Washington telegraph., 1856-08-06
Fa cts from tine Record.


tions of receiving petitions in Congress,
having exercised the Anti Amer lean
prints very greatly, we will do what we
can to keep up the excitement by present
ing the following compendium of Mr.. Bu-
chanan's record upon the same question,
which we take from the Lou. Journal.
THAT REcoRD.-We mentioned on
Tuesday that one of the Sag-Nicht editors
of this city had published what he called
Mr.. FilImores record on the subject of
slavery. The most important part of that
record, as we have said, consists of ex-
tracts, from the congressional journals Civ
ing all of Dir Fillmore's votes in favor of
receiving petitions from the people for the
abolition of slavery in the District OF
Columbia. Far more reliance is evident
ly placed upon this part OF. Mr.. Fillmore s
record than any other And the editor
of the Nashville Union processes to discoy-
er in Mr. Fillmore's votes for the recep-
tion of petitions on the subject of abolish
ing slavery in the district .'the germs of
the present dangerous fanaticism at tn e
North and even speaks of those as hav-
lag been substantially votes for the aboli-
ton of slavery This is shameful.
No man, as the Albany Statesman says,
contended more earnestly for tAis same
right Of petition, nay, for receiving abo-
lition petitions, than James Bachonan.-
Henot only voted to receive, but present
ed the Senate, sunory petitions to abolish
starery IN the District Of Colunbia.-
(See, for example, the "Register of De-
bates in Congress for 1S55-'6, p. p. S2,-
SO, 779) But Gas Mr.. Buchanan CON
tcnded) the receiving and laying these
petitions on the table is very different
thing from sanctioning the objects of the
petitioners On the I'd March, 1886,
-Ir. Buchanan, having presea ted a peti-
ton to Gbotish slavery in the District OF
Columbia, complained OF the view certain
Southern men took of it, and said:
'Let itonce be understood that the sacred
right IF petition and the cause Of the d5o-
Itionist must rise or must fail together,
and the consequences may be fatal 1
would, therefore, aCara Southern gentle
men to reject seriously in what situation
they place their friends at the North by
insisting that the petition shall not Je re-
ce5ced--Registes- Of Debates, 1886, p-
68I.D.
On the 7th January, 1886, he said that
she coI,Id not vote for the motion of the
Senator from. South Carolina (Mr. Cal
houn) not to receiUe these neemortcis'' to
abolish slavery in the District of Column
| bia.-(See p. 80. Reg of Debates
And on the 9th February, same year.
The Pennsylvania memorial for the ;aboli-
ton of slavery in the District of Column
bia, being called up, Mr.. Buchanan
said:
..He believed that the Senate had moi
| the poorer to refuse to receice the petition" 3"
Reg. Of Debates, p. 1867
But enough of this. Mr. Fillmore and
Mr. Buchanan, with many other South
ern men, alike voted to receive petitions.
merely to sustain the right of petition.
And yet our Southern Sag Nicht editors.
whilst zealousl y supporting Mr.. Ruchan-
an and talking about the spotlessness OF
his record, fercely asssil Nh Fillmore as
guilty of an objectionable sin against the
South because he voted for the right OF
petition. Shame upon all Southern men
who would thus stab q Northern patriot.
| that has done more for the maintaiaaDca
Of Southern rights and for the pacifcation
Of the country than any other person.
Shame upon the men of the South who
would strike him down while he is still
with dauntless heroisl; bringing the whole
NOR i ioroe o. his pos tion and character To
sustain the South against Northern aggres-
sion. oh, shame that those who should
| thank him and bless him for his bold and
manly stand against the Abolitionists and
freesoilers of his own section, we are ac-
tuaiiy endeavoring to tarnish his glorious
name by falsifying his political history.
such lngratitude and injustice should be
terribly rebuked by all the true and just
men OF the South