The Greensborough patriot [October 7, 1848]

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VOLUME X.
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Pnblisljcb tDeckln
BY SWAI1I& SHERWOOD.
atrioi
GREENSBOROUGH, NORTH-CAROLINA, OCTOBER 7, 1848.
lg«-. l,»I«E,TimKK DObr.AKtf A YKAR,
•%f3.S0.ir rtiuwiTiusoii MONTH A»TKHTHK»*TI
Or BVPOrniFTlOJE.
A f*!lar«on thepart of anycujtioii.fr <o orjer i .li«vcon-i
»h^."l1f'i'i.''l'l."i.U^"i|'':"n ".V' "'" ,:0,lflJcre<, J "f I.HWW.fH.1* >o e«.t,n...t,eo.,c , "*»«< intend 'to give. •• Rou'eh "n'nd Ready" if, ,„,„ fc|1< ,, ^^ "J |J»- ,jg JW
The result prorri too the great strength of the
Whig patijr in the Stair. Moving successfully
borne ihia. ihe trptrimmlvm trvcu. n need not be
subjected 10 any further test of ua strength. So
Tar la Ihf pnny from having bwn injured or wea-kened,
that we confidently prrdici lor Taylor and
Fillmnre a larger vole ihan haa ever been given
in tin- Slate. This result wjl! be produced in
pan by the co-operation of the Democraia, many
SPEECH OP THE HON. DANIEL WEBSTER
On Mae l>cWilcutlal Elcclfou.
.91 Iht Ifhig galhtring at Marthfitld, Mntta
lliuteltt, Srpl. 1. 1810.
Fran, the Highland M««aeng
Ameni'menl of the I'onsliiation.
Keaealed effiirij bare in formal yens-, hern
■made U> amend llie Consuiuiion of ihu Stole in se-veral
particulars. |n the first place, the Senators
are apportioned among ilu* different counties ol
-tar Si.ite according to the amount of taxation paid
breach, and pot according in the while ponuh
always
| lo have it supposed in all the battles he has won,
. and he never sustained a defeat, thai in the first
I instance he was worsted or l>eaien. In fact, afier
ihe decisive victory of Buena Vista it was report-ed
nm\ believed for weeks that he had been dee-
■loved by the Mexicane. But when the amolie
mid the dust of battle have been distipated his
banner has been seen triumphant. And ao It
will be in this contest.
Gexnt1fr.il: Although it had not been my
purpose, during the recess of Congr.ss, lo ad-dreja
any public assembly on political subjects, I
have felt it my duty to comply with your request
as neighbors and fellow-townsmen, and lo meet
you here to day. And 1 am not unwilling io a-vail
myself of this occasion lo lignify to the peo-ple
of ine United Stales mv opinions upon ih
present slate of public affairs.
fur any other, let bia personal prtferencea be
whai they may.
In ihe next place, it i. proper lo consider ihe
personal character and political opinions of U.-n.
Tartar, a« far as known. Now, I wish every
bod); tu understand that I have no personal ac
qnainiaiic- whatever with Gen. Taylor. I only
saw him once, ana then but a few moments m
the Senoie chamber. The tourcea of lulorma-uon
from which J derive
From Ihe i
'- have nominated any body elaelfcey chose on whom
ihey could agree. AoJ, ihrn, ihero were a great
many of his most earnest advocates, some from
•New England, who would sooner em oil their
right hand, ihan submit 19 any such dictation in
any such case. I may 1101 admire ihtir discretion
or policy ; but I must acquit them ol all aoch base
monies as have been charged upon lliem. I
Hunk I underaiamd iheir mouses. Their resson-pol,
llc.d op ,„o, , are open to you ..I M well a. ,„ ; en.inen, „,nn-no, indeed in civil life, hul mcum-hoie
*..c■■ a I i , h "btain accss to stances have g,ven h.tu eclat ,,i,h the people | .
