The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1856-10-29

The following extract Of letter from Rich
ard Yeaden, Esq, of Charleston addressed to
the Charleston Courier, will be read with
great interest by every Southern man. Mr..
, Yeaden is a Southern man, born and reared in
Charleston, and as he takes no part in the
politics of the day, may be regarded as an i'm
partial and disinterested witness. Ills high
character places his statements Of Mr.. Fill
mors's position undoubted:
Baltimore Patriot
CATARACT HOUSE, FALLS OF NIAGARA
October z, 10 O'Clock, P. N. {
Soon after my arrival at Buffalo, and had
properly slowed myself and luggage at the
American Hotel, dispatched to Mr.. Fillmore,
who dwelt not far oil, by civil and kind Irish
waiter, my card, enclosed in an envelope
stamped with the image or counterfeit pre-
sentiment of that distinguished and truly
constitutional and patriotic statesman. Imme-
diately after dinner he called on me- and, after
some friendly converse, invited me to take tea
and spend the evening with him. gladly
accepted the invitation, telling him that my
only object in taking Buffalo on my way TO
Niagara was to see him and shake his konest
hand. At the appointed time, g. O'Clock, ?. D.,
l repaired to Mr.. Fillmores residence. He
lives in a neat and commodious, but unam-
bitious wooden building OF two stories, III
Delaware street, with every Indication of COM
fort, modest elegance, and good taste about,
yet without any show of either oStentation OF
wealth. His circumstances are, | believe,
moderate, but easy, a wise and yet liberal
economy ruling in his domestic and house
hold arrangements. The drawing room was
neatly and tastefully furnished, and adorned
with several fine family portraits and other
beautiful paintings, one of which, "the remov-
al of Christ from the Cross after the Crucifix-
. P,1b al, o+oJ
inal, in the Cathedral at Milan, and was pre-
sented to Mrs. Fillmore in her lifetime by
European gentleman. On my way met or
overlook Mr.. Powers Fillmore, son of the ex-
President polite and courteous gentleman,
and without recognizing him, inquired of him
which was Mr.. Fillmores residence. He
pointed it out to me at some little distance
ahead, saying, "I would see Mr.. Fillmore's
name ON the door," and preceded him and
entered the little gateway in front of the house
and rang the house street bell. Finding
that he followed me within the enclosure /
Immediately recognized his family, but not
very striking resemblance to his father, and
on announcing my name and editorial calling
10 him, he at once recognized me as having
seen me at the White House in Washington,
in 1850, when had called on Mr.. Fillmore,
shortly after his accession to the Presidency,
on the death of Gen. Taylor, having visited
the National Capitol, that summer on my way
to the Virginia Springs.
Millard Powers Fillmore is the only living
child Of his father, who is a widower, yet in
the prime of life. In manliness of form and
in manly beauty, in well proportoned stature,
limbs and bulk, in fine frontal development,
in intelligent and benevolent physiognomy,
and in ease, grace, and kindGness of manner,
Mr. Fillmore is one Of the finest specimens,
physically and socially, of the genus homo that
it has ever been my lot to meet WITH either
in Europe or America. Goodness and anna
bility seem to pervade his whole man, and to
emanate from his countenance, and they GER
tainly find utterance in his gentle and engag-
ing tones, and integrity, public and private,
reigns in his heart of hearts. He is wholly
above intrigue, trick, or deception and is that
rwa avis IN terris, an honest politician and
statesman, acting with single eye and sin
gle heart to his countrY's good. OF all states
man of the present era he may justly be said
to be most closely conformed to the school and
model of the illustrious and minded
Washington. l was deeply panied to learn
that Mr.. Fillmore had buried his amable, ac-
complished and intellectual daughter, Mary
Abigail Fillmore, who, after completing her ed
ucation at the Albany State Normal School,
according to the rule of the Seminary, and
from her own praiseworthy choice and inclina-
ton to become useful, became, for given time
"a teacher in the public school at Buffalo. She
e4ieo of cholera at the residence of her grand
father in Aurora, New York on the Goth July,
1854. In the Daily Iris, (now the Daily
1imes,) of Niagara Falls then conducted by
j. L. Hackstatf, Ga young, talented, and con-
servative editor, and highly imaginative and
tasteful poet, whose acquaintance | have had
the pleasure to make,) her character, endow-
ments, and virtues are thus noticed. "She
was of an exceedingly amabie disposition, re-
tiring in her manner, possessed OF a fine and
highly cultivated mind, and iii the high social
position she occupied in the Executive man
sion at Washington, deported herself with an
unaffected modesty and grace that were noticed
and admired by all who had the pleasure of
her acquaintance"
AT Mr.. FIllmorc's in addition to his son and
himself, met Horace II. Day, Esq, of New
York city, "a gentleman who, judging from
the elegance and fluency eff his conversation,
isqulte HoratiGn in his habitudes and tastes
and Elan R. Jewette, ESQ.,, former editor of
the Buffalo Commercial Advertiser, two warm
political and personal friends of Mr.. Fillmore
and exceedingly intelligent and agreeable gem
tlemen. The areopagus and the ladies of the
tea table soon claimed devoirs, and | was
then presented first to Miss Fuller, relative,
and then to Mrs. Fuller, her mother who en-
tered the room afterwards, the younger lady
doing the honors and hosPitaities of the oc-
casion with easy grace. The meal So
cial and cheerful one, without formalities or
hac ana bain