Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1856-04-29
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FACTS FOR riiE CAMPAIGN


His entire claims upon ;i,e Southern pSopIe a; T.
based upon The policy he pursued up'.b ;ch has re
1880. That portion ui the COMPROMISE IN nrpcist
nccnJon W ;,h ,I ,;cws Of AIR. Fillmore aMn"ni"
in the Erie letter, in 1888. IL o..n,i,I n,rticu
opinions Is therein expressed IN any e., and We viii
Lar, We are certainly not aw"l. -, action he took o
snd.ayur 10 show that, whric'et ae.I" Nv 80, on
aiIv nnnn ,hr subject OF slavery was III s!rici CON
sounn,. with h- deliberate ana iong e''e'l"'Nu 81"
,inents with his votes, WIN ms sPcesnes' "lu ~"
hr is AT thus lnoihen'' "' ''" W "
| WAS sixteen years ago
r. is no; possible tor Mr.. Fillmore to have changed
| nj. convictions this sui ct, without rendering
,msrjt subject tn imputa,iuns which we shall he Inc
last 10 apply. The character Of the man himself W
ali other evidence We're wamting would AFFORD S'''e
guaranty against such concusion lie Is c'''St.u
tionsliy apahe,ic and cold, slow 10 form "p"ii'-a
the positive and negative qualities ui las nature "'
50 equally balanced that he is not liai'e 10 Sudden
nrsua,iOns upon any subject least OF ali, upon '""S'
materials which would enter into ms p"''!ca rtI1u
| Ills record is an invariuhe one, from me Pei""
drs entered Congress until he retired H. dmriS ,'
Presidential term no occasion presented Itself toteS'
by substantive action, the question OF ,hc "ors
ness of his sentiments. upon those PhlseS, W W.
slavery issue upon which he had unt4ui'"Ia''3 w.
mtt.I himself before #, whatever action ne 100" as
President Gid conflict with his previous! q"
mouncrd and consistently maintained loS"'vn; w." ,,
what Justice or propricy can us ir.'u' ,y. when
he is any more Trustworthy n0~, than lie WIS "'"
he was in Congress The Philadelphia e"hVeIl'lon
expressly repudutcd tbs platform w'i'cn had oeeh
previously agreed upon, and lett the ohy ISSUE III S
CANVASS, which has any value l" 'ho no"'"' a. ea
without sgil or rudder compass. IN spirit o!
affected ost.n,at;,n they have proclaimed that they
wanted no platforn--tlat "Mr. Fillmore was plat
form enough" fur the Southern people They nave
in tbis respert conrt.d enquiry and apparently deied
luy.stipatiou We beg leave, therefore, 10 throw
Omen tho whole record aud where he stands.
fOn tb, I2h. of Dsc.mDer 1887, Mr.. ADAMS, pre-
.snted petition praying for the abolition OF slavery
aud the slave trade in the District OF Coumo'h, anu
| tLut presented BY llIlstH uuu
colleagues; embracing upwards OF Su,ooo siSne,S'
be referred 10 the Committee tor The pi'tret oi 70
lu;nbia, with Instructions u c"nS'"e' anu 'ep''
thereon.
Mr.. WISE, of Va, moved to lay that ho,'on On
the table. Mr.. Fillmore, r"tcd Nay WIN Hu"''t'
| Harper and SiHde MS wa" near! "!J ~, mi
had written his Enc i-riter' ana SHOWS '' ,or +,
Mills had been iorlheI from 'ro yrss ,hrn in
the controversy III WHICH TIC 'o"'''' W."
VOWED ..,,..o,,,, o,,on, ,r tha fs,linss
some iuea W ''e n aIhsreJ from a scene which
wheh prev " me- III IT, n tL .rb uf December,
GOO. 'oN p''.' III ''N
ioii""'nS' ;, r.s.,r,s1 his ram,rks and after
.i'' I; .,,n lime II. entered into an argument
p'oceeu"s s'''e " .I.v"v in the state rt FIR
' i s .nnn, IN rrai a paper on the
| S.":. ,'Dn .,,,,,,
i,,ir,,.cI onI said thu, the gentleman
' L.s, is,,s.ii., slavery III the South, slavery in
,, l,it~,.r and slavery IN tue State OF Virginia, AVID
w. now e.k. IN, colieagues 10 retire with him from
,I, b.iI AIR Husey made tn. same request 10 bis
trOn ,.prlriq, ana expressed 4 hope THAI
,h,. will. Southern delegation Would retire. Mr.
nbe,, s.id The. whole delegation u: South Carolina
as slr.a,Iv sirnri an sr,clIun;. Various Questions
of order here arose and NJ. SlaIs pledged himself,
II the liou would permit INN 10 Resume. not Ia dis
c,,ss the question s!av.-y in the States. On the
peudiug question oi earc 10 proceed, the House al
journed.
