The Free Soil Banner Vol I. No. 05.

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PENNSYLYANIA STEEET, Three doors north of Washingtoii Street.
,;  -Free Soil JTollta.
.WKITTES FOR T-HE PEM YAS FREIMES'S CLXJB.
Aie—Jim Crow Pollta.
What means this t;rowd that's gath'ring here, They're coming still, from far and near,, With shouts resounding hiah and clear,
We ate the FuEE.SoiL Voters.
CHosoa. Oh, come then, boys, and strike to-day, For Freedom, and for Freedom's sway; Oh, how:delightful 'tis to say, I'm a Fkee Sou. VoTEB.
We plant oiir flag upon the wail, Resolved with it to stand or fall, . In fighting for the righls of all, We are the Feee Soil Votees.
Let otliers work for place and spoil, For Natural Rights we'll ever toil, Our motto is—"J'rce Jfe»"-jP»-«e .Serf," We are the Feee Son. Votess.
The curse of Slavery shall not be The wedding gift of Liberty, Our Territories shall be Free;
We are the Feee Boit VoT£BS.
Our country shall not bear the shame, With which the South would toad her narae; On every hill bnrna Freedom's Hame; We are the Fbee Soil Voters.
Come one, come all, this is the hour.       , When Freemen must make known their power; And Slavery will fall and cower, Before ihe Feee Son, Voteiis.
TPiie ''Oreat Satiflcaiiom   Meeting 'ill Boston* ¦       ¦
The great Ratification Meeting in Bos¬ ton, on Tueday night was the largest held in that city since 1840. The Hall, says the Republican, was crammed, floor, gal¬ leries, wiadow-seats, and all, with a.s en¬ thusiastic and intelligent an audience as ever met together on any public occa- -sioa.  - ¦
OftARLES S LTMNEE presided, as¬ sisted by a scoi-e of Vice PresidentSj and a lot of Secretaries, first among .whom we notice Marcus Morton, Jr. Mr, Somneron taking the chair, spoke with great eloquence and power, Jn vindication of the positions of the pat-- ty, and in support of its great pi'inci- -plcsw ^   ' ¦' '^" •¦'¦.•..     '  ¦    ^   -
Eichard H. Dana, Jr. next spoke, and was followed by John A. Andrews of Boston, who presented a series of resolutioiis,, which were pnanimously adopted, and, from which we have room to extract only the following: ' 'Resolved, That when the Legislature bf Massachusetts adopted the words of ¦Oharles PJ Adatiis, and resolved that .the encroachment of the Slave Tower upon the rights of the Freemen of the IJiiion, 'is a perversion of the princi- |)les of Repuhlican Government—a de¬ liberate assanlt opon the compromises of the com^titution, and demands the strenuous, onited, and persevering op¬ position of all persons, without dis¬ tinction, whoclairn to be the friends of human liberty." : We:took Massachu¬ setts AT HEa word; and; when it fur¬ ther resolved, in the words of Charles E» Adams, thafnow that theSlave Power arrogates the -control of millions of freemeiillvirig beyond the State in which it exists and puts at hazard the ^predominance of the principles of Lib¬ erty inAiiierica, it justifies the adop¬ tion on their part, of. a systematic poli¬ cy of contraction, by lawful and con- stitii'ional means-, *** and Massachu¬ setts will co-operate with any or all of the free Slates of the Union, in an hon- est'endeavor, by lawful mean.^, to re¬ store the Constitution in every case syhere it has been perverted from the fulfilment of its original and noble pur¬ pose." We , THEN - ALSO TOOK MASSA¬ CHUSETTS AT HEE WORP.
