The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1849-09-17

extension, and who, from his position, and from
the declarations OF many of his friends and neigh
bors, was supposed to be friendly to that lnsttu
ton General Taylor was elected by the people.
And now, while it becomes all to regard his ad
mnstration with candor, we cannot forget our
duty to the cause which has brought US together.
His most ardent supporters will not venture the
assertion that his conduct will bear the test OF
the pri ciples OF the Free Democracy. We look
in vain for any token that the Federal Govern,
ment while in his hands, will be placed, openly,
actively and perpetually, on the side OF freedom.
IHdeed, all that his "Free Soil supporters
vouchsafe, in his behalf, is the assurance, that
the "Second Washington" will not assume the
responsible, if the Wilnot Proviso should receive
the sanction OF both branches OF Cougress,-ii it
should prevail in the House OF Representatives,
and then, in that citadel of Slavery, the Ameri
'can Senate-ot arresting its final passage by the
Presidential Veto This is all. The first Wash
ington freely declared his affinity with Anti Sla-
very societies, and said, that in support OF any
legislative measure for the abolition OF Slavery,
HIS SUFFRAGE SHOULD NOT BE WANT
ING.
But the character OF the Administration may
be inferred from other circumstances. FIRST
The Slave Power continues TO holds It's lions
share in the cabinet, and in the diplomatic posts
abroad, thus ruling the country at home, and rep
resenting it in foreign lands. The number of
votes cast in the Slave States, exclusive OF South
Carolina, where the electors are chocen by the
Legislature, at the last Presidential election was
900, while that of the Free States was 2 1927,
COG And yet there are four persons ia the cab
met from tue Slave States, and three only from
the Free ates, while slavehodng Presid ent
presides over all The diplomatic repres e nta-
ton Of the country at Paris, st. Petersburg,
Vienna, the Hague, Brussels, Frankfort, NJ adrid,
I icho oil ;s ga a
to persons from Slaveholding States; and at
Rome, Republic is represented by the son
of the great adversary oil the Wimot Provso,
and in Berlin, by late Senator who was re war.
ded with this high appoin ment in consideration
oil his services TO slavery; while the principles OF
Freedom abroad are contided to the anxious care
OF the recently appointed Minister to Eng land
But this is not all. Second. The administra-
ton, through one OF its official organs at w ash
Ington, has made the President threaten to
"irown Indignantly upon the movements of the
friends OF Freedom at the North, though he has
had no word OF Indignation and no trown for the
schemes OF disunon openly put forth by the
friends OF Slavery at the South. Third Mr..
Clayton, as Secretary OF State, in defiance of JUS
lice, and in mockerY OF the principles of the De-
claration OF Independence, has refused nation
al passport to tree coored citizen, allie ging that
by rule OF his Department passports are not
granted TO colored persons. In marked contrast
are the laws Of Massachusetts, recognising such
persons as citizens, and also those words of graft
tude and commendation, in which General Jack.
son, after the battle OF New Orleans, addressed
the black soldiers who had shared with s.noble
enthusiasm" ''the peris and glory of their white
fellow citizens" Fourth The Post Office De-
partment, in formal communication with regard
10 what are called "incendiary publications.
has stated that the Postmaster General leaves
the whole subject to the discretion OF Postmas.
tiers under the authority OF State Governments.'
Here is no word of indignation at the idea that
the mails oil the United States are exposed to
awless interruption from the partisans of Sla-
very. The. Post Office, entrusted to son Of
New England, assumes an ahject neutrality,
when the letters entrusted TO its care are ritled
at the instigation of the Slave Power.
Surely cannot err, in declaring, that an
Administration, marked, during short career,
by such instances OF submission to the Slave
Power and Of infdelity to the great principles of
Freedom, cannot be entitled to the support of
the Free Democracy.
Necessity Of our Organization.
Such is The national position OF the Free De-
mocracy. We are national party, established
for national purpose-such as can be accomplish
ed by national party only. Ii the principles
which we have at heart were supported openly
actively, constantly, by either of the other par
ties. there would be no occasion for our organ
ization. Butwhatever may have been, or what.
ever may now be the opinions, of Individual
members OF these parties, 1t is undenable that,
as national parties, they have never opposed Sla-
very in any form. Neither of them has ever
sustained any measure for the abolition OF Sla-
very in the District OF Columbia but, on the 9th.
er hand, discountenanced all such measures
Neither OF them has ever opposed in any form,
the coastwise slave trade under the flag OF the
United States. Neither OF hem has opposed the
extension OF Slavery. Neither OF them has ever
striyen TO divorce the Federal Government from
Slavery. Neither OF them has ever labored to
place the Federal Government openly, actively
and perpetually, on the side of Freedom Nor is
there any assurance, satisfactory 10 persons not
biased by their political associations, that either
Of these organizations will ever as national par
ty, undertake the cause of Freadom
| There are circumstances in the very constitu-
Ition of these parties, which render il difficult if
not impossible, tor them TO act in this behalf
Constructed subtly with view to political sue
cess, they are spread every where throughout
the Union, aud the principles which they uphold
| are pruned and modified to meet existing states
Of sentiment IN different parts OF the country
Neither can venture, as party, to place itself
OH the side OF Freedom, because, by such a
course, ii would disaIect the slaveholding sup
port, which is essential to its political success -
The Anti Slavery resolutions, passed by the leg.
islatures OF the North, are regarded as the ex
pressions OF individual or lnca opinion only, and
are not suffered 10 control the action OF the ma
tional party. To such an extent has this be zen