Richmond semi-weekly times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 184?-1853, 1851-10-21

Even Judge Butler, of South Carolina, ayoWed
in the Senate his high opinion of the character of
Mr.. Fillmore. So did Gen. Cass; so did Mr..
King, Of Alabama; 50 did Mr.. Downs of Lou.
sana. The efforts of the Union to shake the
confidence of the people in such a President will
only recoil upon the head of its own party; for
they cannot fail to excite, amongst all fair men,
feeling Of indignation at such bald injustice
The Republic lately republished the Buffalo let
ter OF Mr.. Fillmore, not for the purpose of reer-
atlng its sentiments, but of showing chat, by
emitting portions of it, the Democratic press had
materially msrepresened ita character. The
Umon thereupon, raises the cry that the Buffalo
letter is again put forth as declaration of Mr..
fiIImores position on the slavery question To
this poor appeal the Republic makes conclusive
reply which we insert elsewhere.
The following paragraphs from another article
of the Republic also serve to exhibit the merits
of this controversy
The Union says that Mr.. Fillmore did not "vote"
tor the fugitive slave bill and that he conld not have
voted for it without "urnng bis backupon every vosa
ne ever did give on the slavery questions" Well we
suppose that it will be admitted haGMr. Fillmore ia
signing the bill, did quite much 10 wards making
II law as 1t he mad voted tori in ons OF the Houses
OF Congress. Certain it is that he did quite as much
Tor the Dill IN sLgnlag it, if he had been (ke Gen
eral Cass and Judge Douglas member of the Senate
and had omitted to vote for it, THIS we assume to ma
demonstrable; If then, by voting for the bill he would
have turned his back upon" all his votes on the
slavery question: which way did he turn his back when
he signed it!
And what did Mr.. Fillmore himself say. in hisletter
to Governor Gayle, in reference to this vry charged
lie SAID that he regarded slavery as matter with
which the National Government had nothing to do
He said that by the Constitution of the United tates
the whole power over that question was vested in the
several States where the institution as tolerated If
they regardedt as Blessing, they had constitutional
right to enjoy it; and il they regarded it az an evil
they had the power, and knew best how to amply the
remedy. did not conceive that Congress had any
power over 1t, Or was in any way responsible for its
continuance in the several States where it existed |
nave entertained no other sentiments on this subject
since L examined sufficiently to form an opinon,
and doubt not that all my acts public and private
VIII be found IN accordance with this View
La publishing this respondence, the Mobile AID.
vertser made aYerment which has been sustain to
the letter by the whole of Mr. Fnores official
conduct and which reproduce for the benefit of
the caumnators who seek 10 fasten upon Mr. Fill
more charge which they know to be unfounded-
There Is not prominent man" said the Advertiser
"oiany party north ofthe Potomac, who is iresr from
all taiut or suspicion of abolitionism, none, who IN
feeling or principle, is further removed from anaticsm
none entertaining sounder or more conservative views
and none more ready to stand by the Cons uton and
the rights OF the South. guaranteed by the Constitu
lion, than Willard Fillmore