Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1852-06-17
Then andNow.

The Free Soil party was organized in lS48 to OPP
pose the extension of Southern Slavery, and to pre-
vent the prostitution of the government and power
Of the United States to the willard purposes Of the
save-hoding oIigarchy. The party organized
from necessity, which the enlightened conscience
and free spirit of the true-hearted republicans Of the
country recognized. The reaction in favor Of des-
potism had swept over Europe, with its black por-
tentous wings, and had reached our shores. The
Of liberty and justice, and which had so often re-
buked the other great party for its disregard Of the
sacred principles OF freedom, became smitten with
the reactionary disease, and in the face of all its
professions, and ia contempt of all It's pretended
ideas of political honor and consistency nominated
Zachary Taylor for the Presidency. Ideas were abap-
doned for Offices, then Of principle, political services,
and Intellectual power repudiated for available
lily; and bonor and liberty compromised for the
Custom House and Treasury. The Wing party
moi only deliberately abandoned the position which
had always maintained in relation TO slavery. bu,
II went over to the enemy, 1t not only forsook its
post of defending the Union and Constitution from
the aggres.ions and inroads of the slave holders
but II assisted the southern ogarchy to storm the
gate il had SO lately defended, and then applauded
when the treacherous act was consummated.
Zachary Taylor, with Wing principles, was
Domnatedby the Wing Convention at PhiladeE-
phia, and he was elected President He was nom.
mated expressly TO defeat Cass there was nohigher
reason or motive for his nomination, and he was
elected because he was soldier-was calledeRough
and Ready"-and had ridden horse in Mexico
called "Old Whitley" Principles, ideas and pro.
LESSONS were all forsaken, in order that partzan
triumph might be secured at the polls by the apos-
tate faction
The nomination of General Taylor is no less a
stain upon the Wing party, because he turned out to
be so infinitely superior to the men who secured his
nomination. The Wings nominated him, not car
ing whether be brutal and debased slave
holder as "Legree' or as worthless politician az
Rynders. They did not know ought of him save
that he had fought battles and held slaves, and thew
nominated him because he was likely to be elected
to the Presidency, in which capacity he would of
course remember Them The Wings gained power
by the election, rather death, ofteneral TayIor
and the issue has proven how clear was the fore.
sight Of those VINO established, and how great was
the necessity for the establishment Of Free SOIL
party in l84S. The Wings donated free territory,
and ten millions of dollars to concate the nsoIence
OF Texas ;lhey abandoned Utah 10 the slavery PROC.
agandists, and passed the Fugitive Slave Law
These acts lhe immediate fruits of their eleya
ton power, under the government Of Willard Fill
more and Daniel Webster.
And now, in the struggle to retain power and Of
fee, they aggyavatug by every possible expe
dent, their former treason and meanness.
In 1S4S the good and tue men who had acte
with, and believed in the professions CT the Wings
renounced their allegiance to this great traitor party
because il did MT maintain its principles; and i
1852. with its apostacy emblazoned on its unbush
ing front, and its become the bond Of its ex
isence, is it possible to believe that any Of thos,
who rejected it then can return to il now? The de
is as ridiculous Il is false
All the necessities that made men freesoiers il
l64S, have been strengthened and increased sine,
then; aud all the circumstances that caused men t.,
renounce the Wing party have been immensely ag
gravated. The true republicans abandoned tn
Wing party because it did not maintain its profes