The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-08-02

fdence He 10 the whom his friends set up as the
model statesman OF the country and man competent
heal ell the evils Of the body potc-the man. ia fact
who to be the saviour Of this country OF ours
Mr.. NrwaAs-He IL great man, and am with him
Mr.. LEAkn-ies, my friend you are with hun
knew you to be right yet Gaughter) This is
the man who is to save us-aded, of course by
his brethren of the Culvert (Laughter) What Is
the course Of those men who, alone | may say,
are making war upon James Buchanan 1t Is now fully
ascertained that in Pennsylvania the Fillmore have
united with the Fremont men upon the same ticket, with
the understanding that they are To transpose tue
tickets in such manner as TO concentrate
largest number OF votes. II Is matter OF
Indifference who may be elected but it behooves
Calhoun himself with all his ultra Southern feelings had
iec Of slavery, man whose record-and it eliminates
every page OF history from 1927 to this day-shows
him always, and under all circumstances, with scarcely
single exception voting with every ultra southern man
" this question. who has firmly planted him
self upon the Cincinnati PLATFORM resolving neither 70 add
with US in the annexation Of Texas the conditions upon
which II was annexed. and who Is with US TO THIS day
upon every question which is most dear to us. Cloud
is he, and what has he dones II he was this great and
good man that his friends represent him to be, why
ask did they not nominate him in 1882 In their des
they driven to mpute to the Governor of your
State the remark "hat his administration Washing
they deemed him close unworthy of renewal OF
their confidence. (Cheers) LIE: US see no who and
IT..
line wings and say here, with all sincerity that regard
their position very humbie-indeed they in pre-
dcament the most huniliatng have known men to
occupy. They called convention and met-twenty or
thirty Of sa the IN could and Ss
could no, stand Know Noshinsism; the Know Nothing
candidate they would have nothing to do with, and yet
they went to Richmond, soemnly endorsed the Know
Nothing candidate, and recommended him to the people
OF Virginia the above all others the most capable
a
of incident which took place in the county of Buck
ineham man, named Jones who was a little hard up
for money thought proper to raise the wind and in order
to do So advertised that he had for exhibition peculiar
wagran, the charge of admission to be quarter OF
rived hundreds assembled to the curiosity Jones
made bis appearance with bag on his back, well tied
pig the worst looking pig that ever anybody did see
Well gentlemen, said he did anybody ever see worse
looking pig than that Everybody said certainly il was
bad looking pig He united another string and out
another pig much looking than the other, Jones
remarkng that there was still greater curiosity.
Iaughter.) Now gentlemen, the wings said that the
know Nothngs were the worst looking pigs they
saw, but when they went to Richmond, out came
presented to their view cloud laushter1 They would
not accept a Know Nothing, but they very cheerfuly
agreed to take Fillmore! This truly strange incon
sistency. Who, then, is Fillmoref this wagran whom
they have succeeded IN shaking out OF the bag know
that there are honest men among you who be.
leye Fillmore to be all he is represented. Those
OF you who believe so must be Know Nothings
indeed. But can you believe that man who
has. Solemnly declared that congress hau power TO
abolish slavery in the District Of Columbia and
the abolition Of the slave trade among the Southern States
Is safe man for the South Do you believe that the
who declared that Texas ought to be admitted
into this Union upon the conditions which she has
been admitted, is safe man for the SOUTH II there
man here who believes it, let him speak and II he doubts
what here state in reference to him have his record
here TO prove IT, All that have imputed to him he has
stated in his Erie letter which viii read for on: and
you will remember that every man here who votes for
Fillmore gives practical endorsement to all his views.
mir Leake here read copous extracts from the cee-
I.ga arnFM fnnr .tlp1 f.tts
zens have read TO you Fllmores words in which
he declared that he opposed to the admission Of
Texas except the con ons related in this docu nent
and in ayor Of the immediate abolition Of slavery in the
District OF Columbia. ask them can you vote Tor msn
holding such opnionf II hardly necessary to repeat
that in doing you endorse those opinions II any man
here show where Fillmore regulated that letter,
will not only vote for him. but even stump for him
told that Mr. Fillmore signed the Fugitive Slave law.
