The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-04-04
FILLMORE AND PIERCE.

The Mobile Advertiser replies to a CON-
parison instituted by the Register Of the
same city between the administrations OF
Willard Fillmore and franklin Pierce, by
saying: We think our eoafrsrs unwise to
provoke comparison between the two' Tor
even Southern Demoerais-not Partisans-
themselves being judges, the result can hard
ly prove advantageous To his candidite.-
We care not how far back the comparison
be instituted-let il be made 10 cover the
political life of beth gentlemen. and we are
content to leave the verdict to the calm judy
ment of the masses-the honest men of both
parties. But contrast between the last and
the present administrations would be particu.
larry unfortunate for Mr.. Pierce. He has
talked much and well, but acted III; his pre-
decessor tniked little, but did much, very
much'for the South and for the country
Dir. Fillmore ground the viper Of Abolition
fanaticism beneath his iron heels-hir Pierce
liftedii from the dust, nourished il with off
cial patronage and made it more formidable
and viruent than before. We are willing
to admit here that the motives Of the latter
were good enough, that he thought ii was
wise policy to stop the mouth of fanatcism
by stuffing it with federal pap---that ii was
cheaperto feed than to fight such enemies
but nevertheless It was fatal mistake, and
the country is'now reaping its bitter fruits
That this is truth, intelligent men conversant
with the history Of the times will not deny
Even influential Journals Of his own party,
edited by men who worked diligently to
elect Mr.. Pierce openly avow and declare it,
We have before US a leading article from n
late number of the Washington Sentinel, nm
able State Rights Democratic paper edited
by famed son Of the Old Dominion, discus
sing the propriety of Mr. Pierce's renomna-
ton, from which we make the following ex.
tracts, and invite to them the readers uttcn
tion:
Candor, however, compeIs us to
say, that the vain and absurd pretentons set
up nv franklin Pierce will meet no favor
from us. Ills selection before was one of
those accidents, against which not even the
humblest of us all are securely protected, ahd
we think he should feel quite content with
the experiment we have made with him, since
the mischief and decentralization with which
Ivy has afflicted our party withal, has well.
nigh stripped it Of its moral prestige and
political power. He has driven from our
ranks not only thousands and tens of thous.
ands Of the best Democrats in the land, into
the lines Of our enemies; but the course he
has pursued toward the sound National De.
inocrats in New York, has contributed more
than any other cause to the merging Of our
old national enemy into that new and dan
gcrous organization, which we have had so
much occasion to deplore and condemn.
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The eighth and ninth resolutions Gof the
late Virginia Democratic Conventional relate
to the Kansas and Nebraska net, and with
every word OF which we give our cordial nc
cord But how has the present Administer
tim not only weakened and immasculat,d
this act, but surrendered the only advantage
II conferred upon the Southern States of
ths confederacy!
First. II WINS commended to Northern
Senators and members because it was "biH
for freedom, ond SLAVERY could nerer go 10
Ksasos"
S" Second, and consistently in accordance
with This view, it was organized so as cfitc-
tunllt to deter southern emigration to the
Southern Tertiary by the appointment of
governor from free State, who since has |
proved himself recreantt to every constitutional
principle contained in the bill itself.
Third. That even the removal ofthis Off |
ciul was not based upon any disappropal Of
his a6iliati0n Nth The FreeSoil party, The con.
sequence Of which we wait with many and |
anxious fears; but upon II ground entirely for
eign 10 II, and however wrong, involving no
such disaster to the Territory or the country |
rs that which now threatens both.
The tenth resolution is one Of those COM
pliments which, all who read il, will under
stand II 10 he, and what so clearly IL indica-
ted upon its face, rs an empty compliment 10
the sentimental message of the President,
without the least reference TO the acts Of his
Administration ercept pkere the Fundamental
principles Of the Democratic faith hare been
Indeed, his strength in Virginia may be
fairly estimated by the fiat reception of the
mention Of his name for the succession, by
that popular veteran of Democracy, VIM. +.
Gordon, Of A;be,narle. Our space will not
allow us further comment on the subject,
though we have much more to say hereafter.
Remember, reader, the above (ihe italics
are the Sentinel's) Is not the language Of
Wings or Americans; it is the earnest and
frank nvownl Of Southern Democratic journal
published at the National Capital, having had
ample opportunity TO know whereofit speaks!
We leave II with our readers, with the sim
gle remark that no such charges lie at the
doer Of the Fillmore Administration, his en-.
emies themselves being judges.
tbs AMERICAN Ticket IN OHro.--What
stronger proof is wanted (says the Petersburg
Of the sterling soundness of
Of the American Presidential ticket than the
notion of the Know Nothing Council at the
capital of that Abolition State, Ohio. The
man who signed the Compromise Bill, the
Fugitive Slave Law, and all, is not the m.,n |
Tor the kidnoppers Of the property of Virgin.
a and Kentucky; and yet we iind Southern
Editors asserting n want Of confidence in Mr.
Fillmore and attempting The odd game of
running him down in the South rs an anti.
slavery Unn. while thav lno,., r,,lI uaII that