Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1850-04-29
From the Portsmouth IVA Pilot.

The SLauery Question The National Intellirsn-
eer-Cen Ihos. H. Bayley and his prophetic
Warniny to the Country before Taulor's Elec-
..cnI n.' duty q Southern Whgs to unite
The drowsy National Intelligence Il saer,s
has just awakened from its long slumber Of Years
upon the Slavery question, and begins to see that
the course pursued by its friends at the North ia
involving The Union in danger.
After referring to the proceedings of the sAnti-
Slavery Mass Convention" at Syracuse, in New
York, and an article from the Wilmington, IN.
CO. Aurora. as the production of fanatics and mad
men, in labored article Of the Cd inst, it says:-
'The conviction that has bit just flashed urop
our mind, that there is wide and deep seated
dsafection in the breast of every different order
OF men, overcomes so entirely, that is dificut
to pursue with calmness or colnposure the line Of
argument which we propose to follow.
mastering our feelings, however, we must
endeavor to 20 through, in what way we can, the
task which is before u.s.
ferplexed as We may have found oursevesby
some things which have occurred within the LAST
Few months, 'hs revelation, to our apprehension,
OF the actual state of things is 50 recent that we are
yet stunned and confused by it. We can think
OF nothing that has occurred since the Presidential
canvass IN lS4o to change in any respect the con-
diton or relations of the General Government 10
the geographic cal divisions comprised within the
United States; and during that contest, in the
heat Of which every diversity of political senti-
nen' might nave been expected to manifest itself,
certainly we saw no signs OF portents of the storm
which is now growing in the horizon, and threat
enlng presentlyt to burst over our heads Nav, from
the very infancy of our Government. as we have
shown above, precisely the same grounds Of dis
content upon which it is now threatened to disturb
tho peace Of the Union, excited the same sensibil-
ities, and provoked the same excitement, with
n " to- :oo.: .s.:.. L
cunstances ct that period and those Of the present
Gay. There is not, therefore, that we know of.
any netc ground of alarm for the South Things
IN That respect stand now precisely the same
footing as when the helm of Government passed
from the hands of President Polk into those Of
President Taylor. During the Administration of
the former we heard not whisper about "a disulu.
ton of the Union If there was such a whisper.
1t was in the midnight consultations at the Cant
tol, and in so low tone as never to have reached
our ears What then, has come over the South?
What especially, has come over the State Of Geor-
ga, the State Of North Carolina, the State Of
Virginia and the State of Maryland? What is
the secret OF all this note of preparation Of all this
solennlty and all this mysery?"
AS the lntelgencer seems to be so much en-
barrassed to know ''what is the secret of all this
note Of preparation, all this solemnty, all this mys-
'ery," what especially has come over the State
o. Georgia, the State Of North Carolina, the State
OF Virginia and the State Of Observation-Disclosures of
which voted for General Taylor-we will try to
relieve it. 1t all grows out of the uncertainty in
those States as to The views of Gen. TAYLOR as to
the Slavery issue, and his double dealing about it.
both before and since his election to the Presidency
and more especially in the last. The mystery in
which his friends advised him to shroud himself
before that event. was bad enough but his con-
duct In Keeping 1t up since is much worse The
Publfc have lost confidence in his frmness and that
OF his cabinet, and the conviction has forced itself
upon them, that they can safely rely only upon
themselves. If Gen. Taylor would come ont like
a patriot, and at once proclaim that, while he is
PRESIDENT, the rights Of the South secured by the
Constitution, should suffer no detrnet,t; that il
an attempt should be made to invade them, he
would arrest 1t by the strong arm of the Executive
would not the alarm in the South to great meas
ure subside, and confidence be res,oled? The
lntelIlgencer itself informs us that during the ad.
minlstration Of Mr. Polk, not u whisper was heard
OF a dissolution Of the Union. And WHY was i,
not? Was there no abolition excitement at thar
tlmey No! no! it was not that! there was a
patriot and statesman at the helm of affairs. in
whose fidelity and firmness the country had CON
fidence
The country was not unwarned that if General
Taylor was elected with the uncertainty about
his opinions concerning the Wmot Proviso. that
What we are now Witnessing would come to pass.
ever else he addressed The neon IN ,h a1o
tial Campaign Of ls48, DENOTED then as accnra,a
~ as ne could now, the precise state of affairs in
mysterious and dangerous 10 he s,s see's -
Nav more il snesoh ~ ~ 's,:.', se"oe'.
Of Renresen,,,ves o ~ ., aeH 81 IN me H.
he inns den;c,ed + Re . ;u =. august, 1919
the Wbigs Of keenina omen IL 70 me poncy OF
mill after The op.n ''ae slavery question
hone Of thereby deteatn ee Cno with tho
i1n - , " seso le anol rioviso and especi
SAY 'Ao 'i'e''1' VI Nlf i1''''afo' Gen. bayly
ssTho ,ro,+1o,, -.
General FAVOR is President and 5ays1 want IN