New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-08-10
ton "certaip," when VIC took ground for
him, ,ce certainly did not.

Gen. Iayl0rS nouOns On tne suUJeOt-1S
early as December, lS48-on surveying the
whole ground of Territorial controversy
while in Congress--we offered to leading
political adversary to support and vote for
bill organizing the Territories Without the
PrOviso, if we could thereby ensure the pre-
seryation Of New-Mexico from the clutch of
Texas, and her organization as an indepen-
dent Territory, with her ancien. boundaries.
This offer was proclaimed by US in letter
to our constituents on returning from the
House, was then assailed and has been FREE
quenuy' since grossly misr.presentcd by
The Post What excuse, then, has it for this
new coinage that we '0tpoys insisted &c?
3. That Gen. Taylor shaped his policy
with respect to California with a full
knowledge and determination that it would
naturally result in bringing her speedily
into the Union as Free State, we knew
and affirmed moro than q year ago. Our
information from both Washington and
California left no room for reasonable
doubt. OF course we did not consider
the Proviso so essential, il the great end
Of the Proviso were ensured without it,
The Post has way Of its own on this
subject, and, up to the close Of the polls
at our last State Election continued to as
se1t unqualifedly that Gen. Taylor and his
Cabinet acee intriguing to establish and
1egalize Slarery in California! The false
hood was very GROSS one, but we think the
Post made a Cass bunker Canal Commits
siOner and trimmings cut of it.
4. 1t is true that we temporarily dissent
ed from Mr.. Clay'S Compromise when first
suggested, and gave our reasons therefor.
But time passed; the House failed to pass
the California bill or any bill with regard to
the New Territories; Texas commenced OPP
erations for the suhjugation Of New.Mexico
and threatened to follow them up by formi-
dable invasion. The Omnibus began to look
about the only chance there was for the ad-
justment of the Texas Boundary, the organ
ization Of New-Mexico or the Admission Of
California, and we were gradually impclled
to the conclusion that if the Omnibus did not
pass, nothing would at this Session; and
that we deemed worse, in view Of the pOr-
tents in the political sky. At least month
Jet6re Gen. Taylor died The Tribune avowed
its belief that it were better the Omnibus
should pass. The Independent Demo
craft hailfellOw Of the Post, in a ferOciOus
attack upon US yesterday, AYERS that the
Omnibus " for months has had no more I'M
scrupulous advocate than Horace Greeley
and his New-York Tribune" See our
comments early last June on j. S. P.'s bit
ter anti Compromise letters from Washing
ton, &c. &C.
5. Can any further answer be needed to
the sneakipg, dirty insinuation about the
decease Of" the late Executive" customary
facility" &c. &c.? Our conviction that the
Compromise might better pass had been
formed and expressed weeks before any one
suspected that there would be a change of |
Presidents. Gen. Taylor we never spoke
to, wrote to, nor in any manner sought the
favor Owe had no right to his personal
favor, and never sought it. Mr.. Fillmore we
have not spoken to, written to, nor in any
manner sought favor from since his sudden
accession to power. Weesteem and confde
in him, but are not among those with whom
be has hitherto been intimate and of whom
he has sought counsel We have no ex-
pectation that it will be otherwise hereafter.
We have no claims to his special regard,
and shall make none.
And now we ask the candid reader to
Judge Of the fell malignity of purpose which
pursues US frequently with such tissues of
poisonous calumny as we have here taken
pains to expose. Assuredly, if The Post
inds any virtues easy honesty, yeracity
md fair'dealing ara not among them.
N.Y. TIS hof;onoI L., L. a