Therefore, Resolved^ That, impress¬ ed with a profound respect for the abil¬ ity, integrity and patriotism of
MARTIN VAN BUREN for his fidelity to the great doctrine of Republican Eiiuality, displayed in for¬ iner   year.s   in   his zealous  advocacy of the measure of conceding the right of   suffrage   to   ihc c.hhens of New York, irrespelive of color; forhf-^' stead¬ fast oppo.sltiQn to the spread of Slave¬ ry  over  Free   Territory, maintained from his entrance into public life to the present day; for his resistance of the Missouri  Compromise with   Slavery; for his prudence evinced when Prei?!- dent of the United States, in pmrnptly declining the overtures of Texa.y for annexation;   for  his   sound   and  sal¬ utary counsel against the con.summa- tion of the same measure at the cost of his political prospecLs, at a.more recent period, when a private citizen, and the most prominent candidate of his party for the Presidency; for his oppo.sition therein to the aggressive  demand.s of the slaveholding interest; for the man¬ ly and noble stand which he has now taken for Free Territory, the rights of Freemen, and of Free Labor, we ten¬ der him  the  tribute   of   our heartfelt thanks, and account hini worthy of the
a already filled the highest office in the nation's gift; one who, with an unsul¬ lied, amiable and dignified private cha¬ racter, in the maturity of his intellec¬ tual strength, in ; "the second sober thought" of his riper years, has come forth the fearless and efficient defender of the rights of Freemen against the aggressions of the slave powei*.
Jiesohcd, That in the resolutions of Massachusetts, from which vve have quoted, we recognize the spirit of an honest,sincere and devoted advocate ol the principles of Liberty, tlic involun¬ tary and acknowledged leader hailed as worthy to shape the policy of the Common wealth upon all the great ques¬ tions of Freedom,
CHARLES FRANCIS ADAMS,
who hits shown hinlself ever ready for these purposes «*to co-opevate with all, without distinction, who rnity claim to be the 'friendi? of Human Liberty."— Though deserted by others, he has not betrayed Ma.ssachusetts,nor jdKtndoii- ed her pcsition, and we wiil not aban¬ don him. Doing honoralike to his il¬ lustrious ancestry and his country, iu the position he has assumed in fivor o!' Free Soil and Free Men, we recognize in him that integrity of charactoi-, that determination of purpose, and that ca¬ pacity of action, which tlu) times de¬ mand, and which entitle him to tho es¬ teem aud confidence of his country¬ men,
DAvm DoDLET FiELB, of Ncw York, followed up the resolutions in a speech of great power and beauty. Jo-jijua Leavitt, and Mr. Huster, of l!iint)is. followed, enchaining the attention ol the audience to a late hour, iu unaba¬ ted interest. .The Hurrah Song of the Hutchinsons concluded the proceed¬ ings of the meeting, which has seldou'i been surpassed in i\m character or in its enthusiasm.-—-O/^fo Standard.
gratitude of every true and free heart in the nation. We congratulate the friends of Free Soil throughout the country, that thej- have, in hitn, so distinguished and efficient an advocate of their cause, one of the^shrst class of
Impai'fial Testimony.
The following is an extract i'rom the editorial correspondence of the Waicli- man of the Valleyf & religious paper of the N. S. Presbyterian denomination, distinguished for its ^fearlessness for vindicating its own views of right.— The testimony of Mr. Goodman to the nature, spirit and character of the Buf¬ falo Convention will be received as the word of an earnest and impartial man. deeply impressed with the religious responsibilities of American citizenship. —Cin, Herald.
Biiffatl© Coii'^eiitioii.
Were  policy  a stronger  principle with methan love to my species, chris¬ tian principle, or patriotism, I  should perhaps touch delicately upon the sub¬ ject of this Convention.    But my read¬ ers have learned, years ago, that 1 have no other policy,than /io«ei-/?/ to guide the conduct of my paper, and, whether that is the best policy or not, it is best they expecf from th& Watchman, m ils present hands.    1 htive, therefore, with characteristic unreservedhess, spoken right out what I think and feel respect¬ ing the,whole  movement.    And  my honest conviction is that the good hand of our God isupon it.    When I learn¬ ed, on  arriving at  Buflalo,  that  C-fod had moved his people to ixiake it a sub¬ ject of special prayer,  in their  social gatherings, daily " rising up early" for the purpose, 1 could not but feel a de- iightfui assurance that the J\Iost High had taken the movement into lifg own hands  and   would crown it   wiih  as early a  victory as  in his wisdom   it should seem best.    What il lias already effected is a cheeing indication of the greater things that may 57€t be expect¬ ed irom it.    It 1ms killed the infamous Compromise bill which was designed to sidiiject our nation forever to hope¬ less slaveholding  rule;- and lias since overcotne the pertinacity of the Sen¬ ate, and extorted from them a "overn- ment for Oregon with the Slavery re¬ striction principle embodied in it.    It is nothing but the spread of Free-Soil sentiment, as developed in this move¬ ment, which has wrought out these re¬ sults, as every   attentive  and   cauilid observer must know-.    Whether there is strength enough in this  movement to   carry  the election, at the-present campaign or not, there will be strength enough in   it to act   powerfully   upon our national legislation.    It is a mistake to consider those votes thrown away that do  not elect   their  candidate.— Such votes have amoral elTect of great value often.    Every one that casts his vote    in   the   scale   of righteousness, comes up to the help of the Lord against the aggressor upon justice and human rights.
