The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-03-18
GOV. Wise ON Mx. Fillmore, 0en. nuts. thu
wing Pas ~ ana tAe KnoW 10 <hs.~.
from the Richmond E. quirer

GENTLEMEN i at lonce, express my .ck no .edr nents
plantation in bis letter OF the II III instant to the
editors Of the Mchmonc Why Of no re marks made by
Philadelphia. was sure that hi : remsrks az he s,stss
we're msrepored that he I'D not have professed to
have any PERSONA knowiedge the obiec of my i'm,
Pnted saying tina. "Nr, Fnmore's Illustration WAS
Waahir gton-ke throogl" or At ali that ne spoke
from the common repet of the country that the dme
year s.nd S -
Winchester, and probably in other counties in the lover
end OF the Valley that he did make the rem ,rk
about the J. 100 wing votes at all that did not
hear me on tho stump In 1852. was, in q word sure
Mat the whole report "a cock and Q buil' story
which gentiemaa respectable Mr.. Stuart could
not and would not eudorse And thank Mr. stuart for
taking the pains to give the clue the OF the
story hat had though, and ever ssid that the
administration OF his own cabinet ehiet vas W. an
ngtcn hike throughout" he does not TO to WING
down the Valley to the lower end but he cites what
seens HE PROOF something similar to the fact charged
~ another pace, to wit at saunton 1852 It matters
not for what said S.aun,on was very rnu IN in
Winchester, and probably in other c,uotie, at tue
lower end Of ths valley.n And i viii sxpisin 10 M
stuart the true ami correct interpretation OF the edto
mai which he extracted from th. 5taunon Spec
fosoy Of I'D September 1852 vas then canvas
Valley ss democratic elector. appealed wings and
tied not unnecessarily to show them that bey we're
aesoved from all allegiance to the party when had nm,
NJ Fillmore aside and had taken Ganer Scott as an
AvAiAbls candidate The repor. 10 the il neisss
that pl.ced wha. said Of Mr. Fillmore not up IN nav
own estimate Of BIN his aeninistration but upon
IpSn him, DO - man Kod q President. Thsy-not
Ehsd panegyri1ed hiYs as paragon Of political
gsssssc sao they not had exalted hia on eysi
W. .ne fatner OF <nis Country and had praised his
psncy a. "was1ing on like throughout az you
Esess9 theyys not followed Of no defect In
- sImini 1ration, and had ex 1ltei in the South
especially IN his execution of the Fug,ive Slave
81. PASSED ali their enooniums, not mime, on his
mind motives and his measures; pm. him on their
pedestal for him. and then asked: why he had besn
Sst aside for another, and known better
eanddatef Why had they not saidsto Fillmore, "wei
uv.d hfxu
over many things yet another tour yeas They agreed
yith him-not lon all federal policy. and they had
Why was he rejected by his party? did not pre-
tend TO give the answer bu: called Willard Fillmore
himself to answer why Tread his celebrated letter to
MS baocock In which be expressly ntimates beforehand
the why he would be rejected b, his party He
not l--ssid that true pstlot be hal faithfully
executed the axshe pleaded that he had done his ds
w. ,ording his oath of ose said bad
the Fugitive Slave and that would him the nom
nation that would make him unsvaiia ble-that won
disaect the anti slavery faction with his ADMINISTRATION
that wouid bis rejection the whig c,nvention
fhey had saia ali this Of Mr.. Fillmore, and he had pre-
dicted all this OF his tate and fall ana
1 put to Virginia whigs if what they and he
aid was true, shether toey were not solved fion
Presloent whom they deemed worthy for the crime
Of ob+yLg tie law Of the consu ION against the higher
mens and appeal and such the of the whoIs
democratic press. Now. Dir. Stuart may well see how
easy and natural 1t for listener to have msta
wing orators upon Mr.. Fillmore. and reasons which
was quoting from Mr. filmore's letter Mr.. Bah.
coax for tncomiuus arguments Of my own. Ny own
Argument to grant their premises take them
on their grounds TOR argument sake and thereby
prove that they bound not to snppert the nomins
ton OF General Scott. II it was natural then for Mr.
