The North-Carolina standard., 1848-08-23
FILLMoRE. AND G1nn1Nna

Every reading man in this State know.
Wing presses are claiming great credit e. aI The
Fillmore, because, In one of his sueacbo. -ulaNd
in the House of Representatives in 1sas - ei'efed
terance to the following sentiment: mHo \: sSSeuL
most unequlVocaliy' now and forever, any desi' d"d
his part to inserfere with the rights, or wS se
termed the property of citizens of other Satoa s
noticing this " disavowal'' we stated, a woo,' h
since, that Mr.. Fillmore occupied in this u Two
very same ground with Giddings, Charles The
and others and we now present the proof ofa uaNs
ment. At the late Buffalo Convention, cOrn~ 'ae
refuse and the ot-scourDnr r'Sed
parties-the following Resolution, amoDo 0oa
was unanimously adopted lA" UAes3
"Resolved, That slavery in the seyera, G.
this Union which rec ognise its existence eates
upon State laws alone, which cannot he uePe@s
modified by the federal government, and f6r d
| laws that government is not responsible. W. which
fore, propose no interference by Congress with sN N
ry within the limits of any State.'' SAh
The New York Herald, which had reDot.,
the spot, who have no doubt given faithful :. %
of the proceedings, says that after the Rsso,.'
had been read, Joshua r. Giddings rose and N'q
their adoption in the strongest language. 'a
Here, then, we have Fillmore and Giddirc.
same platform-both in favor of excludipg Oh. |
from the new Territories, but both 'disayow;,..
intention to &c interfere with slavery in the St ~
And what credit, we again ask, do Fillmore and ~,
dings deserve, for saying that they 1UiA nuE, ~
tempt to depriUe as Of our sLdoes? Do we haDt
man for assuring that he will not burn ou,ha.D!
nor cut our throats? Is this all that Southern WIZ;
can show in Fillmore's favor? Has he ever dsn,.t'
ed the Wilmot Proviso as unconstitutional. 40 IT,
| Cass has done? Is it not notorious, in tba N.]
where he is known, that he is Wilmot provi,o;s,
| We again call upon honest men to nvestiSatsM
Fillmore's course, without prejudice or passion ~
then decide for themselves, without reference 4
statements or advice of party leaders. SlayebO)6,
Wings of North Carolina! it is high time that von
candidates for the Presidency and Vice Presden,
had spoken Out. Are they opposed to the W1nn
Proviso? Will Zachary Taylor veto it, or will MI
lard Fillmore give the casting vote for the South and
the Union, if the Senate should tie upon it, n,
you believe they will! Mere belief will not do here
You must have pledges-you must knOaU as well a.
you can know any thing that has not happened-tba
Taylor and Fillmore will not desert you when the
hour of trial comes. IF this agitation upon the slave
ry question should be kept up much longer, woe TO
your rights MIR. Badger and two of the WHIP
Representatives from this State, have already voted
keep this question open for party purposes-havea al
ready thrown themselves in the way of comuc
misc, and have declared, by their acts, that they will
not settle it. Look ahead! If this agitation is con-
tinued, five years hence the best negro fellow will
not bring four hundred dolars-ten years hence, you
slaves may almost be worthless on your hands!
Slaveholding Wings of North Carolina-slavehaa
ers of the East, beware!