The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1854-11-29
Mr. FrLLAoRE.-The Boston Post and a few

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to misrepresent the opinions of ex-president
/ Fillmore, on some points in times past. They
have reproduced, what they call, his letter Of
1888, in which are expressed what they style
bis anti slavery sentiments, and reprint bis let
ter Of June, 1913, after his nomination for the
vice presidency. In regard to the letter of
1 1888, ascribed to Mr.. Fillmore, and reported
! to have been written to VIM. Jay and Gerritt
Smith, the editor Of the Buffalo Advertiser
/ published in the city Of Mr.. F.'s residence,
states that Mr. I. made no such reply as is des-
cribed, either in language or in substance
The letter to which be replied was totally diff
ferent and was from VIM. Mills, chairman of
an anti-slaYery society Of Erie county. In that
letter, whilst Mr.. F. approved of the PROPOSE
tons stated, he distinctly declined to pledge
himself in advance to any course as a member
OF congress which would deprive him Of call
discretionary power" He would not become
their tool or machine. He was elected, and his
course was approved by the people of the en-
tire Union. The letter of June, l843, was writ
ten after his nomination to the vice presidency.
In reply to Mr. Gowan, the interrogation, Mr..
Fillmore said, among other things, that, "while
I never have, and trust [ never shall, shrink
from any official responsibility thatmay be cast
upon me- am admonshed by the experience
Of others that, as the candidate of the party
that has put me in nomination, I am not at lib
erty now to make up and publish my political
faith. A wing convention, without solicitation
on my part, has generously taken me upon
trust, and if there be any other sect or party
that have sufficient confidence in my patriotism
and integrity to give me their support on the
same conditions, shall be grateful for the ia
vor; but must say to all that my past conduct
is the only pledge that can give for my future
course. must be at liberty when. called up
on to act, to do what think is right
And he did, whilst president, what the body
of the calm thinking people of the Union
thought right He was fairly tried in times of
peril to the Union, and proved hmselfto be an
American statesman. This is title of which
any man may be proud The history of our
country cannot present a more striking contrast
than the administrations of Willard Fillmore
and Franklin Pierce. During the former we
had none of the demagoguism, none Of the exc
cutive interference in local elections, none of the
turning men out of Office because they refused
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litionists, as has been such prominent features
and the GRAND measures of the Pierce ad-
minlstration. ... ..~....
Other democratic journals begin to join the
Delta in its verdict thatthe administration par
ty is ''dead.'' The Democratic Review-the
great organ of mocracy-mournfully states
that, "this is assured and selfevident to us:
that the names Of ewing" and "democrat'' no
longer represent the two political parties into
which the American people are divided; and
that, sooner or later, by preconcerted signal Or
| the compulsion of circumstances, the christian
conservative and intellectual elements of whig-
gerry and democracy, must combine against the
atheistic Jacobsen which levies war against that
constitution which, mutually, though with diff
ferent ceremonials, we venerate and have pro-
tected.' 1t has come to it at last. After hav-
ing for twenty years villifed and misrepresen-
ted the wings, the great mouthpiece of demo-
cracy and official expounder of the principles of
the party, candidly acknowledges that the dem
ocrats must combine with the wings to preserve
the constitution, and save the ship of state from
destruction; to the very verge of which it has
been brought by the acknowledgment Of the de-
mocratic party and the Pierce administration.
Butwe are glad that the Review has found out
that it is '*never too late to repent and we are,
therefore, disposed to pity the sorrows of the
poor old man.
Public attention throughout the country is be-
coming awakened to the laws delay and legal
uncertainties. 1t is no exaggerated estimate,
asserts the Cincinnati Commercial, to say that
during one half the year our courts are engaged
in remodelng or overturning the work of the
for few suitprs are fortunate enough to get
out ofthe 'knotty entrails' of the law, with mae-
ly some experience gifts delay, or even with a
second or third assurance of its whmsicalitv.
A verdict OF Judgment in your favor is moth
ing. It is only.a lucky hitfor the day; a 'stol-
en- accident, distressing to your adversary for
the moment, but not at all subversive of his
hope. Next motion day his lawyer comes into
court, induces the judge to believe that at the
foaner hearing the case was more entangled
by the pleading, gets new trial and at the next
tenn that $4,000 damages, which you had cred
tied, perhaps, as an offset for contingencies, is
swept clean out of your clutches by ssverdict
for the defendant A case was decided by
| Judge Thurman, last week, says the CONNER
cial, which has been passed upon by five 9th
er Judges within the last five years Is the end
thereof come yet? Well, we can say, the law
is somewhat better managed in Louisiana