The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1852-08-25

urged against him. and 10 tear from thr
brow Of that veteran hero Ihe wrealh 4
hemloek vhieh has been placed there by
his enemies
II has been published in almost every
democratic paperin Tennessee, and nearly
every Democratic paper 10 The Union, thai
] am accountable for 'he nomination ol
Winfield Sroiil sfhese gentlemen do
me too murh.honpr iifwas the instru-
mrnf. no higher honor could claim. But,
sirs. il was not 10 my power 10 produce
This result II was not The work of any
one manor Of any association of men
but twas the sovereign unboughi voice
Of majariy of ihe entire Wing party
Sirs. know full well that smother dis
iinguished statesman was the ehoice Of
Tennessee, and none will more readily
declare thai MiIlard Fillmore was emf
nenily worthy of the conidrnre oI al !
But. they say | am mol sincere in these
professions which | makel What mo-
live. ask YOU, could have in saying
oiherwisel Had he any thing which |
wsnied! Had he any patronage. any IN.
liuence whirh he cnuld WELD. which
could have swervsd me from my path pf
duiyf Efc never saw the day. and lliaaS
God never saw The day that he or any
oiher President could give me any Office
preferable to thai | now hold Sirs, when
| want olire go 10 The pure fountain
head; and when necessary | viii go there
againl How many ballles have fought.
and how assiduonsly have lsbored in
behalf Of MiIlard Fillmore (lhis ne,r idol
OF Ihe democracy) when they were charg-
ing him with being an aboiifionisf? From
Carter TO Shelby have defended his
name, and now At this late day. am |
charged will, being insincere in my pro-
fessions Well. gentlemen. when ! am
TO be judged, do accord To me at least the
privilege which even the prisoner has, ol
challenging those By whom he would be
tried
Islood by Mr.. Fillmore for J5ly ballots
in that consenlinn--bui this was not e.
nough. Oh no! You would have MS
vote on until November next, when your
man would have been eleciedll Bat
Tennessee voied in body (save one vote
fjr Mr.. Choai) so long as there was any
use or sense in SO voting; and know and
feel thai faithfully discharged my duty
10 her, aud 10 the gentleman she preferred
Aud why did | vote fifty times for Mr.
FilImoref Because ] believed tia, he
was sounder upon any Of The issues before
the people or the compromises nf the
constitution? No sirs, not al all but as
an aci OF justice 10 Mr.. Fillmore, because
j, was compliment which believed he
deserved, and because knew il was the
wish Of majority Of the Wings Of Fen
nessee that should do so! But, gentle
men. am free TO declare that long before
| entered the convention, and during eve.
ry stage OF lis session, il was my firm
conviction that Mr.. Fillmore never coult
be nomina,e,l-and, if nominated, nevel
could be elected. But. on The other hand
| always thought that Gen. Scott woult
be the nominee, and was and am NOR
ally sure that he riU be elected. Thi,
was my conviction. But in obedience Il
what believed 10 be The wishes Of m,
constituents, voted for Fillmore fifty
times. Now, if my Democratic friend
want any better test than this Of my sin
cerily, can only saw TO them, tha, v,
will be perfectly satisfied il they will only
vote for us once-not fifty times-bu
once. But my fellow-cilizens, This is
wonderful age in which we live. Sirang
and startling developments in the physi
! cal, social and moral world are daily oc
! eiTfing-Spirilual Knockings, and sucl
like remarkable occurrences are startling
us daily. But stranger than all thes
things is it, 10 find our Democratic friends
who fonr wears ago were SO bitter an,
vindiclive in their Remuneration of MI
Fillmore, now extolling him as The pures
! PARROT Of the land. and at the same tim
vilifying Scott whom they then praised
J We cannot account for il upon any prin
ciple of patriotism or Of common senst
When Mr.. Fillmore has been supercede
--oh. then he is great man, and Ger
/ Scott is nothing less than hydra heade
monster, 10 be feared and dreaded by a
J good men. But Fam not much surprise
| a, these fears which they entertain Of OF
, candidate. and as sure as fate, they wi
!, have better cause TO dread him .befu,
: November next. But what objection
: have you to Ger. Scott! MANY good an
: honest men say they have objections
him, and what are they
First, we are told that Gen. Scott is n
sound upon the subject Of slavery !; al
that Southern institutions would no,
!, safe in his hands But what evitlen,
: have we Of this |? None under HEAVIER
0 And Emake the proclamation that ifthe
: is man, woman or child from. the Ari
took 10 the Rio Grande, who can pr
g dnce any evidence that Gen. Scott ev
did say or write one single word again
}, the compromise, or the interest of Il
e South, 1 for one will denounce him
y Infamous, and will vote in the comi
v election for Cen piercpt Yes raDe