Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1848-09-22
THE REPUBLICANS EXPLANATION,

The following is the apology oil the hePuo''
can, for keeping at its mast head, Tor some 'iiho
past spurious Fillmore platform;
THE FILLMORE PLATFORM.
In relation 10 The Enqurer's Paragraph on lnis
| subject, the Senior Editor would remark, (n .he
absence Of The Junior Editor, by whom The Pat
form was inserted that he learns from Inc Fore
man that il was clipped from The head y! ano,
Their journal, and thence transferred 10 lie nedu
Of our columns. :,
For ourself. we had barely glanced 1t il as 1t
Stood al the head Of the column, and supposihS
il 10 contain The same sentences which we hau
read a hundred times before, did no: read IL
AGAIN. and consequently did not discover he cil-
Cr1,nce OF expression 10 which the Enquirer re-
iers. /. -,
Since placing our article in the hands Of the
compusiIo;. the original scrap has been placed
in our hands from which The "FilmuTe Platform
was copied. Il is, VOID Tor word, a. follows:
"THE FILLMORE PLATFORM
81 disavow most unequivucaliy, now and ior-
ever, any desire on my par 10 interfere win me
rights OF what is termed the properly oil The GU
Gems Ot other States"
"Thi. government is government Of linlied
powers, and thai by The Constitution Of inc uhNeu
STATES, Congres. has no jurisdiction whatever
over The institution of slavery IN The several
States" WILLARD FILLMORE.
There is difference Of but one word %pe
raj, being in The paper from which !: was quoea'
and "United' in The Republican The conpoSi>
tor who SET up he article authorizes Us 10 say the
mistake was entirely his own, The word several
being indisInctly printed in the copy l. was :,
mistake which might readily be made, ana
which would not appear, upon cuTsoiy peru.
SAL 10 many persons IN any way 10 alter 'he
sense.
We leave it entirely 10 The EnquireTs sense o.!
| justice 10 give place 10 This correction. The ke-
publicani Is no more capable Of making or chang
ing the words and sense" Of resolution than The
! Enquirer. We shall never employ such we'd
puus. Nor shall We (ke the Enquife) keep
staining al the head of our columns, ju.tOne init
! Of FIlmore'S Erie letter, emitting. after one ai-
pearan"e ii the whole, a large ami most imfor-
tani portion Of the letter 10 every subsequent pub.
! licaion
We lei the apology or explanation pass for
what it is worth. Neither Of the editors, it
seems, were 10 blame. The unlucky "compos.
tor is made 10 shoulder the whole responsible
lily! These errors, however, we find are gene.
| rally in yfaror Of the Wings, who make them
The Republican says il only made an error Of a
single word. True-but a single word as in
this instance, often gives very different mean
| ing 10 sentence, or TO platform. The Rcpub
| lican, however, we discover, has corrected his
platform, and as it now stands, Willard Fillmore
is correctly represented as admitting (what
Giddings, Slldc. Hale, aud the most ultra ABB
lilionist in the Union admts) that Congress has
no jurisdiction over slavery in the ssrerql States.
The District Of Columbia, and the Terri cries,
are not included, and no restriction is imposed
upon his internal slave trade sentiments. To
this platform the Republican is welcome. But
why does il keep from its readers the remainder
of the Atherton resolutions upon which Mil.
lard Fillmore also voted, and from which il has
selected this solitary resolution TO form the
whole PLATFORM The object is plain. The
readers OF the Republican would then plain.
~ see what Willard Fillmore meant By his
vote for the resolution presented by the Re.
publican, and !, he same limc see hal
Willard Fillmore is one OF The mos ultra iboli.
tionisls in III, Unirei Staes. This would not
suit The purposes OF he Republican-and hence
the single plank platform which il presents.
We have inscrle ne whole OF the E,r letter in
our platform. The later par. which we AT fifsr
published and afterwards omitted, was wholly
imma'erial 10 the sense or true meaning OF the
leler-ye, The Wings shall have no room 10
carp. We give Them ,he toll henef, ii The whole
letler-and we MAINTAIN, as every man OF candcr
must admit, that his Erie letter, taken in con.
ne1ion with Flmore's votes in Congress, and
his recent declaration 10 Governor GAYLE, ,ha, he
| has not changed his sentiments on The subject a
abolition, proves HIN 10 be IS ultra an Abolition.
is, a Giddings Siadc, Hale, or am o. thai mis-
chicvous class OF enemies 10 the South al the
North. viii the Republican, now that wc have
: complied with its wishes, and given the whole OF
the Erie letter in our PLATFORM give is reacrs, in
return, in 4 platform, or in any other form, The
whole Of the Aihcrlon Resolutions, and MIR Fill.
more's votes upon lheml II il does Eo:, lei II
stand convicted oil doing that which il has 50 uu-
justly charged ~ with, va; OF supprcssing or
"umi'ting mos: imput0nt portion" Of platform
while protesting 10 give 'air view of The whole
A Cincinnati correspondent OF The y. Y. Tri.
bune makes very interesting statement 10 show
that Mr. Clay would moi have allowed his name
10 go before The Philadelphia Convention but lnl
the very strong representations OF The prominent
and knowing Wings OF Ohio which State aban
ioned him in he Convention. The following
facts are new:
"Anplher portion OF the history OF the late
Wing National Convention, recently brought Il
my knowledge, will perhaps surprise others, Is
pecially in Ohio, as much as il did me, wherein
according 10 my humble conviction, il appear.
that by neglec, of duty, disregard Of instructions
or some ether cause, justice was not done The
Whigpa if in1eed gross wrong was not de
ssnedlY pcTpetrated against Mr.. Clay and Gen
Scot.
IL am IN possession OF the most satisfactory
evidence, that Gen. Scott was willing 10 run for tb.
Vice Presidency on ticket with Mr.. Clay bu
that iacl was moi disclosed to The membrrs ul The
Philadelphia Convention by The member OF Con
gress who was AUTHORIZED 10 make il Known!
CLAY and Scott was ticket arenlly desirec
b. great many Wings perhaps vas, MAORI
~ OF rhcm-in Ohio; bul the apprehension seem
I'd 10 be universal that Gen. Scot would uoce
no circumstances, fun for The secondary off e
Had that ticket been nominated, The Whg
might al least have paid expenses" which tn
cannot do BY "Taylurization"
"Was there ever such partyn-or such ;
Convention as the hybrid affair a, Philadelphia
RICH SPECIMEN OF BATHOS.
The following resolutions were adopted by III,
Liberty Party Convention al Utica in agreeing
10 merge their fortunes with these OF The FTee
soiers. Martin Van Buren, is now surroun.ec
by delightful crowd!
Resolved, That in these signs of revolution ans
Reorganization, il would be unjust 10 JUDGE q
men whom We now see standing upon our noble
platform by Incir position 10 past tines when The
Save power held almost undispued dominion ovel
both The great parties the country. To do 81
would be 10 condemn eue,v rctorn,er from s, pan
10 Martin Luther and f,om Martin Luli,r q
.Iada u. Hale.
Resolved, That we honor the self sacrificing
masnanimity OF ]. p. Hale, in his recon- rcl,...