Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1856-06-21

The steamer AtLipetc now on her tenth day out
from Liverpool will bring among its passengers Nil
lard Fillmore After extended tour through Ed
rope where he has seen many men and cities and
observed the working of monarchca machinericS,
from the constitutional government of England to the
absolute despotism of Austria, this eminent states
man returns to the land whose interests he
presided with so much ability and dignity, with
quickened love for its social and political institutions
and patriotism undimnished for the United States
in their whole length and breadth. Mr. Fillmore is
pre-eminently american, in the full significance
OF that proud name. His affections are bounded by
no geographical limits, and play within no narrow
parochal circuit Sectional politicians may well re-
pudiate his recent nomination for the Presidency
for he is not OF them. The Union, from the Lakes
TO the Gulf and from to ocean, is his country
and over whatever distant strip of territory the flag
of the Union Aoats-there he recognizes the soil Of
the Republic
1t may be doubted if any citizen of the United
States has so elevated the name Of his country
in foreign lands Mr.. Fillmore Well known TO the
cabinets of the continent for the rmness with which
he always upheld the position of his country in her
foreign relations before he set his foot upon the
shores of Europe, he everywhere won the admira-
ton and respect of courts and people by the native
of his department American citizens of all parties
who met Mr. Fillmore abroad, were proud of him as
lofty specimen of the national character Hear
ing, during his absence of his selection by the Anne
rican party their candidate for the Presidency
honor unsolicited by himself and given freely with
out the requirement Of pledges he writes from tn,
capital OF France his letter of acceptance-a letter
breathing spirit Of generous devotion to duty, i'll
teRsey American in every word and line and in all
respects worthy of his past life and public career
To that he refers for the evidence of his wo-
thness and better reference surely could not be gi-
ven
We all recolect the spontaneous tributes paid hv
the Democracy of the South TO Mr.. Fillmore at the
expiration Of his of office how they upbraid-
Cd the Wing party for having set aside man 81
pure 80 faithful, so wel-tried to take up General
Scott how they praised mis- arI and u
iinchng protection at i,r,ercstS and spoke
of him as one of whom the Wing party was no,
worthy. One would have supposed that they in
tended To repair the injustice done him bv his Friends,
by taking him under their peculiar patronage, aud
running him some day other, as their own canli
date. Mr. Fillmore is the same man to-day that he
was in 1852. There has been no change in his sen.
timents-he stands upon the same broad platform OF
nationality and conservatism--yet our Democratic
friends would have us believe that he cannot now
be trusted. Wherefore they give no shadow Of rea.
We cherish the hope that there yet remains in
the country sufficient appreciation of eminent tai
cut and incorruptble integrity his success
IN tue approaching campaign, we honestly believe
that his election would be the earnest of returning
tranquility, aud would set at rest the sectional as-
tations which now disturb the country's repose