The Opelousas patriot. [volume] (Opelousas, Parish of St. Landry, La.) 1855-1863, 1856-04-26
Candid aud TIntl,fuI.

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The surprising excellence ofMillard Fill
nore's character-his un5auestioned patriotism
md enlarged acknowledgements with bis
executive qualities. says the Crescent,
even from his political opponents ex-
p~ressions Of respect and confidence. In fact it
may be said without extravagane5 that none
but the %unscrupalously partisan, the traders in
principle and organs Of cliques, venture upon
the work Of drtraetion. Tt is true the otfal-
throy have entered upon their congcnially
Dirt k but thei0 efe4ts, thus far, have only
tended 10 excite emotions Of disgust among in
~telligent and right minded men. The stately
cditice Of Fillmore's fame cannot be disfgured
though oil the party scavengers in the land
should make common cause in ting it with
mud. K8
We have an illustration in @Aht-and it is
but one out Of ~muny-going to substantiate
what is stated above. The Greenville (South
Carolina) Patriot is unc~ompromisingly opposed
to the American party, to its principles aud
its objects and uses, on all occasions, every
honorable means to defeat it. There is not,
perhaps, in the whole Union-always except
ing the NewYork Tribune and kindred abo-
lition journals-a newspaper more determined
in its opposition than the Patriot. Yet, in
referring to the nomination Of Mr.. Fillmore, a
regard for truth and justice constrained the
editor to pay the following deserved tribute,
which we recommend to other journalists Of
his way Of thinking as altogether worthy con-
sideration if not imitation.
Ex-PREs1DENT FILLMORE. - This distin-
gtished statesman and pure patriot has been
nominated for the Presidency by the National
KNOWN thipg Convention in Philadelphia.
We rejoice at the nomination, though we do
not expect to support it. We rejoice on the
principle that an honorable man likes to have
q gentleman for his opponent. There is an
other feeling which gives us joy, and it is, if
the Democratic party should be defeated, there
is not q man in the United States we would
prefer to see heading the defeat, and enjoying
the success Of such a victory, to Willard Fill
more. He is a gentleman, q patriot, and a
statesman Of ability soaring above oil sectional
considerations in the administration Of the
government. In his hands we should feel that
the Union, the Constitution, the rights of the
States, and the rights Of the South were safe.
All true, and well expressed. Mr.. r. proved
himself "a gentleman, a patriot, and a states
man. during q period Of extreme peril to the
country. lie scared above " all sectional con-
siderations in the administration Of the govern
ment," at a time when indulgence in such
Il considerations, would have inevitably torn
the Union asunder; and, standing steadfastly
by the truth, he demonstrated g that the Union,
the Constitution, the rights Of the States, and
the rights Of the South, were safe" in his
hands. If ever an ex-Chief magistrate de-
served to be told by his countrymen, ." well
done, thou good aud faithful servant" Mr..
Fillmore is that man.
He passed through a terrible ordeal un-
scathed. This is a great fact. 1t cannot be
kopttoo prominently before the people. Few
men stand a trying test. They generally fail
in an important crisis-destroy themselves, and
leopard the interests of those who clothed them
with authority. But Mr.. Fillmore did not
fail. He proved himself equal to the emer
gency, and oyercame all the obstacles thai
surrounded him. Hence he deserves a larger
share Of pablic confidence than, any other man
living.
The Greenville Patriot, after announcing its
determination to support the Democratic
candidate for the Presidency, proceeds to use
the following significant language:
IF successful, we shall be proud of our sue.
cess, and if defeated by President Fillmore, &c
shall not grieye or mourn over our defeat. In
regard to the Known things, we begin to
think that good may come out Of N%azaretN
They have adopted as q part of their cree
the principle that the people of a Territory
have a right to establish slavery or Nc, ~. e1ey
may see proper, or find it their interest to do.
Perhaps three-foarths Of the people Of the
United States approve this doctrine none
deny it except the abolitionists. Why do We
think, then, that slavery is in any danger, OF
that the rights of the South are endangered
when sustained by three-fourths Of the people
Of the United States?
PARDON OF DIR. GRAnAM.-The friends ani
acquaintance of this gentleman, who, it vii
be remembered, was convicted of manslaughtel
for having killed Col. Loring in a persona
renconter at the st. Nicholas Hotel in New
York; will be gratifed to hear that he has beer
pardoned by Gov. Clark, the present chic
magistrate OF that State. DR.. Graham is soor
expected in NewOrleans, accompanied by his
wife, who, with true woman's fidelity, has re
manned constantly by his side during his long
and unjustiGable confinement. His pardon il
a triumph of virtue over Northern fanaticism
and the influence of a corrupt and degraded
press, in whose eyes DIR. Graham's greatest Of
fence was his being a Shareholder.
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