«"orm,iun 'rom thl Sft '"V" T "' *5 " rWt,ri- wi,h hm »" >hM »«' "<> '"'-"'- I .nlurm.iion.rom th„e who have known his.er- of.he Wh.gstrengih in Conere.s. and therefore
er as a soldier and a man. .ml ii la besi to .u.tain him." Thai wa. the object ■>■■■'■-■ < iffzssratA KT4i:iwr.r,tMri*^
" Thai he',. ZSSk 1 . . I . '" "'J' "I"'""" il " " •**/ unwise policy.-
goeswnli me but a very little «ay. W|al i.l Jj,,, |
any man l.d.oc.le—lo | ;t up or put down ar.y
hody. It ,. my nnh o:id purpose to address you
in the language and spirit of conference and con-sultatinn.
in ihe present Ktnerdinirv crisis of
cur public concerns. I desire to huld '
OTMBpj* 26
-•"•■ » lpi.Mll,-
We.r'rndl0'" Ml" ,h?Uld *• Bdn""«,J «•'»»
of havrngTr g^d" ^^T"'^^^5*
au-iere ground oTlhi.^^3»^
the principle, of reciprociiy. BTrtS^SS
Oovermrient would no! hear lo i-1 u.i \\Tx\'
Buien told Mr. McLai,,. i„ ^ 'Zt^Z
vteld .he pom,. lhe ground of right-,. iSlim
the prelension. 0* Mr, Adam. , ,„d he .her/i^
on ,0 say thai .he Ad.nini.,r.iion-ih.i ii.Q.,,
Jackson s adrntnislrttion-ough, no, lohm^vi.
sed from Ihe enjoyment of that which h.!\rijVV,l.
hog to call, boon, or ■ pririlece. on *,*,„ ,.r
the „,„beh.„or of Mr. Adam.'. ^awiJJS.
,-t yas .he sum and .ubai.ne. of K .IL '
Well, genilemen. one of lhe most (.ainLdBliea
II ha, ever devolved on me a. . Kp^S
orSen.io, of my country in C-otrci wJJJJ
'■"■■ "7 "'•"" <« tl'« coi,r,,m.,ion ol
That
1 hut
B-irei'a »ub« M,r.y.,
yeara aj.. Cov. Morehead. then rrpmecllng lhe '"""f'y indicate that our conclusnms were cor
county of ItocWineham. the re>idence of Mr. R. id 1 r,'c'- "n'' '■■I "hen lhe quiMinn of » reform in
lhe Democratic candidate for Governor, advocated | '}'e *""r",|r* •'' !'■<• State c.m.-s before ihe L>
«heae changes in the Uonstnution. Qo». Swain 1 '•'"I* tbe_Locofi«coa will be its inu.t bitter pppo
The Kavellevii ' Carolinian '
Ris
•I"
nf ih
tee
lhe
by
wain 1
also, when representing this county cf Bunrnmh, | '"'""■
eooaia.ily in his Ipeecbet insisted on these altera- 1 "'' ""'•
(ions. In fact not only these prominent Whig*, but j 'vbicb may be known from a lew extracts, which
the entire west formerly occupied this ground. Wp "'" B',ei an(l correct him as we go along.
Having, however, in ihe year ISCJ3 go; The first i
and we all feel thai ihe gre.i Iniere'Js of
country are to be afiYcteil, for good or for evi
lhe re,-ul;s of lhal election.
Of ihe interesting subjects over which the per.
son who shall be so elected mils, necessarilv Imm
n .Micle. ,_he whole tenor. of| „,. pu,i„„„. exercise more or kmmSSt*S
are thiee of great and paramoun, iraporiance
tial amendment in some respects and despairing
of gelling any thing more, the west nljxid iurf.
forts.
Prom the courae. however, which lhe eastern
counties have taken in the late election, we are
Eqvu StrrtMt-The Atheville alaaenm..
lhal denounced "Reid'a Humbug." (equal ■aafnare
in rcgJld lo Be»»tor») is now out in lull blast fur It
\v;th numerous amendments lhal Mr. Iteid nel onlv
never propped, bul expressly n?poaed, accordnio-,
the Messen—
sesses Ihe enliie cnniiilence uod allncbinenl nf all
who hnve been near him or Imve korwii him,
Sn much fur wlini lihink mG-n. Tayler'sper
sonol rharacier. And I will say. ton. t'nni. «.. far
«s I have ubserved. his ennduci since h s nou
aunn has been irreprnacliahle. There has been
' igue en his pan. n? contumelious treatment
and named any body else.
