The weekly American banner. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1855-18??, 1856-06-06
The Democratic Party and the
Slavery QucstiOM.-.POiitiCal Fro


In our previous articles under this head, We
have exposed the prohigacy of President Pierce's
official organ the Washington linton in aow
charging "Abolitionism' on Mr.. Fillmore, ON no
better ground than the old Erie letter of 1888,
notwithstanding his efficient and a-important
instrumentality in the passage of the Compromise
Measures, while mere acquiescence in sthose
measures, was oil that was required Of Gen. /
Pierce, when candidate for the Presidency, not
withstanding the obnoxious sentiments and views
entertained and declared by him on the subject of
savs ry, at inuch later period Than 1888, name
ly, in i845 and l95l-on which latter occasion,
to Vuote his own words, Gen. Pierce took the
ground of the non-extention of slavery-that sla-
very should not become stronger" and in the
same cOnnexion declared that, one of the most
prominent Aboitionsts in New Hampshire
naming him-Could not feel more deeply than he
did on the subject of the eUIS Of Slavery!
In further illustration of the hypocrisy, base
ness, and prohgacy of this charge Of abolitionism
against MIR. Fillmore, we to-day invite the atten-
tion of honest men OF all parties to the subjoined
extract of speech made by A. .. r. Nicholson,
Esq, at Galllatin, in this State, on the 28th of
July, 1852, as reported in the NASHVILLE UNION
Of August 2, 1852.
A. o. P. Nicholson on Millard Fillmore in 1852.
"He next enquired into the influences which led
to Gen. SCOTS nomination, and showed them to
be free-soil and anti-compromise in their charac-
ter. He showed that Fillmore and Webster were
| sacrificed for their compromise sentiments, and
that Gen. Scott was nominated because his doubt
ful position made him more acceptable to the ene-
mics of the compromise He commented at length
upon Gen. SCOTS letter of acceptance, showing
that it contained no express endorsement of the
compromise, but on the contrary palpable bid
10 To fhot, Of fba laf-
ter in which Gen, Scott stated that he will not.
in the appointment of officers require, as q test,
exact conformity to bis own opinions. Mr.. n.
regarded this as palpable bid held out to the en-
emes of the fugitive slave law in the whig ranks
- the men whom Fillmore had prescribed and
turned out of Office because their opinions were
not in conformity with his own upon that law.
lie thought this was plainly saying to the enemies
of the compromise that they would not be pro-
scribed aud turned out Of Office because of their
opinions. 1t was this prescription that had ruin
cd Fillmore at the North!"
Mr.. Nicholson, at the time he made the speech
from which the foregoing extract is taken, was
| one of the Democratic candidates for EectOr for
the State at large, and he made the same speech
in substance oil over the State. Yes he travers-
ed the State, id 1852; everywhere alleging that
Mr.: Fillmore was Sssacf.fced'' at the Baltimore
Convention on account Of his compromise sen
timents" Mr.. Fillmore had "proscribed and
turned out of office" at the North the "enemies
of the fugitive slave law"-and that ''it was this
prescription which had ruined MIR. Fillmore at
| the North:''
Having deliberately made these declarations on
every stump in the State, in 1852, as . Pierce
candidate for ElectOr, this same A. D. Z. Nichol.
son. as the editor of the Official Organ Of Presi.
dent, has the baseneSs to say in 1856:
"Mr. Fillmore's abolitionsm will suit the
North"
Why, sir; you told the people of Tennessee, in
1852, that Mr.. Fillmore's' compromise sediments, >
and his turning out of Office certain men because
they were "the enemies of the fugitive slave law,
had ruined him in the North! Now, you say
"Mr. Flmore's abolitionism will suit the North!'
We ask again, can political proaigacy 60 fur
ther than thisi
We shall conclude our remarks on this subject
for the present, by quoting q passage from re
cent editorial article in the Memphis Bulletin
The Bulletin has no sympathy whatever: with thu
American Organization, but seeing the "Appeal,
of that place, endeavoring to use the "Erie Let
ter to the prejudice of Millard Fillmore, in tn,
same way the Washington Union had done, tn,
editor OF the Bulletin rebukes the proceeding, ono
in the course of his rebuke, he remarks:
"The reputation of public man is property
which it is disloyal to impeachj unless upon goot
and solid grounds. Whatever may be Mr.. Fill.
NORRIS after career-whether the recipient of new
and fresh honors, or the defeated candidate of al
|. unsuccessful party-it is indubtable and indispu
table that he has fairly earned the reputation up
on which, reposes the confidence of his country
men. lie has fairly and fully won the title t
full trust in his loyalty to the Constitution, T.
full faith in his integrity and justice as States
: man toward all sections of the Republic. If h
has not, then is it out of the power of any man
\ deserve and establish confidence"
nj "By an act of God, he was placed in positio
/ which, to q man not Of infexible integrity an
honesty of purpose, would have been sorely trying
3 On the one hand, all his feelings, oil his preiu
ldices, even many of his opinions had been cast
!. 1.-THE mould of section. On the other the CoNsrl
TUITION and his oath of office. Unfalteringn
v firmly, promptly, under the influence only of q
honest conscience of an enlightened mind; the ma
of section was transfo med into the man of th
: nation. Not since the days of Washington, ha
= there been Chief Magistrate, who, in alfthe ac
of his administration, exhibited more of the spir
g of equal and exact Justice to all portions, of I'll
70 Union; more OF implicit obedience to and mail
d. tenance of the requirements of the CoNsTrl
4 TIoN." So
it "Since his retirement from Office there b,
Q! been no act of his to tarnish this lofty renowl
T. and when the Party Pressgoes behind this brig
ls land clean record, to fndthe means OF engenderir
D! strust and suspicion, it does itself an injury,
ct Exhibiting the willingness without the power
lg linHicting Wrong."--I Nashville Banner.
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