Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1848-07-28
The Barnburner movement In W.,
and the duty Of Wings In
reference 10 IL.

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ganization, and distinct Electoral, and probab-
ly distinct State ticket.
They could not do otherwise, without making
themselves the scorn and laughing stock OF the
whole country, because the democratic candi-
date is publicly pledged TO defeat the principle
which they are publicly pledged to sustain.
They will form an electoral ticket 10 sustain
the nomination Of Martin Van Buren,, or the
nominee of the Buffalo convention.
The candidate Of the Barnburners is cmphat-
icslly against the extension Of slavery. So far, he
represents a Wing principle, for the Wings have
always stood upon this ground.
Whit course should the Wings take in refer
enee TO this new organization ?
Should they abandon their own party and
join the Darnburners,-or should they stand to.
gcther as party, united and harmonious
We desire to state some considerations why,
in our judgment, tbc Wings sho,,ld remain true
to their own organization and candidate.
lst The Bumburucr candidate cannot be
eiecied,- the next Presidency must lie between
Taylor and Ca~,--conscquently, every Wing
vote given to Van Buren,, takes one array from
Taylor and adds one TO Cas-.
Now, Il any Wing prefers Cas- to)Taylor, he
ought to ro,e for Cass; but if he prefers Taylor
to Cas-, and votes for a third person who cannot
he elected, he in fact votes against bis own pre-
ference.
ID. II il icere possible 10 elect Van Buren,
can any Wing vote FOR him, Identified as he Is
with all the Obstructive and ant-republican
measures, against which they have contended
for so many years2-merely because he has now,
at this late day, from motives of revenge, as
many think, walked up to the enornity Of slavery
propagandism
lie knew in 1874, that Polk was the candidate
Of those who sought to annex Texas for slave
market and that his election would insure that
result why did he not then, when the slavery
issue was first raised md he was made the
victim Of it, meet that issue aud become the
champion of free soil Why did he tamely
submit to that outrage, and in a public letter
cordially approve OF that nomination, and urge
his friends and party 10 sustainit J.?
Had he been true then, the dark pail Of slavery
would never have fallen upon Texas, as one
OF the States of this UnionE
What has become OF his monstruus assumption
of the veto power, to defeat the will of the poo
pie, his British free trade his hostility TO inter
nal improvements, aud his miserable humbug,
rie Sub Treasury
Shall We rs Wings, siui,ify Ourselves, by yir-
tually admitting in The support Of Van Buren,
now, that these measures which we have held
up as affecting vitality the prosperity and haIpi-
ness Of the republic are in reality nothing?
Shall We, because an enemy, either from re-
cent conviction, or to GRITTY his revenge, has
become convert to one OF our principles, desert
our own friends, abandon all other principles,
and enlist under his banner?
No,-such a course would be treason to our
most cherished principles.
sd. Gen. Taylor is pledged to carry out the
action Of Congress on the question of slavery 10
free territories. This fact forms the main ground
Of opposition to him at the South. Were it not
for this, he would sweep the entire South. Hear
what they say of him -
The Washington Union says of him:
ale decidediy approoss and subscribes 10 the
sentiment. Of the Signal editorial among which
is the declaration that the President ought not,
by the exercise Of his constitutional veto, to pre-
vent the extension of the IIam0i I'r0riso To the
new territory which we have acquired, from the
Rio Grandc 70 the Pacific. General Taylor has
not adhered TO any of the pledges in this letter,
except the last"
The South Carolinian OF Columbia, says;
"IIe Is even worse, covered up by his declar.
atoms, than if he were backed up by the Wings
Of the south as party-for We could expect
nothing from the wild and irresponsible action
Of Congress, which, fearing no check in the
Executive, would convert its deliberations into
scenes of action disgraccful TO the country and
to the age in which we live"
The Nashville Union, commenting on the
declaration OF Gov. Jones of Tennessee, that
Gen. Tayler would not veto the Wilmot Proyi-
so, says:
"TLis is a total surrender Of the whole oues-
ton The Sonth denies the right Of Congrcs.
to legislatc on this subject and the North claims
it. Gov. Jones yields the right of Congress to
pass Wilmot Proyso, and 6eiieues that Gen.
Taylor 'siR ieare The subject 10 Congress. That
is, il Congress passes Wilmot Proyiso, Gen.
Taylor, II eiccteu, VIII mol veto II. his IS GOy
Jones belief. We beg The Wig 10 mark his
fact. We shall print it on the same board to
which we referred yesterday, And il that paper
attempts to cram Gov Dodge down our throat,
il will be compelled to swallow Gov. Jones'.
boots, breechcs, and ALL We ask all our speak
ers 10 notice that Gen. Taylor aciH ieare The WI
mot Proriso question TO be settled BIZ Congress-
II that body passes Proyiso, Gen. Taylor will
not veto il. This is what Gov. Jones believes
Write it down and remember IT,"
While Gen. Taylor, though Southerner
stands so broadly pledged against the extension
of slavery, that he is for that reason denounced
by slave holders, shall we, because an old, used
up enemy is trying to galvanize himself into po-
litieal importance by adopting this Wing meas.
ure, abandon our own Wing candidate, who
maintains this as well as all other Wing prnci-
pies, to run after this new convert. II there are
any who doubt The fact of Gen. Taylor being
pledged on this subject, they ought to be salts
fed by the conduct of the South. The slave
holders oppose Gen. Taylor because he is against
the extension of savery,-lct us mot who are al