' '"• "• '1 in • case pleoenled to the WkiRs
*u f.11 ai. n »|" Cl* II.e persoi.at Ulm as and Cll.ilai-ter
11 (Jin. Tavlnr.
NOW. ftlluw-cilil-luj, if we were Weiqliinir 11..
pMpriety uf liumm.'ing tucli a person
lid.lie for llie C'llli
t. ..land. Bui I Conceived it .0 be . „ew „..„,
111 ibis couniry or in ,h, dipt lomatic* hhiissiioorryv o«f
.h.'c.imirv. ih„,wh,o. new p.rty J%p.
"' "'"'""• ' I"'"er ii .hould repodMi.vi r
V",f, '-"': »»• fci i"'.'c..u.. 2 '
'" "Jiandon n g;.]und .J, 1,
'd f-r years, end cuu<eeV|.'.
11 rM as . privilege or ^-.
'I' d.u.i.v,.riby.fan^in.-jit,
1 a aenr. Uh.„ „ happ-ned thai I eoured Ui.
0 p„r„ne„, ,!S„-. ,i,,d -Oen.l larWon. I luu, c
things wlnrli I co "
"ii end m urn ,,t
•■■ e.-ive w at was ■
I held lo be no '11
found
...... thing, which I, d hVe' ,wi.bed lo be
..Herwise. Bui did | r.-.ract any li.tng lh,, £
I redecessnr had advanced ! No, , p,*,el,_u„
a jot or tittle.
I ai.etr'd have
Suppose, for in.-l
. paruelr—uot
J look the rase MfeTehit: ,n>l
field myself disgraced if I had mt.
ore. wiih legard :o,he boundary
nusi, it is clear, von lot Mr. Cuss or Mr. Van
nsnien.with respect, Bur.-n, or omu 10 vole at .11. 1 ueee that loere
be- 1 are cases in which, if we do not know in win:
d.rectioo tu move, we should stand still until wo
cases in which, ii we do not knpfj what lo
do, ii is belter lo do nothing than lo do we know
not what.
But in a question like this, ,n important 10 lhe
country, as a popular election of the Chief Magis-trate,
under a Government whose veiv cojuinu.
1. : inis r.nder il impossible lhat every man',
private opinion tjiould prevail—the inquiry con
, " pr"h E"p ■"" • ' '"d ••■«« 'o Lo'd Ashbur
■•». • ray, my lord, consider :h.t we are mm.
sen .Me penple than our preuWnor.; onlf?e'
fleet how much more amiable, friendly. ,„d IJZ
for. . i"" Mr:.For»r"> "« w.. »nd iSiJ..
fore accord to u. ih„ 0, that boon," what vvouU
have been ,he public feeling? J nfed^^
Bu,. gentlemen. ., ,0 thie subject of reoKice
10 the ,lave power. I would by no me.n.^o
dangerous cundidaieof llie two
- leju)
But, lookingat
he said, that poor men who did not own
should vole for Siare S--
less niMhli d that no one
nnlese he owned it.re, hu
lie was willing thai poor 11
Bvnttor but he would
some rich landholder,
He nas also for si ill r.
is of ihe Senile, by n hie
ceriam of the eastern c.u
Jbote of six or ergot men in
■this ground doubtless h
friend., who reside chiefly i
this unjust discrimination frequently lo "1
control nf ihe Legislature,
He .Iso idroeUn n„ equally unjust apportion-jneni
of the Mouse of Common,, |„ fJcl uh,.„ .
tneniber of the Legialalnro oflSaO. lie moved lo
change the school law 50 as in divide that fund a-monpr
the counties, not according to while popu-
, Inline as it then stood, hut according lo federal pop.
tiletiesi. that is to include the negroes, by which
mean* the lich slave holding counties of the fail
fet a much larger share nf the money than do the
western counties with a large white popubj'.ior.
Besides when 1 member of ihc Legislature he
never proposed nny such change, though he re. II
knew ihat the Legislature, and not lhe G
had the power io make ihe amendment.
keen in earnest 111 desirine the change, I
to hare been a candidate f r the L . si
that he would have hern able lu introduce
ibrM and vote for ii.
