The North-Carolina standard., 1848-07-19
MILLARD. FILLMORE.


true to HIMSELF to his country, and to his posterty'
could with all the facts staring him in the face sup
port him for the Office of Vice President. This is
strong language but we consider it our solemn du-
ty under the circumstances, give it utterance. 1t
is not more strong than true; and we now proceed
to Law before our readers additional evidence of the
correctness and soundness, of our position. - d
+ The Editors of the Richmond Enquirer, being in
possession of all the documents, have gone at length
into the action and votes of Mr. Fillmore. The fol-
lowing tacts from that paper have not been and will
not be contradicted:
Is =. ''.s. "MILLARD FILLMORE, ,.
Proped from his yotes IN, Congress to have acted and
sunpathized apiA .4boHionists, and to hare main
tained q position hostile to the compromises Of the
Constitutio the peace Of the Country and the per0-
nency Of the Union. ....., ~ T.. -..-..t..
Let the following facts, taken from the record,
speak rumpettongued to every quarter of the Repub-
lie. ...... g. .......... sI..E s. y:
On Tuesday, the 11th of December, 1888, Mr..
Atherton of New Hampshire introduced series OF
resolutions into the House of Representatives, in
gard to the Sc rights of the South" Among these
were the following: ...-.... .... . -......
I'd. Resolved, That petitions for the abolition of
slavery in the District of Columbia and the terrific
res of the United States and against the removal of
slaves from State to another, part OF plan
of operations set foot to affect the Institution OF
slavery in the several States, and thus indirectly de-
3D. Resolved, That Congress has no right to do
that Indirectly which it cannot do directly, and that
the agitation of the subject of slavery in the District
of Columbia, the territories, means and with
the view of disturbing overthrowing that instu-
ton in the several States is against the spirit
and meaning of the Constitution, Infringement of
the rights Of the States affected and breach of the
public faith upon which they entered into the
federation.
4th Resolved, That the Constitution rests on the
broad principles of equality among the members of
this confederacy, and that Congress in the exercise
of its acknowledged powers has right to discrm-
mate between the institutions of portion of the
States and another with view of abolishng the one
and promoting the other.
5th. Resolved, therefore, That all attempts the
part of Congress to abolish slavery in the District OF
Columbia the territories, to prohibit the remo-
val of slavery from State, to State to discriminate
between the institutions of portion of the confed
eracy and another with the views aforesaid, in
violation of the Constitution, destructive Of the fun
danenta principle which the union of these
States rests, and beyond the jurisdiction of Congress
and that every petition, memorial resolution propo-
stion paper, touching relating in any way or to
any extent whatever to slavery aforesaid or the
abolition thereof, shall, the presentation thereof
without any further action thereon, be laid upon the
table without being debated printed or referred.
Mr.. Atherton moved suspension of the rules, for
the purpose of considering the resolutions. The
motion carried-yeas 1877, nays 66. The fol-
lowing the nays:
NAYs-Messrs. ADAMS, Alexander, Heman Allen,
John w. Allen, Aycrigg, Bouldin, Briggs, WIN. B.
Calhoun, Casey, Childs, Clark, Coffin, CoRwIN,
Cranston, Curtis, Gushing, Darlington, Davee, Da-
vies, Dunn, Edwards, Evans, Everett, Ewing, Rich
ard Fletcher, Isaac Fletcher, FILLMORE, GIDD-
INGs Goode, William Graham, Grinnell, Haley,
Hall, Harper, Hastings, Herod, Ingham, Lincoln,
Marvin, Samson Mason, Mitchell, Cavalry Morris,
Naylor Noyes, Parmenter, Peck, Potts, Putnam,
Rariden, Randolph, Reed, Ridgway, Robinson, Rus
sell, Saltonstall, Sergeant, Sibley SLADE, Smith,
Stratton, Tillinghast, Toland Albert s. White and
Here is Mr.. Fillmore voting with JOHN Q. ADAMS,
GIDDINGs and SLADE.
On the 10th of December the resolutions came up
for consideration. The second of the above resolu-
tiOns was adopted by vote of yeas l36, nays 65:
NAYs-Messrs. ADAMS, Alexander, Heman Allen,
John w. Allen, Aycrigg, Bond, Briggs, VIM. B.
Calhoun, Childs, Clark, Coffin, CoRwIN, Cranston,
Gushing, Darlington, Davee, Davies, Dunn, Ed
wards, Evans, Everett, Ewing, Richard Fletcher,
FILLMORE, Fry, GIDDINGs, Goode, VIM. Graham,
Grinnell, Hall, Halstead Harper, Hastings, Henry,
Herod, Lincoln, Marvin, Samson Mason, Maxwell,
Mckennan, Mitchell, Calvary Morris, Naylor, No
yes, Parmenter, Peck, Potts, Putnam, Rarden, Ran
dolPh, Reid, Ridgway, Edward Robinson, Russell,
Satonstall, Sergeant, Sibley, SLADE, Smith, STRAIT
ton, Tillinghast, Toland, Albert S. White, Joseph
f. Williams, Yorcke-65.
Here is FILLMORE again voting with Gtddinss,
ShUde and adams.
The vote the first branch of the third resolution
was, yeas 173, nays 80, as follows:
NAYs-Messrs. adams, Heman Allen, Bond, Bor-
Darlington Davies, Evans, Everett Richard Fletch-
,er, FILLMORE, Giddtngs, Grinnell, Hall, Kenne-
dy, Lincoln, Cavalry Morris, Peck, Potts. Putnam,
Rariden, Saltonstall Slade, Smith, Tlinghast and
Yorcke-30.
The same Mr.. Fillmore voting still in this lean
minority with ADAMS GIDD1NGs and SLADE.
And then the question taken the whole
resolution, and stood-yeas I64, nays 40: |
NAYs-Messrs. .4dams, Heman Allen, Borden,
Briggs, w. B. Calhoun, w. B. Campbell, Childs,
Cranston, Gushing, Darlington, Davies, Dunn Ev-
MORE, Giddings, Goode, Grnnell, Hall, Hastead,
Hastings, Lincoln, S. Mason, McKennan, Mitchell,
G. Morris, Noyes, Peck, Potts, Putnam, Rariden, |
Ridgway, Edward Robinson, Russell, Saltonstall,
Sibey, Slade and Tillinghast-4O. |
Mr.. Fillmore being yet in the company of adams,
Giddings and Slade.
And, finally the fifth resolution was then disposed
of in the following manner: There was call for a
division at the word Congress- after the words
nays SO, the first branch of the resolution, and
the following are the nays:
NAYs-Messrs. .4dams, Heman Allen, Aycrigg, |
Borden, Briggs, w. B. Calhoun, Childs, Cranston,
Gushing, Darlington, Davies, Dunn, Edwards, Ev- |
ans, Everett, R. Fletcher 1. Fletcher, FILLMORE,
Foster, Giddings, Goode, Grant, Grnnell, Haley, |
Hall, Halstead, Hastings, Henry, Herod, Lincoln,
Marvin, S. Mason, Maxwell, McKennan, Mitchell, |
Calvary Morris, Naylor, Noyes, Peck, Potts, Rari-
den Reed, E. Robinson Saltonstal, Sheffey Sibley,
Slade, Stratton and Tillinghast-52.
Fillmore, .adanss Giddings and Sade still in the
minority.
The second branch of the 5th resolution was then
adopted by vote of l26 yeas, to 70 nays
NAYs-Messrs. adams, Alexander, Heman Allen, !
John w. Allen, Aycrigg, Bell, Bond, Borden, Boul-
din, Briggs, Bronson, W. B. Calhoun, Childs, Clark,