The Cecil Whig., 1856-04-12
Political.
Letter from Mr.. Fillmore,

We mentioned last week the existance of a
letter from Mr.. Fillmore written more than
a year ago to Isaac Newton of Philadelphia.
in which he referred to the principles of
American and gave his own views in regard
thereto. Below we give the letter in full and
ask the attention of the reader to its con-
| tents:-
BuFFALo. N. Y. Jan. 3, 1855.
Respected Friend-Isaac Newton: 1t would
give me great pleasure to accept your kind
invitation to visit Philadelphia, if it were
| possible to make my visit private. and limit
it to few personal friends whom should be
most happy to scc but / know that this
would be out of my power. and I am there
fore reluctantly compelled to decline your
invitation, as have done others to New York
and Boston, for the same reason.
return you many thanks for your infor-
nation on the subject of politics. I am al
ways happy to hear what is going forward:
| but independent of the fact that feel myself
Withdrawn from the political arena, | have
been too much depressed in spirit to take an
active part in the late elections. ! contcntcd
myself with giving silent vote for Mr.. I'LL
man for Governor
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b,inp bandod toyothnr ,rd snl,;.ot ,n ,i,a
control Of a f.,v int,r.stoj / and s,j,; IL 1oa1rn
Hence il h,s h.en suh:a,t nf l,a.,.;,. a',I
sale. and each of the yrSot nol;,;col r,rt;or of
the country have been biddi,r to ohta;n if
and AS usnol in all smell, cnntcs,s tho r,r,,
which &c no,t cnrr,,nt i. ,,,n<t s,,,,at'c.'i tc
The consequence i that II is f., dn,nor.,;,
ING the whnln country. corrn,,,;,r ,,,, 'a.,. "n"
f,nn,,in. of nol;,;c,l no,rar ,I Io ,.,;.
the ballot hox.-th,t or,"t n,iIaInn, 81 ''o n;'
lbertv-;rto q, n,,,, r,,, ,,"alan,. WI
the riyhts of not;ro hnr,, t;,;no,,, ~, mnt t'1
away bv those who Ll;nl,,, f,lla,, tI,;, ,,,.
cenarv and scltish l.,dnrS ria o,;La ;,Ia, ,,' :,
this is found not merely in tho sh,,u,l.ss
chai,crin,, for the fnrcion v,to ai o,,n'. ,i,o
lion lmt in thc l,,rc ,.,ronor,;o, ar i..
which ,rc now hrl,Ihv f,rr;r,ar., ". ho,,,.
and abroad as comnar,,d VIII o,r ,n,;,., mI;'o
citizens. Where is thn t,uo hn,rt,I ,mnr;l
can whose cheek dncs nor ,;,no u.;,h s;,o,,,o
and mortifc,tion to SEQ o,r l,rbo,t .,d ,nnst
coveted fcrrirp missions GIInI h,. ,,,nr nf
foreign birth TO thn cxc,ns;on NJ r,I;r,, hnrn3
Such apuointncnts are , hnn;I;,t;nn oonf,s.
sion to the crowned heads nf E,ronn ,h.t
Republican soil does not nrodurc s,ftic;on,
talent to represent a Rcnu,l;c,n n.,;o, .t =
monarchial Court, I confess lh,t if Sco,ns .o
me-wi,h all duc rcsn,ct 70 o,hnrs H. W.
a general rule. our counlrv slonlJ bo anvorn'
ed bv American horn c;,iyons I.t o, o;,.o
to the opprcsscd Of cvcrv conntr,. ~,
and home in our bannv land 1;yo T., ii, thn
| benefits of cou,l l,w. nrl col ,,a,.'a,;s.,.
bu, let MS at the Same t;,nn chor;,h as ,ta
apple of our eve the great princirlcs IF con.
,tittutioual liberty which few Who baro unt
had the good fortune TO no re,r.J in rroo
country. know how TO onnrnr;oto "a and ,t;l
less how to preserve
WASHINGTON in that ;,.s4;,,olJo ,onoo,,
which he Eft to the coun,rvn1h;s f,rswci,
addrcss-has wisely warned ns tn beworc or
foreign Influence .s tn. most h,rnru, f,o of :,
republican government IIn saw ;t,o ho s,,ra m :"
in different l;cht from, that in uh ;cl, = no,,.
presents itsr,f. Inf ha tnnw tho, !, vr,mId "nH
annroarh ne in Nil c,rms and honco WV "o"'u oo',
TONED ms ,oa;nst ,hn ;ns'J;o,y ,r;I.s oc ;,s ;I
fueuec.-Thnrcforo no wcll cnr o,,r on.,,
sakcs to whom III, ;nv,,,ohln ;rho,;,oo IS
self government hos hc,n lcft hv n,r fnrcc.
theirs as for thc soLe or tho nmbo,n ,,ill;on.
who are to inherit this land-cnrc;gn and mo-.
,;v, l,, ne toI,, ~, CIV. IL:
Country. and din wh,t We oa,, ;ur,I,,. - na m''
serve our ;nstitpt;ons fron, co,,,,,,,;,, anl