The Middlebury galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1848-1850, 1848-11-07

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transferred from Albany to the seat of our Ma
| tional Government:
| G. That he would introduce into all depart
ments of public administration competent, faith
full and trustworthy agents, which process would
ensure all the changes that any reasonable man
could desire.
| Finally, that he would give us an administra-
tor fashioned after the example of the earlier
Presidents with all their moderation, dignity lof
ty bearing, and dcvout aspiration for the triumph
Of liberty and the glory of our free Institutions
and with the example Of the Father of his Coup
try constantly in view, whose spirit and example
have been put far away BY the Tyiers and the
Folks of these degenerate days.
Such was my opinion originally Of ZACHARY
TAYLOR, confirmed by the letter of the 4th Of
March, and afterwards further confirmed by ALI
son letters Nosr and 9. 1 became convinced
that the good of my country required that he
should be elevated to the Presidency. Upon that
opinion l have acted, without giving just cause
4 of offence and for it / am now reviled BY MIR.
JOSHUA r. GIDDINGs, in the manner already
indicated.
Blu; have not done with Mr.. Giddings
think the occasion will justify me IN saying
that deem myself much more faithful
representative and v:ndicaior of The Just
rights and interests of the Free States than
he is. or ever has been. lsay TO you. Mr..
| J. r. GiddiDgs, that one essential difference
between us may be found in the tact am al
! ways texcept for urgent reason,l on hatd,
prepared 10 give my vote on the important
| questions referred 10, whereas you are no.
| toriously delinquent in that regard. have
| caused the record to be examined, and II Is
reported TO me, Il doubt not truly that in the
calls of the yeas and nays at the la:e session
being in all 33S. you responded only 1873
| times 10 you. name, and consequently the
dereliciions amounted 10 155. or nearly one
hall of the whole number and, what is
more extraordinary, as the free soil question
was about TO come up in the House of Rep
resentatives few days before the adjourn
nenl, you vacated your seat and left Wash
ington for the residue Of the session, though
you took care 10 draw your pay up IN the last
hour, with liberal sweepo mileage. Yes,
| sir, when was on hand endeavoring 10 ex
press as well as could the feelings and wish
es of my constituents, Though in manner
10 give offence 10 none,) YOU, Mr.. Giddings,
came up missing. 1t was minated that
You had paired off lin Congressional par
lance with a gentleman from the South; and
you must permit me TO say, thatf the indi-
vidual was truly indicated, il was an admira-
this regard as you have been. PAR off. Mr..
c., on free soil! As well might OLD ZAcK
have paired off with Santa Anna, (A1r. Folks
| Commander-in-chief of the Mexican armies)
| in the height of the battle ofBuesa Vista.
hold this sor: oftrafficking of votes on great
questions as totally inadmissable; and GER
| tainly such plea by the self-consiiiuted A
postle of Free Soil cannot avail before an
| Tha iar
appears is on the 9Th of August, Congress
adjourned onthe 14th y and after you had bid
us adieu, there we're sixiy-two calls of the
yeas and nays, involving the decision Urinary
important questions. On several occasions
the Committee Of the Whole was broken up
| for want Of quorum, and your name (after
the 5,h) is uniformly set down on the Jour-
nal as one ofthe causes Of the evil. | do moi
see how you can reproach me for a wan: of
rectilude, until you pay back the money Tor
| which you have rendered no equivalent in
| service.
But, further, accuse you Of laboring To
| co sure the elevation of Lewis Cass 10 the
Presidency purposely and with malice a.
| forethouSht" You know there is not the
slightest chance OF the election Of MIR. Van
Buren, that he can in no event get over fir
teen electoral votes, and probably will not
receive one. II, therefore, you can divert
votes from Taylor 10 Van Buren, in Ohio.you
are aware that the only tendency will be 10
ensure the electoral vote Of your State 10
Lewis Cass; and also, If the elC ction should
be thrown into the House Of Representatives.
that Mr.. Van Buren, would not stand the
shadow Of a chance. It's notorious that a
majority fifteen delegations. Zone half Of
The States. to wit, Maine, Michigan. lndr-
ana, Illinois, Wisconsin, Iowa, Tennessee,
Virginia. South Carolina. Alabama, Mississ-
ippi, Louisiana, Missouri, Arkansas and
Texas are for CAss; and only eleven delega-
tons. to wit, Vermont, Massachusetts, Con-
necticut, New York, New Jersey, Delaware,
Maryland, North Carolina, Kentucky, and
Florida, are for TAYLOR, New Hampshire,
Rhods Island, and Georgia are equally divi-
ded. And where is Ohio? Originally it
stood ten wings 10 ten loeos, and you came
in as sort Of whig) TO make eleven. But
at the opening Of the las, session you repu-
dated the nomination Of the Wings Tor
Speaker, laciivusly opposed The election Of
Mr.. Winthrop. who was cordially supported
BY John Quincy Adams, and from that hour
have been the bitter enemy Of the Wing par
iy. You will, in The event a choice oil
President is thrown in the House, hold The
vote of Ohio in your hands. How will you
cast il? believe that. If il comes 10 ques-
ton between Cass and Taylor, you will un-
hesiIatingly give il 10 the former, and thus he
would be elected by a majority of the States;
or, il you shall stand out obsiinaiely for Van
Buren,, and perhaps a sense Of shame will
force you to do SOL then the vote of Ohio will
be lost. In The mean time, if either Of the |
Wing members from New Hampshire, r. |
Island, or Georgia should ialter, or happen
TO be absent from sickness or cher cause,
Cass would be Instantly elected. TO secure
thai contamination tie radicals have 10 gain
only one State. which you may give them il
you please, whereas The Wings, 10 elect
Tay lor, must gain no less than five, which no
man can regard as possible who knows any
thing Of The present political condition Of the
House. Hence your vocation is the election
Of Lewis Cass to the Presidency, and the re-
newal of another term ofiour years OF the
misrue which the Wings have so long de-
nlored There il mt n SDOllsman in the