True he did, but with what feelings may easily be asccr
tanned from Lis Louisville speech made when President,
and during eleconcerng tour In that he declared
that he lad great hes ation In signing that BILL being
oubful OF is consttrionaly, ipamuch II Gid not
embody tile right OF trial by Jury. Remember also that
veto power while he empated Its exercise IN regard
to this bill which was Of so much boneht {, TIE south
Such, then il Mr. Fillmore. But that not oil What think
you OF the impuderce OF party that would come here
and ask you to vote for 4 man for President who
would you think Of "Know Nothingh-that distinguish.
cd gentleman Mr.. stuart for insianceif he 10
pear here 10 day and ray that II crime 10 steal
ncgrof And yet Fillmore IL represented the record
having said in fact tina was 10 oence 10 steal seventy
negroes He pardoned men for an offence OF this charac
ter and wi nj must he the conclusion from such act,
but that he regarded Il "a no crimey Two men named
sears. believe in ls4s or AFTER Fillmore became Presi
dent stole nom Washington and Aexandrs seuty
erces (Rcmember that tue facts which state TO you
shown by the records 10 be true) These men, a.
have said stole seventy negroes They cot them as FAR
the mouth Of the Potomac when they compelled
from OF her TO into little harbor for safe
ty. The people Of Washington, getting wind OF the mat,
m&nned and armed schooner, pursued this vessel
and overbaued her the mouth OF the Potomac They
board and the urst thing they dbl TO shut
down the he chwsys. Having secured the parties, they
brought them back TO Washington with their H. gotten
Prize, and then tried and convicted them in al cases.
Governor smith, who was then Governor OF virginia,
made n QUESTION upon the authorities nj Washington TO
deliver up these when tried 10 Washn ton that they
might be tried according 10 our laws but the requision
disi cgarded. They rcmaIcd Ia jail until 1854 tie
sentence being that they should scud certain term "a
each negro stolen besides the payment
Of certain ne half of which to 10 70 the Of
lie negroes Tie Hon Charlie. sumner, that gentleman
who recently caned by Mr. Brooks 10 the senate
Chamber, &C dressed an appeal 70 the President FOR
their release, but without effect ut that time. In
August 1852, after the convention met at Baltimore,
nominated scot, for the Presidency, Fillmore indng
he had nothing TO expect ON the S)uth, parioned
these negro scaers. every OF them, refusing
deliver them ~ 10 Virginia upon the requisiiien Of
Governor 70 be tried Tor the offence committed within
cur borders. There Is not Know Nothing here--no,
whig hcrc-who did not dcnounce Gov. Joseph johnson
'or pardonng the negro Jordan Hatcher and yet here
FILLMORE who has rardoned these tso men convicted OF
stealing seventy negroes, Tor which they should have
suffered an eternity Of puaishm ,n-and thus decided
thai wa no harm to negro not only excused by
HI supporters FOR this act but actually cxt0cd the
a. conservative and safe mau for the country And
mod you, he extended this pardon Until after
the Convection OF 1852 which nominated Scott and then
ever At the instance Of Charles sumner. But that u
the so-st These advocates Of Fillmore have provoked
10 this Fort or dsCussion they have been charging
the democratic party and It's canddsts with precisely the
oft noes of which they were thmselves guilty have
vouched records for many charges which bring against
Fillmore and " they show me that those records are
wrtng that they have been contraicted at any me
viii vote for him. But rs ] have said, that IL not the
worst thing he has done though you will MI that
bad enough. some few years ago gentleman In
Richmond, having number OF slaves 10 send 10 New
Orleans, despatched them by brig the most conve
n.ent mode Of sending them The brig, ! remember,
called the Creole. When she got out upon the
ocean the slaves rose up against the crew, muir.
derd part OF them, and compelled the balance
10 bring them 10 Nassau OF the West India
islands This gave rise TO negotiations between the
United States and the British government
the former demanding OF the latter the value OF the
slaves their surrender, which has been done.
Tbs led 10 certain proceedings in Congress- where lard
Fillmore was a leading member ut the time Joshua r.
Glddncs the init friend Of Elmore The time 81