brought before the country the name
Of ZACHARY TAYLOR, Of the Army, slave. hol-
der, for the Presidency, IN hopes To mike him
leading national candidate for that office hut
The General wrote himself dawn in answering
e,ery body's letters, admitting uniformly that he
knew nothing about political matters, had not vo-
ted for forty years. was moi TIT Tor the Office, and
did not wish To be the candidate Of any party
This greatly Disappointed the leading politicians
of the South, and Immediately an attempt vas
made 10 put Mr.. CLAY upon the course aud run
him again but the Pfee States showed no signs
of appreciation towards this movement, and Mr.
CLAY has virtually Withdrawn his name from The
nuG,ber Of those from wlom II ca ndidhte for the
high office in question must be selected and
now another ana n vigorous effort is being made
10 put Gen. Taylor permanently upon the track,
no more 10 be Withdrawn until the contest shall
be ended. Gen. Taylor is to be The army can
didate aud all who go Tor him will rive hln their
support not because he is qualified for the Office,
Lut because he has a. gbi b0iiiss and is in favor
ct human slaUery. The South ARE ever true in
Their attachment TO aud support ut Southern men,
and the lovers ut war aud bl ,odShed are ever
ready to sustain men whose lives have been de-
voted 10 the destruction of their fellow men,
But, Mr.. Editor trust the time has not yet
GONE when the intelli gent men OF the tree
States, who are lovers of peace more tn1n Of
war, will counenance 1he attempt TO place in the
Presidential chair any man, all red with the
blood OF his fellow me n, Just from the field Of
battle, with an army at his heels. Let the path
TO the Presidential cha ir be marked out as lying
through heldS Vi blood. and along where streams
of tears How from widows and orphans eyes.
rather tn N over ground occupied by far seeing
and sagacious state sn Ell, and up and down
all our valleys, upon every mountain side and hill
top, AS well he by every runniur brook, riyulet
and river, and uroun every treside in the land,
will be hea.d the wceui,p voice of Liberty
sinhng-" all is lost "nt is tosi"!
Now, sir. IA the time tor the lovers of their
race for the free Inc II Of the North, to rally a.
round the free institutions of the North and
show that they love the common schools of the
North and the leudinr institutions of the Free
Sat better than they love the peculinr inSii
tuition" of the ,il H. and prove his nv sulec,lnr
man for the chief mauis,racy OF The cuuntry,
who has been educated ammo the free of The
Free States rather than anop1 those who hold To
ensaytpp the slav es of the Slave States. When