Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1856-09-12

simplv firing at the crisis But he would proceed TO
show that the Democratic party was entitled to the
gratitude and support of the people of the South lie
would show from the record, that in every real issue
it had been the party to sustain the rights of the
South, and ensure the salty of the Union. In 1874,
when Texas was annexed so far did this go, that II
was party measure and the Democrats North and
South went for it, and the whole Wing party with
it's great leader, Henry Clay. went against it. Who
will now say that the Democrats were not right He
turned to the votes on the Wilmot Proviso. A ma
iority of Northern Democrats went against that
odious proviso A majority of the Wing party North
and South, went for it-every Northern Wing went
for it. Again on the Fugitive Slave Law, MAORI
ty of Northern Democrats went for it. Every North
ern Wing but three went against it. So on the Utah
Bill. MIR. Fillmore's friends from New York, all
went against it. The Democrats for it
Much credit had been claimed for Mr.. Fillmore
on account of the compromise measures What had
Mr. Fillmore done to entitle him to all these eulo-
gums? He defed any man to show where IN any
message or other communication 10 Congress- he had
recommended single measure favourable TO the
South The only measure he had recommended was
the admission of California with constitution pro-
hibtng slavery. But, say his friends, he had signed
the Fugitive Slave law.-It certainly required no
great zeal or ability for man to write his name.
Mr. Fillmore was pledged not to veto any measure,
unless clearly unconstitutional, and in accordance
with this pledge and the opinion of the law officer of
the government, he had no alternative. He had
since, in his Newburg letter, said that he regretted
the necessity of so doing Fillmore, at the request
of Charles Sumner, had pardoned out Drayton and
Sayres, convicted of stealing seventythree slaves
from the District of Columbia.
But his competitor had charged that the Kansas
and Nebraska Bill had occasioned all the present
difficulties He expected to show that these dith-
culties sprung from different cause-from the Sc
cret organization to which Mr.. Fillmore had attach
ed himself whose oaths and obligations he had taken.
When did that order organization arise v by, ex-
actly at the time when, according 10 the eulogists
of Mr.. Fillmore, the Country was IN that perfect
political paradise in which that gentleman had lett It,
1t commenced at the North three years ago,
Just after Mr. Fillmore went ont of office 1t arose
to save the Countcy-to save the Country from what!
from the Fillmore millennium who believes all this?
1t arose in secret and darkness to try to stem the
onward march of Democracy. All political opposi-
ton had failed. The antagonisms of religion and
arrayed against Sect nationality, and the risk of
bathing the country in kindred blood. The Democ
racy were overwhelmed at the North and the oppo-
nents Of Democracy at the South raised shouts of
triumph over the Know Nothing victories which had
brought into power that majority in the House which
had elected Banks and had threatened to revolution
ze the government. 1t was to the action and growth
of thisiorder in the North hat all the difficulties were
due Three fourths of those known as the " Black
Republicans of the House were elected by the
Know Nothing organization and their election hailed
as Know Nothing victories at the South.
What hat. Catholics done? What act was charged
to them. Surely their course had not been open to
The merited denunciations which all Southern men
launched upon the New England Parsons of the de-
nominations who tanned the fame against them, and
at the same time against the South. They had sent
no abolition petitions to Congress, and drummed no
Sharp's rifles TO Kansas. Then why range ourselves
against those who of all denominations at the North,
had least interfered with us. He was no Catholic
no defender of Catholicism but these were known
facts.
What had Foreigners done? The States to which,
his competitor asserted, the main foreign emigra
ton had gone were known to be the soundest of the
Northern States on the slavery question 1t was as
serted that had Washington been alive he would have
been a Know Nothing. Washington, who signed the
first naturalization aw-who never was without
foreigner in his cabinet He contrased the record of
Fillmore and Buchanan Fillmore never voting with
the South. Buchanan never voting against it. In
conclusion paid eloquent tribute to the Democracy
of the North.
The speeches both credlable to the gentlemen.
If, in our opinion Mr.. Meares' defence of his cause
was not successful the failure due the cause
rather than the advocate, for Mr. Meares deliver
ed good speech, and which pleased his friends
Mr.. Smiths reply more than up to the expec-
tatons of his friends. He spoke we'll and ably The
audience highly attentive and respectful.
SQUATTER SOVEREIGNTY Much credit is claim.
ed for Mr.. Fillmore in connection with the compro-
mise measures of 1850. Now, the only one of these
measures recommended by Mr.. Fillmore was the adj
mission of California with an ant-slavery constitu-
ton. This the most gIaring exhibition of
Squater Sovereignty in It's most odious aspect. 1t
was totally rregular-no census had been take--no
law had been passed authorizing the holding of a
convention to adopt State Constitution, nor had any
law prescribed the qualifications of voters or of dele
gates, and yet Mr.. Fillmore recommended its adms-
sion just as it stood, and his defenders who base
his claims to the support and confidence of the South
ern people upon his course in Office attack Squatter
Sovereignty in connection with Kanzas. There is
nothing in the Kanzas bill at all parallel or equal 10
thls-nohng. All legal and orderly, but the course
of the Emigrant Aid Agents The Senate of the U.
States-the Democratic Senate, passed Mr.. Toomb's