Litchfield enquirer., 1843-11-30
HON. WILLARD FILLMORE.

HON. WILLARD FILLMORE.
The Buffalo Commercial Advertiser has at the
head of its columns the name of tn is distinguished
gentleman as a candidate for the Vice Presidency
in connection with that of HENRY CLAY for the
the Presidency This is not the only evidence with
which we have been recently furnished OF wish
on the part of the Wings of Western New-York
that Mr.. Fillmore should be the candidate for the
Vice Presidency; and we are free to declare that II
the selection for that post is to be made from the
eminent sons of the Empire State, no one better
qualified, or more entirely worthy of the confidence
of the Wings of the Union, could be designated
than the favorite of the Commercial Advertiser"
Mr.. Fillmore is emphatically self-made mantle
artfcer of his own fortunes. Without the advan-
tages of classical education he embraced the legal
profession, and with industry, perseverance and
energy which would yield to no obstacles. he soon
rose to eminence. He was several years since cho--
sen by constituents intelligent any other in the
country the Erie district) to represent them in
Congress and the same traits of character which,
constituted the elements of his success at the barr
soon gave him an enviable position the floor of;
Congress. He was, in the 26th Congress, men,
Der of the Committee on Elections, and by his in
dustry, legal acumen and general ability, contrbu
ted much in developing to the country all the enor-
mites of the celebrated New-Jersey Case. At the
opening of the eth Congress his wing colleagues
of the State of New presented his name las we
believe unanimously to their wing brethren as a
candidate for the Speakers chair; but on mature
elaboration it was deemed best to confer the
| Speakership on the Hon. John White of Kentucky,
and to put Mr.. Fillmore at the head of the Com
mittee of Ways and Means, which was done accor-
dingly-an arrangement which proved in the high
est degree fortunate for Mr.. Fillmore; for it is
doubtful whether he or any other man could have
earned in the Speakers Chair the reputation which
he acquired as Chief of the Finance Committee
of the House of Representatives. The duties of
Chairman of the Ways and Means are at all times
quite arduous, but they were extremely so during
the late Congress. The revenue was totally made.
quate to meet the expenses of the Government
the Treasury was involved in the greatest embar-
| rassments-public credit had received a shock
| which threatened the most direful consequences
our public stocks were hawked over Europe, and
every where received with scorn and derision and
the Congress was obliged to encounter the hostility
of &c weak, vascilatng and faithlcss Executive"
who, armed with the veto power, was necessarily
interpreting insuperable obstacles to wise and
healthful legislation. Mr.. Fillmore, with cour-
age, energy, industry and ability which has seldom
been equalcd, addressed himself to the work of
sbringing order out of confusion aided by the la
bors Of the very excellent Committee on Manufac-
tures and also by those CT the late patriotic Secre-
tary of the Treasury Qhe Hon. Mr.. Forward both
of whom investigated the subject of the Tariff with
signal ability. Mr.. Fillmore introduced and car
ried through the House of Representatives the ex-
listing act or Tariff, which has operated like magic
in resuscitating the credit of the government and
given spring to all branches of national industry.
Possessing the confidence of the democratic wings
of all parts of the Union, he was eminentlv sue
cessul in the delicate business of so adjusting the
provisions of the bill to reconcile conflicting in
tercsts Pursuing the line of moderation and strict
impartiaty, he seemed to be regarded as an arbter
to whom all doubtful questions could be safely re-
ferred, and we believe in most cases his opinions
met with cheerful acquiescence. Seldom has it
been the fortune Of any to render to the coun-
try the service which Willard Fillmore did during
the last Congress. Most nobly did he do his duty,
most faithfully was he sustained by his whig
brethren of the House of Representatives, and
most warmly will he be supported should he be
nominated for the second office in the gift of the
American People.
But we do not mean to express any decided opir-
ion on the question of nomination. Other names
of high consideration have been presented to the
country. The Wings have a most glorious list for
the Vice Presidency to select from. With such
names as JOHN SARGEANr, JOHN DAVIS, WILLARD
FILLMORE and JOHN M. CLAYTON before them they
can not choose wrong-certain it is they cannot so
choose as to deprive themselves of all the fruits of
the great victory which they must if they are true
to themselves, shortly win. No John TYLER can
be found in the above catalogue of honor and recti
tude. We refer the whole matter to the National
Convention and shall most cheerfully abide the re-
suit.
TROUBLES IN BR1DGEpoRr.-Tt seems deter
mined at last that the railroad bonds must be paid
somehow, and for want of other means the private
property of the citizens has been levied on. and
Deputy Sheriff Smith, of Stamford has given pub-
lie notice that " the goods seized will be sold at
the post, to the highest bidder, on the 9th of De-
cember." This is pretty hard upon private citi-
tlzens, who have thus become, in their individual