Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1849-03-15

the weakest that have ever had and argues moth
ing y the credit II Gen. Tayl Il i ,IrI whir anu
deeply tainted with free soIand eb8Hiion Mr. hns,n
IS the only one Of them who has had the inlapen
deuce t. litl himself ab party III. WIS al alrce
% the annexation u Texas and Supported tie Mexican
war, both # which violently opposed hy The " brs
Clayton, Meredith, Ewing and Col}amer are either free
soil or neutrality-suspicious. horh-CuIlamer csylaighJ fr
he has voted for every Ambition and FREE sui propo
which was ntrlducei into Cougre>s the last session
Preston. We alSl bel eve o be tTte su T. and hs N
i doubtful Cctnin is that Of tile sercn crnp sir he
Cabinet, FOUR are nnqusS,nnaby FREE SOIL
ERS If not two others-And Gen. Iaylor Is tie
man who was 70 protect the South from The attacks Of TILE
free sui party ~
We have not often met with more reckless para.
graph Comparisons are powerfully odi9us, and we
Shall not stop To .titue qpe between h4 lae and
the present Cabinet, collectively Or individually. We
shall no. quarrel With 9h5or for thinking General
Tayl'9 Cabinet ''is 10 norc u compare vih ,I,t W
Mr. PoIl's than p-my Is with the Aps'' This is
all matter IF taste. The Republican regards NH POLK
himself as great man-we u upon hn as \ verv l-
tie man. To The charge made tina; Gen Taylors CaHi-
net is 'deeply tainted with Tree Soland lbY7Hign,v We
oppose direct and unqualified denial and ca III
the proof " do not, it is true, know exactly what
our neghbors mean by The term Free Soilr' since ii
viii be erceivcd. that MI Pre,ton-one NJ be lart
save-hoders in Nirgina-is called one and cassej with
Nlessrs Clayton, Meredith Ewing and CoIamer as IL
some way, holding principles hostile the interests Ut
his native South. We should not insult Mr. Preston bv
attempting 70 defend hin from imputatous upon II ov
atty 10 Virginia. we imagine Ills late constituents W
well as all who know him, will feel perfectly satisfied
that the rights Of the South are in no danger If me
Northern and " estern members Of Tie Cabinet aur4e
with Mr. Preston in senmentupon the question Of slave
~. The Republican classes All the Cabinet exrent
Messrs. Crawford and Johnson as Free Sellers. TN
only opportunity it has had Of knowing what Mr. Pres
tons views upon this subject is presented bv The
publication Of the speech in support IF his b NOW ths
oil was but modification, 10 avoid constitutional diff
cutles, o that IF Mr.. Douglass in The Senate which
was satisfactory to on. neghb)rs though MI Preston
was charged with plagiarism and carrying off honors
which belonged 70 another. Ills bill lift tile question Of
slavery or no slavery 10 be decided by Tie people IF he
terTItoryWhen they assembled in Convention to form their
State Consl uton. This certainly more favorable
TO Southern rights than Gen. Cas doctrine laid down III
the Nicholson letter. and which never heard the Re
publican object to during the are canvass
It nol meant, presume allege that these gen-
temen were, or are members Of the lcaI party called
free Solers, which, during tie lite canvass. SUPPORT
ed Mr. Van Buen, Tie qnopdatn leader III IVY Democracy,
far the prasida,c, ,rt;s Will a.'Is.
Of truth-and tba pannbr. - ,,-.,;. -..---i
caIIs tba Cabinet nl,r, lyri WI
IL = candidate oftbs \yl;r ro-,- il H.. ~, -.
tnre fir tha Senate oftro ,i,oI s,,,o,
W HI J c,,,,ti,o ~ III na,n,cr,,za. L, ;o
is evident then that NIasS,s CIo,,,o N.roI;,l t,;.
and CnIamer o,a MT ..F,oa S.I,,-,, M ~. -..7
Which in,nI;cs tba s,,nn,xt ofa ca,lilo. VIII u-
dancv unln sectonaI cro,,,ts so.i,r ,L. ,...., LII
ans friends nfGan Taylor
AstotJat e.fres s;ris, y, tho, l- ;I. ,,-tyrt,,r
BALLARD PRESTON ~olo,. ,h1ur-.I1
of Niroioi, t,ro ,,,.h y, d..,i r..,; NV n
prestnn rl,ceJ II ,lo o,,o,,r,. ,,.aLnti mi
,eibh. h. H. A. = ~ n. wa
thar Mess Ar.roI;,t. 1,.,;a.a.,I r, - 10y
Observation-Disclosures s,a,o. ,rI ''''"
l C u,.rt II III
reference ~ ,a.r,.,,..i 1,,. =. MAJ
Cabino, Nyen,n', ,tn+,r.p.,l
have wished hi,, +, 90. ,,t.-,,.;-o MI.
tha Observation-Disclosures S.,, ~. VI.
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newly acquired territory ms Is sentiment which
o'eroes al faIy INES II Il AZ nearly unanimous Ally
SeIu heht ever Gan Pc The resolutions IF tile lily
legislatures OF Massachusetts, Vermont and New York
are M WI mere explicit this subject than the