Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1848-10-31

Inc issue comes 10 Oe ulfu amer UOilce OF
vcraI weeks. The plea "Not guilty" IS put 10 BY
the defendants counsel. On the Other side, re.
coTd evidence (he olisnal-no copy) is inlro-
duced, accompanied By written confession, in
the hand writing OF he accused.
The evidence asainstIhe accused is, that in The
mon'h OF October, The l7lb, A. D., 1888, Millaid
Fillmore said in letter, in reply to in'enoga-
tories put 10 him by che Anri-S.avery Society Of
The county oil Erie New York." ~ am opposed
Il the annexation NJ Teas u thus Union una,r
any circumstances, so long siQrss are held thfre.
tn" ind in the sams Letter 10 the same society
he says" II am in favor OF immediate legislation
for lhe abolition Of slavery in The Districl OF Co.
iumola." tie was elected 10 Congress- aud in the
following December voted, and continued 10 vote
during his say there, Tor every proposition con.
necied with the abolition OF slavery. Sheriff, call
Miiiard Fillmore inIo court. He enters These
are grave charges against you, Mr.. Fillmore,
and they seem To be very well sustained. Have
you any evidence 10 INTRODUCED | have mol; but
let me see my friend Boiling, he spoke Of putting
in plea for me OF some SORT, rather than lei the
case go by default. The Colonel is called mo
court. You appear in The case of the Song VS..
Fillmore, do YOU Yes, sir. Any evids ,Jeio
introduced Yes, sir. Letus have il. OnaS6h
OF June, 1885, Mr.. Fillmore was in CopgTess, ard
'.bill entitled an act TO divide the Territory u
vernmenl OF Iowa" was under consideration, ard
motion was made 10 lay it on the table, and
Mr.. Fillmore voted in the afirmalive-and On
the same day, when il was put on its passage, he
voted against il" Well what has that 10 10
with the abolition of slayery2 The ordinance
OF 1887 is in it, and as tina, excludes slavery
from the northwestern Territories" MIR. Full
more voted against Il. Is the couT, 10 understand
you as saying that Mr.. Fillmore is IN favor Of it,
Producing slavery into the territory OF Iowa, and
was "opposed to the ANNEXATION # Teas 10 this
Union under any circumstances, so long az sQu,s
rere Aeid hercm?' Yes, sir. But, Col. wh,re
is lie evidence hal The Inhibition OF slavery trcm
Iowa influenced him to go against III Dos Mir.
Fillmore say 50 in any speech or letter ?" No, sir;
but consider il fair inference, as slaves must
be s0nleDteye, and he saws they must be "eCcrdtG
immediatsly from the Dlstril Of Columbia, ard
ought not 10 be admitted into Southern Terrific.
ny"
But, Colonel. how do you reconcile this7 On
examining the Journal, find that The Territorial
| Government OF Wisconsin was formed in 1886,
when Mr. Fillmore was notin Congress, and ihal
Iowa was part o. Wisconsin when the crci.
nance Of 1857 was pu, in. And, on turhef ex'
animation Of The Journal, il appears that oPposi.
ton 10 he bill was put expressly on The ground
thai l@o territories ought not 70 be mace our oil he
Territory o; Wisconsin. The bill was 10 hav.
effect "jr2m and after the Sd day of July ntrt,a
| (lS3S,) anu Sir. Mercer, OF Virginia, moved 70
strike out those words and insert thcse-"Hhes
that portion Of the Tui.Oryof wisconsin east c(ia
rirer mississippi shall be admitted into the Unen al
a STATE "-(Sre page l043) The ament menl vas
lost. The bill was thea put on lis passage, aud
Mr. Mercer, MIR. Fillmore, Mir. Slade, Mr. Join
| W. Jones, and Al other members voted agains il,
whilst MIR. Adams, Mr.. Dromgoole, Mr. Wise,
| ~ I'm nc
Colonel, seems 10 come in infict with your stale.
