Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1850-04-29

ued, 1with this uncertainty about his views,
who here can answer for the consequences
which would ensue! Sir any excitement
which we have ever heretofore witnessed in
this country, would be gentle zephyrin COM
parison to the storm which would howl through
out the land. The reprehensible character Of
the wish to postpone the settlement of this agi-
tating question does not end here. We are
told, by high party authority, that
sCongress IS to be the Government under Gen.
Taylor. To securing that Congress, all our eff
forts must be bent. Gen. Taylor's somewhat
equivocal position can well aid US in the secur-
~ we demand. Under him, we can carry
States and congressmen-both members of the
House and Senators, whom we would not carry
under any other man. His name alone can
probably give us new States enough to secure
the incoming Senate Of the United States-T Then,
is not such victory, if we obtain it, victory
substantial enough?"
ssHere is the programme of the campaign dis
tinctly laid down. The slavery question is to
be made the prominent issue in all the corr
gressional elections. This will lead to the
greatest excitement; amid which, The calculation
is, that all the democrats from non slavehoding
States, who have heretofore stood by us, or may
be willing heretofore to do so. will be beaten
down and the South turned over to the ten
der mercies of the abolitionists. And southern
wings CO operate in this movement they who
can relieve us from all this threatened excitement
a Id danger. 1t is in their power but it is not
il ours. We can do nothing which will affect
his course. But let the southern wings say to
him: "There is great uncertainty about your
views in respect TO this allimportant and ex-
citing subject. Your most discreet friends at the
North and South differ about them. This un-
certainty, giving each side hope of success
with you, is increasing the excitement, which
it is desirable should be allayed. 1t will lead to
disappointment, the consequences of which are
most fearful You are thus in position in
which we cannot support you, and we will not
do it unless we are relieved.o Let them take
this ground, and General Taylor will relieve the
country from all doubt about his opinions, or he
will be defeated lt1en. Taylor were to take
distinct ground against the Wilmot Proviso as
Gen Cass has done, does not every one see to
what an extent it would put down the excite
ment which 50 fearfully RACES through the land !?
Men do not usually contend wih zeal IN pursuit Of
ahopeless object 1t is hope auhich stimulates erer-
ton and effort ceases when it dses.o
Suppose The wings had pursued the course of
patriotism thus eloquently pointed out 10 them
by General Bayly-suppose the country had
needed this warning-would we have been in
lntelligencer? If the Union fall, democratic
statesmen al least may say, sThon cans't not
say did it,
In this condition of things, it especially be-
comes the southern wings to unite cordially and
actively with the Democrats in sustaining the
movements ir. the Legislature of the Southern
States TO protect US from the dangers by which
we are envroned. We are glad TO know that
many Of them in Congress have done their duty
With them we say, let by-gone be by. cones
But very different will be our feelings towards
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will do nothing to avert dangers they have done
SO much to produce.