Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1848-09-01
From tic Petersburg Republican,.
Is Willard Fillmore an AbO
IitiOnfsl!
THE QUESTION ANSWERED.

The Hon. Willard Fillmore, OF The State OF
New York, has been nominated BY The Wing
National Convention as The candidate OF the
WIG PARTY OF THE UNITED STATES for The Vice
presidency-the second Office in the gilt OF the
people. He is, therefore, the candidate OF SouTH
ERIN Wings, and his claims 10 tina. high honor
are boldly advocated by SOUTHERN VINO ORA
TORS and EDITORS.
Being thus conspicuously brought before the
country, The people have right 10 know and
examine his political opinions, whether they con
Germ questions of National or "DomcSitc policy"
This knowledge can be acquired, and This exa-
mnation can be made with comparative ease,
because Mr.. Fillmore has long been in public
lite, and his public acts, which ref CT his OPT
Mons ard principles, are upon the rctordS nj the
country, published by the authority Of Congress.
To these records We intend 10 appeal for what.
ever opinions aud principles We shall here pub.
Iish as entertained by Mr.. Fillmore. That Mr..
Fimorei is Hhig, advocating all The ultra and
ani-Republican measures OF the Wing parry, il
is not necessary 10 stop here TO prove. Iii how
ever, proper 10 state that after all the sufferngs
which had been enlaed upon this country in
consequence e The operation Of that cruel un-
Just aud odious Wing measure, the BANKRUPT
LAW, WILLARD FILLMORE, the Wing
candidate for the Vice Presidency, VOTED AGAINST
ITS REPEAL!
That he is a Wig-an Objectionable, an ultra,
a partizan Whig-Ihere is no doubt. But is he
not something more than Wing? Is he s.eh a
Wing as SOUTHERN Wigs should rote to,?
And here, in advance, we would beg every
reader to remember that, as by the Constitution
the Vice President of the United States is the
President Of the Senate, his opinions are of as
much importance as those Of The President OF
the United States, particularly al this time. The
slave and non .slaveholding States are equally DE-
rided, and, on questions touching slavery, the
President of the Senate will most probably be
called upon 10 gire the casting rote.
SousDsEss upon questions affecting the rights
Of The South is, or ought TO be, an indispensable
qualification in any candidate for office, who
may be recommended TO Southern men. No
man who is tinctured with abolition doctrines
should be elevated 10 Office BY Southern men, =
NO man whose ant starery prejudices and Frin-
ciPies ihouce nm 10 rotc ,citt the Abolitionist,
anu 10 vote AGAINST THE SOUTH on ALL cues
| ucns' either directly or indirectly, interfering
WIN SOUTHERN INSTITUTIONS and SOUTHERN
RIGHTS, Is worthy Of SOUTHERN confidence mr.
support.
| And now we come 10 the questions
Is not Willard Fillmore something uopv ,b,,
Whig'
Is he SUCH Wing as SOUTHERN Wines
! SHOULD VOTE FOR :
An investigation Of the PUBLIC ACTS of Mil.
lard Fillmore, while member of Congress,
will furnish satisfactory answer to both of
these questions, and will, we doubt not, demon
strate his TOTAL uNsoUNDSEss on the great, alb.
sorbing SOUTHERN QUESTION.
We shall make no uncandid reference 10 any
Of his acts, and we shall state nothing which
cannot be PROVED by the PUBLISHED JOURNALS
or the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. BY these
records We expect to show that NO SOUTHERN
NAN OUGHT TO VOTE FOR MiLLARD FILLMORE.
In the House oil Representatives, on the 18th Of
December, 1887, "Mr. John quincy Adams pre-
scented petition Of Abbey H. Smith and five
hundred and FIVE other women of the town of