CfIAR.\CTKa   OF    TUi''.    CONVENTION.	
Another indication of God's hand and spirit upon the Buffalo movement might bo witnessed in the character and de¬ portment of this vast assembly. Such a political meeling, so free apparetttly trom all selfish collisions; .such a mass of sober, considerate men, where there seemed the entire absence of the tain¬ ted breath, the profane oath, or the an-
gryvvord, is a new thing in modern political movements. In thi,s respect, it farexceeded my most sanguine hopes. It was the object doubtless whitdi, under God, gave character to it. A gi*eat moral object will attract from the mul¬ titude-only those whose high moral tone sympathises with that object.— Men came to Buflalo, not to scramble for the spoils of party victory, but^ to intercept slaveholding aggression upon the rights of God and man. This it was that drew together the sober, wise and good, from seventeen dillerent States, which taught thorn to cast them¬ selves on the arm of tho Lord for sup¬ port, and gave a moral character and tone h) tlieir deportment and delibera¬ tions, which their opposors find it much easier to reproach than to imitate.
TiiK B.^RNianiNKp..'^.—A dilforontspir¬ it was tie\'cloped in these men from what may l.)e apprehnnded, Thoy maniff'Sted no di-Sjiosition to run their favorite candidate at all events. Their aims apptiared to he in harmony with the great object of the Convention, to elevate j>rinciples rtitlier thou men. They pi'omptly withdrew the name of Martin Yan Huron, at his own sugges¬ tion, in order to leave the body untram- melcd, and pledged their aiq)pnrt to the nominee tltat might he selected. Prosn- inent among thi.'a class was the Hon.B. F. Butler—a name conspicuous in the Temperance and Religious mtivemenls of tho day. The part he took in thi.s connection v/a.s pvt,)Ujptly visited, ac- cordiug to current report, with Execu¬ tive retribution. A telegraphic com¬ munication to Washino;tt)n and bacdi, as the I'nport is, announced his position to Mr. Polk, and brought back his dis¬ mission from tho office of yVttorney General, all during ti single speech that he was making.
Botu-een Mr. Butler and Mr. Chase an interesting scene took place before the Commitlee of Conference. Mr. Chase had been warned to be on his guard tigainst the sinister aims of Mr. Butler, a crufty fox. Tho latter had been warned in like uianner, against Mr. Chase, Vv'ho would overreach him if he was not, on his guard. These things they publicly confessed, and gave to each other, at the same time, most cordially the hand of mutual con¬ fidence.
This fact I give, not as an eye wit¬ ness, but on tlie arithority of others.
There was. a spirit of concession at that meeting which is not characteris¬ tic of a set of greedy office seekers.— When it T\-as a.skcd if the Liberly men would be satisfied not to have one ol the nominees selected from among them, their reply was, «' You have given us every thing, all we ever con¬ tended for; you have given us our prin¬ ciples; lake these, and Democrats and VVhigs may divide the men among them¬ selves.
ThePl.a.tforh.—A preliminary mea¬ sure to secure unanimity in the Con¬ vention, was to agree on a platform or a declaration of principles. No little anxiety was felt on this point. The Liberly press iiad been warning the party against any amadgamation with the now movement wdiich might involve ah abandonment of any essential prin¬ ciple of th(!ir organization. The iio/i- extension jninciple was not all they wanted. They could not leave their own jilatlbrui to stand on that alone. But wlien they f<.umd that both the Committee of Conference and the ivlass Convention had atlopte.d essentially their own platform, without a dissent¬ ing voice, thoy perceived that all ob¬ stacles to a complete amalgamation were removed. This [ilatform declares it tlte duty of the Gonoi'al Government to free ilsell from all responsible con¬ nection with Slavery; which implies the non-e.\!,ension of it where it is not. and the extiuction of it where it is, ii" under Federal jurisdiction.
