Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1849-08-23

A SDANOCKAI1C PliOI DEFEATED BY
PRESIDENT TAYLOR.
The country has been astonished to learn that
a secret and cunuingy devised plot has just
been attempted at the South to throw an armed
force of U. S. citizens upon the Island of Cuba
-unquestlouably for the purpose of carrying out
the long cherished design of such slavocrats as
Mr.. Calhoun, Of annexing Cuba, as slave terri.
tory, to the United States. 1t is remarkable
that the first intimation Of this dangerous scheme
comes from the President himself; and that the
same instant, which warns the country that a
wicked plo; has been devised, also gives the as
surance that it shall be prevented. President
Zachary Taylor is as prompt IN the Cabinet as
was General Zachary Taylor on the battle
field. 1t is remarkable also, that the President
received this information while away from the
capitol, and separated from those constitutional
advisers who are tauntingly dcrided by slavo-
Gratis as the ABOLITION cABINET:" but Prcs-
dent Taylor has taught the country that he needs
no advisers to dictate or stimulate his energies
against any unlawful and wicked attempt to add
TO the slave power of this country by violating
its neutrality and assailing friendly government
at the hazard of another costly and bloody slav-
ocratic war. 1t is also remarkable, because OF
the contrast it suggests, that the President is
not only prompt in issuing his Proclamation, but
he followed it up with instant orders to de-
spatch an armed steamer to the Gulf to prevent
the plot. How was it in the TEXAS PLOT,
TO wrest free Texas from Mexico and plant the
black flag of Slavery? Gen. Jackson issued
Proclamation-bu the world now knows that
nothing was done 10 make it effecua; that the
scheme was secretly favored by the Government
and that it succeeded. Does any sane man be-
lieve that few hundred or few thousand ad
venturers could thus have succeeded, had the
U. S. Government acted energetically and
promptly against them? All, no. The govern
ment was then IN the plot-annexaton was con-
summated- Slavery was excnded,-and III,
very men who aided and approved that mon
strous scheme, are noIo modesty assuming that
they are the only genuine free soil men 10 be
found in the land
President Tay lor on this subject. 1t is the frs
trial: he passes it nobly. lie is stakeholder
he is denounced as a slavocrat by Northern To-
cofocos, and abandoned by the Southern Slovo
cratic Wings because he is not slavocratit
enough. You have some of you supposed tina
his interests as STAKEHOLDER would tempt him t.
favor slavery; and you can all see that the com
bined assaults Of both Northern and Southern
men are calculated to tempt him strongly to TEN
porze. But no temptation moves him to swerv
one jot or title from the line of duty. He
"HoNEsT ZACHARY TAYLoR;" so he docs hi
whole duty, fearlessly and promptly. He is tn
"PREsIDENT OF THE CoUNTRY;" so lie counte
nances no sectional plots--no schemes for ad
ding to the slave States for the purpose of crush
ing the free He was pledged GAS THE MAN o
PEACE" to circumference wars so he permit
no outrages by American citizens upon til
rights of other nations. He was sworn to OBJ
serve the Constitution and faithfully execute tn
laws of the land: so he promptly lays his han
upon these insane men, who in their blind zea
for slavery, forget that they are violating III
laws and endangering the peace OF the land.
So comes out President Taylor from the fir
fiery trial. Shall not we, law-abidlng Vernon
ers, who love Liberty, honor him? May we NJ
take courage to trust him' Ought we not
SUSTAIN HIM, too, just so long and just SO fl
as lie faithfully discharges his duty2 Again W
say mark well The Presidents course.
Annexed are the details which have reache
US the past week: