The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1856-05-27

with Adams, Giddings. James, Slade and
other abolitionists. [See Con. Globe, Vol.
g, p. 81.
Mr.. Giddings, of Ohio, presented petit
ton, on the 9TH of January, 1912, from
citizens of Ashtabula county, in that State,
praying Congress to repeal the laws regu-
lating or sanctioning the holding or trans
portation of persons as slaves in vessels OF
the United States sailing cOastwise from
one State to another The vote was on
laying on the table the question of reception
raised against the petition, which also
carried the petition with it. Mr.. Fillmore
voted in the negatire. See Con. Globe,
Vol. IL, Part L. P. los.
A favorite measure of the abolitionists
has been the establishment of diplomatic
and commercial relations between the United
States, and the semi-savage negro republic
of Hayti That is to send minister to the
Court of his Black Highness, the Emperor
Soulouque, and to receive any woolly-headed
negro minister he might accredit to Wash
ington, and place him upon an equality with
the ministers from England, France and
other civilized nations. The proposition
involves the grossest insult that could be
offered to the people of the South. Yet a
man was found base enough to be the
medium of presenting petition to Congress
with that object in view-Mr. Calhoun, of
Massachusetts,; and Mr.. Fillmore was base
enough to sustain him. The question being
on motion to lay the petition on the table,
Mr. Fillmore voted in the negative. See
Con. Globe, vol. IL, Part l, p. 157.
Most persons recollect the celebrated
case of the Creole. This vessel sailed from
Norfolk, Va, to New Orleans with a num-
Der of slaves on board, to be transported to
the latter city there to be sold. On the
voyage, the negroes rose against the crew,
murdered them, and then made their way in
the vessel to the Bermuda Islands. These,
in brief are the facts of the case. In re-
lation to it, Mr.. Giddings, of Ohio, intro
duced into Congress a series of resolutions,
of which the following is most pertinent to
our subject:
Resolved, That the persons on board the
said ship (Creole) N reSuming the natural
rights of personal liberty, violated no law
of the United States, incurred no legal
penalty, and are justly liable to no punish
| mlent.
In other words, the negroes on board the
Creole did right in numbering the crew, and
were justifable in the act. We wish we had
space to introduce all of those infamous
resolutions. The question being on motion
to lay the resolutions on the table, Mr..
Fillmore voted in the negatius. [See Con-
gressional Globe, Vol. IL, Part l, P. $40.
1t were unnecessary to continue the
proofs in support of our allegation that Mr..
Fillmore was an abolitionist. What we
have already adduced are abundant. That
he is still an abolitionist is fairly inferable
from the fact that he has never since 1912
renowned the sentiments and principles he
then entertained. This would be sufficient
| in the absence of other evidence. There
is, however, in the letters which he has
written and the speeches he has made, at
various times, the most abundant proof
| His celebrated Erie letter is alone sufficient
| to establish the charge that he is an aboli-
zionist. But we have not time nor space to
enlarge. During his whole political life his
entire action upon the subject of abolition
ism, was of the most obnoxious character.
In his whole Congressional career he stood
side by side with Adams, Giddings, Slade &
Co., and the intensity of his zeal was never
in the slightest degree abated, so long as he
looked to northern constituency alone for
political support. Becoming Vice Presi-
dent, by being attached, like the tail of
kite, to Gen. Taylor's skirts, and then look
ing forward las his present position shows)
to the Presidency, his mouth has become
sealed book on the subject of abolitionisln.
He is now looking to a different constituent
cy for promotion. He now wants not only
northern but southern support, and we no
longer hear any thing from him on the sub
ject of slavery. Why does he keep dark"
on the principles of the Kansas n ebraska
bill? Why does he not declare his opinions
on the main issues Of the day! The signing
| of the fugitive slave bill, bill made in &C
cordance with plain and imperative pro-
vision of the Constitution, affords no answer
| to the questions. Nor does his enforcement
of the provisions of that bill prove any
thing more than refusal to violate his oath
to see the laws faithfully executed. If he
or his friends have any complaints to make
against the charge of abolitionism, let him
meet the charge in fair and explicit man
ner. a few lines, the labor of FIVE minutes,
are only necessary to place him in his true
position. He has written an Erie letter
to show his devotion to abolitionism, and
another one recently, TO a gentleman ofPhi-
ladelphia, to show his admiration and love
of ''Sam"-Why cannot he declare his
opinions on the main issues of the present
| Important political crisis! The opinions of
Buchanan and Douglas, and the senti-
ments of all others, whose names are con-
| nected with the next Presidency, either
from free or slave States, have been fully