The American patriot. (Clinton, La.) 1854-1???, 1855-10-27

and other ports Of the United States, and I'M
der the sanction of the laws thereof, a trade
in human beings, whereby thousands of them
are annually sold and transported from said
district to distant parts of the country, in YES
sells belonging to citizens of the United States
and whereas such trade inrolres an outrageous
riozation Of human rights. is a disgrace to the
country by whose laws it is sanctioned, and
calls for the immediate interposition of legis-
lative authority for its suppression, &C., &c.
Fillmore voted for receiving and acting upon
this preamble.
February Esd, 1918, "Mr. Briggs asked
leave to submit the following resolution:
Resozrea, That the Committee on the Ju-
dietary be instructed forthwith, to report the
following bill:
"Be 1t enacted, ETC., That an act passed by
the Governor and legislative council OF the
territory of Florida, approved by the said Go
vernon on the 9Th day Of March, 1912, entitled
"an act to prevent the future migration of free
negroes or mulattos to this territory, and for
other purposes" be, and the same is hereby
disaprroved, and shall henctforth be Of no
force"
Fillmore voted to receive and act upon this
resolution.
January Dist, 1912, "Mr. Adams presented
a petition from citizens of Massachusetts,, sta
ting that by law, no foreigner of color can now
become citizen of the United States, and hold
real estate therein; and praying that the lnatu-
ralzaton laws may be so amended as to per-
nit free colored foreigners to become citizens
of the United States, and to hold real estate. "
Fillmore voted to receive and act upon this
most outrageous petition.
In truth we might continue these facts,
taken from the records of Congress, to an al
most interminable length, but we will close
them by here asserting, and challenge the
proof to the contrary, that during the time
Fillmore was a member of Congress, there was
not single abolition measure brought for
ward which he VOTED AGAINST.
Does any Southern man desire more rroo
of the true principles Of Fillmore? Are there
rreiudices so strong that they cannot yet be
convinced? Then let them read the following
letter of Fillmore himself, when he openly de
clares his whole principles and lays down hi
abolition plattorm, when candidate for Con
grcss in 1888, and which he strictly adhered t'
in giving all the before mentioned FORTY EiGH.
VOTES with Slade Gidlings { Co..
BuFrALo, August %, 1S4e.
! To the Ei;tor Of the Union:
DEAR SlR: In 1883 Mr.. Fillmore was thu
whic candidate for Congsess in this district
and, as such, was addressed by committee o
the anti-slavery soci ty of this county.
send you a copy of his letter in reply, which
was published in the Buffalo Commercial Ad
vertiscr Oct. 80, 1888. think mi Mr.. +. dis
tinctly defines his position, and he has no
changed in the least from what he then was
The publication of this letter may be useful
at any rate the country through it can becom
possessed of Mr.. F's views.
Very truly, your obedicnt servant
BurFALo, Oct. II, 1888
Sir: Your communication of the 10Th inst
as chairman of committee appointed by 71
.Anti-.Slareru .Society Of the countN ef Erie
has just come to hand. You solicit my an
swcr to the following Undergraduates
1st. Do YOU believe that petitions to Congress
on the subject of slavery and the slave-trad
ought to be received read, and especially con
silercd by the representatives of the people
ID. Are you opposed to the annexation c
Texas to this Union, under any circumstances
SO long as slaves are held therein?
Sd. Are you in favor of Congress exercisin
all the constitutional power it possesses,
abolish the internal slavc-trade between til
States?
4th. Are you in favor of immediate leyis''
ton for the abolition of slavery in the Distrit
of Columbia?
am much engaged, and have no time
enter into an argument, or 70 explain at lengt
my reason for my opinion. l shall therefor
content myself, for the present, by answerin
ALL your heterogeneous in the AFFIRM.
TIVE, and leave for some future occasion
more extended discussion on the subject.
would, however, take this occasion to ga.
that in thus frankly giving my opinion,
would not desire to have it understood in Il
nature of pledge. At the same time that
8 seek no disguise, but freely give my scntimen
, on any subject of interest to those for who
suf,raycs am a candidate, l am opposed
b.. give any pledge that shall deprive me hcrea
: er of all discretionary power. My own cha
acter must be the guaranty for the gener
J. correctness of my legislative department. {
k every important subject, am bound to deli
crate before act, and especially as lcgisl
: tor-to possess myself of all the informatio
and every argument that can be adtluced