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Editorial
June 6, 1849
The Miners' Express
Dubuque, Dubuque County, Iowa
What is this article about?
Editorial alerts Free Soilers to President Taylor's stern warning, via the National Intelligencer, against obstructing civil governments in California and New Mexico to fuel North-South agitation, viewing it as disunion. The New York Journal of Commerce praises this as refuting claims of Taylor's support for Free Soilers or the Wilmot Proviso.
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The following is the annunciation of
Gen. Taylor's determination, in his official
organ, the National Intelligencer of a late
date:
"Should the free soil party, or any other
portion of it hereafter be detected in any
act evincing a deliberate purpose to prevent
the formation of any civil government in
California or New Mexico, so as to keep up
the agitation between the north and the
south or sectional party objects, the President
may find it to be his solemn duty to
frown indignantly on that, as not merely the
first dawning, but the "perfect day" of an
attempt to alienate one portion of the Union
from another."
The New York Journal of Commerce,
one of the most ardent Taylor papers in the
country, says of this announcement:
"It disabuses the country from the long
uncontradicted allegation, that Gen. Taylor
would sanction the efforts of the Free
Soil faction or approve of the Wilmot Proviso."
The following is the annunciation of
Gen. Taylor's determination, in his official
organ, the National Intelligencer of a late
date:
"Should the free soil party, or any other
portion of it hereafter be detected in any
act evincing a deliberate purpose to prevent
the formation of any civil government in
California or New Mexico, so as to keep up
the agitation between the north and the
south or sectional party objects, the President
may find it to be his solemn duty to
frown indignantly on that, as not merely the
first dawning, but the "perfect day" of an
attempt to alienate one portion of the Union
from another."
The New York Journal of Commerce,
one of the most ardent Taylor papers in the
country, says of this announcement:
"It disabuses the country from the long
uncontradicted allegation, that Gen. Taylor
would sanction the efforts of the Free
Soil faction or approve of the Wilmot Proviso."
What sub-type of article is it?
Slavery Abolition
Partisan Politics
What keywords are associated?
Free Soil Party
Gen Taylor
Wilmot Proviso
Sectional Agitation
California
New Mexico
National Intelligencer
What entities or persons were involved?
Gen. Taylor
Free Soil Party
National Intelligencer
New York Journal Of Commerce
Wilmot Proviso
Editorial Details
Primary Topic
Taylor's Opposition To Free Soil Agitation In Territories
Stance / Tone
Anti Free Soil, Supportive Of Taylor's Unionism
Key Figures
Gen. Taylor
Free Soil Party
National Intelligencer
New York Journal Of Commerce
Wilmot Proviso
Key Arguments
Taylor Will Indignantly Oppose Free Soil Efforts To Block Civil Governments In California And New Mexico To Sustain Sectional Agitation
Such Actions Represent An Attempt To Alienate Parts Of The Union
Taylor's Stance Refutes Allegations Of Supporting Free Soil Faction Or Wilmot Proviso