New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-03-05

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aocus W. "n,I.man pte,ers Mr. Flhmore - ali
nSlo. .sss,Sates He safes the fact that Mr. Flu
as nuhl,shed letter Teiractins bis opinion WIN
sessrs the abolition o' siwsrs ~ 20, ohesis".:
oo. .ss nr.,on of the United STATES supreme Court
ks driven BY the Supreme Court TO do sol
Air CABRLL-I don't recOliect the pre-
.,.e words The letter was addressed to Mr.. bfooks
al New-YoIk. nv,
-. s,,s that Mr.. Fillmore Is committed 10 the
sSae,;,v NJ lie Compromise. Is nel Does the gen.
n asy vnds stand that If New-Nsxco should apply
-, ssmissiop as State with recognition OF Slave
nv in her Constitution. MI fhi"oie "ouio Cast nis
;gauepce in her fsyoy
M CABpLL-By all means. have ne
doubt Of the fact.
A. HRRcKsNeIDGE--I find Mr.. Webster
Ia, .rumsr expreSsirg bis opinions as Identical
Sh those Of the President, and ne declared that no
,~as onpofsa to TIE admission OF any more slave
800 irto the Union. II appears, then, that Mr.
r,more Goes rot occupy the precise position the
..n,Ieman said he does. / woid inquire OF the
Gentleman neither be thinks Mr. FILLMORE perfectly
Sound on ie removal o. the Florida Indians
Tspehter saw n letter In The Iafethgencer the
nfhrs day hich looks significant | have no dis
sontion 10 interfere between the gentlemen. but as
fhs,e are EentuckisIs there, hope the gentle man
]iIl ,sie II sircly ard answer accordingly.
Mr.. CABgLL-l have already spoken
imam The subject IN letter | would ask what is
ne opinion Of General Butler upon duty On iron.
fLaueh,er3
Mr. BREcKENRIDGE-I have 40 doubt he
bopposco to II. Nov answer my question.
Mr.. CABELL-What is your question?
Whether Mr. Fillmore is sound on the subject OF the
Florida irciaDsl believe ne Is sound On that SUD
iect. daughter
Mr.. BRKoKENRIDGE - The gentleman
Wills the Indians out OF Florida and think the
Administrator ought 20 ana ,, ,a the gen
Semsf IN rsrDov them. Wine Mr. Butter ana
cine Dsmoc,e's were trying TO stem the hefy TIDE,
The gtb.Iemsn ard bis allies we're augmentlng the
volume OF the Slavery excitement. Bot Tor tnem no
ComuYouise measures would have been necessary,
and v never would have heard OF .hird party IN
Al, ia i,fue He then alluded 20 the charges which
Mare been made against Gea Butler, and said II
anne sTs that some time ago Francis p Blair wrote
To Gen Butler, also wrote 70 him) informing him
NJ the allure OF the charges Of bargain and corrup-
t;on sno eiyIug him the means Of Iefuting them. He
sDswe,ed Mr. Blair, and sest me a copy OF the let
ter ans the original for Bialr
Mr.. BRECKENRIDGE then read the letter,
dated Feb g. 1852 to that effect, inciosng the pro.
eeedia OF tie Opposition State Convention and say
inc thai the resolutions speak for themselves Ii was
only necessSr, to remark that they were submitted
20 him before they were Introduced into Convention,
and met his approval they are In strict accordance
With the opinions which lie has long entertained
nyinclpIss in which Americans feel deep in crest.
The third resolution declares that the Convention
will ABIDE by the Compromise me asnres-going to
proye how much Kentucky will yield In their sup
povt The Territorial question is designed to be OF
shoIt duiar1n, aud each State will settle the
question Of slavery for itself The Fugitive Slave
Law is one of tie most vital importance. The PEG.
ole OF Kentucky arc more Interested IN II than any
other State. kentucky does not make this demand
for herself slcLe, for the South alone, but Tor the
Union. TIE people OF Kentucky believe that on the
duo performance of the Law depends the National
prosperity. Ho noticed the charge Of corrupt IN
tIsue, for the puypose OF rroDcuncing IL false. We
viii stand acc', and let the public form their swn
opinion.