His course proved clearly lhat h- rest,
«hie single change merely for huiul . ■ •
. people, lo procure voles enound
, oarrf- a Democratic majority in [hi. Lee
In bath ol ihes- schemes tl '.uks lothe 001
oflhe peopl.-, he bM signally tailed, and
fate winch alldemagogisig .1, serves.
We are obliged lo Mr. Rei I for one thi
e»er. By gelling lhe Democracy of lhe easl
where they constitute the majority, to support him
on this issue, he has cummUled Ihan lu lhe a-mrndmeol
of the constitution, nr.d weare.fnr
holding llitm on lo il. Wo insist thai Ihey shall
not only abolish lhe freehold luflrage, ni ihey
have virtually agreed "odo. hm ihnl ihey shall al-so
consu ol to abolish Ihe properly basis of lhe Se-nate
; fc r it i, a mockery ol all justice in say thai
•Very mnn rich or poor, shall vote £>r Senators but
thai the vote of one man in lhe county of Martin I''* ■
shall weigh as much as the voles of eight men in
Burke and Willies
" ' ' " ; / V . ' ' 7 . " " l™ "" l"l,i"" nl".""" •J'""'" prevail—the inquiry con- . hi, courae and rnnH„e .11.1 '• ™"lln8»*
•cinn merely „f h, Philadelphia Convention, for „sia ,-, just Ih,. • What i, ,, best for L -o do on i o ih, Cnited S »,,, f .m A 7' P,r"*"V
a wa, tmminaied m .anno. 8,.,,, by „„,„,.,„„,, „„. nlJ.., AmJ „,„ „,„ fcrf us Jn be fou. d a ii.. h ?H r """"' ,lh"1 he •houl'«
Here It is seen thai 1 bo Messenger i, idvoeatrsa
a ncr.'ectly ulfiih proposlUoo, and thercluro mlolcia
bio.
If il is •• perfectly ,elfi,h " 10 advocate our right
lo stand upon an equal footing with citizens of
other portions of the Slate, than we plead guilty
to ihe -soli impeachment." No doubt you taint
it intvlnablt to be fed from yuur ovt 11 spoon
pf'
tn me. is centered in one only ul these Considers,
lions I have mentioned—namely, the prevention
of nny further increase of slavery or of the in-
(Tense nf slave potter—on object, genilemen, in
which I need hardly say you and I entirely con.
cur.
Most of ns here to day are Whig,—National
Whigs—Massaqhusein Whig,—Oid Colony
Far belter, in you, esttmation. would 'I, 'beTo'£, ^ife^Tpft^ "l"*'' A"J ■*,"" W*
Ibi. matter re„,..,„ „pe„ two vear, longer, whe, • ^VCw^J'^V" »**^ ""'f"f you might be.I rmw&am..&X\^jfc^*"' ' '
lend io prevent, if poasible, by forcing^j'ou^o 'V '''"'"■ ^" --' " -
y ihey ' 11 is b. iweep lhe election of Oe
(Jen. Ca,,. Thai is lhe whole nf it. I an. no
Pen. I aylor has been esteemed, frrm i^e mo- • more skilled iof.re.ee polincnl events then others.
ment his military achievements brought him into I judge in, rmaeMal —and, for nit-sell I mu.i
public nonce, as a tt hlg general. Vou all re- I say thai I see' nn possible chance for any body.
member lhat. when wa wi re dtsseotsing in Con-1 excejn . ither Mr. Tayloi or Mr. Caw. lo be elec
press ihe meriis 01 ihe general., on the question I led. I know ihe rnihutlatm ■ newly formed
of preseniiiig thanks to the army, the lupponers I pany-newly funned in name bui nut in idea,
ol ihe Administration and Hie friends if Mr. Pi Ik : ham L- in fa.et nn new idea whatever—may I. ad
oenouoced Gen. Taylor because he was a Whig.! il, members 10 ih.nk lhal Ih- sl.y is at once ii.
My Inend. whom I am happy 10 meet here, the I fall, ana lhal larks are lo be taken in abundance,
r-preseniiiiive in Congress front this district, (lion. I hava 00 aoch belief or expecution.