Tue next day, Mr.. Patton, OF Virginia, asked leave
to subni: the following Restitution:
.Rt solved, Tilst all petitions, memorials, and pa
nhnli;u,I ui slavery, the
slnr or transferring OF slaves IN any State, District
ar Territory of ti, ulrd S,aea be aid on the table
,si,h,r. b.up dbn;rd printed read or referred and
,nn, un frhcr ac,, rnseyrr shall be had thereon"
Mir. Adams, objected. Mr. Patton moved Il srspeu. |
sion al, IN. rule The vui. stood, leus, 1875. Nays !
60 Mr. Fillmore voted Nay, wi,h Adams, Harper |
and SHADE. The res, luon adopted by u vote o!
IL, Il, - Mr. Filimor. stj!l voting against H.
4, ,r. nay, s...i,r December l. lS;S Mr. Ather
ran ,i \ II n,f.r.d :b. r,.iowinr reso iurous
K.s,lv-j Ths, ;hj. rov.rsu.u; il q government |
Of limited powers and thai by the Constitution OF the.
Ir,.G ST. Cnn~r-s. h,s ~, Jurisdiction wl.tey,r
800 ,h ;,,.;,,,,,1 80, .,n,,v j., ,l ..y,rsl ,,,,. ,f
w.. rn,..i,,ar
> R..sn,ysL That ne,;,ions for the abolit;on of
~ ,; 800; "; - nr,nh;, .rt ,, t.; |
~ H. ne ~, | nn,, ,ha s.n,l
~ in So, '' 60, y, .,,,,,r ma ~ 49,, ~, n |
VI Slaves no'i one o'"'e ~ ".'''r' orc P". y.
P"i VI "pS'a"nS' S'' oJ LOU :" "nts' e
" L..,rcy ,ha, ,ns,i,n:i.u - ;,l,,n rl.r limits
:. ,..',,.t -. -. In. -, r,,h, 20 =, |
d. h-'"iH"i' in"i Congress mas no t,sh', !" ao
.ia "' ""N' ~ ~, 49, ~ H. ~ ~,
90 ~ "I i' va . .'o ~ ~" - ;,' .nI w;,h
=, ' . ~ - .;,'c, ,r,, ;,.,;,,,
49,; =; ,,,,, -, ! aims. ~. ,rn. s,,;r,t and |
non /" '"e '''a'es !" .e W pa :, u
ue''H'!S W TIE E"'s'"..''""' Il" ',.'' ~ Wv
f'S"S' u me o'a'rs "i'er'eu' '"t " c ,n
pubic iHta upon when 'hrv rnief'H I'M" ''s LON
t:drracy.
L. Resolved, IhH. tie Constitution res:9 on 'hc
broHd prucipe ct ,qun!ity among me members W
This coneG.rcy AID that Congress i'll the exercise OF
ia light to DISCRIMINATE
between tn. installations of one portion OF The States
aud tnu;ler, with view OF aool:shihg Inc oue auu
promoting, the other.
Resolved, therefore. Tia: all attempts on the part
of Congress 10 abolish slavery IN the District vi 20
lumba or the Territories, to prohibit the removal
If slaves from Sale 10 State, or to discriminate be-
tween the institutions of ops portion ol the coedea
cy aud another with the view aforesaid, are i'll viola
,iun of iae Constitution, destructive of the tunda-
mental principle on which the Cmio Of these States
rests and beyond the jurisdiction OF Congress aiId
tnat every petition, neinorlh resolution, proposition
or paper Touching or relating in auy way, 10 uiIy
extent whatever to slavery as aforesaid, or the ab
clifton thereof SHALL on the presentation thereof WIN
any further action thereon he a'u upon the laoe'
wiihuu, being debated printed ar REFERRED.
Mr.. Fillmore voted Nay on these Resolutions. with
Adams Giddnrs and S.ade.
When the THIRD resolution came To- be considered
Mr. Bond, of Ohio, called Tor DIVISION o! the quts
ton 40 rs 70 take tho vote on the following oranch
only
Resolve That Congress has 40 right 10 do that H.
d;r.ctIv wiici, il cauuo, do directly.
This was carried by vote OF li3 yeas, to 30 nays.
Mr. EulInor. voted nay with Adams, GC!dInSs aud
SHADE.
Mr.. Wise, of Virginia, on the l3ih OF December
propoeed n series of resolutions, among which one
viii be found which assers doctrine on tie JHgtte
slurs lars, that may enable lis 10 gl"an i'll Some nea-
sure the opinions d; Mr. Fillmore upon tina; subject
the very one now upon which his entire Claims III
the South repose.
Mr.. Wise asked leave TO submit the following rcso.
lutiuus propositions containing his sentiments: ana
what lie behaved to be the real sentiments OF the