Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1848-08-15

Resorsd, InaI, ~ -, ,hs nemocratic party OF VIZ
sinis 10 hold State Convention al non ,bs De
h day of September nsI and town to hold meetings
on their next Court days, to seha ue'es''e'
Convention JOHN RUTHERFORD, Chairman.
VIZ. F. RircHiE, Secretary.
AN ABoLITIoNIsT UNMAsKED, OR FACTS
FROM rHEREcoRD, PROVING WILLARD
ruLMoRE's PROPENSITY TO VOTE
UPON THE SLAVERY QUESTION, WITH
J. @. ADAMS, sLADE, CoR"is AMI
GIDDINGS.
The Wing orators and editors, BY genera
,o,.ant in tho Slaveholding States, say as niue
about Willard Fillmore as possible. They seem
really ashamed of him, and he is looked upon -
oh. disgrace efMs Jamily' so soon as we cf0''
Mason and Dixons line coming SCUM
Tb. Editor of the Times, who has sort Of
tender.hearted feeling for great men IN aoVer'
sity. has kindly bestowed little no'ice upon
this poor neglected candidate for the Vice
Presidency, and made him, Pillow, and Inc
humbugs of; the Louisville Journal, especial
pats. 1t is true that precious little good can be
said Of Willard Fillmore; yet the worthy Editor
of the Times tries to preserve from injury The
ANAL allowance of virtues which ne is saio 10
posssss. Unfortunately for his friends at the
South. Willard Fillmore, during bis brief career
In Congress, never missed an opportunity oil
voting against the South whenever the question
Of Slavery came up. He was always BESIDE
slade, Giddings and Adams.
A friend has kindly furnished US with the
House Journal. oath Congress, ID and Sd ses
sions, ls37-'3s-'39, in which all Of Mlliard
Eillmore's rood deeds are faithfully recorded
PILLMoRE's FIRST DAYS WORK FOR THE
ABoLITIoNis1S.
TUESDAY,, December H. 1887 House OF Re-
presep,atiyes.-Mr. JOHN QUINCY ADAMS
presented a petition of Abby H. Smith and 1--WE
A.ndred and fire other pomen of the town OF
Glastonbury, in The State of Connecticut, PRAY
mo CoNaRrss TO ABOLISH SLAVERY and the
Slave trade 10 the District of Columbia.
Mr.. Adams moved that the said petition, toge
Their with all other like petitions presented to
this House, at the late (Extra) session OF Con
ores,. by members from the State of Massa.
cbu,stts, be referred to the committee for the
Diariet Of Colum6ia.
A motion was then made BY Mr.. Wise, that
ths motion to refer to the committee for the
District of Columbia do lie on the table.
And the question being put on this motion, 1t
nas.ed in The affirmative; yeas l35, nays 10.
Among those voting in the negative were Adams
Ropd corwin FILLMORE and slade.-Housr
Iournal. DID. pages 81 and 81 On the same day.
q. Adams presented petitions for the abolition Of
slavery in the District of Columbia from ci .1s
s.,.s-eyxrs.2zS,,-z~Sws 4s0t0, WITS III rue o'dF
Of Illinois; of Mercer county, Pennsylvania; oil
scbuylkill, Pennsylvania. Mr.. Lawler objected 10
,be reception of these petitions, and The question
was slated shall the petitions be Tees'rsd;' and
being put /. passed in the affirmative, yeas l4o'
NAYS 60;-FlLLMoRE among The ysas-House
Journals, page 60 and 3d. The first OF Millard
Pillmore's votes was no, only for receiving The
petition bu, for referring It TO the committee ior
the District of Colcmbia-hus kgislasing upo"
~ subject Of slacoy.
a, ne day John @. Adams presented petition
from ci,izsns OF Mercer county praying Congress
- abolish slavery and The slave trade IN THOSE
r,,o,r,p,,. OF ras UNITED STATES WHERE THEY
,,,,r and moved that said petition be referred
- N. commiree on the Territories. On motion
of Mr.. Wise, that said petition GO lie upon inc
table: and tho question being put l! passed IN Inc
affirmative; yeas 1877, nays 70. Among the nays
associated with Adams, Slade q Co., MlLLARD
F,LLMoaE.-(aouse Journals, pages "a and 6o)
Thu. in one day we have his man, with whom
sou,bern institutions will be safe, voting,
LIST. To permit The petition tor The eo'laso" o.
ssnp.yp in the District of Columbia to be referred
"a tie committee on III. District Of Columbia.
o., Voting 10 receipc Abolition petitions.
Sd. Tat,ng to permit pesitio" which prayed
Congress to ahoish slavery in the Territories
vu.n. IT ALREADY EXISTED, 10 be referred TO Inc
committee on Territories.
Thus, In three different ways, did Miiiafa
Fillmore vote TO give Congress control over the
subject of slavery-and that in one day-a goou
davis work for the Aboilioniss.
r,ILMoRE,s SECOND DAYS WORK FOR THE
ABoLITIONlSTS.
Thursday, DecembeI2l, leS7-House Of Rep
re,ep,a,iyes-Hous Journal, pages 1878. MIR.
John M. Patton, Of Virginia, moved that The rules
nr..cribing the order of business be suspended,
for The purpose Of receiving and acting upon
,s.ointion in the words following
aRe,,lyed, That all petitions, memorials and
o,na,, touching the question OF slavery, "r lhe
h,yine AMI selling or transferring ii slaves 10
any Slate. District or Territory OF The uni'ed
States, be laid upon the table, without being de-
baI.d. prin,ed, read or reterred-ani That no iur.
rher action whatever shall be had thereon"
And On the question, "shall the rules be sus.
nendea2" for the purpose of receiving the resolu-
tion. l. passed in the Acknowledgements lS5,
nays so.
Among the NAYS, FILL MORE, Adams and
slade-lhese wire workers upon all questions OF
slavery generally voting together. What plea
san, harmony among these "lovers of the Soulh.'
The question upon The suspension OF The rules
having been decided 10 the affirmative, the ques-
,iou then came up, "Shai the main question be
pu, Z" and the vote was, yeas iSs, nays o.
Among the 81 nays, as we might have expect
ed. stand the names OF FiLLMosE, Adams, Slads
and Co,,yn, all together, like tie members Of ne
same family.
The iual disposition was now 10 made OF
Mr.. Pauon's resolution, and the question was
again pu, ,hus-Wiu the House AGREE TO The RE.
soturIox3 Yeas l29, nays "a.
Against the resolution, FILLMORE, slade, Cor
win q Co.-(House Journals. pages l29-30)
Who 10 il that can read The resolution Of Mr..
Patton, intended TO produce at once peace and
GOODWILL, and take from Congress The power Of
debating and considering the question OF slavery;
who will say that those who voted against il did
no, desire s agitation in Congress, however inju.
rious i. might be to the Union9 Yet at this ac'
copied time, did Mllard Fillmore persevere in
opposing every measure that aimed a. The remov-
nj OF this prolific source of discord from the floor