Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1850-02-08
Gen. Taylor aud Slavery in the Territories.
BURLINGTON, VI

IV-VcCIITg
message IA winch he nv'w1 as the policy OF his adj
mnstraiicn the doctrine Of non intervention, adopt.
ei nv Mr. Crss in his Nicholson letter, and tor which
the ch rites ociiborcd him 2Halously while he
was runring aadns, their wooden image. BuriiRs-
ton Courier.
The meaa,ce Off ,rhuy Washington. on TIE Cal
if,rnia qlcstion witch W. puh,isl this week, con-
t1ins i.i' views at the Pres lent on the Provi,o -
lie where we have always suppoaed he would be
i,unj wh'n tunli At AL oPp1sei to The Proriso -
lie has t,k-n the Nicholson tier ground uE NON.
INTERVENTION II Vermont Patriot.
Thc ABOVE we give ~ fair specimens Of the
misrepresentation oi the views of Gen. Tty or.
upon the subject Of Slavery in the Territories
hv the combined press Of the opposition north OF
Mason and Dixni.'s line. No man has ever
met with An opposition, from political opponents
more relentless false. unprinciprd ard atmsIv'
than Ger. Taylo" from the time he was ,onr-
a,cd by the Wings. as candidate for tic Prcs-
dency, down 10 the ptrScn, mnm'nt-- no one ha'
had his yicws 81 wjlluily and meiciou-I y pervcl
cd, AMI hi' position ~ ',s,ion| 81 pubic p''l
cy so truthlossly defined as he, by his political
advcrsalry. Bat we have, more particularly.
TO do with the opposition in the Sia;e of Yer
,a5ui. The Free Democracy Of this State have.
from Tue ~ ATT, uPll)U'Itu Yer. HNID' WiltiOHl
e,iu; or limit, Tncy have ran-acked the 20
cabulary Of opprobriun and abuse, to seek ont
c,iihc,s more vile aud infamous tnan the area-
dy prn,t'uteI language Of political warfare at.
fords, with which to brsma4r and tackon tbs
character, public and private, Of President Tay.
ior. They have charged him with iuhumanity,
with waNt of patriotism and philanthropy,
with being possessed Of views aud fJ'IingS and
opinions altogether confined and limited To the
Southern portion of our common contcdrracy,
and with beitg welded and chained 10 the 'pc-
cuar institution Of the South.
Ii is not little r. markabe that every pre-
dc'on, Of the opp,-I'Inn upon the supposed NC
tions and views of the President, ON the sub, ct
of Slavery, 50 far as TIE 20 i has come out.
has turned out 10 be false, asa every assertion
proved to be ground s.. Bat lei us GO back
!tlle and take up one Of these railing a,cu.
tari ns,' (flr we lave not ling or space to al.
lnde To more nov J md see how well these Free
D mncrat- understood The views and principles
Of Gen Taylor. 1T H. take the case of s5Ia-
very in California. Upon This subject the o.
position have, all along and uni"r.nly, cIarg-
cd him Will! being in favor of the establishment,
OF Slavery in Cal'f,rnt. Tnc var.ons presses,
Of the Free Soil party in tie Sialr at Vermont,
with the Courisf and Patriot at the head, have
accused him,nn only at wishing TO establish Sla-
very in California, but If having sent cnliSsarics
and secre! a! rs there for the axp'e,s purpose Of
inslig,iing the people Of that Territory to ex
tend The AREA of Slavery thrOng!,ou, their own
domain. This b,seless charge they have sent
forth to their readers, hrou Iii nearly every is
sue of their papers tor the past year,end in C cry
9pssytSe 9m a IN %hG 5I "m TRSSS S gan
The documents ar' out, at length, and The q1e>-
ton ar,sca, is the President Gully or no, gull
ty upon the charge? Mt Guilty, is the les.
pon>e heard from all quarters Even the Ma
iional Err, the leading Free Sol paper III tn,
u ion says:-
"The messo &c C! tie President in reply to the re-
solution OF ING liry OF MI Nrnnhle. with The accom-.
panying documents. r1onrrtes Inn completely
from the su:p.cion oi having attempted TO cuerce or
unduly ntinrnce the pc pc Oi California the udop-
tlon Of my plrticu!ar form OF government"
Aud mas the C,GrHr, idtyit & Co.. sta nd
charge a.ains Gen. Taylor which tls did not
warrant them in dlng, bat on the contrary
have proved to be utterly without foundation.
These pure and h'gt,min el editors have not
as yet had the decrncy To rc.raci their Charge
But that was hardly to be expcccd. Their
custom and usage have been itrcn,.
But the C'urier and Pairioi, are no scorer
convicted OF one fasehood, than tlev fee To
another. And this fatehood j., if possible
more garing and base than the former For
in this last case. these papers make M the
charge with the evidence before their eyes.
They now charge Gen. Taylor. .ith occupv,nc
the nan iWerreEion ground C. the Nichn!,on
letter. Now, we are not in the habit Of cnIIirr
men liars or fn2i<. Bat ;n,n need s'rong Ian.
guagc TO express their abhorrenee Of sucn recS
less and v'liiannus charges as his, NJ ;he Cou
r'er and Pair o.. B. we viii ouly expose rh,.
vlisny and leave the huckster politicians and
trading Demag"gneS wh" manufacture it, 20 the
consideration and judgment Of all respectsb G
men.
We repeat the charge Which they bring agains,
Gen. Taylor, rs, taat he occupies the ground Of
the Nicholson letter. We pronounce The CHARGE
false and groundess from the beginning to the
end OF the chapter. What is the doctrine or
ground Of the Nicholson letter? Wins, eyer,
body knows that it is, that Congress has and
can hare No Jnrisd c ion, unler the constitution
opsr he suhet + Niarery in the Territories--
that the WRmN Proriso is an IN .oastiinii,ual
act, Now we invite The editors of the Courjor
and Pa'ri0i to walk up to the record, aud point
cut any such doctrine as ia foun in the Me.
holson le'te'. They profess to find it in the
Presidents recent message to Congress md the
accompanying documents. If it is there, let
them point it out. But they can find no such
sentiments or doctrine either ia the Presidents
message or accompanying documents or in
anything else that The presiden, la, ever said