Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1856-10-03

York, opposinp recommendations were made
by Gov, Seward and Mr.. Fillmore. The lat
ter gentleman complained, although really
without cause, that he did not have THAI
weight with Gen. Taylor to which he was en-
titled. In the end, cooluess grew up be-
tween Gen. Taylor and Mr. Fillmore, which
carried Mr.. Fillmore by inscnsible degrees in
to the camp Of their common enemies. Be
coming more and more estranged from Gen.
! TAYLOR he Joined himself with the opposition
raised by the South and by the democratic
party to Gen. Taylor's territorial policy, and
at length became prominent and conspicu-
ous member of the coterie of Union savers.
Nor did he fail to take an early advantage of
his new political connections, to crafty the
views in respect to the distribution of Office,
disappointment in which was the sole
cause of his opposition to the SOLDIER and
patriot then administering the government.
In speech dcliycred in California in the
fall of lSjl Mr.. Foote of Mississippi let's us
into some Of these secret movements After re-
capitulating the points Of one Of his speeches
in the United States Senate in which he had
denounced the free soil movements and nomi-
nations to Office Of Gen. Taylor, Mr. Foote
says
" I had not long taken my seat before Mr. Badger
OF North Carolina, one Of the purcst and most pa
triotic that occupied place in the nation
al council, came to me and stated that Vice Pres
dcnt Fillmore then presiding. officer Of the Senate
had requested him to make known T. me that he
perfectly c'henttcd IN inc views W"'ch l I'u Jusv
,cie ana ,nat ne Wouil pe ','.'u 20 ,",g I'M u
r tba ,niti nv tho Iar f nina ociocj, ON The
next morning | promised to attend upon him at
the time and placed specified | did so.
without going into particulars at present, it is
suhcen' ior me To say tnat opta'ncu py 'le ulgc-
ton of Mr.. Fillmore from the hands Of an accrcdit-
ed friend Of his, list Of the nominees subject to the
ery. y4,, ,rl,i, l,,7,g of r,iLe, ,rls di,pg,d of
IN tbc Senate, in other words they sacrificed to
the noocc of the country save ono or two, whose
1en'',i2o' ''''' ' t' he acted upon 'i ',' ..'
WY ". ~, ,, ,, r.r
~; .t.r, ,t, ,.,.i, .,r,, iv,ly, hi. ."rtl,,pa,,.
hrr, then rrc.iicnt. ven, ~, ~ ,,,al o,,s,1., ,th-
d-quug I'M. o0cg,re n,pla,,ons, and substituting
others in their stead
From this period Mr.. Fillmore was against
his old friends and his old principles. As
President he acted with the South and with
the democrats Wing members Of Congress
nad no access to him and no influence with
him. It was at the end of his administration
that honest John Davis of Massachusetts.
Win b,wod head and dcsrondin,, heart made
tL ,,o,,oraIIo dcl,r,+ior tbot .. e,,,,r,,.
Wv, '"J 't -, ty
'm',H '''t S'""S :, ,v u iT'i 'o'
oI tnls llouSe rom n"iI'' vi, T"Siouln;
10 "ilu 'l'%T ue ie,t nilnSer as iluo'I s'i
ger IN the hlte liouse aiter the accession oi
Mr' ilIiInore' as ne uiq during the auin,,l
Stratloh ol MI io!X; hat was true OF Mr'
DAVIS the tired ana trusted leader OF the
wings of Massachusetts, was true OF all the
Wn,So VI ,,lo WY aeiu W olu
ciPles' ''' iiilihoie T ,'o !"
the unanimous support OF the south IN the
"ir5 o9it ~ en..oi y. n1 "S S.I La hnd
SCH anu the true wings vi Ine Nort"' he "au
with his own hands, erected an lmpassaOle
wall of separation.
No personal disappointments could Justify
Mr. Fillmore in fnrminp his new alliances
,oa;nst CAN Torlor but in ,rutb noth;pg
'S'' ~ 49, " '
''du occurieu oi "nnch he hau l'!c leas' iiH,i'
TO complain. ten. laylOr was Just upright
and sagacous man. Instead OF finding Mr.
Fillmore an impartial counsellor, taking u
broad WOW Of thinps he found him intent Mt
Il ,;uo, ~ j,n,,a;,,, III, ,,oo,I;,r ,,orsor,l
az ' va " nc
interests. AZ the hrst lntcrIe" oet"Cc',
them IN w Nashlngton, Mr.. Fillmore demanded
that his partner, Mr.. Hall, should be APP
pointed Governor of Minnesota and that Mr.
Footc the editor of his PAPER the Buffalo
Comrucrcial Advertiser should be aupointcd
,,,;r;.tor a, r,ns+ar,;ro,,lo Con 'Tnvlor
rnnId ,,n+ M 500 nnJ hn IA scn tbot Mr.
E;lI,,,,., ,,o, q, ,,,oro a., Ir,l,o, c,r h;s ,,or
:I ,;
',"I"l ,iicnu9' l'S'''i VI n''"S ic'l'''c
dINlS'r Ipr tHc general EpJu ol common
party. Again at Erie, when Gen. Taylor was
wing there sick, and so sick, that, to use his
own cy,ressi,n he "c,j,II mat teU ujgL, fran,
,I,,, '' SIr Tiunor, c,,,n M, from Rur,ln
i;'
"'' ~ "'"'a1eI " ''"' i.'' !" .o'"'"i' ''''"'
h"I u 'Aturt Il promise from hllh' tIe per
. i'rWIncc Of winch ne afterwards eNacted, that
his friend, Mr.. Stuart. should be appointed
architect Of public huildinrs. Gen. Avlor
r,.,l tlcsa Irl similar tl,in,s and ort.n Le-
7 ,;.I ..,i
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7.'.',.'.' -.
N"'" '''. I'I''r ''5 many NLiIN az ',g
W. W ""' Pun "o'r J" I'1u '"'['' ~ y,' ti'
VI ''c ""H Li.'! .!ir. ~ .''g -''' 49,
wa, '',,,','g t' 'tt .ia
III. N'',, su," 'ny,' '..' !i'e IH1oI VI tr'.,
-. "I'N"!S sur liN,,' 'nc noS,I'''S vi an