■ember lhal a leading man I have read, gentlemen, ihc BuOaln platform,
ofihe party, and a prominent friend of ibe Ad-1 and. though there ore some rotten pansat»01 ii
--rnnnallon rqullv Ho
...led in re.-,s,,be .liPl„,„,„t.rf,re„co ,;{%
the ehates wbaia n exms." ■'■
And in his Inaugoral he adds:
■• I suluniiied .Iso .0 my lellow ci.ixen. with full.
n.M.nd 'rananejethe .-„„,„ wind, ledmo loth ,
deiermina.ion. The reatill .uthoriao. me to %
n approved and are eontldet
ociuj.
"*jjs •**•- »«vVecoV;v;„7coS,„,^2i
..-.ermina ,nn. ,„„!, uihorixu. m"c i^belie.e
lhal Ihey have been approved and .„ confided n'by
.. msjoniy oflhe people oflhe United Stale, i,e[J.
lug llmaa whom they roost immediately effect.
••11 now only remains 10 add, that no bill eon
is declaration.
M;: ^r;: i^rr, q™, Esrttt s zcnml,dMc '-\\ Pwildrt !!"-'■ Wu,U.ewh«n. >r .Ire.liom IteiKaanba, and ad "" "^ ■"''«"" '» «"• ""«0'J "< the Ouvern-
■tor oflhe II ,. .ud Mvaseogor, teem, lo be ruouias 1 ""'" ° T L"''"J &1 ■ ll"'1 ""V n,"e m-liiary
wild be snl j. el. "| man has been proposed for lhat oflicu. Wash".
vancement of slave.y entertained by (hose who lance lu slavery extension e, encroacl„„..ni, ihan
As 1 have said, ihe nomination I have inhabited my bosom since the irst U
•pei-ed my inojtli m publie life I
By making these amendments, not only «i'|
the m.jo,„y „f llu. pM,,|e h„vi. lhl, con.r(|| rf {
political power, ns Ihey
ery free country, but
follow: ll will make Ih
ought tu do in , v-anotecrgood
effect will
Slate government In
departments atfongly and permanently Irhig.
It is1rvell known that Ihe Whig strong
in the western counties, «
lhe tirui gle 1.1 IWI en paiiie, in il is rTtaie, nd.„
lhe I niled Stalra. 1- lo- political poner. 101 for.ee-
1 alpo«or. Vol. Mr. Alkm either In. not di«.
criminationrnoagh lodislmguisb lira ditlnence, or
el.e lie Is ;< nil, ,,. II,e ,.,! „„, allrmpt „| -eiZilu, .
proposition to extend lbs polifteat nghi$ 01 the poo
• - so a pretext lor propaaiag other uieaaurea ad«-ci-the
si- ti'jntil liner, sis ol ihe Stale.
Now. really one would think from the way Mr.
Bayno writes, ih it we are ns '• mad as a irarch
hare" on lhe subject. As to our" running wild,'
we have as yet loo much self-respect to advocate
a rn. aaore 10 day. to affVcl an important election, j preside over their deliberations. And
andtorn ,o„,d to morrow, when that eleetiot, b I stands first and loremo.t appended to the eoniti
over, and oppose it. \\ e assure .he (. arolir.ia.-. I tution under which era live. I'r,
ingion wo. an eminent mlnery man, but far
j greater in In, civil character; hu wo, employed
j in Ihe service of ihe country from llie earliest
. dawn ofihe American revolution ; he was a n-em-
I her nf the Coi.tin. nial Congress, ond in thai bo-
! dy established for himself n great reputation for
qMljudg nt, wisdom, and ability. After th-
; war, trou know, he was on-; of ihe Convenlion
I which f run d ihe conafTldtionof tbo United 8tates,
I and it !s one of the moat honorable tribules'eVer
! paid 10 linn lhal he should hove been selected by
' lhe wise men who composed ihol Convention 10
er their deliberation,.
this chiefly .1 bat we understand the di|s>renc* bi iwee'i Col, I was bred a soldier, ond r,m.'»red Ins rounirv im
was made by Whig meetings and conventions—
more in llie Northern nnd Middle Slates than in
the South—and the men who did nominate him
never entertained any desire to extend the nr.-a of
slavery through his administration or by Ins Influ-ence.
