Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1848-09-28
Mr., Fillmore in the SOmh.

James Lyons, Chairman of the Wing Central Com
mittee of Virginia, in political discussion at Rich
mond last Saturday, with Mr. Caskie, bunker, says
he intends to question Mr. Fillmore as farls he able
on the sentiments affirmed in his letter tothe Chair
man of the "Anti Slavery Society of The County of
Erie" dated Buffalo, Oct II, 1888, wheiein Mr. F.
declares himself in favor Of the right of Patiton OPP
posed to the Annexation of Texas so long as slaves
are held there in favor Of the Constitutional power to
abolish the internal Slave Trade between the States,
and also in favor of immediate legislation for the Alb
clifton of Slavery in the District These are meas.
ures which the wings Of the North have always advo-
Gated Mr.. Lyons further said that if Caskie would
gree to strike off Cuss from the Hunker ticket--he
would cheerully agree to strike of Mr. Fillmore from
the whg ticket, Mr. L. ridlcued all platforms, and
said they were only fit for Tom Thumb to strut off
upon, and that Gen. Taylor needed none.
We find the above in the New York Tribune, with
out credit. We have no doubt that it is a correct
statement for in recent number of the Richmond
Wing we find an account of another speech made
by this same Mr. Lyons We quote from it:
He had said that II Mr.. Fillmore entertained, siiH The
opinions expressed IN the letter lately published, and 0rt
ten len gears ago, he should not receive has support
He SAID so STILL But he vas happy also to say that
his late letter had CENTRALLY tiefnd his mind to his
soundness upon the vital question of Southern nsti-
tutlons Mr. Lyons quoted several passages from that
letter. and asked what could any Southern ma desire
more? He passed high and Just eulogium upon
Robert C. Winthrop, whom he would have preferred
to see on the Wing ticket to any other man, with the
exception of Abbott Lawrence. He was known, it is
true to be in favor Of the Wilmot Provlso; but so
were all Northern men, as late events in Congress had
sufficiently proved. The whole North, he repeated,
were in favor of it; yet the wings Of the North were
contened to foregO their preferences founded on this
prepossession, and unite upon a Southern. man and a
large STAKEHOLDER. Mr. H. paid nerted compliment
to the noble love of country which animated the North
ern wings, to such degree as to induce them to Try
all sectional predictions, and asked IN what wny
their Southern brethren could better respond than by
giving cordial support to Willard Fillmore.
Mr.. Fillmores letter, written tenyears ago. was, il
we remember rightly, only general expression Of
anti slavery sentiments such every PROMINENT pol
tcian of the North has expressed We saw it float
ing round in some of our southern exchanges some
weeks ago. and thought that it was very moderate
antisavcry document.
But it seems that Mr.. Lyons, the Chairman of the
Wing Central Committee of Virginia, and pretty
important man. will not vote for him. if he entetan'
those sentiments now And he is willing to make &
bargain with Mr. Caskie, prominent democrat, ant
discard Fillmore if Caskie will throw Cass overheard
This is a very fine state of things indeed! How dc
the Northern Anti Slavery "Whigs" like it?