Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1848-10-13

Whie address TO phite-1cash Miilard Fillmore =
The records are against them and cannot be TOT
lued by any ingenuity into proof OF the "soun'
conservative opinions" Of Fillmore! But we g
farther, and charge the author OF The Address, ant
the leaders OF the Wing patty, with The mons'fou
purpose OF recommending 10 the support oil IN
South man who is an acknowledged aoVoca''
of The Wimot Proviso and who has never recahl
ed his odous declaration OF 1883, mat ne wa
sn favor OF immediate legislation Tor the aooi'
ton OF slavery in The District OF Columbia
We challenge denial of these Propositions
a single atom of evidence TO disprove them LIT
N. Y Express undertook 10 &C! ior The Soushei'
Wings as Father Contessor of MIR. Fillmore, am
actually exloriei recaalalion on one "sPec'h
point" We gave Mr.. F. ihe benefit Of this baeS
ing out-bul we defei the Express 10 procure
from Fillmore any thing 10 explain away hi
opinion in favor OF the Pfoviso, and in favor
the abolition OF slavery in the District OF C'inm
bia" But. though this was weeks ago, inc TX
press has renamed snAsnly mute, and we there
tore are justified in regarding onr charge "a con
fssed What, then, do we see SouIhefI
Wing leaders landing 10 The skies anu RECON-
mending to Southern voters, a man VINO, on 'p'
two vita Questions Of The Wilmot Proviso ant
the abolition Of slavery The District OF Column
bia. is at open war with The South! And We
such man is so!emnly commended BY General
TAYLOR and his Southern parry Tor "his sound
conservative opinions" worthy OF The first oihce
in the Union
We cannot believe that The South will 50 de.
grade herself and sacrifice her honor, peace and
safety, as 10 vote for an open enemy; especially
al this crisis, when, through the TAI hles>ness 81
Sou,hern men. The delicate and dangerous qnes-
ton of slavery has been launched upon The wild
sea o. political agitation, and when the oppo-
nens OF the South are eagerly watching The oc-
casion 70 rob her OF her rights and sink her in
the confeitracy. She cannot be so blind, 50 in
ta,ualcd, rs 10 be The ready instrument ot her own
destruction November will shew lha, she
will stand up Tor herself and PROSTATE the Fill
morenes, who would insult and destroy her. We
scorn TO DO injustice 10 any man. LIE, Fillmore
come OUT and disavow his odiouS doctrines. and
we will give him credt-but while he occupies
his present altitude Of hostility 10 The South, we
shall assa him and his aiders and abellors with
all the weapons Of truth and fairness. His cleo
ton by Southern votes would be Surrender,
from which the South would never recover. Bul
no such thing can happen. The South will, as
she ought, present an unbroken front aeaint So
insulting and mischicvous ticket.
The following letter was received from the
Hon. Henry A WISE, in answer 10 an invita-
ton TO be present al The discussion at our Au-
gust Court II will be seen That il was not To be
used unless Mr. Sluar! endorsed Mr.. Fillmore as
not being an aboitionisi, in which event il was
10 be read 10 our people-anG as il could no be
read on Monday, lis publication has become nc.
cessary. The line OF aster,sks ~ indicate an
omission Of part o; the leuer, personal only IL
Mr.. Wise Il Augusta Dcmosr0t.
ONLY, Near Onancock,
Accomac Co, Va. July 29b lS4s. I
Dear Sir: Yours Of July the 4lh was incloseC
10 me By your worthy representative, The Hon
James Mcdowell in a letter from him, date,
the 9Th 1f July, and was received by me This ia
week. haze delayed answering you TO see if j
were possible lpr me to accept your call To b
presen, al the August Court of Augusta, 10 NEE
the nominated Wnig elecior OF The 18th District
N The issue oi his cad which yon have sent Il
M. Family engagements compel me TO be alb
sent from This District, where am nominated
Democratic cleo or until some time in Sep.em
Der next. Could | remain al home my frs, dn
l. ,oo served with Mr. Fillmore, much longer
than Nj Stuart did, in Congress, and was mi
ma,ely acquainted with his speeches and woes il
the s!cnst 81 Representatives on The subjcc' o
Slavery and OF is abolition in all their iotms
and | DO ''uo. hesitate, on my own persona
knowledge and responsibility, to pronounce III,
charge" ~ aboli,ionism "agains, Mr.. Fillmore
the. appeal 10 the Journals Of the House, To-
the whole period of Mr.. Fillmore's service If
Congress, 10 prove that il he was MOI an abol
Zionist, John Quincy Adams was moi Gdding
is mol. lie voted with Them, and against III,
sou'h, on very question OF Slavery or its aboli
ton, without IN exception, within my knowledge
or recollection. II MIR. Stuart has The Journals
of the House from 1888 to the time Mr. Fillmore
retired, challenge the production Of Them al tht
Augusta August Court. have asked your pre-
sent representative 10 furnish you with abstract.
thereof from Washington. BY The burning o
mr. house $ me years ago, lost my volumes o
nv Congressional library, but have left suf
cient number OF Journals Of the House to verify
what say. On no essential and vial question
did Mr.. Fillmore vote differently from MIR
Adams and Mr.. Giddinss cite House Jour
nails OF 2nd Session 23d Congress, pages 275
30,, 1874, years ls34-'35-Id., 18th Congress, 2nc
Session: pages 6l 62, 63;-"Tuesday, Decem
I" Der 18th, 1887, Mr.. j. @. Adams presented a
petition OF citizens in The COUNTY of Mercer, in
he Sfote nf pe,-iv
7" TO abolish Slavery and The Slave trade in thost
/" TcTritnrics OF the United States where they ex
isl; and moved that the said petition be referred
"to the Committee on Territories.
"a motion was made BY Mr.. Wise, that the
said motion do lie on tie table,
And The question being put
I'll passed in the affirmative-Yeas 1877, nays
49,
Millard Fillmores name is recorded among The
naw. See Ia: PIP. Ga, IS
Blu, the darkest day ever saw, during eleven
years experience, from 1873 To 1874, in the House
OF Representatives on The exciting subject of sa
very was the 20lh Of Dec. 1871 quote from
the Journal OF tina, day:
The House proceeded 10 The consideration q
the memorial OF Isaiah Siokes and 292 ohel
men, and OF Rachei Flank, and 304 other wo
men, OF the town II Scarborough and its vici.
lilon Of Slavery and The Save-,rade in the Dis
trict OF Columbia, presented by Mr. Siade ON
The 18th inst; ard on the motion made by Mr.
SIade, on that day, toat the said memorial be
referred to select commune; when
"Mr. Slade mc!ifed said motion, &C., &C.
And whilst Mr.. Slade was debating This mo-
iion,
Mr.. Rhet rose 10 point OF order, viz
Whether discussion Of the questio. of Slouery
IN THE STATES is in order, in debating the mt
{ ZION before the House"
Mr.. Slade, who, like Mr.. Fillmore, was most
excellent man aud vefy abe one too-a more
able man by lar than Mr. Filimore-was III e
hottest because The most honest kind of fanatic
He was sincerely riigoas in his anti.slavery
zeal: Mr.. Fillmore was not so. The latter was
only scctiorai.y aud politically opposed TO The in
slilu,ion ot slavery. Mr. Slade had the better
excnse, therefore OF The two.
His zeal often carried him loo far, but no
Christian could assail him because he was OBJ
viously actualed by the motives of "a man Of God
On the occasion referred 10 he was intolcrabe
in his attack upon the institutions and feelings
o. the South and transsressed every rule OF order
The scpne went Gu far that some S0 oy IN Pc