Wiio da*! sit ?
That is the question. What crreat inlluence forced the Oregon bill with the W^ilmot Proviso attached, through Congress] Assuredly those most near¬ ly and strongly interested in opposition to tho Proviso, will understand best to what quarter lo atlrihuie the victory against themselves. John G. Calhoun says it was caused by the great North¬ ern movement for ".Free Soil,"' and throu,<j;h the rccreancv of two Southern Democratic Senators. Yet we have those among us who attribute that great Northern triumph to Whig votes and Whig influence solely 1 Judge Barton, in his speech at the Taylor meeting, Monday evening, alluded to the passage of the Oregon bill with the Proviso attached, as follows :
"Now he would ask, who had done this? Had it been done by the Free Soil party? No. It liad been done by the Whigs, that is the Northern Whigs, for he knew thafsome of tlie Southern VvHiigs were not yet quite right on that question. They were the trien Vvdio had fought tlie battle, they were the men who had gained the victory.     Bat it had been said that
they were forced to do/it—that they had done it'from fear—-that they had been driven to it by the Yan Buren movement of the North."
Now the absurdity of such an asser¬ tion can in no way better be shown, than by the, fact, that the whole Whig delegation from the "South, in both Houses, with one froni the North, vo¬ ted against it; whereas two Democrats from the South sustained the Proviso.; And every Northern Democrat but four, voted for it. If the Whigs wished for the credit of the ac;l, why did one half of the body go against it, antl ren¬ der necessary an equal number ol Dem¬ ocrats to rescue the measure from de¬ feat ?
'¦'Some of the Southern Whigs not yel quite right on tliat question ?' Pray show us ONE that is.
iVIr. Calhoun, in his recent Charles¬ ton speech, e.Kjiresses his greatest fears to be, in the jiosition antl strength of the great '*free soil" movement, wlueh he terms '-a mighty party, a party above and beyond the .Presidency, a parly thai htitV (Mst aside both the candidates of the old parties, ami nominated as the rein-esenialive of their free soil princi¬ ples, Mr. \'''an Buren, who was former¬ ly the President of tho United States. Such a nian wonld never h.ave consen¬ ted to be placed in thtit position unless he was convinced there was a firm J^ou^'uATio.^: for the movement, and saw ihal the North had detern^ined lo rally on this great question of sectional su¬ premacy."
That i.s the aspect in whitdi the ques¬ tion is viewed liy tho great statesirian of the Soulli. Who is su closely inter¬ ested, who so able to form a correct view of the matter, as he I He knouis there is nothing more to be fea.red from one llian the other of the old jitirties. as now constituted ; that Northern Democrats and Northern Whigs have alike risen in rebellion to Southern domination—and what most galls liitn is, that both are uniting in support of the great i\'^f)rthern statesman who was ostracisec>by his party because he w^ould not bow low enough to the vSouth.— The Buffalo movement has caused the great consternation in which the slave- ocrats ai^e now thrown, and was the very thing which forced through Con¬ gress the Wilmot Proviso. The late South Carolina meeting which nomina¬ ted Taylor & Butler for the Presi¬ dency and Vice Presidency, as the surest instruments to extend Southern rights, directed the great volume of their indignation at this .same free soil movement calling it the itnmediate cause of their alarm, lest olher defeats than in Congress should await them— one great one at the polls. Mr. Cal¬ houn thinks the "Free Soil" party will be "a most powerful one," and if now defeated, will triumph at the polls in the Presidential contest of 1852. In which case he bemoans the fallen for¬ tunes of tho "peculiar institution."— WHiat greater inducement could we have to puKss on ?
