The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1848-08-11
Firm, he NJ Y Tribune
Mr.. FILLMORE and Abolition.

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deprecate Southern hostility. If the Slave
holding interest shall see fit deliberately to put
its hands on Mr.. Fillmore, it could do nothing
that would please US better. All that we de-
sire is that the fact shall be fairly set forth, so
that there shall be no room for a plea that the
act was done under a misaPprehension Of
Mr.. Fillmore's real position, Assure us O.
that, aud nothing would suit US better than 10
see the South put him under its ban. We
should hail his defeat through such a feeling
as no injury TO him and a glorious thing fof
the country, in constraining the North to stand
on the defensive.
Mr.. Fillmore is not and never pretended to
be "a Northern man with Southern principles
He thinks and feels as a northern freeman, but
he never did or said a thing which the South
can reasonably object to. He was so adverse
to any action in Congress which could provoke
sectional animosities, that the Chronotype, in
announcing his nomination, stigmatized him
as one Of those cold-blooded, calculating Yam
KEGS who would sell his grand-mother's hide
for a dollar,' and when leader Of the House,
(XXVlIth Congress) never had time to allow
the consideration Of any question of Humani-
ty. And it was doubtless true that so much
real and important work devolved upon that
Congress as to leave little time for discussing
distractions. Mr.. Fillmore is eminently Con-
sentative in his views-careful, discreet, pain
stalking and indisposed to give offence or ex-
cite commotion. If the South cannot trust
him to preside over the Senate, we shall glad
ly record the fact and act in view of it,
We find the following with a good deal
more Of the same sort, ahoat in the Southern
Cass journals. 1t pulports to be extracted
from the account of the late Loco-Foco State
convontionin georgia, originallypublished inthe
Millegeville Federal Union of June 81, and
thence copied into the Floridian Of the linst.
M. H, McAllister, the spokesman. is a very
active and conspicuous Castle in.Georgia, and
would have been Governor several years since
but for a lack of requisite ~votes.-EIearI
" During the sitting Of the Convention,
Hon. M. H. McAllister, one Of its members,
and Of the delegates to the Baltimore Conven-
ton, was called upon for an address. He res
pended in his nsua, able and eloquent manner.
We will not attempt TO even give an %outnlie
OF his speech. There is one part of it, howev
er to which we will allude. He snequiUocaHy pro-
nounced Willard Fillmore an .Aboiitfoaia-nay,
more: he declared he would swear he
was an Abolitionist and that if he had no
other evidence of the fact, he could do this on
the authority Of a speech made by that gentle
man in his " hearing, at a Mass Meeting
in New York in 1914, He then gave an ac-
count OF that speech, and one that should de
ter any Southcrnman from hOzarding his rights
and interests by placing them at the disposal
Of such a man."
Now what are the facts? Mr., Fillmore ad-
dressed hut one mass meeting in the Park ii
1914, and hat was held May 6, at s O'Clock
r M. In the Tribune Of May Z, we published
a report Of the meeting, which occupies four
columns. Had Mr.. Fillmore there avowod All
clifton sentiments, we should not have fniled
to record the fact. Nobody either North or
South, believes that we would have suppressed
that part of his speech, had he so spoken
The following is our entire report of his re-
marks, word for word, including his reference
even to " The Coon.n
Mr., President, and you fellow.citizep: II
is to me a most gratifying and unexpected
sight to see SO many intelligent Wing heads
around me. 1t reminds me of the contest a.
1910 I%reOlize that the feeling is again re.
vlVed which four years ago won US SO glori-
Gus a victory; the fruits of which we were BAR
TALLY dctrauded Of.
was not fortunate enough to participate
In the stirring scenes Of the last few DAYS at
Baltimore, nor do | come here to make a pub.
lie speech, but TO sympathizo with your low
ltiere the Coon whic h we have spoken
OF before, having made himself conspicuous
Mr.. Fillmore, by some %allusion 10 il and The
Sub-Treasury, which we were not fortunate
enough to hear, elected bursts Of laughter
from the audience. The nominations must
be a source Of great satisfaction to the people,
OF the United States. For the nomination of.
Henry Clay we had waited patiently for wear.
we had confidently awaited the time when the
People would do justice to him. They have
done SO, and we have the satisfaction Of know
ing that in the whole Wing party there will
be no dissenting voice.
You have the best man that could have been
chosen as the candidate for Vice-President.-
Cloud and reiterated applause) He was a
tit person to be associated with the great man
ct the West. | have not, as | said before
been g Baltimore, but know that this nom.
nation will be acceptable to the people: that
they will cheerfully respond to It. For tho
people OF the Western part of this State, / had
the honor long to speak. I think I.know them
ana may assure you that il will respond
TO the nomination, keep up its old majority
and engage in the contest with a might as
RESTLESS as its own Niagara.