The Clunker city ofiPbiladeiphia, the great
State ofi'ennaylvsoia, cedaimy nominated hlin
with no such nevvs. We remember thai a large
convention in ihn city of Mew Vork. composed
nf highly r. sped .We .nee, many of whom me per
tonally well known to me. Dominated bun, and
certainly tl.ej hadiinsuch views. And Ihe nom-ination
was hnled, nul very extensively, but by
some enthusiastic and not very lai seeing pol.ti.
cans here in Massaohusetts, amongst us, who
raised the time, of exullslion overaiilicipated tri-umph,
ceiiuinly early enough, perhaps „ |,„|,. ,,„
sidenl llarn.-1.11 early, Tor sound judgment mid discretion
might better have united ,1 little
Ihey
Ibe genilemen ai Buffalo has, ploced at lb.
head of their party Mi. Van Hir-n—» gentle-nun
lur nhnin I have a I lhere*|ieci I should en-tertain
towards an asti cialv in |mblic lilefor many
yeais. Bul I really should Umikihai if 1 were
to express confidence iii Mr. Tan Buren, or re.
apeci for bis political npii is on any qm sunn . I
pel lie policy—esuecmlly un this very ul ihe
sji-, ad • f slavery, slave po«< r. and slave 11 flu, 1 c
— the exhibition would bor. ,-r uijun ibe luiiien.11..
if not upon llie conteiupiible. I never pru|Hiaeo
any important publtt ine.aure of policy which he
did i."t nppuse; ui d nev. r was obliged 10 oppose
nny such ui'iisuie which he, when with II.e In
Congress, di.l not support. And if be and I
shou!.1 now fii.d ous, Ive. together under Ihe
•- Free S.,-l" II .£, 1 am sure that, v/iih I.is accua-tle.
nen. no man in this couniry h»
Bore controlling influence over the
two
e to
Maal y honever. bore h.raeelf wrll.eji aoently, and
noat,;allsnilyin lhe contest, and auceeJoWd in'
.beatto g hit uppem-ni noiwnbsiandtng tho
,weigh t he cairo/d. We <J> ubl n
three 1 nen 111 lhe State ivhb »,,uM hlved'.ne ift
aaipe-l „„g. ind.de.erv.aa1l .1,..^.,,.,. whtch ran ■ wild and t ■.
<>e he aped upmi Jiim. U t r. m, ,nb. r ,„,ev
You preached refill lily nnd justice toelciuent-ly
U'Ji'TC Ihctltil.ion. that we me sort- 10 fuse so
■savy , able ttnailvoc.il... L'.ui a cl.nnge !ui5 come over
Here are . your pnlii.c.1 vlaion%artd y JTJ'UOW denounce not
ly .q.iiliiy.nnd i„s:.ce; buf also denounce ns
os j who prnpose 10 carry uuf|
be
-..„.r«»r„„ra. ... reiaeinber inn!e id th.,t « hirh but a il,:.e . .. ' - .17A.' V
b.». seen.racesnel.icl, „ sen ,„-,,,,',, j, ., ,!',, ' ^'*■*"rP'""- amce appe.ft-d u.. b.
lenr. r.,1 on h,s shoulder and be,, l,k S?, J , , '' "'T', '"J Vfi'U"
Tftb. I'"t hasjus, l,ee„ pertonm-d ov.r agin. . ■ ., , ■ a S , ' '""" "' Lo?rf°
.Chixl ,. M„,,ly. ,j« ^.^ ^^ . . \ * " *** »* »'<» blind os not to tee ..m appreci.
nomiaatioa. There ire other reasons nf less im-parlance,
nnd more rarity i0 be .nswered.
But. genilemen, if 1 may venture In use n mer-ciintih,
expresjiiun, there 1, anotlnr side lo ibis
■iccomitj, and, iinpartinliiy and duly r.quire Ui tu
Consider ilmt.
' in the firsfplace.'Oen. Taylor was nominated
by a,Whig Coiiv*ui:i.o. in conformity '« the usa-ges
of life pany lor yean past, lie 1.as' burly
nominated, so lai ae*J knuw. and is now 10 becon-
1 dervd ns ihe only Whig l.iulv b. fore the coun-try
as '» bandidale for the Pioaideocy ; and no
rwaaeJsajlajiaiiaiAsa bsi^Whig can give . »
So far, then, from imputing any motive or de
sire for the promotion or extension of slavery at
operating upon these conventions ihruughuut the to Mr.
country, or on lhal ui Philadelphia—al hast la*le-gard,
the majority ul their members—n the nom*
ination ond ejection of Gem ral Ta> lor, I do nut be-lieve
one word ol It. , .
