New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-11-18
Letter from Dir. Fillmore.

From - B-tsu Commercial A4f-fi'-f
Ia publishing the ia.lowing extract from letter
received Yesterday siternoOnir0m the Wee Presi-
dent elect. " plead guilty % trenching somewhat
upon the lnvioabity Of private correspondence
but the sentiments ay0wed by ~ FILLMORE are
- honorable aud Just, - truly patriotic aud IA
t.0ual aud Will every where be read with 50 much
pleasure that We feel We are justified and render
Ing a service 10 making them public.
To me there u manifestation Of popular
sentiment which calls up such deep feelings OF graft
ude As that generous OF my old friends and early
constituents II the County u Erie. - now twenty
yesrs they 1rst elected me 70 the Assembly and
from that day this they have stood by rue through
good and through evil report AMI sustained under
all circumstances with zeal and fidelity almost IN
known IN this country and the lsst GROWING act Of
their continued kindness and confidence awakens the
deepest emotions Of grateful heart
trust too that you viii not blame me FOR express
ng the qualification and pride which feel IN receiving
catering vote Ia my native state. But these
things are in measure persona 70 myself and there
fore Of very little Importance But the cordaitt hnu
unar nifty VITA which the Wing ticket has been sus-
tanned everywhere North and south, East and West
d. lst u nst0na. ielictati0n i proves tast
toe great Wig party . truly national party-tnst %
occupies that safe and conservative ground which Sc
cures 10 every section u the country a. tlst has a
right o. csim under the guaranty Of the CoDsruon-
that such rgats inTi0laeand % al other Qges
tons o. mere policy where Congress. has the Consttu-
rOna right . j. gsate TIE viii Ut the people ex-
pressed through ler Representatives, 10 Congress Il 10
control snd that vii - NOT ~ be defeated - the aroi
trary inter position 81 the veto power This SIMPLE rule,
which holds sacred al constitutional guarantees, ami
leaves the law making power where the Constitution
s-rt D. IN Congress relieves tie party AZ once frDm
al the embarrassing quescas that arise out q sectional
differences u opinion and ensoes i % ACT hsrmOni-
ousy for the good of the country.
When the President ceases % control The laT max
ng pOylr. nis individual opinions u what TIE la~
ought - be become comparatively rnimporian,-
Hence We have seen General TAILOR though attacked
As STAKEHOLDER and yrO--lsFery nan - the North,
cordially supported and rrumphzntly elected By men
opposed o Slavery 10 al ~ forms ani though nave
been charged lie south 10 the most zross and wan
manner. with bang an A3ohr0nist and an incend
sry get the Wls OF the south have cast these czln
MES 10 IL winds and giin0u, asking or expecting
anything more than what the Constitution guarantee.
70 them on ms subject they have yielded 70 mos;
hearty aud enthusiasts support This was psrcu sry
o. Ia New Orleans. where the stack most violent
Really these Southern " hgs are noble fellows
Would y0u not amertto Sc the Union dissolved II 10,
other than tia, = sepsra,ed from such tue
no5ie and hish-rinded associates But regard ts
Election pgi.ing an end d al IDEAS Of disani0n I.
raises up national party occupying middle ground
and caves the fanatics and dlsunioulsts Nortn and
south without the hope Of destroying the fair fabric
our Consultation. May {. b. perpetual