Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1856-04-23
Assaults on Nlr. Fillmore.

With the opening OF spring and the coming OF
the street musicians our ears are saluted with
the lively notes of the ''Arkansas Traveller" or
the no less, familiar but more piaintiye numbers
of venes We '.Old Dog Tray" With the open
i. ing - Presidential canvass, we as naturally
expect from the Democratic organ-grinders,
disgusting rehearsal Of that same old tune,
whose first note and last note chorus and all, is
"Abolitionismn The leaders Of the orchestra,
at Richmond change the keys of their instrn-
ment as soon rs an opposition candidate Ism the
field and commence grinding out the delectable
melody with forty horse power; all the little
powder-keg organs of the interior chime III with
wonderful accord and all the little monkey pol
iticans in the State begin to cut fantastic caperS
dance about like shot ON q hot shovel, and keep
time to the music of the "fugleman." Signor
Punchenello from Italy, treats us to "Villikins
and his Dinah' without solicitation, and COM
placently asks us to drop dime into his female
companions tambourine. Democratic perform
ers turn patiently the cranks Of their machines,
rolling out inc essantly their sorry song, with the
hope of inducing the people to drop Democratic
tickets into the balotbox on the day Of election.
This eternal. immutable, and universally popular
Democratic chant of ''Abolitionism," resembles
in more respects than one the well known and
favorite song called TON Brown" The first
verse runs thus:
"IIod ON to Your hold, Tom Brown,
Hold on TO your hold, Tom Brown,
Hold on to your hold, hold ON TO Your hold.
Hold ON to your hold, Tom Brown"
The second verse is so remarkable for its wit
and humor, its sound sense and excellent advice
=. that we cannot withhold it from the public
Here it is:
"Hold on 10 vour hold Tom Brown,
Hold on to your hold Tom Brown,
Hold on to your hold, hold ON to your hold,
Hold on to your hold Tom Brown.
Verify, the Democracy do 'hold on TO their
holdr of their Abolition hobby with a tenacity
that renders such advice as that rendered to
'sTom Brown" entirely unnecessary.
Willard Fillmore unsound' -''Millard Fill
more an Abolitionist n Such is the ignoble
warfare waged by the leaders Of the opposition
by Southern men-against that true patriot
who, in the time that tried mems souls,
"Braved the fury of the Northern hurricane"
and unawed by its terrors, not only did justice
to the South but his duty to the whole country
against the man whose Administration extortec
praise even from the lips OF those who now de-
fame him; who, according to Mr.. Wise, de-
served the plaudit, ''we done most tttityttI ser
want" and whose administration was, whether
Mr.. Wise said 50 or not, Ike that of Washing
=. Al, ;tob
grateful return, bestowed upon the man whose
sign manual made the Fugitive Slave Bill the
Law of the land, Surely it is unnecessary tt
retute the absurd charge of abolitionism against
Mr.. Fillmore, with which the Democratic pa
pers are already teening Surely the rotter
shaft has not sufficient strength to reach the dis
tant and elevated though shining mark a
which it is aimed.
A few days ago, some of the most prominent
men of the Democratic party assembled, Will
Others, in the slashes of old Hanover, to conf
memorate the birthday of Henry Clay. While
living, that great statesman and true patriot was
maligned and traduced by the same men who
are now denouncing with scarcely less virulence
him who was the friend and the political diSci-
pie of the sage of Ashland How spakc the dis
tingushed Democrats that were present on that
occasion of Henry Clay2 All was eulogy. The
dead patriot received what was denied to the
living patriot--justiee. He is in the grave-in
nobodys way-in no party's way. Never while
living was eulogy pronounced on Henry Clay by
Locofoco lips.
Four years ago Willard Fillmore was supposed
<. to be politically dead. lie got partial justice
then from the Democratic party, and his admin
istration was commended even by the bravest,
warnest champions of Southern rights and
Southern interests. Unexpectedly he has come
to life, and again makes his appearance upon the
political stage. lie is in the way OF the Democ-
racy, he must be put out of the way, and hence
he is an A5olitioniSti He is thus denounced
now. Let those who are engaged in the work
bear it in mind, and when Willard Fillmore is
beneath the sod, let them, for decency's sake, at
least, refrain from shedding tears upon his tomb
stone. X Let those and those alone who acknowl-
edge his virtues and patriotism now, drain COB
lets to his memory when he is numbered with
the dead.
The AbOlitiOnists.
The ultra Abolitionists are not content to stop
at the halfway house of Black Republicanism,
and accordingly have issued call for Conver-
ton to meet at Syracuse, New York, on the
2sth of May, to nominate candidates for Presi-
don't on1 Vice President of the limited States -