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Editorial
September 12, 1849
The Camden Journal
Camden, Kershaw County, South Carolina
What is this article about?
Editorial from Augusta Constitutionalist criticizes President Taylor for pledging not to veto the Wilmot Proviso or similar anti-slavery bills, viewing it as a betrayal of Southern rights and a ploy for Northern support, rebuking Southern Whig presses for misleading claims.
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WILL HE VETO? THE SOUTH BETRAYED.—
A friend furnishes us an extract from the Washington Republic, the personal and especial organ of Gen. Taylor, from which it will be perceived that the President sticks to one pledge which he gave to the opponents of slavery, and of the South—the price of Northern support.— It is a reiteration of the pledge not to exercise the veto power on the Wilmot Proviso Bill, or any bill of like character:
The extract is as follows:
"As regards his executive relations towards the question of slavery and its extension, he has proclaimed sentiments which assure us of his fealty at once to the Constitution and to the great central principle of Republicanism. Obedience of government to the public will legitimately avowed."
There is nothing Delphic in this giving of the oracle. It is a plain, palpable declaration, that he will not use the veto for the protection of Southern rights. This ought to shut up those Southern Whig presses who have been gulling the Southern people with declarations that the President would veto in the contingency supposed. Doubtless some of them honestly believed so. What do they honestly believe now?
The editor of the Washington Republic speaks "By Authority."—Augusta Constitutionalist.
A friend furnishes us an extract from the Washington Republic, the personal and especial organ of Gen. Taylor, from which it will be perceived that the President sticks to one pledge which he gave to the opponents of slavery, and of the South—the price of Northern support.— It is a reiteration of the pledge not to exercise the veto power on the Wilmot Proviso Bill, or any bill of like character:
The extract is as follows:
"As regards his executive relations towards the question of slavery and its extension, he has proclaimed sentiments which assure us of his fealty at once to the Constitution and to the great central principle of Republicanism. Obedience of government to the public will legitimately avowed."
There is nothing Delphic in this giving of the oracle. It is a plain, palpable declaration, that he will not use the veto for the protection of Southern rights. This ought to shut up those Southern Whig presses who have been gulling the Southern people with declarations that the President would veto in the contingency supposed. Doubtless some of them honestly believed so. What do they honestly believe now?
The editor of the Washington Republic speaks "By Authority."—Augusta Constitutionalist.
What sub-type of article is it?
Slavery Abolition
Partisan Politics
What keywords are associated?
Wilmot Proviso
President Taylor
Veto Power
Southern Rights
Slavery Extension
Whig Presses
What entities or persons were involved?
Gen. Taylor
Washington Republic
Southern Whig Presses
Wilmot Proviso Bill
Editorial Details
Primary Topic
President Taylor's Refusal To Veto Wilmot Proviso
Stance / Tone
Critical Of Taylor's Betrayal Of Southern Interests
Key Figures
Gen. Taylor
Washington Republic
Southern Whig Presses
Wilmot Proviso Bill
Key Arguments
Taylor Pledges Not To Veto Wilmot Proviso Or Similar Bills To Gain Northern Anti Slavery Support
Extract From Washington Republic Assures Fealty To Constitution And Public Will Without Protecting Southern Rights Via Veto
Declaration Shuts Down Southern Whig Claims That Taylor Would Veto Such Bills
Republic's Editor Speaks By Authority