The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-08-08


ndence in the court and Il is not for me to aues.
ton hia motives.
"Sir, ! regret this avowal, and adnonish gentle
men that their course will gain no advocates or
strength from repetition. Sir, repeat, II Is time
we had a perfect understanding upon this subject,
The Northern Democracy have deceived no one in
regard to their principles or their avowed deter
miaation TO withhold all aid license, consent 10
the extension Of slavery into free territory. II the
South have deceived themselves il is not my fault,
or the fault Of the Democratic party, and intend
to vindicato the Democracy Of the North from all
such in!!matiana, let them come from whom they
may"
We repeat. that however widely the Wings
Of the South may have differed from the Wings
Of the North on the subject of slavery, it can
not be seriously pretended that they have at
any time deceived one another, or that those
residing in one section of the Union have la
bored under any misrepresentation as to the
views of their political brethren residing in the
other section, in relation to that question.
But though they cannot muster up sufficient
effrontery to charge, or even to insinuate that,
as between the Wing party of the South and
that of the North, there has ever been the
slightest deception practised with regard to the
views entertained by each on the subject of sla-
very, the Democratic presses have constantly
charged, and do yet continue to charge, that in
General TAyLoR's election gross fraud was
practsed, because he declined to lay before
the people of the United States an exposi-
nf hi an fhaf
By remaining silent, it is charged that he al
lowed himself to be understood and represented
at the North rs being in favor Of the proviso,
and at the South being against it. Had
General TAYLOR, during the canvass taken
either side of the question, he would thereby
tonal excitement, which, instead of contribut-
ing to the restoration of harmony between the
two sections of the Union, would have pro-
duced a precisely contrary effect. Determined,
if he went into the Presidential chair at
all, he would 90 into ii so untrammelled by
pledges and previously expressed opinions,
as to be in position to exercise salutary in
fluence upon the whole country, by pursuing
that course which, under all the circumstances
of the case, the dictates of wisdom and patriot
ism should point out, he resolutely adhered to
his purpose, notwithstanding the suspicion and
obloquy, in both sections of the Union, to which
he thereby subjected himself. If he lcas sup
ported on different grounds in the slaveholding
and non slaveholding States, it ras because
Of the great confidence reposed IN has .tirmness,
lcisdom, and patriotism IN both sections. The
Wings Of each section, though differing widely
in opinion on the subject of slavery, yet being
equally confident in the soundness of the opin-
ions which they respectively entertained, as
also in the wisdom and patriotism of General
TAYLOR, may well have supported him under
the belief that his course, if elected, would ac-
cord with what they respectively regarded as
the right one. At all events, relying upon the
character of the man, they were willing TO trust
him without pledges Of any sort. And so well
did he justify the confidence reposed in him by
the Wings of both sections of the Union, that
confidence entire and undiminshed. Did
any one ever hear the Wings of either section
complaining of his having deceived them-of
their having been induced to vote for him in the
expectation Of his pursuing course in regard to
the slavery question which he afterwards failed
to pursue, and which if they had not believed
he would pursue, they would never have voted
for him? No such complaints have ever been
made Whom, then, did General TAYLOR de
ceive? Who was il that was cheatedl Ger
tainly not the Wings of the North or the South
who voted for him. They, down to the day of
his death, gave him their entire confidence
The charge, then, that any section was cheat
ed-that any fraud was practised upon those
who voted for him at the North or the South
is simply false and calumnious.