Southern shield., 1853-03-19
President FilImore's Southern Tour.

RreSlQent iuluOleS S0IL4eI0 1Oul,
 We are pretty well assured of the fact, that Mir. FILLMORE, on his return to his home, (Buffalo) will make tour of the Southern States. We see by the papers, that he is soon expected in Charleston, where he will be the guest of the Hon. Mir. AIKEN, member of Congress from South Carolina, and that he designs extending his journey as far South as this city. In no city in the Uuion will he be more enthusi- astically welcomed, and receive more true, genuine hospitality than in New Orleans. All classes will delight to render honor to one so worthy and meritorious. A cordial welcome WILLARD FILLMORE will receive
 from the hands of the merchants, the plan ters, from the representatives of the ship ping interests, from every branch ot com Imerce and trade, he has so zealously and judlciousIy labored 10 foster and develope, and above all, from every real, tervent low Ter in the Union of these States, which Union he stood so nobly and periodically by, when dark clouds swept bodingly ath-
 wart the political horizon; when the light Inngs of disunion South were reflected
 back by the lurid flashes of Abolilion-dis- union North, and when single false step, a little swerving from the line of duty, a lslisht deviation from the requirements of
 patriotism, the smallest tampering with
 faction on his part, would have rent this
 country asunder, and buried under the ru-
 ins of our united national existence, the Hast hope of true, rational liberty upon earth.
 Those who think the people, the intel |lgent, conservative people of this country have forgotten these things, have also
 made it convenient to forget that in every State, North and South, an immense major |ity of votes, have substantially endorsed his course, and that the national conven- tons of both parties, virtually embodied in
 their political platforms, his Compromise
 doctrlnes What noble compliments! what
 proud rewards!
 When WILLARD FILLMORE assumed the
 reins of power, the whole country present.
 led a scene of fierce sectional excitement.
 The fires of discord were blazing every
 where, and there were ifot lacking those
 who poured oil instead oi water upon the
 flames. He has retired from office, amid general peace and quiet, leaving whole country in condition of unexampled pros
 perity. He found our foreign relations some of them surrounded by difficulties and of an intricate nature. He
 leaves themi an infinitely better condition
 than he found them, and all bis successor
 will have 10 dc will be to complete negotia- lions now on foot, and reap the credit of their completion. In all things, foreign, domestic, sectional, agricultural, manufac- turing, mercantile and marine. Mr. FILL MORE leaves the country better than he found it, when he was called 10 the Chief IMagistracy. He has left 10 President PIERCE and his constitutional advisers, an linhegitance oi national prosperity and in tiuence, such as perhaps, no other incoming administration ever entered upon. Al! we lhope is, that they will enabled 10 make equally as good report at the end of four lyears.
 | For these good deeds, and many others we cannot now refer 10, Mir. FILLMORE de- Iserves the gratitude of his counlrymen, es- lpocia.ly those of the South, whose rights he stood up to, al the risk of encountering the idignation of thousands in his own sec ltion, and who, therefor, have perseculed and maligned him, as man was never per- secuted and maligned before. Having done this for the South, t would ill., l-become the lSouth 10 fail to extend him every facility land honor as he passes through the various ISouthern States, and above all things would 1t be peculiariy y ungratefuI, if not disgrace lful, for the greatest Southern c,y-the Icity that claimed to be, par excellence, the Union city of the Union-to be behind hand in rendering honor to the Unions greatest living ampion.-N. o. Bulletin ~~~~~~~~-~~~~-~~~~~
 THE HIGH WALL AND THE DEEP DIrCE. |-Another important revolution has been |commencedin the State politics of Missouri.
 Col. Benton is formally announced, by himself and his friends. as a candidate for the Senate of the United States, in place of Mir. Atchison, whose term will expire next year.
 We publish to-day the pronunciamento of the Benton wing of the party. IL breathes all the fire of former fierce fights on the political arena of this State, and shows con- clusively, we think, that now at leas. the feud in the ranks of the Democracy is i'm placable, and the breach past healing.
 We can but hope and believe that some good will come to the State from this oolit- lcal strife. It will stir much bad blood, it is true and that is 10 be regretted; but it will break the letters of party despotism hat have so long chained the State, and by snvolviug new ideas and bringing about lew party associations, push on the car of progress and reform in matters of State and rational legislation.-&. Louis NeaUs.