Washington telegraph., 1856-10-29

do him the justice which he has done this
day by the declaration of opinion which he
has made Sir, L am perfectly satisfied.
from all L know of the President and his
Cabinet, that there is most perfect and
lmmovable determination to carry into ex-
ecution the laws OF the land, and to en-
ploy all the means in their power in order
to accomplish it."
The lamented Senator Downes, of Lou
isiana, thus spoke of Mr. Fillmore during
the same session:
81 for one am disposed to give the Pre-
sident all proper power. He has given us
no reason to doubt his sincerity and fideli-
ty in carrying out this law
Senator Dodge, of Iowa, is and was a
Democrat of the old Jackson school
Here is what he had to say about Mr.. FIJI
more:
Il take this occasion to declare that,
humble IS nay support and influence are,
and hostile though am now. aud ever ex-
pect to be, to the political principles of
which he Is the representative, he will have
In his efforts to enforce the law nv vote
and influence as long as | have a vote and
voice here, if he continues in the fearless
and patriotic course which he is pursuing
'.if at any time the present Executive
entertained the sentiments which the Sen
ator from Tennessee has ascribed TO him.
when he reached the high place of Presi-
dent of the United States, and came to act
for the whole country, he has laid aside the
prejudices and predictions of mere dis
| trIct representative, and has acted for the
whole nation, and l respect him for hav-
ing done So
In 1851 Senator Clemens, of Alabama.
was in full communion with the Democra-
tic party On the 2lst of February of that
year, he thus spoke of Mr.. Fillmore.
Il honor him for lis course. and if the
appreciation of political opponent, who
has in times past done him some wrong. be
at all greatfrl to him, let him be assured
that not only but thousands of others of
my political friends heartily thank God that
we have in the crisis patriot and states
man at the head of affairs who knows his
duty and dars to perform it,
Col John W Stevens, of Kentucky.
who was selected to take Mr.. Breckin-
ridges place as Democratic elector for the
State at large, thus alluded to Mr.. Fill
more in speech made at Lexington some
two months ago:
ale said it was no part of his mission to
abuse or denounce Mr- Fillmore that he
did not intend to initiate the example of
some of the Juvenile. bear,lless speakers,
who were roaming over the country; he
frankly admitted that Mr. Fillmore was
pure patriot-that he met the crisis through
which the country passed during his ad-
mInistratlon like Il man and a lover of his
country-and that he was willing to 60
further and say that, in his opinion, he
would do it again should he be elected -
That although Mr. Fillmore, raised at the
North, and breathing an atmosphere not
congenial to Southern rights, had, in his
earlier years, expressed opinions inimical
to slavery, yet his administration showed
that, when called to the Executive chair
of the nation, he threw off all partisan feel
ingS. discarded all sectional views, and
showed himself the friend of his whole
country, the Union, and the Constitution
In subsequent speech at Lebanon ..he
declared that, if it could be proved that
Mr. Fillmore had any chance of election,
he would vote for him, believing him to be
an honest man.
The Hon. John E. Ward, of Savannah,
Georgia, was President of the Cincinnati
Democratic National Convention which
nominated Mr.. Buchanan. On Mr. Fill
more's arrival in Savannah, in 1858, Mr.
Ward, who had been deputed to receive
him, addressed him in the following words:
.'Mr Fillmore-With unfeisned pleas
ure | perform the duty assigned me OF wei
coming you to the city of Savannah
Whilst the events which mark your admin
istration of the Government are of too re-
cent date to be discussed without arousing
passions, which on this occasion should be
hushed to rest, we must all remember that
those high and solemn trusts were not as
sumed by you in the sunshine of our pros
perity. 1t was at dark and eventful pc
riod in the history of our government
''when the brave began to fear the power
of man, and the pious to doubt the favor
of God Dark and fearful were the clouds
that hung on our horizon, violent the fac
tlOns that agltated our land, and men seem
ed to reck not how widely ragged the storm,
so that In its fury it upturned the institu-
tions of the South
'1t was your lot to breast the storm, and
bid its mutterings cease, and to do that
you must turn away from the crowd of fiat
terers to tread the lonely path of duty.
With your robes of office, as with pano-
py of ice, you wrapped yourself from all
the prejudiees of earlier years, and from all
the temptations which then surrounded
you: "unterriGed by threats, unawed by
clamors, You held on your steady course" !"
preserved the constitution ofyour country,
gave peace to the land We love, and repose
to the institutions which we cherish, illus
trating to the world that ''peace has its
victories no less renowned than war" 1t
is fit and proper now, when you have laid
aside place and power and patronage that
the affections of grateful people should
follow you to your home, and linger around
you in your retirement. As the constitu-
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