Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1856-05-03
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/ DIV, "a member OF NIr. L gilmore caDlnet
and from that and other causes on intimate
personal relations with him, that Mr.. F
will accept the Nomination of the late Con.
vtn,ion at Philadelphia for the Presidency
The doubts, if any, which have been en-
Eiertalned on that subject, will be, therefore,
Ispetailt;.lesolved. At the approaching
Convention of the Wing party. at Staun-
ton, there will be concerted, and II may
be formidable effort. 10 fuse the old line
Wings, and affect a chemical, or at least
campaign combination with the Know No
thing. Before THAT Convention meets, it
may not be inappropriate to lay beforeithe
PEG ?le Of the State a resume Of the opn--
ions oil MilIard Fillmore, upon various pub
lie questions, apd especially upon that Of
slavery. We shall speak without bitter
meas, and, If possible, without prejudice.
We care not to indicate our individual
opinions, but we shall ihirly present Mr..
F'illmore's own record. and theh leave ii TO
those who are disposed to support him to
say what their course ought to be, -.
Let US fist take the question of slavery
the only question upon which his friends
in this State base his claims to popular es.
timation. Listen to this letter:
BussA.o, October II, 1888.
Sir Your communication, as Chair
man Of a Committee appointed by the anti
slavery society Of the county Of Erie has
just come to hand. You solicit my answer
10 the following ihierrogatories:
LIST. Do you believe that the, Petitions to
Congress on the subject Of slavery and the
slave trade, ought to be received. read and
respectfully considered by the representa-
lives of the peoplef .y.i..s -ss Ha..s,l
I'd. Are you opposed 10 the annexation
Of Texas to this Union, under any circum.
stances, so long as slaves are held therein Z
Sd. Are you in favor Of Congress exer-
cising all the constitutional power it pos
sesses, TO abolish the internal slave trade
betw cen the States ..i - z=-r
Alb Are YOU in favor Of immediate leg
slation for the abolition OF slavery in the
District OF Columbia,
am much engaged, and have no time
to enter into M argument, or to explain at
length my reasons for my opinion. shall,
therefore, for the present, content myself
bv answering all your ia:rrrogatories in
the affirmative, and leave for some future
occasion more extended discussion of the
subject. Very respectfully. . ~
WILLARD FILLMORE
This is The first foo,plint-where do we
find the second? On !he 30th day OF De-
rmber, 1889, Rice Gatlahd introduced in
the lower House the following resolutions:
l. Resolved That the freedom oil speech.
of the press, and of the people peaceably
to assemble and TO petition the government
for redress of grieranses. are rights Sc
cured 10 every citizen Of the United States;
but IN the exercise Of these rights and pn-
yileges, 10 citizen or body Of people in one
State of this Union, has the right so to use
them as to deprive the citizens of people
in another State OF their rights and privi-
| leees, or OF the property secured to them
by the constitution and laws. - y. -.
.. Resolved, Tha, the rover given by
the constitution to Congress, to exercise
exclusive Legislation. in all cases whatsoey-
er, over such district {not exceeding ten
miles squsre) as may, cesson Of particular
States and the acceptance of Congress, be-
come the seat Of government Of the UNI
ted States, gives no right or authority to
take the probate property of any citizen
in s3ch district tor public use without just
compe nsation, and much less does it con-
fer the power, 10 take such property for no
use a, all, without the consent Of the citi-
Gems Immediately interested, and without
making any compensation for it. 49,.
8. Resolved, That the interference by
the citizens of any Of the States. with the
view 10 the abolition OF slavery in the Dis
| ltfct of Columbia, is endangering the
rights and security Of the people of the Dis
trici; ard that any act or measure OF Con-
eress designed to abolish slavery in this
District. would te violation Of the faith
implied in the cessions made by the States
Of Virginia and Maryland Of said terrific
ry, list cause Of alarm to the people Of
! the slaveholding States, and have dir ect
and inevitable tendency to detract and en-.
danger this Union. 80. ts'
4. Resolved, That the House. will not
consider any proposition, petition, remon-
STRANGE. memorial, resolution, motion OF, pa.
per, asking or requiring or in any manner
relating 10, the abolition. 81 sIavery in the
tD.strict Of Columbia or the Territories,
or will this House consider sny PROPOSE
ton, petition, iemonstrance. memorisl, res
| olution, motion or paper, asking or requir.
| ing, or in any manner relating to, the abo-
liion of the slave trade in. the District oil
Columbia, or among the several States oil
this Union. a.5 ,s.=.s. ..t..+17-i
| Fillmore voted with JOHN a. adams oil
Mass, and Wm. Slade OF Vermont, and
| Giddings of Ohio, those notorious aboli-
tionists, against these resolutions.
Mr., Thompson Of South Carolina, on
the 14th Of January, 1910, offered in the
Hose, the following resolution:
Resolved. That upon the presentation o.
any memorial or petition praying for the
abolition Of slavery or the slave trade, in
any District Territory ofsfate Of the Union
and upon the presentation OF any resolu-
ton or paper touching that subject. the re.
cep.ion of such memorial, retiiion. resolu'
ton or paper, shall be considered as objec-
tied TO, aud the question Of its reception
shall be laid upon the table, without de-
bate or further action thereon.
= Fillmore again voted with Adams, Cid
dings and Slade, against the resolution.
! On another resolution, which is more
comprehensive than any Of the rest, we
fluid him still in the same company. And
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