The Hillsborough recorder., 1856-07-16
MIR. FILLMORE At ROCHESTER.

Mr.. Fillmore was met Of Rochester, as everywhere
else on his route h.me, by nd immense cIowd Of ei
zens He was addressed by Roswell Han, ESQ., on be-
half Of the committee appointed 10 receive hn; and
them from The balcony Of the Eagle Hotel, he made bis
reply.
After returning bis thanks for the manner
IN which he had been received, and for the
flattering terms in which the Chairman had
been pleased 10 speak Of his administration,
Mr.. Fillmore said that he had no reason 10
disguise his sentiments on the subject Of the
Repeal OF the Missouri Compromise, which
seemed To- be The chief source of the unlur.
tunate agitation that now disturbed the peace
Of the country. He said that il would be re-
collected, that when he came into the Ad.
ministraton the country was agitated from
centre to circumference with the exciting sub
ject Of slavery. This question was then forced
upon the country by the acquisition Of new
territory; and he feared that the eloquent al.
dress Of the Chairman had given him mare
credit for the srttlement Of that question than
be was entitled to--nOt more, however, than
he would have deserved, had his power
equalled his desires. But the truth was, that
many noble patriots, Wings and Democrats.
in both bou.es of Congress, rallied around
and sustained the Administration in this
trying time, and 10 them was chiefly due the
merit Of settling this exciting controversy.
Those measures usually called the Compr0-
mise Measures Of 1850. were not IN all res.
pects what ! could have desired, but they
we're The best that could be obtained after
protracied discussion that shook the Republic
10 its very foundation, and felt bound TO
give them my official approval. Not unly
this, but pefceiSing there was a disposition
to renew the agitation at the next sessiUn,
took The responsibility Of declaring. 10 sub
stance, 10 my annual message, that regarded
/ these measures as Gnal settlement Of this
/ question, aud that the laws thus passed ought
/ 10 be maintained, until time and experience
should demonstrate the necessity u nodihca.
| tiuh Or repeal"
ihen thought that this exciting subject
i was at an end, and that there would be no
/ further occasion to introduce Il into the leg
islation of Congress. Territorial govern
i ments had been provided for all the territory
except that covered BY The Missouri Com
promise, aud had no suspicion tia; that was
J 10 be disturbed. have no hesitation in
"a wing, what most Jl sou know already, that
i ! was decidedly opposed 70 lhe Disturbance
of that Compromise. Good faith, ss well as
i tlie peace Of the country, seemed 10 require,
] that Compromise which hsd stood for more
than thirty years should not be wantonly dis.
tnrbed. These were my sentiments lltn,
fully aad freely expressed. verbally and in
writing. TO al my friends, North and south
&losoliri;ed NY opinion. 1bisrepeal seems ID
have been pandofa's boz, out of which have
issued all the political evils that now aflliei
the country, scarcely leaving hope behind
and many, perceive. are ready 20 attribute
all these to our Southern brethren. But Il
this justi mo. no. II must be borne ia
mind that this measure originated with a
/ Northern Senator, and was sustained and
sanctioned by Northern President. lido MOI
recoIIeet that ever petition from sootbern
State solicited this repeal; and il mustbe re-