Southern shield., 1851-06-28
PRESIDENT FILLMORE.

l idehllal cnair Is every day becoming more firmly enthroned in the hearts of his admir- ing countrymen. IL has been truly and el- oquently said, that "lhe heart of every true Whig thrills with pride as he exultingly points to Willard Fillmore as the head and front of the National Whig party. Such is emphatically his high position, and upon hlm the hopes of our party are centred, never 10 be shaken or withdrawn, so long as pat
 riotism abides in the bosoms of the Amey- can people," Mr. Fillmore assumed the honors and burdens of the Executive chair ut a period of unusual excitement in Con- gress, and which, through the efforts of dem agogues and fanatics, North and South, was spreading over the country-when faction and anatcism were running riOt-When diSunlOn and secession were the com mon topics of discusson-w violent party contentious, created by sectional dis cord, shook the temple of liberty to its very centre. The Whig party, however, had
 undOubted confidence in the wisdom and
 patriotism of Willard Fillmore, and his abi- 1 " to "guide the whirIWind and direct the storm" which threatened the destruction of 1 this Union. And the result shows that their confidence was not misplaced. Under the eminently wise and patriotic policy of Mir. EilImore'S Administration, the exciting diff faculties were speedily ad iusted-Peace and quiet were reStorted to the country--and l the integrity of the Union maintained invi- olate. Mir. Fillmore's acts and conduct from the beginning have fully answered the Expectations of his friends in all parts of the Union. In the language of General Lewis Cass, "the Administration has placed itself | high in the great work oE pacityng the cOun- try, and has received the need of approba- ton from political friends and political foes."
 We believe there is no man in the coun- | try more popular with the reflective portion of the people, North and South, than Mil lard Fillmore: Southern papers of inhu
 ence are hoisting his name for the PreSiden- cy, on the ground that he has been tried and found faithful to the great national in- teresls, in a crisis when other men, more marked in parties and the councils of the Union, would have latered, if not failed, in loyalty to the Union. That Mir. Fillmore mas won Ileon cUAIIeuct anu uuTIiTi dtfUu the North by his patriotism, wisdom, firm ness and executive ability requires no as- surance, and if it did, the demonstrations of popular feeling exhibited towards him and his Cabinet, during their tour through the Empire State, ought to be satisfactory. As Wings, as friends of the Union, we have reason to be proud of President Fillmore and the distinguished men who compose his Cabinet-men who had long experience in public affairs, and whose devotion to the Union is proved by every act of their lives.
 The Ne,O Yorker, in an article strongly endorsing the measures of the Administra- ton, says, "whether Willard Fillmore as- pireS to reelection, or will be put forward
 by a party, is more than we can pretend to know, but we feel certain that his name is now one of, if not the most, attractive on the political chess-board. And this is not the result of manGuvring, of chcane on his part, but of his faithful exercise of the great yet delicate power entrusted to him by Providence, perhaps in double sense. He has, it is true, been assisted and advised by the best intellect of the country; but, more than all this, he has dictated 10 by sound sef-judgment and patriotic principles. If he holds the helm of State as firmly 10 the end, whether it be for one term or for life, he will have won a consideration from his tory proud as any fame the true man can desire. Harrisburg (Pa) Journal.