Stuart to give credit to the report "hat Mr. Wise had
commended Mr. Fillmore's administrator as Wa ,oing
ton Ike he and every fair minded will how easy
and natural 1t for such mistake aud the report of IL
70 have originated repeat that never thought
tered such q sentiment IS my own in my life.
remember that. during the canvass Of 1852 ain
the lower end of the Valley" at Berkeley made the
ssme appeal to Wings and asked tnem;-wnsre, to
suit their own estimate of man, their fauh aud
policy. they could have found better candidate than
Mr. Fillmore, whom they themselves had so much
sccount OF reason why. Baltimore had sent up
champion OF General scott per sona friend of mine
who attempted to give the reason why. He said the
truth vas that the wing party was IKE gallant who
won't Hymen huntipg he met bushing maiden Of swee
eighteen, beautiful modest, gsceful intellectual sofs
widow, fiat and forty" with wealth instead of w.t. Th,
gay ,tharo gave his hand the widow With his eyes
ing that Mr.. Fillmore was rather Ike poor deserted
wife for the wing party had been joined to him four long
years, but took the illustration as |. wss:Mr Film
was the maiden OF sweet eighteen and the "kt and
forty widow General Scott contrasted the two
the late dressed in furbelows and founces until be
Haunted 6nery ike very hollyhock OF the den of love-
but couldn't iobs 20 c,mpent up1n the imm Or Atty
Of marrying for noney-of marrying with the hand
way and the eyes and heart averted the other way.
But there was something worse in this matrimonial
desertion. Why was wife Fillmore deserted for widow
SCOTT? 1t because the former was not 30 avala
hrs Bsbcock letter-nos THAT he had faithfully exc
cuted the lswsthe Fugitive Slave especially We
Southern wes conservative wings constitution loving
wings 10 support the nomination CT General Scott for
that reason which assaed the most sensitive
Of the whole South which shocked the sense
and outraged ali justice which the wings I'd
protessed TO repudiate'' Avaa siyp Now this
Of reasoning would well justly the report that had
said Mr. Fillmore 9 blusb,ng maiden or de-
serted wife," at Berkeley tbs wouli have
justified the report had SAID his admuisraton "
Washington hken at Staunton or Winchester. Bat,
by all this to detract in the from what
did say in praise of Mr. Fluiors and whatI sad then
tske pleasure in repeating nov. was then capable OF
"a generous =, ,ibnte" = apo itcal oPeoasnen and
never knew The man could compare to who has
fned with nothing less than and One
whom have dared and will question
m sught he said did bow down before hi u
inst simply bow down before him. couldn't begin 10
c,mpsIe any man with George Washington. Bat / eau
reason about Mr.. Fillmore and talk TO and OF him with
great respect but just as would of any other
man, without one particle of reverence /
knew him long in Congress and well attes. to his
personal virtues good, plain moderate, prudent
and, believe, patriotic gentleman. Bat agreed vita
together sometimes DID, was for opposite reasons
and ciffer en ends Mr.. Fillmore and il of the New
York school of feceralam always Of the opposing
Virginia school of strict construction He always
Tor high protective tariff for internal improve snts by
the general nment for distribution OF revenue
s al banAs and fscal coporations Authoritarian In all
respects and decidedly and unquivocaly an anti
slavery and man. If John Quincy Adsr
nstsnc 10 debate he complained that the clankng
tbe chains Of slavery In the District OF Columbia disturbed
him in his seat the floor of the House. Yet he
Temperate man, crate in ah things He rabid
hpatc-I verify believe ccnscien ieus in his unsound
construction OF the constitution tie highly esteem
by me as &c cd man. and We da exchanged every
tesy and Kindness without personal breach; acting
gether, at times in opposition to Van Burenisa, and
again opposing each other under Mr. Tylers ADMINISTERS
tion. Within the last few days have received
the kndes message from him in Europe, congrstulssg
me election Governor OF Virginia, snd ssying
n mo
agreeable TO his feelings Indeed, such Is my fdendly
petona regard for he such Ii my estimate Of bis
good sense discretion and modasty, that would
htve he will accept the nomination rendered him II
had not been egregiously disappointed heretofore in
similar calculations upon men nominated for high Office.
We will see whether he win accept not.
On the hypothesis that he would acoept the nomina-
ton, because he had. rpnor Joined the Order
Know NotbirRism; that he would disappont my high
innate of him as and patriot, wrote my letter az
the 10th inst correcting the remarks Of Mr. Stuart
stated that tie conservative CONSCIENTIOUS consultation
lnxiuQ xhioa of Yirninia