Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1848-11-03
9 POOR DEGRADED FILLMORE /,

his is the notifying appellation that the
Wing candidate for Vice President has recent
~ received from the Abolitionists, with whom
he was once so great favorite. 1t appears
that an abolition newspaper published at Uti-
ca, called the Liberty Free Press, has taken in
high dudgeon the awkward effort of Fillmore
to shrk out Of his declared abolition senti-
ments with which the peopie of New York
had long been familiar. The position OF a
candidate for the Vice Presidency has render
ed some modification Of his opinions necessa-
~ to enable the Southern Wings to swallow
him. Hence his Gayle letter. This does not
however, rcpudiate his ayoWais OF his advoca-
cy of immediate Congressional legislation 10
abolish slavery in the District OF Columbia,
and of the internal slave trade between the
States. He must make another effort. Hence
one Brooks, of the New York ETpresS steps
forth as his champion, and the following are
comments of the Liberty Free Press as we find
them quoted by the Chronicle i Sentinel in
this eleventh hour recantaton.
s. But the humiliation of Fillmore does not
stop here. A few weeks since, some Rich
mond (Va.) friends wrote TO Brooks, of the
New York Express, TO inquire if Fillmore be-
| lieved in the power of Congress TO abolish the
internal slave trade, Or held extreme opinions
on the subject of slavery Without waiting 10
consult Fillmore, Brooks replied to the Virgin
ians, Indignantly denying that he held any
such opinions as to the power of Congress, OF
on the subject of slavery generally. Brooks
then informs Fillmore of what he had done
and under date of September 18th, the latter
replies approving of his course, and says, a
mong other things, You will therefore per-
ceive, that you did me no injustice in repre-
senting 10 your friends that these were my
sentiments
"Poor degraded Fillmore He bites the
dust and let's the Southern Juggernaut grind
over Him. He denies the power of the Fede-
raj Government 10 touch slavery in the Dis
trict, or the slave trade between the States :"
1t will not be hard for Southern men TO de-
eide what weight is to be given such recan
tation, on the eve of the election in the face
of his deliberately avowed opinions in 1888
and of his uniform votes in Congress.
But the following comments by the Roches-
ter Advertiser, on his Gayle letter, will show
that more than one Northern Free Soil press
looks upon the course of ''Poor, degraded
Fillmore as discreditable to his spirit, his
candor, and political frmness.
"Mr Fillmore had more pluck year ago
he then dared to talk loud and long in Miner
va Hall, in this city, upon the aggression o.
the S'are po1rer.' His speech made there 1ras
(the major part Of iD upon the aggression q
Slavery, upon the monopoly which the South.
ern olgarchy, "a nest of $50 900 Shareholders,
had enjoyed in all the Offices of trust; how
many Presidents from the South; how fen
from the North ditto of Judges; of Foreign
Minister'S; Speakers of the House; members
of the Cabinet, &C., &c. All with the eviden
design to beget the Northern freemen a LITTLE
self-respect, and sense of Southern arrogance
and injustice.
" 1t was noble anti slavery speech, ant
aboIitonists then said, Braro! WILLARD FILL
MORE! But now MILLARD FILLMORE is dumb
on the subject of aggression, and would hood
wink the Southern people into the opinion
that he has said that the National Government
has nothing to do with Slavery