Bul I lee that one part nf.whltt is called the
Buffalo platform eaya thai the nomination al Phil-adi
Iphia was made under lhe dictation"ol ihe
sj.ve inner. 11I0 not believe a vrui I ul that, lib-r.
For there w
:,eri -nni the fre
of New York fur the real. And 11 is notorious
that ho was the soul and cenlle oflhe oppostllOB
Adams' administration, and tints' be did
nore than any ten Othi r men 10 deleat his re-vleciion,
aud 10 bring jo Gen. Jacksnrs. Theae
■re facts which even short memoriea can retain.
1 i, n. jackaoiewaa chosen, and .\|r. Van IJ
1 ■, am 1 *bu .,. tai ( ol Stai
Mr. Mil.I'- " lament out Minister to England, 'knows "wbenij 1 do not
""•h i,"!*",cl '; ! " ''• 'ffi "" d fPUIed Ouesiions In toe year 1844 lay Democratr cf the Nor-h
concerning the O nlU.-.i | ,„?.., .., ,,le. Mr. the mends of Mr. Van Butae let in Texas Al!
1 every great majoufy ofmen)* Adam, bad taken high ground 00 this subject. ihe.Whige in the' Senate, with onenr no ,'xe.n
Btaiel n. that bill aUiftioie .-* 11- L.t elmism^il «« A *l«hs ..«•....•**...- ......■....* -.-... .^....-u «,...-._. m. .
But. gr
e 1 , ex.rctsed 1
I conduct 'fins Inend. in n I.l ion in this mailer
ll an Mr. Van Btfree. I take it ih.t one nf the
, most imiinnem events in ,..„ recent his.otv has
, o-eu the a mexa run of T.-,.,. Ann „, I0 Mr
tan Buren, Whele «us h- then I Where war.
I I... I 1 . ral f.u.ii.r.v been at ihe head of the
-Bianla paw b-.u.i, i.ni ib-n. nl l.'asf. «t ihe
'- "',' "''. 'F" ' S""". I'»"y. And every friend
..I Mr. V ...1 Buren, in Congress, sn laras I know.
»n,,., ru ,1 ibi. scheme „| an.. xaiinn. 1 he
N » y. ik Senators f.vor. d 11; »,,,; ajlmb ,
say lhal no man bul ibe \rVhtfle. no parivhnt
the W M|| puny- and I say inn i„ .h. whole
world—nppoard llmt measure of aanexaiion.--
I i.er- \<n> no fc-dy or party hm the rWMf partv,
«h.er. firmly and si.-dily resHaedthe nnrtel.uoii.
And now tbey-.he gentleoiee ai Buffalo—
talk ab iul the dirlail.1,1 rl Iheslave power. T/ieu
talk of il— Ido-i'l. They talk of ihe triumph of
•i.e South over tho North. There is not one
wind of truth in 11. I lay, upon my conscience,
that, evil as ihe influence ofihe slave insulation
is, Ihe Worth has borne her full share and pan in
lhal evil. Northern votes have been given for
every instance o.'projected slave increase. And
gentlemen, we talk of lhe North—bul there hu
been no r»oiih, at least not for yea:, pan. | .hmk
the North star ha. ai last been discovered, bul up
10 lhe close oflhe late lemon of Coogreis ih.ru
has been no Nwrtli.
We .have lead in Pope—
■• A>k Where's Ihc North—at Vork'li< onlhetweed
.In Scotland al Hie Orcadee, and Ibere.
Al Greenland, Zeuhia,ct*sfca Lord J:n.w. nlierr."
And il ij is mean.i-io inquire •• Where is tho
Nona!"—if.by the North is in'dicaled a firm.aolid
Ir, \ in linen eubstablial resistance to thu extension of slavery
lu July, isilt. —if any such place ever slutted, it was—ihe Lord,
forth.
All
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