The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1850-08-10

Now that by the death of the President, N
> Fillmore succeeds him, we presume some
8 these gentlemen will deem it necessary
charge their ground and endorse all his sent
ments,-AadisOnian.
What the editor Of The Madisoaiah means b
Ithe language above used is rather ambiguous
J If he intends to say that the Wings whovote
for Mr.. Fillmore didso under the confession
that he was an aboh6onist, it is untrue, as "a
as our knowledge extends, and, as we believe
withrthe whole Wing party Ofthe South. Tn
covert insinuation contained in the paragraph
fs a SANDER on the Wings Of the South, for the,
have ever supported such measures and men a
they believed TO be conducive to the best inter
esis and prosperity Of the South Creole.
In reply to the above, the MadiSoniar
devotes half 4 column, in which it at.
tempts to evade the issue presented, by
Saying that he thought the Wings were
agreed thar all Northern men were uu.
sound, and that to be unsound did moi
necessarily make a man an out and
Pout abolitionist." But what degree OF
aboIitionism he means TO attach 10 the
words "unsound on the slavery ques-
%Etion," he still leaves unexplained. If
the MadiSonian intended TO say that
Mr.. Fillmore was not a whit more un.
sound than any Northern Democrat, or
any other Northern man-that he re.
gnrded slavery as a moral evil, and prop
lerIy belongs only 10 The people where it
is, then there is no difference in opinion
with US. But it would be we'll for the
MadiSOntan to know that to seek to es-
tablish a point desired, by insinuation,
accompanied with a disclaimer, is only
a foul system ofIogic, and never resorted
to but for the accomplishment of an UNI
worthy end or purpose, The solicitude
of the Democracy as to the necessity Of
the higs changing their ground, is
fictitious and unnecessary, but is easily
understood when we recollect their re.
cent reversal of position. We appre-
bend the Wings of the South will Be
spared the modification Of expressinaI
U
their regret, in public places, of the sup
port awarded Mr.. Fillmore, and the hu,
initiating confession of his having, either
through fraud or Ignorance, deceived the
people in his political opinions.
The Wings OF the South only claimed
for Mr.. Fillmore that he held Southern
rights in as high respect as any other
Northern politician ; that he was Just as
sound as Lewis Cass, or any Northern
The Wing party scorned
to claim for Mr.. Fillmore more than he
deserved, nor were they willing that de.
traction should take from him what he
merited. They disdained to represent
him as the advocate Of sentiments which
'very principle Of reason told them could
rot be SO. They represented the case
o the people fairly, and consequently
vii not have to confess 10 the people.
ike the supporters of Lewis Cass, that
hey deceived them in their candidates
But, says the MadtsOniah, We thought
nan might be unsound on the slavery
ueslion, and yet not be an OIL and out
bOIittOnist.' Indeed Then TO be I'm.
ound is not TO be an abolitiohist. But
ccording to the MadiS6nian Mr.. Fill
Erie letter Of 1888, on the sub.
'ct Of abolition, Is evidence Of his un-
because in that letter he
abolition petitions should be re-
elVed n acted Oh, and consented 10
other propositions on the ques-
ion Of slavery. Granting that Mr.. Fill
more was in favor of every measure
mentioned In the Erie letter, they have
ZACH and every one found their ready
Ind active supporters among the Democ
'acy Of the South. When the Repre-.
'entatives from Mississippi voted in ia.
'or Of receiving abolition petitions, they
sustained by the Southern Demgc.
'acy. The Democratic party of the
sustained Martin Van Buren,, with
he open avowal upon his lips that on.
5ress had power to abolish slavery in
he District Of Columbia. The Democ.
'acy sustained the man who voted 10
Ieep Missouri out Of the Union, because