The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1849-08-04

: Or if this Acknowledgement authort,
, ahould be deemed insufficient, it might bt
strengthened by the testimony of that leade
of the Ohio Free Democracy J. R. Giddings
who publicly asserted in speech at Warren
Ohio, the following:
Gen. TAYLOR was found personally ugus
members Of Congress TO pa" .ur; Walker'sgmen
ment through His frs
movement, 'after he arrived at our nation,
capitol, acas 10 gre his personal influence TO q
measure, Me effect ofwhih was 10 ertend Slavery
Now we cannot pretend to vouch for the
correctness of their democralic, frec-soil ties
tlmony. We are not accustomed to look thai
way for natural allies either in the cause Of
truth or that of Southern rights. But We dc
aver, that if the Columbus Democrat attempts
to dsproye these assertions. the very evi-
dence il will introduce will most fully estab-
llsh that Gen. Taylor exercised no nnu-
cnco whatever against Mr.. Walkers or in ia
vor of Mr.. Webstor's amendment Mr.. Sc
ward himself has most faithful, denied, that
Gen. Taylor expressed any opinion to him on
the subject of the extension of slavery, or in
dcatod any particular pan. All that Gen
Taylor did, was TO call his attention to the
necessity of establishing some form of Gov
ornmont foI California. and of substituting the
rule OF law aud order for the Bowie-kniie and
Revolver. This was the height of his offence
aud this is the concentration of one of the
proofs that he had surrounded himself with
abolitionists;
Wo would also refer upon this head to the
authoritative expressions of the National Int ell
ligencer, abiding to this subject, which stat
ed that the President might find it to be his
solemn duty 10 FROZEN Indignantly on any effort Of
! lie free soil purity, TO prevent the formation of
civi government in the territories, for section
al party objects. Did not this appear like
virtual Condemnation Of the opposition to the
Walker amendment!
And also read the following resolution pass
ed by the Democratic General Committee Of
New York, relative to Gen. Taylor. and re-
member that this has been passed within the
month. The Columbus Democrat will hardly
insinuate that its northern brethren lie, when
they are trying to get up coalitions to produce
results, which that paper has already, and
will doubtless do again, term glorious in eve
nv way But to the resolution.
" Resoiced, That President Taylor, by aHop-
,ng his name and influence 10 be used for he ben
Ell Of The are potrer, at Hte close Of Ate Ltst
sian Of Congress. has not only violated the
spirit of his pledge not to interfere with
the action of Congress, but by threatening,
through his Official organ, to visit the
iree-soi party with his indignant irown. in
case they should do what southern members
of Congress have done without mourning any
such irowns, has abundanly shown that the
cause OF freedom in the now free territories
OF New Mexico anu California, has nothing to
hope, but much to fear, from the present ma
tonal Administrations"
So much then for this portion of the Demo
Gratis evidences,
Next as to the cabinet: Please rccollect the
charge is, surrounded himself with the most
unmtiga,cd abolitoDists.' Concerning three
Of the cabinet there is no dispute. They are
! admitted to be southern men in every sense
Two Of that body the Democrat says are tree-
sellers, Mossrs. Meredith and Clayton. As to
the former where is the proof! The Demo-
crat gives none, except his being from nom
slave-holdng State. This is not proof, and
until proof is given, the charge is not substan-
tiated. Here is the Democrats next failure.
As to Mr.. Clayton, the proof OF his abolition
ism rests in his having voted in the Senate for
the Wilmot Proyiso. The Democrat must
know that Mr.. Clayton voted Tor that meas
ure, in order to defeat the three million appro-
pr.ation to which he was violently opposed
So he himself has declared, and his word was
not disputed. But even if he did vote for H.
is that proof Of 'unmtigated abolitionism'
and that is the charge. II it is, then what u
unmitigated abolitionist was President T.. 4,
who placed his signature to bill excluding
slavery from one OF the territories; nay, with
him the sunmitigaied abolitionism is of a still
deeper hue, inasmuch as Senator Clayton's
vote never passed the proviso, while the Presi-
dent had the whole power of defeating the
law, and bis signature pot il in operation.
With reference to the two cabinet minis
tiers, the charge wholly tails; cOncering the
one, the Democrat has failed to produce the
slightest proof excepting that he came from
PENNSYLVANIA; concerning the other, the only
proof is that he had voted Tor the proyiso. in
order to defeat an obnoxious measure. This
is introd iced as evidence Of unmItgated abo-
liionisin, BY a press which advocated the cleo
tion to the Presidency, Of a man who had been
in favor OF that Proyiso-who had regretted
that he had been deprived Of an opportunity
10 vote Cor ii--who certified to the proprieiy Of
the feelings in which it originaIed-and which
press still highly eHtols the conduct Of a Chief
Magistrate, who approved Of a bill excluding
slavery from L. $. territory; bill, TO pass
which jefferson Davis declared would be abO-
iition Of Slarey'-who openly announced that
slavery could not eris, in the grea.sr part Of
the acquired territory, and who TO make his
declaration hold good, sent northern Reg
iment to California vel knowing that they
would do as they are now doing, preach mp
freesOi and opposition % slavery.as coon as they
were disbanded. Bot Polk was a true friend
to the South, and Clayton and Meredith are IN
mitiEsied aboliiionists. The Democrat is face
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