Weekly national intelligencer., 1851-10-18
PUBLIC SENTIMENT.


sident FILLMORE can fairly lay claim, than are en-
bodied in the subjoined resolutions lately adopted
by meeting of our neighbors of Alexandria coun-
ty, Virginia. and of which we believe that unpreju
diced of all parties, to their credit be it spoken,
acknowledge the justness. The resolutions not
only meet our conscientious concurrence in this
regard, but we give an equally free and cordial as
sent to all which they express in commentator of
the wisdom and patriotism of the last Legislature
of Virginia, in the pursued by that enlight-
ened body in regard to the extreme violence of the
Secessionists Of South Carolina.
The meeting was held in the city of Alexandra, and
was called for the purpose Of ratyng the nomination
Of Mr.. SUMMERS as Governor of the State but, al
though we accord fully in all that is said touching
the wisdom of that. choice and the personal and
public worth of the candidate we con6ne our selec-
ton of the resolutions to those which relate to
national administration and to national affairs:
And this meeting doth further resoue Tha. the las Gene
raj Assembly Of Virginia is entitled to thanks for the
wise and conservative which it pursued in discounte
nancng the of redress proposed by
sister State Of South Carolina, menacng the peace Of The
county, the disruption of the sacred Union Of the States and
Resoired That this meeting ener,ains hope
that the calm and consdeate thus adopted by the
Legislature Of State consistent with her past history
character and position in the Unon may ultimately exert
saluay influence the counsels Of South Carolina and
induce her yield the dictates of and fraternity
rather than to the pomptngs of sensitive and chvac
ture reused to resentment at first usabe, bat which sub
sequent events should disarm and tranquilze.
Resolued That while thus hope and anticipate, this
meeting declares their fixed sentiment and determinations
citizens Of Virginia. not to abate ot title of their
constitutional rights and that though ready do JUS
tce the patriotic aod conciatory enac,mens of Congress
regarding the peculiar institutions Of the South and the
spect manifested by the judicial and public authorities well
the great body the citizens the States
for the rights of the South and the enforcement of the Fugitive
Slave Law, the Wings of Alexandria, in this meeting
bed will always stand ready resist to the last extremity any
those rights whether from the General Gov
from any other quarter and moreover that they
will regard the repeal of the Fugitive Slave Law any le
gislaon touching the institution of slavery such an
croachment.
Resolued, That, in the opinion of this meeting the ad
mnaton of President FILLMORE has been distinguished
by steady adherence TO the faith Of treaties the assertion
of our International rights and the fument Of inter-
national obligations by jealous and answering devotion
to the Constitution and Laws; and especially by unfae
ing support OF the compromise of the last Congress-
wisely and patrotica designed epress faction and ana
csm to secure the rights and constitutional mmunies Of
the avehodng Sates and confidence and brohery
concord between the North and the South
Resolved That in this faithful and infexble performance
of their high and responsible Duties President FILLMORE and
his constitutional advisers entitled the respect and ap
proval Of every friend of his country.
Resored That the choice of this meeting for the
Presidency (suhjec to the nomination of National Con-
vention, present to brother Wings throughout the
country the name of MILLARD FILLMORE, well-tried
patriot and statesman, admirably fitted adorn that high and
important station, and discharge the sacred of the
Constitution with honor himself and benefit to the chok
American people.
As the last of the above resolutions recommends
President FILLMORE for reelection to the high office
which he has filled SO worthly, it may be proper to
state that, as the period for making choice ap-
proaches public meetings have in other parts of the
Union, as well as in Virginia, expressed their pre-
ferences in favor Of various distinguished Wings,
standing out prominently in the respect and graft
tude of the country. Several of these in favor of
President FILLMORE, and some, in Pennsylvania,
Ohio, &c. for Major General ScoTT, we have here
tofore noticed. More recently the annexed resolu-
tons, bringing forward Mr.. WEBSTER, were unan-
mously adopted by the Wings of Norfolk county,
Massachusetts, in Convention assembled
Resolued That the Wings of the Union have abundant
for rejoicing that when the honest and true pa
ot, ZACHARY TAYLoR-whose memory will ever be cher
hed with the deepest respect and aecon-was suddenly
called to his last home his mantle fell upon equally true
and patriotic, who had the wisdom to call around him the
able and faithful counselors and that their joint ad
minsraon of national affairs has been such
the warm approval Of honest and patriotic of all parties
Resoiued That in opinion the brilliant Of the
National Administration in preserving peace at home and
abroad is mainly owing the machess talents the unfinch
ing courage, the unse6sh patriotism, the sound and far
seeing wisdom, and unequaled craftsmanship of the Secretary
of State that in exang his above the of any
other living statesman, do wrong and that in
recommending DANIEL WEBsTER-as most earnestly
doto the Wings Of the whole Union the suitable
man to be next President only asking them to
look the best interests Of ha, Unon-o its preservation
and its prosperity.
This Convention of Norfolk county unanimously
ratified the nomination of that worthy and distin-
guished son of the Bay State ROBERT G. WIN
THRoP, for the Office Of Governor of the State, and
concluded with the following:
Resolved That the Wings Of Norfolk stand by the Con-
stuon" eIpounded by its great expounde and defended
by its great defender; that his exposition and bis defence of
that instrument Of wisdom, they have been put forth from
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