Bedford inquirer and chronicle. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1854-1857, 1856-08-08

and lie was eminently successful. Govern
lnent credit was restored, funds provided,
! populations checked, and finally. to sum up
the whole matter, the affairs of our natien
we're thoroughly regenerated and purified.
The great labor of this vast operations the
explaining, defending. and devising Of
means, came directly upon Mr.. Fillmore'
and he was found fully equal to the task
Calm, dignifed and courteous, eloquent and
fra 10 debate, uLtiring in business, he at
once took the front rank, and held it, un-
challenged, throughout the long and ardu-
Gus session of the Twenty-seyenth Con-
gress.
he DECLINES A THIRD MOTIVATION.
just before the clcse Of the session, Mr..
! Fillmore addressed letter to bis eonstitu-
ents, declaring his intention not to be can
didate for reelection. Nevertheless, his
constituents assembled IN convention, and
re-nominaied him BY aeclanation. Al
though highly gratiied by this mark Of
| public confidence, Mr.. Fillmore adhered to
bis resolution, and returned to the duties Of
his profession. Bong new esteemed one
of the frst lawyers ii the State Of New
York, Mr. F.'s practice widely extended
and IN the highest Courts of the land he
exhibited that clearness of judgment, that
capacity for minute Investigation, that
strong argumentatiye ability. 50 often mani
Tested in. the halls of Congress
M Is NOMINATED foa GOVERNOR.
In 1874, he reluctantly consented to run
for Governor, aud was defeated, in common
With most all tie Wing nominees, not ex
eeptiuc tie FIRST statesmen Of the country
Henry Clay.
he is ELEcTED STATE COMPTROLLER.
In 1917, N response TO a pcpula. call
7tir. F. reluctantly becalne the can.ildate for
! State Comptroller, and was elected by q
tremendous majority. lie then removed to
ilbany. and entered upon the duties Of his
Office, which we're arduous and complicated
, Ills peculiar fitness for the position was ac-
lnswledigetl oy ,ncn Of all parties, and nev-
CT we're the duties of Gaaptroller discharg-
ed with greater ability or trust.
HE Is a CANDIDATE FoR TIE VICE PRE-.
t sIDENTIAL NOMINATION..
The more important events of Mr. ELL
nore's lie now approach. His talent, pru-
dence and worth, combined with an abiding
attachment to the Union and Constitution,
had gained him vide spread reputation.
and it was the desire Of his friends to nomi-
pate him for Vice President in 1914, ON the
ticket with Henry Clay. The Wings Of
New York, in their Convention, unani-
.nously nominated bTr. Fillmore, but IN the
Natioual Convention, Mr. Frelinghuysen, oi
New Jersey, was the successful man.
HE. is ELECTED VICE PRESIDENT.
Mr.. Polk'S term of Office expired, and
, Zachary Taylor. having wen glorlon'
, name by his conduct in the Mexican wal
was nominated for President by the Wbis
party, and Millard Fillmore for Vice Presi-
! dent. In 1919 be resigned The Office q
Comptroller, and assumed his position as
Vice President of the United States.
HIS coNDUcT AS VICE PRESIDENT.
His address to the Senate at this time
; was universally commended for It's modest
+ vet dieuifed tone, aud the sound patriotiS
doctrines it maintained. As President ol
the Senate, one of Mr. Fillmore's first acts
, was to revive the legal authority OF the
presiding officer to call q Senator TO order
for words spoken in debate. This power
/ had been denied by Mr.. Calhoun, in 1926,
and was the usage of the Senate. Pr. flii'
E more took opposite ground, and In neat
t aud perspicuous address, on proper oeca-
: soa. declared his intention to call any Sem
{ ator to order who in debate used language
} unbecomiug to his high position. The
: Senate unanimously in appreciation of the
: Vice Presidents firm aud honorable posi-
: tion, ordered his address to be entered up-
{ on the journal, where it now stands an en-
during evidence of Mr.. Filllnare's irm and
|. conscientious character.
2 he Is CALLED TO THE PEEsIDENTJAI
e CHAIR.
Ga the 9th Of July, 1850, Zachary Tay'
lor, then President Of the United States
! after short illness, breathed his last. Oi
the 10th inst, Mr. Fillmore took the oatl
$ 10 s.preserye, protect, and de,end the Con
: stitution Of the United States aud from
the we'll known character Of the man, th'
{, whole country felt that the solemn proinis'
would be faithfully kept Aud SO it proved
I Our readers need not at this day be toll
with what signal ability be discharged tl'
: duties Of that responsible office--how b
found bis country convulsed by an embit
tered and sectional strife which threatened
the speedy dis solution Of the Union, bu