Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1850-07-25
NIlLARp FiLLnoRr 10 now Pre-. ident Of

| barrassment and of great responsibility
| The uns,ained and spotless mantle Of be-
loved Chie6ain has fallen upon him. II is
his duty--and may il be his dcs'iny-to
preserve its whi,eness and purity.
But, though President Fillmore has
rugged path 10 travel, and a difficult duty
10 perform, il is in his power 10 smot the
the one and brighten the other. lie can
bless or bias, the hopes and interests Of his
country
Gen. TAYLOR and Mr.. FILLMORE were
chosen by a common constituency {; they
cherished senii menis and sympathies IN
common and they are pledged TO the same
| principles Gen. Taylor fulfilled, to the let
ter, from the moment he took the Oath, TO
that which tern mated his mission with his
life, the expectations Of his friends. He
was devotedly and unswervingly true to his
Wing Faith All that the Republic hoped
! from his wisdom, frmness and patriotism.
was in progress Of fulfilment. His success
sor, therefore, has but to take up the thread
where il was broken by Destiny, and link
! ing the past & the future, complete an I'M
finished but auspicionsly commenced Ad-
minisiralion He has, on the one hand,
Gen. Taylor's bright example Of infexihle
6rmness and devoted patriotism, to guide
and animate him. And on the other, he
has John Tyler's periidlous course and igno-
minous fate, to instruct and admO0ish him.
| With President FILLMORE we had been
loLg and intimetely associated. For twen-
ty years, relations Of confidence and friend
ship, political and persona existed between
US. Recent circumstances occasioned alien
alton and es,rangement. But he is now
the Chief Magistrate Of the Republic and
the Representative Of the WhiR Party
AS such, we owe him double duty, pro.
videl, always, that he proves faithful to tins
"double trust" Ii, in succeeding to Gen.
Tayor's high Office, Mr.. Fillmore becomes
heir, also, to his principles, adopts his
measures, and vindicates his Policy, he
| shall have the jealous and hearty support
of this Journal for in crisis as moment
uous a, this, we have no memory for per-
sonal injuries. II the President be but 10y
al himself-if, like Gen. Taylor he will re-
sist the extension Of Slavery and upho the
hammer OF Freedom; and if he viii set his
face Ike Gin, against the treasonab e exhor,-
ers tor Disunion, he may look TO us, and
those with whom We act, for faithful ard
efficient support. And, il may be proper
to say to others, what Mr. Fillmore him
self knows, that our support will cost him
nothing.
But VIII lie, for the sake of Freedom, and
in obedience to our duty asa Wing, we
are ready to make every personal sacrifice,
we shall stop short if there be, in the Presl-
dent, any wavers of Principle or any com
promise of Freedom. We do no, an,ci-
| pate ether, for the principles We cherish and
/ The svlnpalhies that govern US, are l'ent ca
| with those which Mr.. Fillmore has ever
| professed and acted upon He has only,
Il therefore, as President, to be faithful TO
4 himself, to ensure The support Of those by
L whom he has ever been susla ned
The above display of cool impudence and
disgusting eeo'sm is from the pen of Thur
low Weed, editor of the Albany Evening
Jcurnql. HIS pronunciamenlo will not sur
prise experienced politicians, particularly
those who are conversant With the aspect
of affairs, for some years past, in the State
of New York William II. Seward is
\ PLAYING his card for the Presidency, and
/ Thurlow Weed is lis graRd uumpeier.-
Seward is an intriguing, unprlncip'ed man,
! who will 60 all lengths for the purpose Of
/ accomp isne any cher shed object has
\ no honorable feelings, and is utterly devoid
Il of al gratitude. lie manifcs,s friendship for
man cnly so long as he can make him
useful ror the furlhcrance of his own selfish
/ purposes. lie has attempted to control the
State of Nav York, and Thnro~ Weed is
| ever ringing in the ears Of .he people that
|, S/ward is the ables, and greatest man in
Il The commonw Unfortunately for Sc
ward, the people of New York will not be
\ .eceivcd by any such deusve doses of wild
i eulogium. They know Seward WE'LL and
they thoroughly understand his charac er,
II Now the man who Is most III Seward
| way, is Milard Fillmore not that MIR.
/ Fillmore has ever con descended to compete
/ with William II. Seward, far from IT,
| He possesses TOO much dignity of character,
! too high and noble a mind, and too just and
| homes, heart ever to demean hlmsel! IN
II THIS way. Dul inc itoPio ~ ~, WV
great body of the Wing party, know and
fully appreciate the character Of MllIard
/ Fillmore. They have knowa hlm irom his
earliest youth, they have watched his sure
and honorable progress, and they know him
TO be a modest, firm, able, devoted and un-
crasngly paIrio,ic man. Mllard Fillmore
has occupied various prominent and respon-
| sible positions, both in the State and Ma
tional Governments, and he has even dis
charged their respective duties with the
mos, marked ability. As Chairman OF the
Committee of Ways and Means, in the 9th
Congress, his duties were most afduous and
perplexiog but he was fully equal to the
ask, and there earned for himself repu'a-
ton which justly linked him among the
first statesmen of the nation. MlIard Fill
more has never pushed himself into place
or power he has nev,r sought for honors
or distincton,-ahd whenever he has been
in the public service, j, has been because
The party sought his services, and placed
him wherever he was because they knee
his worth and honoIeI his ability and his
character,