Delaware State reporter., 1856-08-15
Mr.. Cullen's Position. :
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Bythspublished proceedings of U. s. House
of Representatives of the 4th inst, the Hon.
Ed. Cullen, from this State, is reported to
have said that if the election OF President should
.eome-testhe HoHses-he g wesld vote for Mr. Fill
more first and last.',- 49,. v5y ...-
y Flie gentleman seems to be either cuipably
ignorant of the views Of the people composing
his constituency, or his ideas are 50 contracted
by his maleyolence, or ignorance, as to confine
that constituency within, the number Of his own
immediate supporters. 5 Mr.. Cullen should re-
member thatheis the Representative, not simply
OF the party which elected him, but Of the whole
people Of the State of Delaware, and it is their
interests he is in Congress to protect, and not
the interests Of the Know Nothing party. NIr.
Cullen should have waited until his constituent
cy spoke out their sentiments before he avowed
his fixed purpose to support Mr.. Fillmore first
and last, and thus, in all probability, aid in the
election Of Fremont, who he knows cannot pos
sibly receive over one hundred votes in this
State.
He proposed two grounds for his position. -
First, that Mt. Fillmore would get majority Of
the States; secondly, that he cannot be ex-
pected to vote for his (Nlr. Cullen's) enemies
AS to the first ground if Mr.. Fillmore should
receive majority of the States in the House oil
Representatives, and if the State of Delaware
shall have previously elected Fillmore electors
Mr.. Cullen would be perfectly tustifable in
supporting his election in the House; but on
the contrary,if Delaware shall,c cast her vote for
Buchanan, (which she willdb beyond doubt, }
what then VIII be Mr.. Cullerl's duty? Where
will then be his friends o#
Mr.. Cullen certainly knows there can be nc
hope Of his candidate going into the House o.
RePresentativeswith majority of the States in
his favor. He must know, so far as human
foresight can instruct, judging from surrounding
facts, that MIR. Fremont will have at least thir-
teen States certain, and that Mr. Buchanan will
have more than Mr.. Fillmore Yet Mr.. Cullen
forcstalling the expression of public sentiment
i'll his own State, pledges his support to Mr.
Fillmore, which is determination on his part
to suffer the election of man whom he knows
to be most obnoxious to his constituency.
Should Mr.. Cullen persist in this course, and
continue to vote for Mr.. Fillmore against the
expressed wishes ofthe people of Delaware, he
alone will bear the consequences. Whatever
may be the feelings.of a. portion of the party
which elected him, much larger number would
treat him with the scorn and contempt he woult
merit. His second reason doubtless, is moro
potent than the first. 1t is well known that
he can carry his rcsentments as far as the farth.
est and that it is not difficult for them to over
ride such conscientious scruples as he may per.
chance possess. This is not a question between
Mr.. Cullen and his enemies. But it is between
his State and the interests of his country al
large, in which he is made the servant through
which his State is to, speak her sentiments. 1t
is his boundcn duty to take the same position
which his State does i'll the contest. 1t viii be
through the balot-box that he will receive hi,
instructions, and should he disregard them h,
will be forever politically excommunicated.
Mr.. Cullen, by taking this stand, has made
still more manifest the duty which Delaware
owes to herself and to the Union. There is
responsibility resting upon us in this the mos
important of all former presidential contests. :
The Representative from Delaware, in his sea
in Congress, boldly avows, before he has ascer
tanned the wishes of his constituency, that h.
will under any circumstances pursue a cours
which will secure the election to the Presidene,
of Black Republican, which would assured,
result in disaster and ruin to our peace an,
prosperity. Will the people Of Delaware Civ
Mr. Cullen the shadow of ground for so act
ing, and divide the responsibility by casting he
electoral vote for a man who stands no possible
chance of an election either by the people or il
the House? No! Delaware now secs he
danger, and she will teach her fecreant servan
such lesson at the polls as he dare not dsrc
gard.
The present isms were not before the pcopl
of Delaware, lin the form which they have as
sumed since the passage of the Kansas-Nebras
ka billy at the time of Mr.. Cullen's election
and hence there was no obligation resting upo
him to constrain him to adopt the course
which he has pledged himself before his con
stituency have spoken. He dare not say tina
he was elected in view of such a contingenc
as is likely to arise, and that he is justified j
his course simply because he was elected b.
Know Nothings, and "only some half dczc
Democrats personal fiiends-who voted 70
him." N. w. F.
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