Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1850-03-30

Winthrop and incorporated ia the territorial bill of s4s wa
and entirely useless, and in that connexo entirely
less provso He has also discovered that such prohib
ton ia territorial bills for California and New Mexic
would be idle, respects any effect il would have upo
the territory y that savery is excluded from those Terri
tories by law superior to that which admits and sane
tons il in Texasthe law of nature Of physical geography
the law of the formation Of the earth that law settles r
ever with strength beyond all Of human enactment
that slavery exist in California and New Mexico
that would be idle prohibit slavery there as it wou
to rearm ordinance of nature" to enact the wi
of Cod Yes these things have been discovered by h
distinguished Senator within the last few days-during tn
present session of Coagresnce the accession Of the Wh
party to the power and patronage Of the Federal Gov
ernnent They have suddenly become great truths upo
which is deemed entirely safe for free people
rely with perfect security. Well am induced think thu
Senator right in all this indeed have doubt upon thu
subject His positions sustained by the observation
experience Of all men familiar with those Countries by all th
information possess, that could be collected My only
regret is that he did make this discovery prior to the las
Presidential election 1t is well that he has made now,
it would have been better if made and proclaimed then.
am that the law of natureof physical geography
the law Of the formation of the eah has changed materially
since the election OF Gen. Taylor the Presidency but
has occurred that the ordinance of nature and the will
of God have become much potent in impressng certain
great truths the minds Of men than before that mpo
tant event occurred
The startling fact clearly illustrated and demonstrated
by the distinguished Senator in his late speech that the Ter
ories of California and New Mexico made free by the
Buchanan in his Harvest Home letter. and adopted and
incorporated into the Nicholson letter by Gen. Cass do
ecoect Of having heard that the Senator from Mas
sachusetts then agreed with Mr. Buchanan and Gen. Cass
upon this point, that he united with the Northern Demo-
cracy in the effort place statesman in the Presidential
chair who held and openly avowed the precise sentiments
which he ably advocates in our legislation for the
Territories acquired from Mexico may have been in error
and, if SO, would be happy be corrected; but always
supposed that the Senator from Massachusetts joined with the
universal Wing party Of the North in decyng and derdng
the doctrine of nonnteventOD borne upon the ordinances
of nature and the will of God the worst form of Loco
foeo subservency the sayepower whereby it design
ed to open the door for the admission OF slavery into terrific
ry free. If such not his opinions them the pow
eul influence Of his and intellect were not exered
TO the utmost to this opinion upon the popular mnd
confess that great injustice has been done him. only by
me, but the rest Of mankind II he and the party of
which he the great Northern leader had then to the
support Of those elevated nobe and patriotic doctrines which
boldly proclaimed and ably yndicaed BY him, the
question would have been settled and forever quietly
peaceaby, and satisfactorily to all portions of the Union
But sir such settlement at that time would not have suited
the purposes Of the Wing party. They were in woful,
pfu minority Having rendered themselves odous to the
people by taking sides with the public enemy in state Of
war they anxious retrieve their political fortunes,
and to be returned to power This could not be done by
open and direct required equivocaoE and ndec
lion. The first step select man who had endeared
himself to the people by his services in prosecuting the
the Presidential candidate of the antwar party. Thus
the slavery agitation to be kept up and omented and
Gen. Taylor was to withhold his opinions and maintain
deathke silence upon it. while his parisans to repre-
sent him to the people in each section of the Union hold
ing opinions in accordance with the prevailing sentiment in
that section At the North he represented being su
fcsny orthodox upon free soil, being ready cheeuly
and cordially to give his approval to the Wilmo provso,
while at the South he represented as being devoedy at
tached to their peculiar institutions by all the ties Of nativity
Of habit association and interest Thus the friends of Gen.
Taylor succeeded in making the people believe in each
ton that his opinions and principles hamonzed with their
own.
And here will notice remark Of the Senator from
New York, (Mr SEwARD) in his speech delivered few
days since He went out Of bis way to get opportunity
Of bearing his individual testimony the fidelity Of the
Northern Democracy what he and bis associates pleas
ed to call the slave interest He assured the Southern Sena
tors that the Democracy Of the North and had been
the faithful and reliable allies of the slave power under all
circumstances and every emergency His kindness in this
respect is fully appreciated His motive it s not difficult to
comprehend Il was necessary for him say thus much in
order that his speech might appear to be consistent with his
representations 10 the people during the Presidential canvass
Did he not support the election Of Gen. Taylor And with
view to induce the people to vote for him. did he not pledge
Gen. Taylor to the approval Of the provso!
Mr.. SEWARD The Senator will allow to this
queson-no from any consequences that result to my
self at all, however. did pledge General Taylor to
any thing. expressed my belief that General Taylor,
if elected President of the United Sates would leave the
question of the organization Of Territories Congress
and that, in my own Judgment founded altogether on the
means of Information in possession of every body General
Taylor would bill which would be passed by Con-
which BILL to be passed by Congress, said would be
one containing the proviso, and no other
Mr.. DOUGLAS That comes pretty near it. The Senator
made no pledges; he only made representations lie did
say that General Taylor would do and SO, but express
ed the opinion that he would and succeeded in making the
people Of New York believe that the opinion welfound
ed. will now ask the Senator from New York If the peo
pie of that State could have been induced to vote for
General Taylor if they had been made to believe that he
would have approved the proyso
Mr.. SEWARD. think not think undoubtedly the re-
suit would have been otherwise
Mr.. DOUGLAS. The Senator thinks not General lay
o then, could have received the electoral vote Of New
York but for the impression, which the Senator contributed
to produce in the minds Of the people, that he would sanction
and approve the provso General Taylor, in his annual
message and indeed in special messages since,
has plainly and boldly recommended non-action has de-
cared himself opposed to all legislation for the Territories
Now, nonacon far as the question OF
slavery involved On this point Gen. Taylor and Gen. Cass
occupy precisely the ground In other respects even
in regard the Territories, they der widely and materially
For instance General Cass in favor of action so far as TO
institute and establish Governments for the Territories, but Of
noaacon upon the question of slavery General Taylor is
in favor Of non-dcon also upon the slavery question, but
goes further and opposes the establishment of Territorial
Governments They agree therefore, upon one point and
that u.s. that no law should be passed upon the subject Of
slavery, and consequently that the PRoyIso should NOT
be adopted.
Now sir what becomes of the Senator's representations
and arguments and appeals to the people of New York, by
which he made them believe that Gen. Taylor in favor OF
the provso and consequence Of that belief induced them
TO do what by his confession, they otherwise never
would have doneto for him and make him President OF
the United Stales One thing is clear, the people Of New
York cheated Of their votes yea another Gen.
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