Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1849-08-30
For The Age.
10 the Erecmcn Of Windsor Comfy,


Ton against the advocates of human freedom, many of
o9 have not been able TO be present and hear his reason
0g and those who did hear him. may profit by an apson
10 some facts not mentioned by him, and You may be
glad to read the following notice of his address on the
common in Woodstock on the 22d of August inst. !
was rather anxious to hear him, for | knew his paper,
The Irbuue during the Presidential campaign contained
unanswerabe reasons against The election Of General
Taylor to the Presidency; yet, at the last effective mo-
ment' advocated his election then suspected his love
oil human freedom, and hatred of slavery were not strong
enough 10 induce him 10 drive from his support the thou
sands OF subscribers 10 the Tribune was present. and
gave good attention TO his address, but took no minutes
al the time.
MIR. Greey occupied considerable time in contrasting
the two old parties wings and democrats; went back so
fall indeed, that he got behind the name wings. to the
time when the term Nationals In all this he rep
resented the wings as corec md the democrats us in
correct, in tho affairs Of government The former always
opposed TO slavery; the latter ules. The intelligent rea
ders will enquire, why tell us of what the wings were
and what they ehdeavored do what has that to do with
our present political (unclious' Tell US, they will say
what they doing, and of what use would be our
voting 10 support a Prosavery administration o, the
democrats, the allies Of slavery all the time Of
Jackson, Van Bnen, Tyler, and Polk fvoring the slave
interest. They got in Texas and the war following Of
course lie ons TO tell US (though thought he rdcO-
lected ~ that John Tylor, who elected by the
Wings, performed the whole work; ind issued the las,
proposition 10 the Texans, which they readily accepted.
lie told US, that The wings unanimous in their
opposition the annexation of Texas but he omitted 10
l,aiIu h,,o ,ho., 49,
1t on the ground Of its slavery lie told u.s. that the Mex
cau war followed annexation CT course. That is ALL He
did not tell how manfuly The wings, as party opposed
the declaration of that war lie exhibiting the vu-
Gus principles and conduct Of the wing party; and here
was the ties! OF advocacy of, opposition to- the Mex
lean war And the rs acl Of Congress any sence author
zlng that war was what has been termed the Nar-Bi
appOpriang ten millions of money, and raising an army
orhy thousand volunteers to do the fighting He omitted
to tell US, that on The inul passage Of this Bill which
was the point on which must turn the whole question of
war peace, only fourteen members of the house, and
only two Of the senate, voted against the Bill Had he
spoken Of lhe subject al all, and endeayored to ward off
the responsibility from some by saying. they did not all
vote for 1t; you would reply, they sent there to
protect the interests Of country, and thus negecng
20 vote against the Bill the as voting for it,
Had he undertaken 10 give any description of the expense
and horrors and boodshed Of the war; you would have
replied, that notwithstanding the wings condemned the
war in all ways tending TO render eproach TO the demo-
cratic party, yet they, in general voted for all the sup
plies asked for by the Pesiden.
Again, you will enquire, if the democrats conducted
badly during the administration of President Polk
what has that to do with the controversy about Taylor
ism and slavery on the one point, and freesoism aud
human freedom the other o. this query disposed
of by one dash Of prophecy, why, the Free-so democa.
cy, as soon as they GO, into power, will be old line dem
ocras, again supporting, and acting over ell their Ole
: prosavery tricks. '''"
This, will be Observed he said of those free soilers
Nho formerly voted with the democratic party He die
design tell what would be taken thosC
free socrs who had borne for years the oboquy of botl
wings and democrats of their persevering op
position to slavery in its every Gorm the sixty odd thous
ands, who had courage in 1874, to vote against slave
- holding wing candidate, and save-holdng democrats
candidate for the Presidency, and whose members have
been increasing eycrslnce lie said nothing about wha
woudbc done by those wings who the cloven foot
"a slavery in the nomination Of Gen. Taylor for President
and fled for the refuge of their political principles to tn
n free soil party. With regard tho free soil democrats
he chose let chem stand the estimation of his hear
j. ers entirely upon his naked prophecy. lie did not at
o tempt to torfy his prophecy by any ausion the pres
ent issues OF the times lie made mention of the wei
known fact that the aggressons and success Of the q
lie power in overlooking the north, manifest in thc
I'd nomination Of Cass and Taylor as candidates for tn
& Presidency and the coptempuous disposal by the Tayo
h. Convention of Jeicrsons ordinance of 1887 drove multi
udcs from the wing party and from the democratic part
who at Buffalo, in convention with the liberty parity es
tablished the platform and agreed upon the name Of til
Free Soil Party to the support of which platform all tn
members are as firmly pledged, the members of tn
Taylor Party are 70 support the Taylor administration
whether fright or wrong;' firmly as the wings con
~ sdered themselves pledged to support the Mexican wal
l. fright wrong" lie did not tell us how very probabl
,! was that such numbers, deserving slavery propo
:! gOnlsm, and pedgjng themselves before the world
- stand firm against any further extension of slavery, an
- more slave territory, any more slave stacs how yer
probable, and almost certain it was, that if these ALL
M any of them obtained power, they would use it in supper
-, Of slavery!
al Tbs prophecy was the back bone and main snew of hi
~, argument induce the eemen of the County Of WiusC
No. to vote in support of the Taylor party, and in support
o slavery, and in opposition the free soil party, and huma
freedom. When Mr.. Greeley extoed the former prime
pies of the wing party he made mention of any pros
poet that Congress would could revive those principle
~ Indeed he mentioned those changes in the late elections
members of Congress, which, if he is correct show cor
e. clsivcy, that the Taylor party would be in the mno
~ in the Congress lie made mention of Presle
=, Taylor, but pointed out great exploit expected to
u! achieved by him President lie represented him
az pretty much of nully. lie would leave all with Col
gress would not veto the WlmOt proviso. He direct
c and positively affirmed that President Taylor was pledge
not to veto any act of Congress- Oh nccnunt Of s cnnia