Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1848-10-05
HON. WIN. C.. RIVES.

and Inc abeSt the and subjects in
voved in the controversy. II is reported a, l-ngth in
The Rlchmend Times of Saturday and Monday But if
We cannot publish The speech entire, may yet per
haps m re advanrag nuSly deiach from it such
as tit the issues presented by opponents and their
great pint of attack, present. is the ppsirr of the
Wing candidate ur Vice President we will extract !
what Mr.. r. said abnt
WILLARD FILLMORE
In closing an anmaied sketch OF the character and
services of Gen Ia y, Mr.. Rves described with gra
phlc effect, the influence Of Gen. Taylms presence
pm the dl>splritel tr,ops, al Buena Vista when the
fresh and powerful reserve of Santa Anna was m wing
down .,o1 hem.-yThiS by brute farce, bnt
ny The moral power OF the man, which, like the in1n
ence ascrlhed Ia mesnersm. gained perfect ascenden
the hearts ut all around him; and the same Influence
said Mr.. r. is felt throughout the country bv
"pponrnrs well ourselves. They felt that the hero
OF Bnena Vista neither To be surrendered
conquered. Norfolk Herald)
Hence 1t was, that we now hear scarcely any thing
about Grn. Taylor, and the attention of the Democrats
was wholly directed to Mr. Fillmore. They were eve
ry where singing out something about the Fillmorenes.
He would say word two Of Mr. Fillmore. And
TO the objections that Fad bSen urged it certainly ded
not lie in the mouth IF tine friends Of Gov. Cass say
word against Mr. Fillmore. The party in Virginia
had laid down their test, declaring that "under pot
zeal necessity whatever" would they support either for
the Presidency. Vice Presidency, any person who
should not be 'the firm and avowed oppolent Of any
plan OF doctrine. which In any way inertees with the
their properly any Territory which may be acquedby
the mon "a fully. securely and completely the citi
lzens Oi any other State may enjoy theirs. but their
Southern resident had given his full sanction in plan
by which the people Of The South prohibited from
possessing their properly in of the public territories
And their candidate had given his sanction another
plan by which the Southern people would have been
rectnay excluded. With what appearance Of reason
modesty then, could these gentlemen require
didate for the Vice Presidency conform their Test
,atr a.
Be MIR. Fillmore what he might, he could not be 50 bad
as Gov. CaSs Had Mr.. Fillmore lived in corne72-
Had lie been an obscure man. that this discovery OF his
being an Ab,litionst only made at this late day
do we not know that he is bitterly opposed by all the
AbotlonIsts in the country Gddngs. in Tie Worces
ter Convention had charged him. chairman fihe COM
mlitee ways and Means of The House of Represen-
atveswith having reported bill which recognised the
right OF property in slaves. Mr. r. referred 10 the
ment which he believed unconir adiced that certain
Democrats of Georgia, had endeavoed to league with
the anti slavery the North oget testimony against
Mr.. Fillmore they wrote Mr. Greedy to know whe-
Their he could not prove Mr. Fillmore be Abolition
list. He answered no. that he no Abolition but
was more liberal towards slavery than almost any other
Northern
The Democratic speakers came with their doGeared
congressional journals, to bring up Mr. Fillmores votes
to show that he voted ia company with Gddings and
other aboIitionists His friend, Mr. Francis f. Rves had
devoted himself especially this task and he had heard
category with The abonss by proving that he like
wise had voted with them. Bur Mr. R. would not into
this sort ofargument IfMr Fillmore had been an alb on
ISL IN Congress,he should have known Your abolition
list was always FESTIVE Iru5lesome spirit. Such
Hale and Giddngs. But Mr.. Fillmore was wholly unlike
these men. Iu his language, in letter to mem
Der OF Congress, which the possession of Mr. Ca
bell of Florida he attended abolition meeting
or made an abolition speech Mr. X. said Mr. Fs
were such he would have given but the
baI rJfrh
precisely to our own views. IL entirely
natural that they should differ with regard to
slavery. Mr. FImore's votes proved nothing against
HIM except what was true Of every candid Northern
man. As tor The famous Aherton resolutions, he voted
Tor the only one Of them which worth pence
The others admitted in effect the power to apoish slave
ry IN The District and t" prohibit the passage ts'a
YES from one State to another. Had Mr.. r. been
there, he would stood by the side of of the
most distinguished Democratic electors Mr. WISE in
opposing them Mr.. Fillmore voted for the only
} which was Of any worth. But say the Democrats
any Aboiiionist might have voted for that resolu-
ton. Then he would say, their platform what
any Abollonis mil ht have voted for. Take the fist
Anterior resolution for which Mr.. Fillmore voted ;
add to 1t his memorable declaration that he utterly dis
claimed any power in Congress interfere with slavery
IN the States; and add moreover his late letter to Mr.
Gayle; and if the whole did constitute more saisac-
tory platform than the Baltimore resolution, he would
surrender the game. 1t in vain expect any North
ards and when he Northern protesting do So
he placed no confidence in their promises " here
Atherton HIMSELF in the hour of need when The grea! is
sue came up on The WiImot Proviso2-Where was Hale
another Democrat, who voted in Congress- for the BaIl~
more resolnon2 They and every oher Northern man.
IN the Senate, found in embated hostility to the
South
Mr.. K. said he knew Mr.. Fillmore and he was proud
to acknowledge Mr.. Fillmore was the articer Of his
own fortunes His noble friend Scott, General Scott,
had told MIN that be remembered seeing young Fillmore
almost pauper boy in Buffalo. He had risen entirely
by his own eXerons and had patent of nobility from
nature. Mr. II. glad honor and do homage to such
man. man OF more modesty, and equanamity, and
fortune 10 If we could believe him loyal to The
Constitution, might despair of ever finding any man
north of Mason and DiXons line who But this all
was false issue-a tempest in teapot. Mr. Fillmore
was not likely Vice President ever to have the op-
portuny OF giving effect 10 any opinion he moh
tain The subject Of slavery The Southern Democrats
lately in the habit of putting doy5n Delaware as
Of the slave States But well known that the
feelings and interests of that State were all with the
north, and every sectional question she would always
vote with the free States. Both senators and her
representatives have voted tor the Wimot provso the
present Congress There therefore 10 free STATES
10 IA slave States, and all this argument against Mr.
Fillmore was false ISSUE The secret Of it was,
that the Democrats felt themselves beaten they felt the
influence OF Braggs battery, and turning from General
Taylor, were waging furious war upon Mr.. Fillmore.
SKIES BRIGHT!
NEWYORk.-I The New York Journal Of Cum
merce says 1T is very evident that the thirty six
electoral Of New York will be given to Tay,r and
Fillmore. Many of The Free Soilers begin to think
hayo n,ToJ