The Arkansas banner., 1850-08-27
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DaTlBg the iast presidential eaHvass, tss demo cratic press throughout ths soasA. spoke out In voice sf warning to the people of the sOush spen the dsageFoss imssepristy ef escsiag to the vlcs- Presidency nsan whosa whole coarse of psbllc
 life had been hostile to their meat important Ias,i tuGions The eFisIs then predicted Is now at hand. and while many of the southern whig journals are putting forth apologies fer Me. FILLsoRE's former coaFse and premisiag better thiags for ,hs futare. we will call attention to his known opinions for4 meriy expressed and opsniy recorded. It Is unsafe for the South to rsay upon the conservatism Of the President. The whole of bis public conduct. his feelings, preudces,- education and principles have always heretofore b,sa antageBtie to her institu- tions. It is reasonable to suppose that ati the influence exercised by the Executive will be east against her In the pending struggle. President FILLnoRE may be. and no doubt Is . very good and very consistent achS, bat he has aways shown him. self any thing but favorable to the eSOuh h 1898, in answer to a letter addressed te him by the Anti Slavery Society of Erie county, NY, containing tho following interEOgatories;
 "lst. Do you believe that petitions to Congress the subject of slavery aud the slave trade osght to be received read, and respectfully considered by the representatives of Ihe peoPlef
 2d. Are you opposed te the annexation Of Texas ts this Unon. under any circumstances, % long as slaves are held thereini
 Sd. Are you ia favor of Congress exercising all the coRstit utional power possesses to abolish the internal slave trade between the Sta.ss7 4th. Are you In favor of immediate legislation for the abolition of slavery in the District of Ce- lambiaf'
 Mir FILLMORE said 4" l am much engaged. and have lime 10 enter into an argument or to ex- plain at length my reasons for my opinion shall, therefore, content myself for the present by ing ALL your interrogatories in the affirmative" The journals of the proceedings of Congress show that, while member of Congress from the State Of New York; he voted declare slaves free. who had gone to sea with the consent of their mas ters, and to protect them in their freedom To repeal all laws and constitutional provisions by which the Federal Government is bound to pro- tect the institution Of slavery.
 Against the admission of any new State into the Union whose consultation at all toerates slavery.
 Against the annexation of ,,'Texss solely on the ground that slavery existed in that country.
 To abolish slavery in the District of Columbia, though the people of the District cherished the in- stitution. and never petiiiOned for its abolition.
 To prohibit the buying and selling of slaves in the District and other territories of the Union.
 He supported by his vote, petitions to Congress 10 repeal the act of the territory of Florida, to pre- vent the migration of free negroes to the territory
 He voted in favor of petitions 10 nsturass and make American citizens of negroes from every quar- ter of the earth.
 He voted in favor of petitions to receive negro ambassadors from the black republic of Hati.
 In the selection of his cabinet he has given a signal instance of his attachment to the northern party. While measures so vtally important to the whole South. and particularly, to those States hay ing large slave interests pending in Congress, not single member of ihe Cabinet is tsken from q cotton planting or fsTge sIare-Aolding State. Abiding to this unequal one-sided selection of Cabinet officers. the Southern Press, says: "There are four members from slav oIdng States --Maryland. North Carolina. Kentucky, and Mis- souri-Siates of the smallest slave popuatios. and supposed to have the greatest affinity for the North The sIavehoiing States left scithoM siagie Repre. seafstirs tn ths Cabinet. la population wealth, production, and commerce, at least twice as great those who have four members allotted tc them i Tine three Northern States which are represented ultra sectional in opiaion Massachusetts. New 1 York. and Ohio The four Southern members are of high Northern whig politics"