Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1856-03-18

tnion loving portion Ut our people held "a plac"
second only To their bibles and their prayer books
the National Inteligcneer.-- and that from
interview | had with one Of the Editors Of that
journal I had reason 10 believe that it would
give TO Mr.. Fillmore cordial support. With
aids like these and regarding it as alike natu-
raj and proper that the old line Wings should
unite 10 break down the Democratic party
whose tyranny and misrule and corruption had
been the theme Of their eloquent denunciatons
for more than twenty years. could not doubt
that there would be cordial and frnternal union
Of the Wings aud Americans, and that Virginia
would be redeemed.
This Is the substance Of my remarks in the
Convention as far IA ] recall them. | spoke
unexpectedly and without a moment to collect
my thoughts, much less 10 weigh my language.
| cannot therefore pretend to verbal accuracy of
my report but am sure that it is substantially
correct.
Now, if | have fallen into any error in regard
10 the remarks attributed TO Mr.. Wise. ! regret
tt certainly had no purpose to do him injus
tice. did not profess to have any personal
knowledge on the subject. spoke Of his docla-
ration that Mr.. Fillmore's administration was
"Washngton-like" from the common report Of
the country. which did not for a moment doub.
to be true. Nor did mention il in any taunting
sprit-on the contrary referred to it as gen
erous tribute from political opponentiwhic re.
garded rs a like honorable to him who bestowed
and To him who received il. had heard il fire.
quently spoken of in conversation, and f | mis-
take not had seen it reported in the public prints.
The remark WAS said 10 have been made by Mr..
Wise in 1852, in Winchester, and probably in
other counties in the lower end of the Valley.
With regard to the other remark attributed to
me. viz: TINT Mr. Wise said that he had received
1000 whig votes, it will be from the sy-
nopss of my speech, that did not make it, and
therefore need say nothing more on the sub
ject.
To show how natural 1t was for mo to give cred
it to the report that Mr.. Wise had commended
Mr.. Fillmore's administration ms .Washington.
like" will insert few extracts from an edito-
rial notice by the Stanton Spectator of 22nd
Sept, 1852 of speech made by Mr.. Wise in
that place few DAYS before. | read that notice
shortly after il appeared, and recolleoting the
impression II made upon me at the time, have ia
ken the pains to refer to it,
"rhe reason why the Wings were absolved
from their allegiance according to Mr. Wise, if
we correctly understand him, was that the Ma
| iional Wing Convention had failed to nominate
| Mr. Fillmore. Here he launched forth on AN Gu =
logy Of that distinguished individual, every word
of which was heartily responded to by the wings
! present
ale read eopous extracts from Mr.. Fillmore
| letter to Babeock, and Ibored for about an
! hour to show how badly Mr.. Fillmore had been
treated by tho national convention, and conse
quenly the Wings should not support Gen.
! Scott. This part Of his speech interlnrded
with further laudations of MIR. Fillmore and al
no of Mr.. Clay, the latter Of whom he spoke of as
having been "hounded down by his own party"
"lle regarded Mr.. Fillmore II true patriot
| because he faithfully executed the laws.
MIR Wise said no had been most agreeably
| disappointed in the man"
Mr.. Wise is correct in supposing that ] did
not henr him on the stump in 1852 for ut
that time engaged in the performance of my Of
fetal duties at Washington city. But if the
notice his speech in Siaunton by tho Specta-
tor in the extracts above noted. be correct, his
eulogy on Mr. Fillmore aud his administration
falls but little short of that attributed to him by
the common report of the country.
In conclusion, have to remark that if have
| been "immodest" in referring 10 the supposed
compliment to Mr.. Fillmore's administration, my
only apology is that was unconscious of my
offence. 1t seems to me that would have been
more obnoxious To the charge if had manifested
any squeamshnoss on the subject, because the
natural Implication might have been that | APP
propriated part of the praise TO myself. This
could not do without an utter disregard of
truth aud Justice. The credit of Mr.. Fillmore
administration is due TO himself. He was the
guiding spirit, and confidently appeal to all the
surviving members of his cabinet to bear witness
to the fact that he was emphatically the Presi-
de"t, "no oionSht to the coulioi taoie on hii oc-
| oasions, AN amount of information every ques-
ton and n elearness of perception, and accura-
cy ot judgement, and II practical segacty, which
commanded the respect and admiration of all his
associates. AT future day may ask the favor
of you to allow mo space to offer some reason
for dissenting from tho opinion expressed by
Mr. Wise in regard to the present positions of
parties and the ends which they destined
respectively 10 accomplish.
cry kespeCttu|y, oh't servant.
ALIEN. H. H. STUART.