Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1848-11-02
Auti- GlouErn.
CORRESPONDENCE.
THE PRESIDENCY~Letter of Hon
Horace Everett,
No nv

To the Editor of Tie Green Mountain Freeman:
The position Of the Taylor party, as n matona partly
and of The South and of the North on the question
Of the extension Of sIaUery-7he Free Soil Party
Mr.. Fan Buren,.
After the annexation of Texas, the Southern Sec
ton of the Taylor party, with some cxceptions were
willing for the sake of union with the Northern sec
ton, to accept the issue of no Mexican territory
which had been rendered by the North.
Since the acquisition Of Mexican territory, the
south, of all parties, with but few individual excep
tions are in favor of making it slave territory. This
is the ground taken by the press south of Mason and
Dixons line, without, believe, single exception.
Hence it is self-evident, that the Taylor party as
national party cannot unite in opposition to the extern
sion of slavery. They cannont support the Wilmot
Provso
How is it in respect to the Northern section of the
Taylor party? In states, in this state, it is
claimed as issue by individuals and by the acts of
Conventions of all parties. In other states, in
Massachusetts, it is claimed and disclained by indi-
vduas of the Taylor party and sometimes by the
same individual at different periods; but it was public
ly dscaimed by their wing convention in Oct. l847.
1t was not claimed by their convention in 1913.
In Oct l847 Mr.. Webster said in their convention
that it, THE Wimot Proviso,) was not sentiment to
form new party upon, yet in his Marshfeld speech
of Sept last he said he would not support Taylor
if he believed he was in favor of the extension OIL
slavey.
Mr. Winthrop, 1.-THE Speaker of the House of Rep
resentatves) in speech in the Massachusetts Slate
Convention in Sept last, said-"Gen. Taylor has moi
given positive pledge, with regardto the Wilmot
Proviso and, for one, do not hesitate to say that
rejoice that he has not done So"
"But gentlemen, are we to forget that the very
question which is raised in regard to this matter Of
slavery in new territories and in regard to support
of Gen. Taylor, ,Oas FORMALLY SETTLED IL
the ,chig contention of Massachusetts, al its LdstOct
l947,) meetingg"
The free states are majority, and if united could
sustain the Wilmot Provso; unless defeated by the
Veto But if they refuse tomake it The sSSue-an(
support and elect President who will veto it. wha
hope have they of enacting it into law? Of wha
manner of value are their free Soil resolutiOns-anC
the Free Soil declarations of individuals, if Taylor b
elected?
To preventlegislative enactment answers all thu
purposes of the South. 1t is in substance and efec
the same as the late proposed compromise. In tn
mean while, (of their being no enactment,) they ca
move into the new Mexican territories with tllei
slaves and by their influence prepare public sentmen
there for the establishment of slavery, when such tel
ritory shall become states. ~;
But what is decisive is that northern wings, indig
nanty rejected the issue Of the extension of SLAYER
in the Philadelphia Convention They laid on the tabl
q resolution in favor of the Wilmot Proviso-oifere
by the delegation of Ohio--and this by prevlou
arrangement of northern wings with the South
Hero is the proof lolgsy so ~"" f