Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1849-07-19
For the Freeman.
WETIC4 PRINCIPLES.

The Taylor papers make very frequent allu"
sion to Wing principles; the principles of the
Wing party. Free Soil Wings are often urged
to return to Wing principles-to the Wing par
It's. Free Soil Wings were not all the Wings
boastingly Free Soil Wings, when they wanted
Slaveholding Taylor to take command and keep
Slavery off from our Free Territory? Now for
sooth, they want Free Soil Wings to come back
to the exercise and enjoyment of Wing princi-
pies under the banner Of Capt. Zachary Taylor.
What Wing principles we're in exercise tn pro-
duce the nomination and election of Gen. Tay-
or to the Presidency? Slavery was the foun-
dation, slavery the superstructure, and slavery
the top-stone of the whole movement in his nom
nation and election, Have any of us, even 10
this day, ever heard of any Wing principles, or
even their protested principles, bcng sanctioned,
or held up as guide in the Philadelphia Con-
vention, when Taylor was nominated? One, to
be sure, which they prolessed, and rode as a hob
bic during the campaign-that of Free Soil was
brought to view in that Convention; but it
was treated with the utmost contempt. What,
that ever was principle of the Wing party, is
now embraced, and supported by President l'ay
lori What are now, the principles of the Wing
party? If the Free Soil Wing should obey the
call, and return to Wing principles, or to the
place whore Wing principles once inhabited,
what would they find? How would they know,
when tqey got back, whether their conduct con-
formed to Wing principles? Again, let me ask
what are no,C the principles of the Wing party !?
How many principles have they? If the ex.
centric, but sagacous John Randolph, late of
Roanoke, were living, he would probably say
they have seven principles, viz: five leaves and
two fishes. If they have these seven, they ito
not distribute them among the multitude. No
body obtains any portion except those who labor
ed to deceive the freemen into the support OF
General Taylor; and that is received as COM
pensation for their labor in the cause during he
Presidential campaign. Who of you IN YER
mont except those VINO have obtained Offices in
compensation for their electloneerlng services,
have obtained any benefit from the elevation OF
President Taylor? Who of you expect any u-
ture benefit from his administration II any,
IN what coin? And do you expect it any more
for any influence he will exercise in your behalf?
Do you, or can you, expect any thing from him
any more for your interest, than merely not to
destroy by his Veto power, the good devised
and matured in Congress-, before it is presented
for his approval? How far, think you, will the
five Ioaves and two small fishes suffice to satisfy
the craving maws of the favored ones in Yer
mont; or to compensate for the labor and the
wear and tear of conscience, while they claimed
to be in favor of Free Soil, and wanted General
Taylor to keep it free from the curse of Slavery
Messrs. Collamer and Marsh ransacked the State
in cect)neerlng more, probably, than any 9th
ers, and they have obtained the King and Queen
iouues The remaining three loaves and two
fishes of less magnitude and value, will soon be
spent in the division among meritorlous ones
= and nothing will remain for any others, unless
some OF The crumbs, falling from the King loaf
should come within the reach of some of you.-
You, in voting for General Tavlor, relied upon
his pledges that he would be the President if al
all, of the whole United States, and not of any
party. This was, of course, pledge that he
would dispense his layors to none by reason o.
their belonging to any one party; and that he
: would equally guard, and protect, and foster al
4La i,tor ,fo IIo boc nj
= ready dispensed many lavors-Inade many ap
pontm3nts to offices of profit and trust and i
you should know, or should learn, of his appoint
= ing, to any office worth having, member of any
party bat his own party, by which he was elect
: ed, will thank you to give notice of it in thr
n Freeman, and will give him credit for it in thu
e | have no such item in his credit. | do not for
get the course in past years of appointments t.
office, of men of the political character tf thu
President nor would make mention of it nov
- were il not for the change of circumstances, an
n the pledges Of General Taylor. Heretofore, tn
e President has been elected from among, and b
Il known party, Of well known principles, an
e elected because he was known to embrace thos
1t principles. Not so with General Taylor. S
far as relates to the several parties, mot nclud
= ing the Slave palry) he was pledged to none {
them; but pledged himself to favor none Of theI
in preference to the others but to be virtulll
\ second Washington, 70, base arrogance an
D. administer the Government like him, upon n
y. u party principles whatever.
Al You knew his pledges you believed him
IN be an honest man, You voted for him. TIL
IN freemen of Pennsylvania knew the same pledge
IN and beievd in the same honesty. So of othC
m froemcn. And he was elected, and paying u
as his political debts, Or rewardng political frienC
e. with political favors, invoation of all his pleds
a es. Where is the honesty SO generally attribl
y ted to him, during the canvass? Where was h
to honesty when he let the North urge his Eclectic
Oh on the ground Of lis attachmcntto Freedom al
H. Free Soil and the South on The ground that
w. was in favor of Slavery, and itsunImited cxte
sion? You suffered yourselves to be deceive
cy BY such thread bare pretenccs. The Slaveho
ne ers were not deceived They knew what thu
~ were about. They now know the ground
ne their trust and confidence in General Taylor
IA prevent any action of Congress to weaken Il
~, power, or limit the extension of Slavery
th You will readily perceive, that, if you will
lu- faithful guardians of your own rights and libe
ties, and those of your neighbors you must II
' ot pursue name, Wing or Taylor, nor any pha
ur- TONI but rest and act upon principle, the prin'
let pies Of Freedom, and guard our Free Soil al
er all our rights from the OggressionS of the Sla
IN power If you do this to any purpose whatev'
you will see the necessity Of your voting for
man for office in the Federal or State Cover
ment, unless he is already fully harnessed a
hnt