The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-03-12


cssary TO protect the citizens Of the Territory in the enjoy
lnent OF their property" This tue extreme ground OF
the reeater believe that under the powers conferred
BY the organic act Of Kansas and Nebraska to regulate
their own domestic concerns they may either establish
prohibit slavery, just as they think proper
Again: he says 10 his last speech to the in
terrogatory-wheher he believed the Wlmot provso
4 stitutonal2 D. ...
q" member Of the Congress of 1850, and have
never been called on to ehr affirm deny he constitution
commenced that food and hqpng scer gken aRv
public position, am wg in all traaknes and eaadOr 10
! do 80 aow"
will show you that his memory is as obvioas as his
sudden conversion is marOellous THIS Henry " F-
Ter the 18th Of August s49, letter 10 D. +,
Sa1toaa letter from which the following extracts
You state in your letter that the FlEE-SoLERS will
hold convention at Hyde Parke the 3oth instant.
a"S 4 aa has w Ss IN the ed
rEeTs VERY MATERIALLY to receive NOMINATIONS FROM
Office denounced by his brethren in Philadelphia Oh
1t would arery materially aid his prospects 10 get nou
nation from regular JreSoa coHsenon and as it would
aid those prospects, he waited IA and had good
give why he should have it. Hear him
an IN taoor St FREE SOIL, free speech free labor,
TO THE HUB, AND UTTERLY OPPOSED TO THE EX-
TENSION OF SLAVERY lir
lie was up to the HUB IN FREE SOIL when he wanted
iree-soil nomination; and have heard of his
PRIZING OUT until he wanted the votes of sound
tonal men for the speakership. IIe goes
HtuHey prudent
et no man who can accomplish better than yourself Ii
ooud be bad policy attempt Without certainty Of success
Consult with mutual friends, ackley and johnson, and
"'''' D'' '''D' 'D.' alEESkkI ESkI NJ FULLER"
Thus it sppesos that 9p The ls dg R q o oAagH @s ls
and the 18th day of January 1885, he declares shat he
took any public position The subject Of saoer-that
his political existence commenced since that aood! will
comment further this letter
Mr.. FULLER became candidate for canal commissioner
and, while candidate made speechesamong others,
in Aeshany city reported in the pt,sbgrg Gazette then
whig paper and then supporting Mr.. FULLER In that
speech published at the time, and unconradicted, Mr.
FULLER says .""-
dark and damning stain upon their escutcheon" =
Let say to the proud of slavery they beat
against the barriers Of freedom thus far shalt thou CO.
ed Of other nations" y I" As lords of freedom we
had duty perform to the South Let US do it with
proper regard friends there, but let INSIST
ON THE EARLIEST PRACTICAL ABOLITION OF
Ay, a THE EARLIEST PRACTICAL ABOLITION OF
SLAVERY" Look at i'll For free soif-"opposed to
the extension of slavery"-in favor Of its earlie pract
cal abolonintrigung for the nomination of freesoh
convention and in addition to all this, when the final
vote for Speaker came-the last vote-he vote which
"tied the souls of men"the which determine
whether BANKS, the political aboonist-the black
pubcan--the nothern know-nothng--the "Union.s-
ding'the absorption" BAsKs-should be elected Speak
Of the American House Of Representatives that
compshed gentleman and sound national and conservS
tive man, Governor WM. AIKEs-he under the fmsy and
miserable pretext of having paired of with who
present being present himself lodged and did not vote
at all "
And now with his record fairly before youeleced upon
the principles which eected-I submit il to your
candor If would not have exposed myself to the just
and contempt of good man Of district Of pry
If had voted for Henry ~ IalierP voted for William
A. Richardson, Of Illinois tneW him had served with
him in the last Congress knew him 10 be the very soul
of honora whose sword good as his bond I"
whose large heart could take all the Union into its
affections; who all scanned wish received
in baf fhp RIGHT oft he mar wi
passed around by the abouonsts within black linesl in
what they call their "rol Of inamy' because of his
gallant bearing in those battles who has stood
unmoved while mad fanacism poured its vals OF wrath
upon his bead who breasted the storm in Its
widest ragug after the passage Of the Kansas Nebraska
bill the who bid them proud and bold dehante the
statesman who champion and leader through all
the great struggle upon that bill the statesman who had
oounseed his friends iu the North "and and brave the
fire without hnching the who full of courage and
ssm daTes do whatever his large hoart approves
and his comprehensive mind suggests and man, too
who is of the West, wesern-pho Is of as and cih
would not should not leoud not did not hesitate for
a moment which to choose-his mau, Henry w. Fuller.
WAS NOT RIGHT?
had seen Judge Douglas Of Illinois after anxious de-
liberation introduce that bill and stake his political life
upon the justice Of its principles bad seen the admins
tratiou commit its fortunes &C. had the great body
of the national wings the Senate 10 the house. in the
country up 20 its support had the democracy
adopt It article n their creed Of fin had seen the
people Of my district almost man. endorse the prin
ciples Of that bill and TO desert the gallant ship,
with her tried and trusted crew. she poughed her ms
lows 90 In miserable YiwI, under the command
Of such "srsgger" OF captain, such "Lattcr-Day
Saint as this Henry w. Fuller
But 1t Ia said that Mr. Pulleris For-roiHg and there
fore should have given him my The contest for tho
spoakershp developed the fact that there nov three
parties In the countrytbc northern know-nothing and
abolition party used under the OF black republican,
the socalledl national Americans and the democratic
party This know-noing party born amidst the fac
ttious excitement manufactured by aboitouists and ds
uuonss out Of the passage Of the Kansas Nebraska bill
II sprung at once like Minerva from the brain Of JoVe
full armed and entered The political arena In the
ing Of its existence full ofpromse II declared that
would say to angry waves Peaee BE- sHr that IL
the oniy Jro1d national coserpapc party that its great
paramount TO the Union, which was inn
periled by agitation Relying upon these promises, conf
ding in these assurances, many good men everywhere
many in my dstrict-wen into this organization went
tcice land but twice. into their councils "snc SAW" II
took two visits to soe him all made them;
enough and determined 70 look his face again
In dealing frankly with you is due that should make
this acknowledgment would not have the vote Of
ant-k nothing in my district without his knowledge
vote Of know nothing without his knowing that not
Of his order. may prove wanting In ability 10 scrye
shall prove wanting in candor tordrds you II has
been the habit OF my life to defend my course against all
odds when believe IL Is right and to acknowledge my
errors when believe have done wrong. freely admit
to you that ought 10 have into secret pot
society Of any kind whatever that they are wrong IN
principle against the very genius Of our institutions dan
qerous 10 practice and should be avoided by all men OF
all parties objected then, and o1e't now, TO the whole
machinery Of its organization objected then and object
now 10 an iad,srnas prescription n natarai,sed eatzsns
from Office objected en and o1ecf noto to anything that
ovon Io.k, ne making religious test Protestant by