meul. There is a defect somewhere, and il 1o.l
cured, must prove fatal TO the defence Any ur
Their testimony 10 introduce, Colone2 No, sir, II
see the Coun is against me, and if such eyicence
a have offered is 10 be disresarded, abandon
the case. Clerk enter confession Of judgement
Sheriff, call NtHayd Ftli,aore inIo CouItil he hai
not "sloped" He comes in-(rot disapfoine:
ia the decisionl The Court.-!Nilard F.Nmo1
you have this day been convicted OF being d..
hr6sy cfMc peace and qnia Of This Union. You
claim Tor Congress the exercise oil power never
granted. You have been, Tor many years, aiyt,
ealing the right OF Congress to disturb the relaiot
between maser and slave, when You >houa
have known that the people Il the South wout
never quietly submit 10 such interference. Yul
have, under the Constitution OF the United Slan,
as much right 10 put fire 10 po0cef magazIeI
in the midst OF the people, as 10 deprive Ihem Of
their property. Although the case is clearly matel
GU fortunately Tor you there is no crit law un.efl
which you can b. punished yet you are danger oil
the "Lunch lar" II taken under that the iDtGencel
o! yunr friends, Boiling and Syme. cannot savel
you from the cat Onine tails unless great changel
has taken place since ma by the name Of Rot.
inson haG them applied 10 him in his town, when
there rested on him Suspicion only. Yon are,
therefore, discharged with This advice, hat Wv
make your tracks ue,y Tim until ycu get COL Of
the Limits OF this good Old Commonwealth; for his
community will never be easy while hee 10
e among hem man who sustained Joshua K Gic.
. dinss when he said "a Stare had a ughlb muJdtr
his master ami obarl ms freeeom" II shipped from
/ Richmond to New Orleans. Win you, Colonel .
, Boiling, mast be allowed 10 >ympaihise You.
J have b ought on yourself heavy re.pcnsltllil
by advising Southern men u vote Tor Mhlaft Fil
= more fou Commenced The canvass without
knowing, Il is heped, that he was an aboliiong
but 'l0lo knoroing H. go tighten the burden, tTg
7 you, ny confessng "lhe corn" as your assistant
dId some lime ago. on another subject Do his
nor-do immediately, ami you may he pardn.
ed Otherwise, .ill You heap on yourself The tze
! crations Of such as follow under the belief
that there is no danger, for The SOr'h
will be safe with Cass and Butler, VIC
!: are pledged to us-but every Soutlc1n man
should look with suspicion on the other Iicke
Sheriff, il is said the "mouth IF Tie Dsn.1srq.
liz eleltor of this District IS sealed" Go reirge
him, and LEI him talk as heretofore His charges
} against he Wing candidate for The Vice Prcs-
; dency are true. Tell that man, who, according
TO the lnlelliscccer of Thursday last. had his
mouth sealed by Wing orator, and his back
ldcerated with The "cat O. nine tails" and that
Commercially too," 10 take his TRoSk Of docu.
and go forth again, aud raise his warning voice
There is no "sedition acl" nov, 10 restrain him.
de has right 70 speak and he ongh. 10 speak
freely of men who wish TO get into power uuter
such cir ,umstances as those attending the posi-.
lion Of Taylor and FIllmore-one being mum
and the other we know TO be AGAINST Us Tel
him TO lei creeds, test and anthemas b. TIED
let stripes, letters and dungeons do heir b,s-
lrl racks, flames and gibbils exhaust all Iher
powers 10 dismay him, but to fear not the sound
| Democracy Of the land will stand by him IN b.,
efforts TO save the Union.
Under an order Of court, you see, he can gelol
wi'hou, his "slale and pencil )" and as you sad
in Greensvie, "it was your nabir To give bcd
sides Of question: ask you 10 publish this leue,
in order that his friends at a distance may kuoE
he did not DIE OF the wounds inflicted on MONDAY.
| Respectfully, PETER PUNCH
Petersburg, October 2s'h, ls4S.
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