The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1850-08-14
From The Richmond Republican.
Ni,iard Fillmore,

Niiiard Fillmore.
{ We are fully confirmed in The conyicuo
which We expressed upon Mard Fillmore
accession to Gen. Tny lors seat, tina, he wou
) prove himself safe and national Presidep,
by the general tone Of The Northern press, tn
conservative portion Of which shows its con
.fce"ee N The new lncumb' nj, and free soilcr'
their fear. The New York Merchant
Day Book has tho following cheering atli
Gle:
TO ORR SOUTHERN ERIESDs---MR. FIJI,
MoRE's CHARACTER.
we have reassn Ia believe that the Da,
Book Is read by as many peoplc at the SUu,l
and with IS much favor as any paper North
oi she Potomac, ard because We think so We
shall venture upon few words Of advice 10
our Southern friends, and at the same time
endesyor to give them little insight in,o
tho character Of President Mllafd Flllmo,e e.
We do mol pretend TO an intimacy with Mr..
Fillmore that watranis US in speaking Of his
private character or personal peeullariries.
but We can speak os him as a neishbor and a
man, and tell YOU What lie il al home-how
he IS esteemed by those who know him bes,
and give you an opportunity to Judge of him
and his character as you would one of your
own sownsmen.
F1fi7g ;he canvass of $40, many Of your
papers assailed NJ Fillmore as an abolition.
~, accused him Of writing letters 10 mem.
hers Of that miserable faction, encouraging
straY IN. ,La. .f..t,.
ever moro false and sb-urd than his charge.
Mr. Fillmore ~ cot that sort Of man. II
there IL nne prominent feature in his charac
ter, 1t is a peculiar let lone afireness, a dig
nillcd abstemiousness from any thing that
tends towards ds,fnctiug the party OF which
be IS member, or creating faciibns. ln
this he Is tho opposite Of Senator Seward, and
II course has no friends among that peculiar
class who believe IN themselves and higher
Faac CT 10 constituting The constitution aud laws.
The only objection that We have heard made
by Mr.. Fi'lmof.'s Lacofoco neig hbors 20 him
as man, Was thal he is too dleuifed-lhst
he does not mix enough with the common
people. lie was never IN his early days found
at low tasetus and gfuRgefes, playing the
fcmagogue with row dies, and this, when he
was young in Western town, vas consider
ed indispensable IN politics.
In his business relations, Mr.. Fillmore is
particularly exact THIS has given him the
reputation ot being patsimnnIous, but nothing
can be farther from the truth. tIad he been
so, he might losg ere this have been rich
ainn instead Of which, we will venture to
say that there is not mao in this State who
has made less money aside from his regular
business. or spea less than Mlllstd Fillmore
lie squares his whole conduct By the most
neid and exlct rules of justice, and We will
venture the assertion, that there cannot be
touod it this whole Union, q man more firm
ia his decisions ot purposes than this new
President of the u. States. 1t is well known
among his neighbors that whatever Mr. Fill.
more agrees 10, that he will fulfil to The ut
most farthIrg. He never encourages one,
either his best ftieads or his widest foes to
believe that he will do more or less than is
agreed upon. lila fi'mness is based upon
his convictions OF right aud we do not know
Of a man who better lives up to tho motto Of
David Crocket, " BE sure YOU are right, then
20 ahead" than MtlIatd Fillmore.
We have said this much because we know
the character of him of whom we write, aud
10 show YOU that the man who holds the
trins ot government is not one whit behind
Old Zach, in his determination tocarry cut his
own plans. He has not oue particle of sym.
pathy with the ahuliiionss and whatever
be does will be because he thinks il is right
aud all tho power YOU or they can bring to
bear against him, will h.ve no more inference
upon him than the whlstiing of the wind. -
He will do jas'ice. He will gather around
him The best .adssefs in the country, aud
every question will be fully and fairly weigh.
ed and If you do not agree with his decision,
you must appeal to a higher court, for it viii
be useless to 60 10 him. This weighing, ad
sising, and considering of subjects, is strong
feature in his character, and you must know
TINT the man who takes all the precauliona.
~ steps towards coming TO decision, has his
mind fully made up before he promulga,es it.
We have no doub, but that the South will
fare quite ns well and perhaps better than if
General Taylor mad lived. Mr.. Fillmore
will agree to the Missouri Compromise for
California. The Seward faction in this State
is dead, and that demagogue will have no in.
fluonce at the White House. They will
squirm aud rant and howl-they can do moth.
isg. Their opponents here can afford to le;
them alone, and they will die out like weeds
in thick clover, if you Of the South will not
by your folly and madness drive tho better
and safer portion Of tho Northern people a.
way from you by abusing MIR. Fillmore, and
charging him with abolilionism; which we
can assure you is as hateful TO him, as 10 us
or you.