But, the inconsistency of calling the Wilmot Proviso a Whig jirincdple, since the recent Taylorization of tlie parly, is too apparent to be thought of for a moment. Why, it is one ol* the very first thing.s that was struck from the creed of the party, immediately upon its nsscmblingatPhiladelphia—"not ten votes being in its favoi'l" in that im¬ mense Convention. Talk no more n(.Hv about the Whig principles of the Wil¬ mot Proviso. The Macon (Georgia.) Re[iublican, a staunch Whig paper, ex¬ plains the matter righlly, as follows :
"A resolution was introduced into the Whig Ps^ational Convention, recog¬ nizing and adopting tho Wilmot Provi- s(.); ImU it was rejected almost unani¬ mously, without discussion. It was treated vP7'as a stranger—as a thing en¬ tirely OUT OF PLACE. The only wonder is, horn it came iheix—being, as it is, a bantling of Locofoco paternity. 0:5"The tiling was generated and warm¬ ed into life by the Democracy, nursed and sustained by its natural parent, and of course possessedno a/JiiiUy with ¦\ohig- aen/—and coN'iEQ.ushVTLr it wa.? HOO¬ TED OUT OF THE CONYEN- TION."^:;t)
Remember, here, that the bargain was iTiade bel'orehaud, between the Northern and Southern Delegates, that the motion for the expulsion of the Pro¬ viso should be rnade by a Northern member, so as thus more eflbctually to give a Northern sanction to the purifi¬ cation of the Whig creed. Could a party, thus completely disrobed of all affiliation with this principle, have had any agency ttiward passing the Proviso 1 Ilis absurd. The cause e.x:isted in the PitllOPLIili of the North, rising in con¬ tempt of party, and putting up a FREE SOIL candidate for the Presidency.— Ivlass, Spy.
l^RETTY Good.—A democrat remarked that the only thing which rendered the result in this State at all questionable, was the mischievous attempts of a few dissat- istied democrats to run a third ticket with Mr. Cass as the candidate.—Neiv York Banner,
Daniel Webster's Speech.-—The Taylor men have, at length, got their long-expected and long-heralded speech from Daniel Webster, and IHtle good do we think it will do them. He says that "Gen. Tgylor is a military msm merely. He lias had no training in civil affair.s—he has had no participation in the councils of the Republic—he is known only by his brilliant achieve¬ ments at the head of the American ar¬ my. The Whigs of Massachusetts, and 1 among them, are of the opinion that it was nal wise, uor discreet, to go to tho ai-my for our candidates for the Presidency. This is thefuikt instanck in the historv of the goveriimenl of the U. State.?, that any "MERE MILITA¬ RY MAN has been projioscd for that office. '^-^ ¦'¦ * The case therefore slamls by itself, witbout a precedent in our previous history."'
Again he says: "l.h.dbre Gren. Tay¬ lor's nomination, I staled always, when the subject was mentioned by my fnonds, that I did not, and could not recommend the nominati<ni of a mili¬ tary man lo tho people of the United States for the office of President. Il w-as against my (Conviction of whtil was due to the best interests of the country, and the character of the Ilepublic.-^-
¦''' '' "^ 1 stand upon the same ground now. I considered that such a nomination it was NOT FIT for the W^higs to make."
The drift of the speech is the same as that of the Taylor papers—assu¬ ming, without sulficient reason, ns we think, thai eilher Cass or Taylor must he elected — btul as the nomination is, it must be supported in order lo defeat Cass, and to preserve the unity of the party. The argument is nol very strongly put, not so strongly, we think, as we have seen it in some of tlie Whig papers. The whole speech wears the appearance of an efilirt, as an advocate, lo sustain a position averse lo the c<.)n- victions of ihe speaker, and is there¬ fore entirely unworthy of the fame and reputation of Daniel Webster... We have already said that it would do the Taylor party little good. The speaker does not even say they shall have his vote. If he had, it would assure them one iTiore than they were before cer¬ tain of, and that, we think, is about the extent of the benefit which they are destined to derive from it.'
The speaker was very severe upon those who nominated Gen. Taylor.— He said "that isagacious, wise, far-see¬ ing doctrine of availability, lies at the bottom of the whole matter."
A portion of the speech is occupied in shov/in^ that, in the evils of the in¬ fluence of .slave legislation, the North has borne her full share, and that in al! the cases of slave extension, it has been done by Northern votes. This is true, and it always will be so, so long as we have parties in office who depend on tlie slave power to sustain them. Both of the old parties do depend upon it, and are tlierefore inefiicient for good, and can interpose no barrier against that power. But tho Free Soil party, based upon opposition to the encroach¬ ments of slavery, offers a firm and sub¬ stantial Ibothold for all the friends ol Fi'eedorn, both North and South, to rally upon; and' in its hands the inte¬ rest's of .Freedom wiil be safe. Once in power, as it inevitably must be, be¬ fore long, and we shall no more witness this truckling to shivery, this voting away the rights of freemen for the tiake of. securing the influence of tho South. —Mass. Spy.
