Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1856-09-13
What has been said by MIR. FiIImore.s
Opponents,

.'- HEAR THE DEMOCRATIC REVIEW.
The Democratic Review of December ls55
having the Compromise measures of 1850, and con.
temporaneous events, under consideration, thus
speaks of Mr.. Fillmore:
Momentous events were 6ranspiring. The agita.
tlon OF tha question: OF slavery was paramount in
the public mind. In this crisis, it was well that SO
reliable man as Mr.. Fillmore was found in the
Presidential chair. The safety and pefpetaity Of
the Union were threatened. Already had fanati.
cism raised its hydra head Schemes and 'isms"
leaped from thousand ambuscades. The enemies
ofthe Union started forth on every side-Aboli-
tionism here; secessionsm there ACQUISITION and
fllibusterism elsewhere. These are the form dable
elements OF misrule with which the Executive had
to cope. How well he met, and how entirely he,
Tor the time, aveTcane these enemies of the peace
OF the republic, we leave the historian to relate
but our retrospect would he incomplete and disin-
genuous, did we not accord the need of praise
Justly due to high moral excellence and intelleetu-
al ana administrative honesty and talent as devel-
oped In the administration of Mr.. Fillmore.
HEAR THE KINGSTON GAZETTEER,
The Kingston (Tenn.) Gazetteer, a Democratic
paper, speaks of Mr.. Fillmore as follows:
With reference to Fillmore as a man Il ia nm.
donbtedly the best nomination the party could
have made. He is an independent, candid poll
tician. While he occupied the Presidential chair,
he threw off oil seetonalism and administered the
government in accordance with the provisions and
spirit of the constitution, dealing out equal-handed
justice to the North and to the South. He exhib-
tied his nationality by warm and manly support
OF the Compromise measures. This was his duty
and tor doing It nc deseryas an approving con-
science and the reward of duty well done.
HEAR THE aREENyILLE PATRIOT.
The editor of the Greenville Is. o. Patriot, one
Of the most uncompromsing anti-American papers
in that State, pays the following deserved compl-
ment to Millard Fillmore;
The distinguished statesman and pure patriot
has been nominated for the Presidency by the
National Know-Nothng convention In Philadel-
phia. We rejoice at the nomination, though we
do not expect to support 1t. We rejoice on the
principle that an honorable man likes to have a
gentleman for his opponent. There is another
feeling which gives us joy, and it is IL the Demo
cratic party should be defeated there is not a man
in the United States we would prefer TO see head
ing In the defeat, and enjoying the success of such
victory, to Mlard Fillmore He is gentleman,
patriot and statesman Of ability, soaring above
all sectional considerations in the administration OF
the Government, In his hands we should feel that
the Union, the Constitution, the rights Of the
States, and the rights Of the South were SAFE
HEAR THE WESTERN IN. o. DEMOCRAT.
The North Carolina Signal quotes from the Wes-
tern Democrat, 1852, the following language ap.
piled to Mr.. Fillmore. Strong as it is in its conf
mendation Of the "model President" 1t Is not
more strong than true, nor more strong than thou
sands of other Democrats we're then willing to
| apply TO him
| Mr.. Fillmore, our present Chief Magistrate, has
acted his part nobly. Although his political doc
trines are somewhat dslerent from those entertain
ed by many others, nevertheless, he has displayed
wisdom, ability, and justice in the administration
| of the government, which will insure him place
in the bosom Of oil true patriots, that time can
never efface. lie had drawn around him the love
and esteem Of both parties-they were beginning
to look to him in the hour Of peril their great
refuge. The current Of human affairs was gliding
peacefully along, and we were happy in contem-