Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1856-05-03

the Union Of these States rests.
! Fillmore voted nay, with Adams, Gid
dimgs and Slads.
On the question Of the RECESSION of the
21st rule, we find him equally consistent
with his Erie letter. .-.5=s4
Mr.. Adams of Massachusetts, offered the
following resolution: ~
"Resolved, That the standing rule OF
tins House, in the following words, N o
petition, memorial. resolution. or other pa
per, PRAYING the abolition Of slavery in the
District OF Columbia, OF any State or Ter-
rltory, or the slave staat Between the States
or Territories of the United States, in
which IT now exists, shall be received BY
this House or entertained III any way what
ever be, and the same is hereby reseind-
eds,s'
Fillmore again voted with Adams and
Sade. Giddings was not present.
Mr.. Coles offered the following resolu-
ton:
"AlI petitions, memorials, and papers
touching the abolition OF slavery, or the
buying, selling or .,ransferring of slaves. IN
any State, district or territory of the Uni
ted States, shall, upon their presentation,
be land on the table without being debated,
printed, read or referred and no further
action whatever shall be had thereon
Fillmore again voted with Adams, Gid
dings and Slade against this resoiution.-
The immediate question was on The motion
Of MIR. Thompson Of South Carolina, to lay
on the table, with view to all amendment.
The amendment was the resolution pro-
posed by him, as already explained. against
whcs MIR. +. also voted. ~ ~
Alter the expiration OF his term in Con-
gress, he WAS i'll the service of the State of
New York as Comptroller. -.-.E=z s.
In October, 1917, Wing Convention,
was held at Albany, and Mr.. Fillmore was
nominated for the Vice Presidency.
The Convention adopted the Wilmot
Proyiso unanimously. The address VI ich
il sanctioned avows 'UNeoMPRoMrsINe HOS.
TILITx TO THE EXTENSION OF SLAVERY -
No MORE TERRITORY Is OUR wATcHwoRD.
UNLESS 1T BE FREE. We present you ouI
sound, good men, who pERsoNATE these
principles. This endorsaticn OF Mr. Fill
more shows that his course on slavery had
nevef wavered from 1888 to 1S47. peril
Cd 81 nearly ten years, No act, no word
from him; not line nor letter cen be
produced to the contrary. He was not On
Iy the the impersonatlon Of abolition in ev
cry vote he gave, but he kept pace with
lis demands upon every new question.
During the canvass Tor the Presidency,
his opinions were, extertln this particu.
lar. scarcely canvassed. He was selected
for the purpose Of conciliating the senii-
men. OF the State of New York. Of which
he was supposed to be the embodiment.-
II was declared, tha, General Taylor had
committed himself TO the principle oil The
Wilnfot proviso. 1t was commended, that in
his Allison letter. he had agowed that rthe
principles Of our government. as we'll as its
true policy, are opposed to the subjuga-
ton OF other nations, and the dismember-
ment of other countries To close all
doubt in regard to his position and to pan
der more tilectualIy for the abolition vote.
OF which MIR. Fillmore was the represen.
lative, grea. reliance was place. OH Gene.
raj Tay Ior's letter to the editor of the Sig
nal. IN that letter, and al editorial. The
editor had remarked the complete identity
between General Taylor's opinions on the
subject Of foreign conqnests and the
North; and he especially labored to prove
IN the editorial enclosed to General Taylor,
that "the extension over the continent be-
yond the Rio Grande Of rfE ORDINANCE
OF 1887, (Which prohibits slavery. Or in
voluntary servitode, except for crime,) is
an object too high, and permanent to be
baffled by the veto Of the PTesidentr. -
General Taylor, in reply, says: IL have
a high opinion and approval OF the sent'-
.mep,s and views embraced in your EpiToRl.
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1t was contended in New York, especi-
ally, that General Taylor's position on the
subject Of extension of slavery was thus
identical; and that although he was himself
a STAKEHOLDER, he was opposed to the exteI-
sion eff slavery to territory now free; and
that, IL, whatever territory we acquired,
either as an idemnity for, or as resulting
from our conauests in. Mexico. he, and
Fillmore both, were not only pledged. 20
the principle OF free soil. but that they
were both pledged by their well known
views on Tbs veto power, hot to arrest the
legislation OF Congress. on this o. any 9TH
er subject. ID Z s...z +. -....s+.z. -
n we udsC dDuHudht tSotiuioHy- vi tule
branch of the controversy, in which the
firm and consistent abolitiopisr, Of Fill
more, as demonstrated by his whole course,
40 public man. is made the lever upon
which to turn the vote of the North. it
Is singular thai, in all these discussions, his
opinions IN regard to fugitive slave law
we're not canvassed though, .wr presume, il
may be aeco united Tor by the fact that.it was
not then regarded as an issue. On every
other phase Of abolilionism he was fully
committed. .+r
In the course of these articles, II we
shall find the leisure to elaborate them, II
will be orr aim to consider his position in
this respect, while in the Presidency, and
out oft, and to show how completely
blinded those of his adherents in the South
are, who now cling 10 him for no othe.
reason. than the SANCTION which he gave to
the com promise measures. We shall show,
that, on the fugitive slave law, he took the
very view, aud entertained the very sana-
objections, which were urged by Chase,
and Sumner. and Hale, and Seward-and.
thai 10 this hour. he kas not manifested
any change in the opinions which he en-
Itertsined a, first. We can show, and shall
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