JM'OVKMEKT OP TIIIC GrKRMAN DotO- CRAT3 IN FAVOR OF V^AN BuRir.N AND Fl^KE
Soil.—The St. Louis Republican gives the following extract fi'om a German Democratic paper of considerable in¬ fluence, published at Herman, in ?i.[is- souri, which is supposed to speak the sentiments of tho Germans in that quar¬ ter. It will be seen that the editor abandons the support of Cass and comes oat for Yan Buren. it will not, how- e'vcr, probably afibct the vote of the State materittlly, but it may bo consid¬ ered important as showing the views of the large Geiman population, which controls the vote of scvortd Western Stales.
From the IJenn.ai^n.  Wuchenblritl.
Our readers already know, from ti former declaration in our paper, that we cannot coincide with that part of the Democratic party wdiich considers slavery in the newly ac{p.iiretl territo¬ ries, New Mexico and California as pos¬ sibly permissible—we will say admissi¬ ble. Therefore \we cannot support for the Presidency the candidate who is brought out by that party as their rep¬ resentative—we mean Mr. Cass ; but we take side with that .Democratic par¬ ty ctdled Rtidical Democrats, or Barn¬ burners, and who have put up Van .Bu¬ ren as their candidate for the Presiden¬ cy. We therefore, declare our appro¬ bation of the well-known "\Yilmot Pro¬ viso," which head.s tlie Barnburners' confession, and lays dovi^n the principle, that in no part of the Union can sla¬ very be  legally introduced—and w^e
believe Congress hasa right to preclude forever, by way of legislation, the pos¬ sibility pf the introduction of slavery into the thus lar free, now annexed ter¬ ritories of Mexico. Cass disputes the power of Congress, and he thereby, to¬ gether witlr the party he repres*ents, puts himself in direct opposition to the acts and the principles of theflithers of our revolution, the authors of the glorious Declaration of In'dopendence, and the ordinance of 1787, which for¬ ever excluded slavery from tho great Northwe.-itern tcu'ritory as it existed at that lime. Couhl it possibly be brought about on the part of the Radical Dem¬ ocrats or Barnburners in thi.s Stale, to got up a special ticket for Presidential electors, we would he very much grat¬ ified, hut if i^von this cannot, be, we owe to our principles and our dignity as rcpnblicr.n citizens-, openly to step foi'ward with our opinion; as it could not be oiheru'isc expected of us, of those who know n-^,as well with regard to poiilics, ns with I'cgaj'd to religion. Willi us, it is a mailer always to re¬ main true fl) ihc^ principles we have !>rovod — to confess them openly, no mallur whether a few or many share them with us. The principles of Rad¬ ical Democracy, however, call upon us lo stand on the side of the Wilmot Pro¬ viso.
Gbrm.'VN I-'kef. .Soil Paper We are glad
lo perceive that tho German friends of Free Soil in thiis cily, have succeeded in starling a daily paper, in Geniinn, to sup¬ port the BulFalo Phil form and nominGe.s. It is called the True Democrat, and is edited by a yiii'v competent person, Mr. George Walker. Ils success already has been very great. On the issue of its third number, it had four hundred subscribers. It will be an oflicient agent in the good cause.— There are now five daily, and twenty week¬ ly papers supporting Yan Buren and Adams Ul this State. This list does not include any of the whig papers who refuse to sup¬ port Taylor, but who have not yet declared in favor of Van Buren. Of course, their influence is in our favor. We believe the daily Yan-Buren papers are as numerous as those for Cass.—Cin. Ilerctld.
''This is an age of enervation in- medi¬ cine, sure enough!" said Mrs. Partington, as she glanced at the column of new and remarkable specifics; "why will people run after metaph3'^sics and them nostrums, when by taking some simple purgatory they can got well .so soon 1 It's all non- .sense, it is, and if people instead of dosing themselves with calumny and bitters, would only take excu'cise and air- a little more and wash Ihemselves with care and a crash towel, they would be all the better for it." She said this on her own experience. As for "diet drink" and summer beverages, Mrs. P. is high, she is.
