The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1851-04-11
THE FILLMORE AID NJ INlSTRA
TON,


9th ultimo remarks, with much truth
"There has no. been an Admins
tration for many years that has given
a more universal and unqualified sat-
isiacti"n to the Wing party. and fur.
nished less cause of complaint to the
Democratic party, than the present
We except. Of course. two classes OF
professional politicians--lhat portion
ofthe Northern Wing and Democratic
parties. who are averse to the settle.
ment of the slavery question. in the
accomplishment of which President
gilmore has been so potcnty instru.
rnental. and a few ultra Democrats of
1he South, who could net, if they
would, canddly and ingenuousl Y give
due credit or render sheer justice to
political opponents. This latter class.
'ander no circumstances could be in.
duced TO commend the policy of a
Wing Administration: such an art o!
independence would not only be for
eign to their nature and education,
but to their maxims Of political con.
duct. In their estimation, at least as
avowed. nothing good can come out
OLA Wing, and particularly a North
ern Wing; and in this they are as
consistently proscriptive as the Jews
were of old. who persisted IN believing
that nothing good could come out OF
Nazareth The simple fact that the
President has not given. and in no
possible contingency could give. salts.
faction to these two factions. is one OF
the best tests of his fidelity and worth,
and his claims upon the appreciation
of the public. The country at large,
the masses of the people, who are
every day learning more and more OF
the tricks of the trade of politics, and
are getting to entertain an apprecia.
tive value of those trading politicians,
the rule and measure of whose con.
duct is the maxim 'ths laborer is
worthy of his hire'--the people, we
say. know well, and value too, the
wise. liberal. and patriotic course that
has been pursued by the present AID
ministration.
These two factions, who are in ad
vance determined to PREJUDICE and
condemn the acts Of the Government,
may be denominatcd in French par.
lance the extreme right and the ex.
IRENE Ief-cach Numerically and
and anIpodaIv opposed to the other
but both united in their opposition
to the juste milieu. As. by way Of
illustration. the wise. conservative.
and patriotic course ursued by the
Administration in quelling agitation
and quoting the excited feelings o
the country upon the troub'ous ques-
tions of the dav, is as opposite to the
designs and offensive to the tastes oil
Southern as Northern disorganizers
"Mr. Fillmore, for this. above all
other reasons. has provoked the OPP
position Of Southern and Northern
ultras. and his endorsement of all the
measures Of the compromise. and the
bold and manly avowal he has made
to stand BY the compromise in its in
tegritv. has aroused in these two op
posite quarters feeling Of disaffect'or
and Of pointed hostility stronger thar
is habituaIv created bv mere party
hostility. But Mr.. Fillmore will be
sustained manfuIv by the intelligence
and patriotism of the CT untrv He is
right; for he is for maintaining the
supremacy Of the laws, and he is sure
to receive the approval and support
OF all who value virtue and love their
country"