Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1848-06-16
WHO is WILLARD FILLMORE

Our readers will find some valuable informa-
ton in the following paragraphs, which we eI-
tract from aspiriled and admirable sketch in the
Pennsylvania:
"MillaId Fillmore OF New York, the Federal
candidate for Vice President, SORT of Tub TO The
whale OF the New Workers, was chairman OF the
morable 9th Congress, which came into power
with Gen. Harrison. He was distinguished for
his bitterness as partisan, and Tor his proscrip.
ton Of all who did not agree with him 10 opinion
Prescription, so much The fashion during "lhe
hundred days" that followed the commencement
OF the hard cider dynasty. We only recolect Two
of his titles 10 the public support. He was the
INSCRIPTIONS foe Of Andrew Jackson and The
malignant enemy Of the bill that refunded the fine
imposed by Judge Hall and he was also the
stsady and active friend Of The Bankrupt law, and
the opponent ofts repcal-a law, lei il not be forgot
ten, that spunged out OF existence hundreds OF
millions OF debt, and led 10 scenes Of corruption
and fraud without parallel in our history. What
other claims he has 10 the popular support, the
future will show. As il is, how appropriate
second he makes of Gen. Taylor, who has said he
was Jackson's friend
"Such is The yoke joined together BY the South
ern Federal majority in the Federal Convention.
The materials are now more repulsive and anita
gonist than were The opposition candidates for
President and Vice President in 1874. A hero
and an opponent of jus. war; an alleged friend
and an open Toe OF Jackson; an opponent and a
friend of the W;ln,ot Proviso, friend and an op-
poneni OF slavery; Shareholder and an aboli-
tionist-such are few Of the contrasts furnished
in these extraordinary nominations.
"Thal we shall defeat and overwhelm this tick
et-we care mol how aided, CLOSED over, or abel
ted-how backed or endorsed-whelher By The
exhausted remains oil old parlisans, or the dying
factions of Notirism-we do not Tor moment
doubt. The legions OF Progressive Democracy
will from this day forth begin 10 fight against
their unscrupulous foes. From city and from
country-lrom village and from hamlet-from
the East and The West-the North and the South
they will come 10 save their institutions from
the hands Of desperate demagogues who have Sci
zed upon soldier, who contesses his ignorance
OF our system, in Older that they may rule him
10 the nalion's ruin"
Blu. we have farther information, which will
attract the attention OF the South. In the lllh
VOL, page 1895, OF Gales g. Sea,on's "Congres-
sional Debates" we find The remarks Of Mr.. Fill.
more, which we append, in which he claims to
legslae away slavery in the District of Colum-
bia. The debate, in February 1885, occurred on
a motion 10 prin! petition from Rochester, to
abolish slavery in the District Of Columbia. (On
motion of Mr.. Archer, the whole subject was
laid on the table, 1863 TO 69.)
We call particular attention 10 the language
OF Mr.. Fillmore, and the emphatic comments OF
Mr.. Wise, now The Democratic Elector in the
Accomac District. We shall have other evil
dence 10 present Of Mr.. Fillmores unsoundness
on the question of Southern rishts-but, in the
mean time, we ask The people of Virginia il the
Wing Vice President presented 10 Them is not
far from being what the Wing calls him, ia
sound Whis," an "unexceplionabe" poitician7
Mr.. FILLMORE said: 1t was not unreason-
able that the memorial should be printed and
preserved among the documents of the House.
He disavowed most unequivocaly, now and
forever, any desire on his part to interfere with
the rights, or what was termed the property OF
the citizens of other States. While ne did this,
he conceived that as citizen Of the State OF
New York, and member of this House, he was
interested inlhe claim to property IN man within
the District of Columbia He referred to the
effect which was produced in the North by The
advertisements in the papers of this city con.
nected with the purchase and transportation Of
slaves. The people of that section oil the coun-
try believed slavery to be improper, ana that 1t
should not be tolerated. This was great ma
tional question. There was nothing 10 the me.
mortal which should prevent its being printed
and placed on the files Of the House for future
reference. Whenever petitions should oe present