Nashville daily patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1855-1857, 1856-08-16
Hear what they have said about

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Hear what they have said about
him.
We cannot reproduce too often the tes-
timony of distinguished Democrats in be-
half of the uprightness and nationalityef
Mr. Fillmore and his administration. q
Hear Gen. CAss: 81 Ito =.
''The Administration has placed itself high
in the great work of paeifying the country,
and they have received the need of approba
tion from political friends and political foes.
partGke of the sentiment. do them Justice.
But | am Democrat, and, God willing,
mean TO die one. This is Wing Administra-
ton, but there is no reason why should not
do them justice; and do it with pleasure, in
this great matter OF the salUatiOn Of this cOun-
| try, if may say SO. l have done so; shall
continue to do so, whatever sneers their papers
may contain, for do it not for their sake, but
for the sake Of the eOuntry."-[Speech of Mr..
Cass in the Senate, March 10, 1851.
Hear Senator CLAY, of Ala:
$50 far as / understand the measures of the
President approve them, and believe he is
| determined to do his duty firmly in respect to
this Ldse; and as one member of the Senate,
will say that if the law is defective, am will
ling to clothe him with any necessary power
within the limits of the Constitution" - Gen.
| Lewis Cass, Feb. IL, 1851.
IL think there is no just ground of reproach
whatever, towards the Executive of the ma
ton. am happy to see the Senator from
Michigan, though standing in different poti-
cal relations to the President do him the juss
tice which he has done this day by the declar-
alton of opinion which he has made. Sir, l
am perfectly satisfied. from all I ka0w Of the
President and has Cabinet, that there Is a most
perfect and immoca6le determination to carry
into execution the laos Of the land, and to en-
pLOy all the means an their Poa0er an order to
accomplish it, Hon. Clement @. Clay, Sen
ator from Alabama, Feb. 81, 1851.
Hear Senator Downs:
II for one am disposed to give the President
all proper power. He has given US no reason
to doubt his sincerity and fidelity in carrying
out this lao. l think it is the duty of Con-
gress to give such power, and for one shall
do it most cheerfully. Downs, of
La, 81, 1851.
Hear Senator DODGE:
81 take this occasion to declare that hum
BILE as my support and influence are, and hos>
tile though | am now, and ever expect to be,
to the political principles of which he is the
representative he will have in his efforts to
enforce the law, my vote and influence as long
as have a vote and voice here, Vfhe continue
in the fearless and patriotic course which he is
pursuing."-Senator Dodge, of Iowa.
''If at any time the present Executive en-
tertained the sentiments which the Senator
from Tennessee has sscribed to him, when he
reached the high place of President of the
United States, and came to act for the whole
country, he has laid aside the prejudices and
predictions Of a mere district representative,
and has acted for the WhOle nation, and I re
spect him for hGving done EX-SENATOR Dodge,
Of Iowa.
Hear Senator CLEMENS, then acting with
the democrats:
~ honor him for his course, and if the ap.
probation of political opponent, who has in
times past done him some wrong. be at all
grateful to him, let him be assured that not |
only, but thousands Of Others Of my political
friends heartily thank God that zoe haze IN this
crisis q patriot and a statesman at the head of
affairs OhO kn0Us has duty and dnres to per-
form it."-Senator Clemens, of Alabama, Feb.
81, 1851.
Il am one of those who believe that the
President of the United States, in his efforts
to enforce the law, has done and Is noio doing
his duty to the country"
Hear the Richmond Enquirer:
''Gen. Taylor died at the very crisis of af-
fairs" "7he country felt relieued from an du-
tuL agony, lohen Mr.. Fillmore took the reins of
Government, thysU aside Gen. Taylor's advisers
FORMED better cabinet, and gaze his conscience
to other keepers than Se0Grd." "7he tchole
policy of government 'cds Immediately changed"
"The Compromise measures quickly passed.
AND THE WHOLE COUNTRY WAS RELIEVED FROM
ITS PAINFUL ANXIETY"
ever since that change the southern wings
have become more and more devoted to Mr..
Fillmore" "He became their chosen leader
their special and particular candidate for the
Presidency" Whilst the North, deserving him,
took up with another, who suits their pur-
poses better, and used him to put dOun Mr..
Fillmore BECAUSE he vENTURED To BRAVE
THEIR INDIGNATION" This IS ALL HISTORY"
1T Is TRUTH"
'Gen. Taylor was born in Virginia, he was
reared in the South, was large STAKEHOLDER,
whilst Mr.. Fillmore had been educated in
New York, aud was proved to hold doctrines
exceedingly Objectionable to the South. But
hOw acedk the restraints Of education Nth these
men! The one, listening to the voice of adj
visers into whose souls Seward had breathed
the poison of his unholy politics, pursued a
policy which came near wrecking this nation
upon the shoals of disunion; 1hiLe the other,
cleansing tie capitol Of its traitOrOus denizens,
DIsRRGARDED THE WHISPERS OF EARLY PREJU-
DICE, AND HELPED BY THE MIGHTY ENGINE OF
EXECUTIVE INFLUENCE, To QUIET THE COUNTRY,
AND TO SAVE ALL PORTIONS FROM INJURY AND
DIsHoNoR."
ave do not approve of Mr.. Fillmore's adj
ministration in all its policy, but we are free
70 say, that he has made an infinitely better
President for the South than Gen. Taylor did
or would have done, and zee 6eIieUe there is not
whig South OF Ndson and Diron's line toho