New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-09-01
nrre. BUCHANAN AND MIR. F1G1HoRE.


NIFe. BUCHANAN AND MIR. FILLMORE.
1--WE really hope we shall offend none of the friends
Of Mr. Buchanan if bring that eminent gentleman
forward as an endorser Of Mr.. Fillmore We mean no
harm by tive protest we don't intend mischlet-and
are besides free toexpress the opinion that
we strongly deprecate the election Of MI. bachanan
we consider him good witness and his evidence en-
titled to full credit E.$s$ Vt
On the 7th OF October 1852, Mr.. Buchanan addressed
his fellowcitizens at Greensburg Pa warmly adyoca
ting the election of Gen. Pierce His political friends
claimed, at the time, that the speech was able, elo
ouent and convincing. We have no doubt it was
powerful effort for, intellectually, Mfr. Buchanan is
no ordinary man land he now enjoys, and then en-
loved the advantages Of an experience so extended
and various that he cannot and could not make set
speech devoid Of interest and ability. 5.n
Below we give some extracts from that speech
which we commend to those of his Southern support
ers who presume to question Mr.. Fillmores fidelity to
the Union his loyalty to the whole country his hon
esty as an individual or his patrotsmas statesman.
We call upon all Buchanan men to listen to the words
Of their chieftan and by listening carefully they
will be enabled to ascertain not only Mr.. BIS opinion
Of Mr. Fillmore, but his estimate Of Gov Jones, (of
Tennessee etc., who has proclaimed his intention to
vote for MIR. Buchanan, ever which the Democratic
journals have made terrible noise.
Said Mr.. Buchanan in regard to the nomination Of
Gem Scott and the consequent rejection of Mr. Fill
more by the Wing National Convention Of 1859:
ITO secure the vote Of Pennsylvania Of The main
for The nomination Of General the head Of
IN The United safes ay hand upon his helt ma
aes!qre aat 1e Steses gsRern5 S2s saGs
No. felow-ctiaens all of in opinion with Mr.
s e p Ie IL hfa fsps sr and
Ayaahty alone produced The nomnaioR e wn
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brief note to Mr.. Arohsr.' 80 =,
Gov, ys1 I Esq., q III S sosthyfn
Wits sufficient F t. dsach sns s S me ys
body Of Nortern Freoilers succeeded IN nominating Gen
Buchanan Democrats Of the South, mark the words
of Mr. Buchanan Listen to your standard bearer
Hearken to the language which fell from the lips of
your generain-chief in 1852. The words, Sc far as
they relate to Mi. Fillmore are the words of truth
and soberness and uttered after the consumma-
ton Of an event which made it improbable that the
Model President would ever appear before the
American people again as a candidate for their
suffrages.
Mr.. Buchanan is proverbially cautious man. OBJ
jectons have been made to him account of his eN
treme prudence in his own political household. He
waits thinks and deibeates before he states his prop
osition or takes unmistakable ground. In fact he is
caution personfed.
| Consequently, when such man speaks out unre-
seryedy his party at least should regard his OBJ
seryations with profound Difference. What does Mr.
Buchanan say? Why, that Mr.. Fillmore chad spoken
out like man in favor of the Compromise, and HAD
THUS DONE HIS DUTY TO HIS COUNTRY"
In this statement several important points are in
yolved, to which we propose calling the attention Of
our readers. Mr.. Buchanan says Mr.. Fillmore haG
spoken out like man in favor of the compromise
This is exalted enlogy from an exalted quarter
| The times which preceded the passage of the Com
promise Measures were perilous in the extreme. Mr.
Fillmore was in a trying position. No man but d
man of nerve, man of fimlness, a man of mind
and a man whose whole being was imbued with I'M
alleged patriotism cbuld have spoken as he spoke
And in the concluding portion of the sentence, Mr.
Buchanan remarks that Mr.. Fillmore had t|tus don
his duty to his country" Here is ample proof thai
in 1852, Mr.. Buchanan looked upon MIR. Fillmore as
of noble and patriotic impulses: that he had dis
charged "his duty to his country; in manner salts
factory to Mr.. B. and that he (Nfr b. was in avo
of the Compromise Measures.
We trust the Democratic journals will not denounc,
Mr. Buchanan for this expression Of confidence in Nj
Fillmore while the latter was President. We hav
our fears however And those fears are strengthened
because of the fact that the Louisville Courier's-th
prominent Buchanan organ in Kentucky--awful de
nunciations Of ANDREW JACKSON have passed unre
buked by any leading Democratic press, so far
| knowledge extends