New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-07-25
FILLMORE RAT1RIcATYoN A.2gT1No.

Tn pursuante OF call sgned By the Hon. Lathe
p,,a, ,h Henry GrinneI, Hiram Ketch1m, and ~ err
. mta.cg Of tho friends Of Fillmore was held ~.
evening A the Academy Of Music. There was sIafs-
mon. ana, with the exception Of the spacious am
rhah..ier. the building was well 6lled. Dcdworth'a
B,,S was epasl,ed for the occasion, and played Hal
Co,urh. and ,the Star-SpsDgled Banner o.tside,
and Y.,kes Doodle in the inside, which was nearly
dpws.o BIZ the cbee1 Of the " Natives" Ooe yosng
American wa so delighted that he threw down Q
mipatw. a,x. intended no doubt fer M. Dcdworth;
but a gentleman with sfoached hst on picked 1t up
om the front II the stage, and sAiIessss himself to
the audience, eaid:
"Tbsts my country al over tsAughte,l No Is
stsrs there-3L No black tsir on shat tLsughter
No Fremont there-tot q blt Of il; all American
every bit oft. Fillmore and Dtnelson forever~
At this point the nan with tSe little Eng was inter
rupted by CHrnsR briggs, WHO read the cal and
moved that the Hon. Hiram Ke.chum - Precedent
Of the meeting
Mr. ketchum was accordingly csAed to the ctar,
and tunefous list Of Vice Presicents che sen, com
mehcing with the Nance Of George Wood aniLxther
Bradish.
Mr.. kE-cHrN then add essed the audience for
nearly On hour in behaHof Willard FirS orr. lie wss
in favor of Fillmore because he had been tried and
found worthy, in testimony of which he cited the yag
declarations Of Clay and Webster that he had per
formed the euties OF President with pree,inent ABILITY
then reviewed the Fillmore for tie puroose of
Strengthening this declaration. He sSvsrted TO bis i
judicous choice Of members Of the Csbine.- from
one bat from dd<rent tectioss of the Unioe showing
proper respect for every ststion and every interest
in this Union [Applausel AID the members of his
Cabinet were all Americans lGrest applause. Dan.
sl " ebster and Edward Everett were bis Secretaries
Gal md M ht,0hf ID I~f
the State Department since. the formation of the
Governmtnt than theirs. Fillmore came into the
PresidsDtisl chair IN the midst Of threatened
6itsolution of this confedeiacy Texas claimed dis
puted Territory and was determined to take il by force
similar state of things that respect existed to that
which now eaets between the United States and Kan
s.s [Fs,t stteDpt at appl.s ri% IN ore had Or;
territory; he was determined TO execute the laws Of
the United States, and until Congress had adjusted the
line be ssd to the representatives OF Texas that the
sisted [Applsusel. The difficulty at let 9Th ad
used By Congress and bloodshed prevented and this
gratifying esult aided, If not mainly effected by
Willard Fillmore LApplaussl And i there was I
the laws of the United States meant to invade the do
main of nations at peace with ourselves BY buiter'
ing exhibitions or Otherwise he would give notice to
him hi 1G vote % Gss IT,. ' the scp.s
tona nights o: the South were to be denied or with,
held by any combination Of men, Fillmore would
resht such combination to the last long and
loud spplausel with cheers for Fillmore and
a cal for cheers for the South, not responded 10.
Fillmore would know no North, ne South. no
East, 20 West (Great spplausel. Having spoken
of Mr.. Fillmore as an executor Of the lHw, ne woud
interested to know what the character OF the
which Fillmore would recommend would be. Passing
by bis opinions the tariff and
Which were clear as light. be would come directly to
the great seitatiDg question Of Slavery Here he de-
sired to speak frankly. Fillmore, most clearly, was
always member Of the Wing party Of the Moth lAp-
plsusel; be was distnguIhso member Oh tnas Psny
Three clspsl; he held to the compromises made by
Webster and Clay, and never violated them in word
or dc ed; and If be had been President Of the United
tstes the attempt to repeal the Missouri Co9Promse
bee n made te (br. K.) believed, though ne was not
Authorized TO say it, that Fillmore would have vetoed
the law Faint appIausel. 1t should be remembered
that II was always doctrine Of the Wing party OF the
Moth that Slavery should not be extended; aud he
supposed thor Oh he had no knowledge upon this eab
jec that Fillmore always went with hs patty on tnst
subject. 1t well known that ne stood de oy sios
with John Quincy Adams IN Congress on the hight OF
petition Ishsht applausel nevertheless, he said that
every right secured BY the Constitution should
be epftTced in behalf of the South. What
Fillmore That he had signed the Fugitive Slave
Law. Here person In front Of the speaker rose and
said something ildistinctly, but apparently Offensive
and the speaker inquired, "whst s thatF Great up.
roar ar confusion followed, amid cries of Put HIM
"Out hes crazy but the speaker said let him stay,
"he came to scott, he may remain to Pray"l. Was
the objection to Fillmore good one' Voices, No,
no The Fugitive Slave Law was presented 20 sui'
trne It vas not for the President to say
whether law was unconstitutional. He examined
IT, and referred TO hs legal adviser for his opinion
Crittenden. He then submitted il TO bis Cabinet, at
tns HsaS S.ns asS fiat Cabinet
Constitutional Now what could Eili%1 s have
Lave deserved impeachment lApplsusel. That was
tie OILY obje ctioa the Republican party put forth to
Fillmore. The speaker then selemniy charged upon
the Constitution the clause which gave the uih the
right to return fugitive slaves tApplausel. they did
not mean to suggest any law or smendment, Dat
meant that no slave ehould ever De returned, now
mitted Several voices, NO.. Let the Republicans
know that if Fillmore is elected, be viii execute every
law fApplanse Some said that he could not be elected
iepe appause. with three cheers for Erastusl. But
Brooks was nominated and elected And Il would be
reproach to the people Of the United States IL FIJI
more could not be tcted. The speaker concluded
with an sppe al to the citizens Of New York to unite
upon man who was bone Ct their bone, who was
born smobg them who came out of the very loins OF
Free Lsb0r-the free State Of New York, and not
take John G. Fremont and make him tho STANDARD arc.
they wculdn T. gave three grosus for Fremont, ana
Mr. KETcHrM resumed the chair, having omitted 20
make even the faintest ausion to Mr.. fiimores
speeches at Albany and Rochester.
The Hon. WINTER G. DAVIS Of Maryland was next
introduced. Mr. Davis referred to the terror OF the
Atbenlars at the name ofPhip Of Macedon, and CON-
pared with that the anxiety of the Republicans TO
tpow whether Millard Fillmore would decline. he
lied what their candidate for the Presidency had
do sea civil or ntsry for which the maora .idtya
liie MIlsId Fillmore sh suld decline. He proceeded
to arnihiate the Administration very thoroughly He
CLAIM ed that the MISC ui Compromise had been in.
dorsfo by the Compromise measures Of 1880, which
were elk LED by Milsrd Fillmore, and that he attrib
nted that and the troubles consequent on it to the