The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1856-03-29
TIILMoRE MEETING OF THURSDAY NIGHT
THE PEOPLE IN COUNCIL.
Col. John w. CrOckett's speechI

Fillmore met at Apollo Hall last Thursday
evening The human tide flowed in till the
Hall was crowded from stage to gallery. Near
1y all present were friends of Fillmore, yet
there were Old Line Democrats and Old Line
Wings and National Americans, and foreign
born who are atthis- time are affiliating with
no party. more misunderstanding in point
of men aad purpose, was never held in Evans
VILE
The meeting was called to order by the cleo
ton Of Mr.. PHILIP HoRNBRooK Chairman and
MAYOR HOPKINS Vice President A. II. SAN
DERs and WIN. H. CHANDLER were elected Sec
retaries. -... ......-
The Chairman briefly stated the object of
the meeting to be the ratification of the nomi-
nation of Fillmore AMI Donelson, and the or
ganization of Fillmore Club.
On motion of Mr.. JAS. Harlan it was resolv-
ed that committee of three be appointed by
the Chairman to draft Constitution and By
Laws for Fillmore Club. Messrs. ohm J.
Chandler, Geo. Wolflin and JAS Harlan, Jr.
were appointed said committee
On motion of Mr.. Fielding Johnson, it was
resolved that committee Of three be appointed
by the Chairman to select permanent officers
for the Club The following persons were ap-
pointed said committee-Messrs. Rob'tS. How
ard, DR.. Casselberry and John Shankln.
On the suggestion of A. II. Sanders, those
committees were instructed to report at an adj
journed meeting to be held at Apollo Hall On
Tuesday evening" April 1st.
Col John W. Crockett, of Henderson, Ky.
was introduced to the meeting by the Chair
man, and received with a hearty welcome
He spoke for an hour aud half, and was fire.
quently interrupted by bursts of applause
We regret not being able to give a. full abstract
ofhis speech. In fact we were so much in
terested in it, that in attempting to make ar
abstract at the time Of delivery, our ears were
so much delighted that our fingers forgot then
duty! But it was a capital speech in every
particular, and throughout was listened to with
the greatest attention by the large assembly
He fully discussed the Kansas Nebraska Bill
the American Platform and Fillmore and Pierce
Administrations. He took strong position
against the Nebraska Bill, and gave aportion o
its secret history. had been charged that thC
South sprung this measure upon the people
that she supported it, and that she had dc
manded the repeal of the Missouri Compromise
This was not so. Senator Douglas, with hi
eye to the Presidency in 1856, had started th,
ball for electionee- ing purposes. Dixon Offered
his famous amendment, which practically an
nulled the Missouri Compromise He had at
tempted to make capital of Douglas capital
For this amendment he was denounced Nortl
and South and by Democrats as well as Wings
The Washington Union, the leading Demo
cratic organ of the country, and Presiden
Pierce's especial organ, denounced in bite
terms the amendment which asked for re
peal of the Missouri Compromise. and Dixol
for offering it. The very next day, after twen
ty-four hours consideration and private advisa
the Union eulogized Dixon and his amendmer
and thus planted the Administration in fave
of the destruction of the Missouri Compromis
The South did not desire this. Size had notl
ing to gain by it, nor had she gained anythin,
A bitter sectional agitation had been created
which threatened the destruction of the Unol
and which unless stopped must result in dissolt
ton. The Pierce Administration was respons
BILE for this agitation. All before was peace. II
compromise measure of 1850, supported
the wisest statesmen in the country, an
quietly acquiesced in by the whole Union ha
been regarded as final adjustment Of the 81
very question. People were forgetting or tr,
ing to forget question so fraught with dangC
and threatening civil war, had ever disturbt
the country. A general peace prevailed, whe
the Democratic party and the AdministratiC
threw in our midst this fire brand. And VIII
had this same party pledged themselves
when Pierce was nominated? Look at the
National platform of 1852. They there pledgt
themselves that tthe Democratic party will r
sist all attempts at renewing in Congress
out of it, the agitation of the slavery ouestit
under whatever shape or color the attem
may be made" They pledged themselves
the compromise Of 1850 With these pledg
they went into power yet scarcely had Pier
got seated at the head of the government. VIII
he commenced counting up sections-fr
bidding for the Free-Soilers in New Yor
then for the uitraists in the South, and fnal
threw the country into dangerous agitati
on the very question which his party
pledged itself to resist the agitation of in
ont Of Congress Because of this useless a
unwlse agitation the Americans Of KcntucI