We arc happy to undei-stand, by pri¬ vate letters, that Gen. Cass firmly stands to tiie ground which he has taken. . Being applied to formally by a man or two of tbe Wilmot Proviso stamp, lie declared unhesitatingly that ho adhered to the Nicholson letter and lo the P)altimore plat¬ form, and thai if elected' President he WOULD YETO'THE WILMOl* PRO¬ VISO.— Wasldnc'ton Union.
Tm-: Wisconsin Baiinbuiiner.—This is is the title of a neat little ))apor published at Milv/aukio, Wisconsin. ' Mr. Booth is ils editor. Wi.sconsin is declared to be certain for Van Buren tmd .Adams.
CtiSiw figs. Uie Sowtlh.
A i-onirolv of fc-fiiMrcir i'\iotf, of Missi^sifip', in ilip (li.-liaio Q!i the Ore;j,-on liill, with respect to th.3 !;U(.:cifHR ot (,-!(n. Cas!j being iuixiuilcil by ils pas- .q;igi', having been mi.s:n>|)i-i'lien(lci./, that gunfle- lium ajipiMVss \\\ iho Union in nil expianiiiory'lct- ler. Aitor (liviinj u history of the struc,g[e on- the Oi-L\<n)u BiU, h(M;onc!u(l(-i^ ii:\ follows:
Il iuij-urtj (lispo.Hi'd to ciMiicctuvo ihat.the .last scene.'; in the .y(;ii:i((! aumu'" iho oni'echloment ol' onv ticket in the Souih, h'i nic assure tliem ihut r)e\(,'r have i sc-'.-nsiich tiignRof iMinccrd ar.d hrolh- orly lovf among Uomoci-<iis iVoiu the North, South, East luul West, (with very Piii^ht i-.\"c,uptions, iu- tlocd) iiy iluiKii Eitinic t:!o?!ng sci-mcM niifoldrd. I irmy ,(.)0 fanlipr, mid di;>;!nrt', as 1 did l">y theiv ox- pri-KS nvUhoriiy, on Inai Wcdnpsduy, in Virginir., that (li.snjiij;u!tJhod Doiiuicratio leadcni from tlie Snulh, heretofore hikewaiin or hostile to our tick- ci, (lu'oiivaged liy ilwj asr-m-anccagivon that Korth- erii Domocral.'j will hL'ro.'tltor coiiciu' aud co-op- evtUe with i-iuuihi-rii Democrats and Soulhurii Wh'irs in briiinin^r nhoiu a fair tiquitahh' coinjjro- miso uftlio ti.M'ritoviiil fiucstioii. Will now support our noniiiifcs covdially, aciivt'ly, and to the end. 1 could »o yet fiirihi-'r, uadarate what I pcnsonally know to bi; actuiilly irui.-—the Soutliova WliitjB, as leading and tullner.'.iitl men asany in the whole Fjouth, si.'pin^' (ho united and unanimous oppo¬ sition <d' Northern \VhifTs in Congress to the constiinliunnl riii.his of tho South—bpholdlanf the extraordinary indications now ('iacloaing thfniSLlvc."., of u general dir^podition anionii the Whiiis of tlip Nonh to iVatornizfi with the harn- horniirs in sujiport of Mr. ^'an Buren and Ad- ani£5—perceiving, as all diFCorniii!^ in in must now at List poreoivo, that Gonernl Taylor has really no strength anv where, und that the only hope of defeating Ihe abolition ticket of Buffalo, and tlius soeuringthe safety of the South and the inteffrity of tho Onion, I103 in t,)e s u;ce.-s of the. Democratif! iieket. havo not hesitated to avow a .stronn; doubt wliether it is not their duly, as'true pauiois und Soutliern men, lo come with all'their weight and influence lo the sujiport of Cass and Ciuier. I Bpeak not hastily on thia point; and llu>3C who receive thi.g snueestion ligliitly', will iu a very short tinio find ic made good, and even tranaco-iided, hy actuiil facts,"
Gen. (Jiisa is relied on th«n, it will be aoen, v.t the Souih, :i3 iheir beat security, in extending slavery, and according to Mr. Footers own decla¬ ration the choice is between Gays, the shivery ex- tiHisionist, and Van Burei-i, the free soil nominee. Wa trust that fveo soil uien who now support Cass or Taylor will bear Uiis in mind nnd tict accord¬ ingly. Cass or Vnri Buron—which will you clfoose?—Ohio Standard.