MIR. BHIcKrNRIDGE said this was letter
70 MIR. Blair from patriotic and honest man-per-
haps too hosest for political advancement in
these tinfs. He defed any man, whose heart
ehershss horror to read that letter without admira-
ton Of its author. The man who charges Gen. But
Ter with lodging will be met with ming led feelings
ofcon,smpt aud oerision From revolutionary times
She nano has been synony nous with honor, patriot
ism snduuth Mr.. Butler never lodged on the neld
OF battle or OF his political position. He might have
spared the bloocshed in Canada, Florida, New-Or-
leans, and At Monterey. In 1874 he led the forlorn
hope In Kentucky with the Democracy. and essen
TALLY con,routed TO the election OF Mr.. Polk. Would
Gen. ButleSs enemies have him wandering over the
country 0nd spreading his sais to suit the shifting
times No he remains at home novel spectacle,
and exhibited his good sense 10 his couutrymen-
iIg Of the earlierd DAYS oftne Republic and
thote eood a, who never sought declined Office
He would say 70 the Hon. geatiem from Florida
that the Baltimore Convention vii lay down a plat
fosm ana wsuld recommend this for the imitation Of
TIE other tide tLaushteI l. the choice. Of the
Convention shah fall on Gen. Butter, he will stand
by the platform OF the party OF not stand az ALL
II he csnnot approve the resolutions which NAV be
there adopted, he VIII iepudia'e eoem and sway az
home Having disposed Of the attacks Mr.. Ca0ell,
he rroteecst to notice various rimoTs circulated IN
this city, having no responsible author IL Is snd
that Gen Butler is Flee Soier ana tue particular
didale al that party. II TINS were tfue anu zen
Butler should max an agreement with that iaclon,
he would forfeit the con hceEce o'every honest man.
In the naue OF the Democracy of Kentucky he
branded all the charges as false as me hearts In
whose morbid Instincts they were engendeled
General Butler staLos where ne always $1,000, a
States Right Democrat and his character Tolls BACK
the tide OF oalumny as the rock rtptls inc oceans
wave. K.nrucsy has heard these caiumnies, aud the
acticn OF her conve ntion Is the commentary lie hdu
answered TIE gentleman from FioIica, ana woulo
tell him aau otneys that they ala NOT know 'he man
sssnst hon they hay hurled their random accusa-
uops TIE character OF Gen. Butler Is pure, and
wholly i'ociIupnble. have been sefending the
ftntlcman against Wing attacks 1t now becomes
nv disasf eaoe duty to reply % those from Demo
cratic sources, III such can be so called winch ira
duce the he's, OF names
The Wigs are IN trouble, and the Democrats are
,aoloey fOr this Is the fact that The Democratic Re-
yscr herst0 ere not partisan paper bat perioci-
sal supposed 70 represent tne ~hsle Democratic
parry, ant discussing zoe principles OF nnsncs aao
Government IN the sense ot The Democratic party
has made tAe attack.
Ihave Observed very great change OF ia'e IN 'no
magazine The January number contains an arncie
which has been extensively circulated, the suo-
nance oi which is that no man ~ho has been long
6itpgvi,itc for his character aad services IN ms
petty, is f. fos TIE Presidency that those VINO were
born shorty after the Revolution, were gooe men,
but the pl,nc,ples arc denounced as od.ashioLed,
ard they ave stlgmsuzed as old fosiss, aad un-
qualified to SUIT the present times; that no
satesmen, untIamuelea by me esenSs OF an
anterior era, should be selected for the Pres.
Mency thai lew men, win young b.ood should
be associslec IN the Councils o; the nsuca. rms
has been Goa sidsIed US an alta on ne Ily All tne
DeG ocf aiiC candidates tor the Presidency. lnls IL
was said " ould be followed up frsm gcneiaiiues 10
par,icuiarilIes, when the sdiIors would take on