The Feliciana Democrat. (Clinton, La.) 1855-186?, 1856-09-20
Fillmore's Abolitionism.

The Louisville Courier publishes the following ex-
tract from speech by Mr., Fillmore. delivered in
Louisville, in 1854:
politician, he could say that the only slccplcss
night he had ever passed, on account Of polit-
ical anxiety, was that on which Gen. Taylor
died. His slcepessncss arose from his deep
feeling of the weight of the duties uneXpect-
eddy devolved upon. lie reviewed during the
hours Of that night, his own opinions and
life
lie acas sensible Mat he had drank in muh his
mothcr's milk, and had cherished fran his youth
up, feeling, crcn prejudice, against aarery."
| These declarations were made since Mr.. Fillmore
was in the Presidency, and the feelings and weudces
here declare against slavery still live and burn with
in him. They were imbibed with his mothers milk,
and have been cherished from his youth mp. Now is he
not nice individual to be supported by southcrncrs?
and most especially by natire southerncrs How can
any true southern man, born and reared in the south
and who has cherished the institution of slavery from
his Mouth mp, vote for who has cherished from his
youth u feelings and prejufces so Numerically OPP
posed to his own? How can two such opposite clc-
mcnts minglc and harmonisc? Depend upon it, peo-
and at heart is IN Aboiiionia. 1t cannot be dis.
guised. and you who vote for him blindrolded and
with your eyes closed to this fact vote against yor
own native SOUTH your dearest rights and interests
Then pause before you commit an act that will con-
sign you to the ranks, and class you with the enemies
Of Me souM.
Fillmore Boldiy Declares far ".Sguaiter .Sor.
erignly.-"IIis rule was that the people of
the several States should regulate their own
domestic concerns in their own way, but they
had no right to interfere with the affairs of
each other, or of the territories. THE yeople
of Tie Iiyritorics should be protected in regula-
Ting their Own concerns, independent Of foreign
Influence from any qunrlcr. These are my
views, and ! have never hesitatcd to express
them whenever they have been desired "-FiH.
morc's Lochpon Speech.
| This Is the boldcst and ccarcst declaration in ia,
vor of "Squattcr Sovereignty" we have seen any
where. lie places the people of the territories be-
You'd the reach of the Constitution in their Lcgisa.
tive capacity, and indeed 'INDEPENDENT OF ANY FOR
EIGN INFLUENCE" This is Squa1er Sovregntyi in its
most odous and anti-southern shape and this Mil
lard Fillmore's own declaration Va dare its denial
The FUGIvIvE SLAVE LAw.--"Thc Fugitive
Slave Law had some provisions in it, to which
had some OBJECTIONS. regretted the
necessity of its being passed at all When
} the bill came to me from the two Houses
examined it in the midst of hurry, confusion
and difficulties, and doubt came up in my
mind whether it was not unconstitutional, as
denying the right Of habeas corpus 10 The fugi-
tine slaUc, which doubt submitted to the At
torney General and on being assured bv hiw
that the law was not q violation of the Con.
stitution, therefore gave my sanction to the
bill ."--E1more's Speech, as reported in The Lou-
isvlM Journal, 1854.
He signed this bill against his own convictions
Would he not, therefore, sanction its repcag BE.
WARE or HIN.
gsS- Blackwood, for September, and the Lady't