The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1850-04-08
WilmntI PrnuiaIo,..ll

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Alas poor Davy, that hobbyyou mount
ledtwith such bottom and speed has lost its
wind and promises TO leave its rider an un-
enriable notorietyl 1t has made Davy a
character, but it will fall and break his neck.
How astonished Davy will be soon. Even
now he is whipping, spurring, and kicking
his hobby, far in the rear, and will soon be
out Of sight and forgotten.
How changed are the limes Last year
the wings and freesoilers claimed the hobby,
and had fierce disputes about the title, SO
lyaluable was itsesteemed; but Dayy had the
Iiame--the pYimd facic title was in him,
and how he did ride Head and tail up,
whip and spur went Davy! True, he allow
ed Van Buren, to ride before, but Dayy held
the reins, It's all over now; the Wilmot
proviso, like the woody horse of the Rocky
Mountains, is humbug. Pshaw hiss ~
who would ride such shabby animal! We
never liked it--not we The wings north
begin to think this is the nieanest animal
they ever did seem odious little scrub, not
worth his feeding
There is no danger now in denouncing
the Wilmot proviso in the north. Taylor
will not be afraid to say downright that he
will veto the thing; and the Republic will
feel no more delicacy on the subject, Look
out for a most valorous article from that pa
per before long, showing up the, Wilmot
proviso as vile locofoco invention that
General Taylor always intended to veto.
I. Forty sheriffs, with search warrants, will
not be able to find whig that even approx
ed such a measure. These wings are funny
lparty---they can turn somersets with the
most inimitable grace and self-complacency.
1 All politicians should take lessonsfrom them
in the great art of grand and lofty tumb-
ling.
bin 1913, all over the North, the Wiimot
proyiso was the cardinal doctrine Of the
wbig party; they had no other. Coss was
miserable dough-face, shame on him He
was not fit to be touched with a pair OF
tongs. He and his friends were the slave
ocracy. Read what Mr.. Choate said in Mas
sachusetts in l848. He declared that " the
cardinal policy OF the wings would be the
passage of A LAW TO SAY THAT CALIFORNIA
SHALL REMAIN FOREVER FREE"
Sis there whig upon this foor," shouted
the orator, "who doubts that the strength of
the whig party next March will insure free
dom to California and New Mexico, if by
the constitution they are entitled to freedom
at all? Is there member of Congress that
would not vote for freedom? You know
there is not one."
He denounced General Cass because he
"pledged himself in advance TO VETO THE rU-
TURE LAW OF FREEDOM" and said
| "May God avertthe madness of all those
who hate slavery and love freedom, that
would unite in putting him in the place
where this thrice-accursed pledge may be
redeemedw
And read what the whig convention Of
that State said on the same subject:
eve understand the whig party to be
committed in favor of the principles con-
tanned in the ordinance of 1887, the prohi-
bition Of 8laucry in territory noio free, and Of
its abolition wherever it can be constitution
ally effected.
"We understand the democratic party to
be PLEDGED TO DECLINE ANY LEGISLATION
| UPON THE SUBJECT OF SLAVERY, with view
either to its prohibition or restriction in
places where it does not now exist, or to its
abolition within any Of the territories Of the
United States"
! Oh, Cass, what miserable old devil you
were "them" days. You were not fit to be
President of pot-house club, for preaching
such ass-like and saintless doctrine GET
out Of the way, you old sinner, you and let
| us saints take the lead
Well, Cass was put out of the way, and
the saints got ahead and now for it. Here
is first and foremost Saint Taylor, Palo Alto,
Monterey, Buena Vista, .old Whitley, and a
little more grape, Capt. Bragg Where is
Saint Taylor?-Wno would think of looking
in this filthy slough of non-interference with
the question of slavery in the territories, for
the second Washington but look! there he
is--hal ha! ha! See him, kicking and
struggling, the deepest Of the Deep He saw
no other way, and in he plunged, holding to
Cass's coat.tail, but sunklower, covered head
and ears.
Next comes Saint Clay, the great embodi-
rnent, the great compromiser. He will not
plunge after CasS, too--not he-surely not ;
but who is that tall, white headed old gem
tleman, striding along up to his chin Is
that the embodiment ? It's nobody else,
certain!
But look again! Who is that frail-looking
but rotund old stager, with the constitution
under one arm and the Union under the
other, wading waist-deep through non-inter-
ference9 1t looks very like Daniel Web
ster-it's verylike him-indeedit isl! What
are all the world and the rest of mankind
coming to-
| Well, we don't know what will become
Of these saints If they had started when
Cass did, we should all have been over on
safe ground by this time; but this slough is
getting frail. The wings north and south
have almost broken il down; whether it
will now carry them over is not SO certain.
We must call upon the democrats to
come and help mend it up, and get these
poor fellows over. 1t won't do to let the
stars and stripes trail in the mud, much less
sink and be lost.--Lou. Democrat.
Proud Position Of the Democracy.
Every day the intellect and the power OF
| the Whiq party nav tribute to the broad