The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1849-06-08
A TEXT AND A TEST.
The Journal Of Commerce holds the following

"The Wilmot Proviso will not be one of the
measures in the new administration. vote in
favor of it cannot be obtained in the Cabinet to
day. There is no doubt al all that Gen. Taylor
IS opposed to il; and so are the Messrs Clayton,
Preston, Crawford and Johnson. Probably Mr..
Medrith also, and perhaps Mr. Ewing"
We believe that the Journal Of Commerce
speaks the exact truth that General Taylor is
opposed to the Wmot Proviso, and more, that he
Will make that opposition felt Is he not pro-
nounced an honest man. Then must be reject
the Wilmot Proviso, If the Journal of Commerce
be right. We cannot otherwise harmonic his
consistency, and his claim to integrity. Are we
not told every day, that he is fearless: Every
partzan declares that to be his peculiar Utrtue.
Yet we cannot reconcile this fearlessness with
the trimming conduct OF trickster or with that
of contemplate hunters after popularity, who
say one thing and do another. No one can. II
Gen. Taylor be honest and tearess-and we
grant the claim-it he be opposed to the Wilmot
Proviso-and this is authoritatiyely declared
then he must resist it by every means in his pow
er, and repel every effort TO sustain it, and make
it the law.
But question far beyond the man, and above
all personal considerations, arises here, and that
is this; whether party can support leader who
thus thinks, and will, unquestonably thus act,
without being forced into the defence OF slavery?
The hot brainless partizan may exclaim,
"pshaw," and the anti slavery wing, in the con-
seriousness OF his own integrity, put the question
aside with 'spoh." But it is asked, and there
is not honest man, it he looks at the facts, and
understands them, who will not admit that it
must be fairly answered, whatever partizans of
cormorant office beggars aver. The mass be-
You'd these the thousands who have no motive
10 deceive themselves, or be deceived by others,
Will-at least. hit tO-.act mon this conrlu-
sion.
See what is involved in supporting leader of
! this pro-slavery stamp.
1t yokes every man with the South practical
ly, the Southern platform 1t a Christian
were Presbyterian, he would not support
| Universalist minister; or il Catholic he could
not be induced to uphold Baptist Church
Each would stand by the preacher OF his own
faith and would uphold the church of his cwn
belief. So in politics. Place men under the
banner OF leader who is proslavery-who by
education, habit and interest, is OF and with the
South-who opposes the Wilmot Proviso, that
great law OF freedom-and they will never re.
sst slave domination. 1t is mora impossibity.
Imagine, if you can, any Taylor man-we mean
now devoted pastizan of the General-making
war against slavery, and defending the Wilmot
! Proviso, under these circumstances, and YOU will
realize this impossibihty Such course would
destroy the unity OF the party at once, and ami
hilate its supremacy at blow. And love OF off,
\ ce, OF spoils, and all the powers and appliances
which belong to, and are used by party, would
force compromise and union on this subject
Do you ask what these would be under such
leader The North with the South-not the
South with the North; anti slavery yielding up
TO pro-slavery; the making in short, the Wing
party, the pro-savery party of the land.
Look again, even though we have to repeat.
at the naked position OF Taylor men in ano her
aspect.
1t is their duty and interest, as they saw, to
keep party together for unless this be done.
Gen. Taylor will be without support Throughout
the country, and in minority in Congress- But
on what Basis You cannot put your finger on
a single Taylor man in public station. or seeking
it, at the South, who dares say, 81 am for the
Wimot Proviso,' or who will suggest. much
less, propose the cutting loose from slavery
What follows? II the party is to be united,
northern Taylor men must yield in order to &C.
complish it, The South cannot, or will not
this is certain. If then pro- slavery leader is
to be supported and that is the test; and the par
ty is to be kept united upon him, the Free States
will have to yield There is no escaping, logi-
cally, this conclusion.
And really this yielding will coverevery thing
claimed by the south, and it is on this ground
now, that Gen. Tayior's friends are defending
! him all over the South. Is slavery extension to
be carried! Gen. Taylor is the man to do it'll
He certainly could prevent it, and therefore, he
and his friends will be responsible for the infa.
nous act it it be passed Is the traffic in the
District to be mantained9 Gen. TAYLOR and his
associates must consent or it cannot be DONE A
word from him and them would stop it forever,
and he and they know that, and they cannot es .
cape the consequences. Not that his Northern
friends want either: not that they would not de-
plore both great evil but because starting
with the position, that their leader, who is pro.
slavery, must be supported at all hazards, they
will, for the sake OF this, shrk, or blink out of
sight the true issue, even regards slavery ex-
tension, to keep the party together.
Thus will they be drawn into the support of
slavery and be responsible for whatever pro-sIav
cry triumphs the South shall win And we fear
Taylor men are preparing for this result We
would do them no Injustice, nor excite unfairly
one suspicion against them, if we could but all
the ordinary signs force this conclusion upon us
( We will mention few,
/. The character of the appointments, cabinet and
otherwise, nearly all being pre-. slavery.
The TACT that those members in Congress from
the free states, who supported the South last win
ter have been nearly all rewarded.
The further fact, that the democrats, in the
South-such as Bigger of Richmond who have
been ultra on the slavery side, have received or
been retained in office
n The Taylor presses and orators Eeverywhere,
are silent on the subject of slavery or avoid dis
cussions upon it as being sectional and cacuat-
ed TO distract and destroy the union, and instead
start partizans issues, and narrow disputes. on
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