Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1856-05-23


theroi"to, Mr. Fillmore was thro"h "'eroo"lI
ana General Scott taken up t'r the purpose, i
nave no uount on cheating the peopo Vi '''c L,
yea o'"'Gs' Wy 'oiu'"" nun OUT as u oou'"e'" MN w
nI'.i ar, euT'apn' anu: no. :"
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49,, MI l, al ,,H ~ W W.. ~: -, 49,.
-.' }oa, Jor,nr,I;rad ~ ~ y" " ~, ~
H., ~ ;,In, ,vb;.b ,bo,, SII :. Ia ~ ,, ,r,,n 80, y,
norr.r, uriiuruIes and nv t,n n,,,;nst;nn nf l;.u
Sc,.I Nh. Democratic marty foIInwaJ sn;t G,r lh.
nurno.s nf conteuding with Tin. Whi marty for the
,hniition vote IL threw aside Cas. RnchRnau and
nnm,,Ias md brought forward Pierce And why!-
WAS Their. ANYTHING in his antecedent history, in the
National Council or the tented fields, which would
eutite him To this great Distinction Nothing what.
ever IL Was his very obscurity-the very fact that
he WAS represented to hold this opinion in secret and
that he happened to be a Northerner, tina. secured
for him the nomination. The Democrats thus Outbld
the Wings for the abolition vote. They got it, and
by the aid of that abolition vote and the foreign vote
together with other scattering votes, they secured the
election of Mr.. Pierce by an unprecedented majority.
And what is their condition now! You saw that
after Gem Pierce was elected, the country be.
came perfectly demorazcd. He was represented
as national man, aud held to be such at tie South
At the North he was represented-and no doubt
Correctly rs having certain atlinities with anti.
slavery men; and you can that that view is sus-
tanned by his course in tho Presidency, for You find
that he has been the friend of both pares-tlat he
has been "out Herodlng Hcroi' in determination
to carry out the policy OF the South; and yet if you
look the other way. you find that while he sets forth
in his message, doctrines in reference to Southern in
tsrests which Mr.. Calhoun would have hardly i.d-
vanCed he removing every national man like Brol-
son in New York, and puts Dickinson completely un.
der the ban-yOu find THAI while he puts forward
the Nebraska bin, he is tellny the Northern men
that it is Il great measure for the North aud we find
that his platform is 10 be this Kansas Nebraska bill
and slavery extension fur the South and Kansas. Me-
brasku and no more slave States Tor the NORTH
And while he made ;his measure the test of political
orthodoxy, what was his course when the bill passed
Why, he sends to Kansas well known aboonis
and when an cutlery was raised in reference To this
act he understood to plead ignorance of his pro.
clvities aud, 10 que!l the camor in the South h. sub
stutes another for him. Mr.. Stuart, after few other
remarks Ut this character relative to President Pierce
went on 10 state, as q certainty, that the electoral
votes of the following States would 90 for Fillmore
Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New YORK, New jersey
Pennsylvania, Maryland Kentucky, Tennessee
North Carolina, Lou sana Missouri, California, Del
aware, Texas and Florida. These fifteen States east
lj7 electoral votes viz: Massachusetts u.s. New York
ID, Rhode Island 4, New Jersey 7, Pennsylvania y,
Maryland s. Kentucky H. Tennessee H., North Caro-
linn 10, Louisiana q. Missouri 9, California J, DcIa-
ware s. Texas !, Florida 3. THIS would give Fillmore
majority Of II electoral votes.
Al tho close vi Mr.. Stuart's speech. tho CONVEX
ton adjourned, to meet again at haIf.pas eight
ocock Z. NJ, to receive the report Of the committee
of thirteen, appointed under Col. Anderson reso!u
Convention.
NIGHT SESSION.
The Convention re.tssem,led At haIf.past eight p
VI, Mr. Allen H. II. STUART. from the committee
appointed to draft resolutions, reported the follow
ing:
l. Resolved, That this Convention do cordially rat.
fy the nomination Of MIl:ard Fillmore for the Presi
iency Of the United States knowing him to b. Il tried !
Statesman who has heretofore in the same high sud
responsible position, fulfilled every duty incumbent
On him. in the true spirit uf the constitutions and |
in the firm belief tEet if elected again TO the Pres
ieucv he will be true 10 the Constitution nnd ire !
Understanding 10 North no South, no kast. no
West, but looking with the eye of n patriot and
Statesman 70 TIE interests of the whole country.
= That we will with e0ucI cordiality sTppQrt n
lrew j. Donel.on for tie Office of Vice President
believing him To- be firm friend of the Union aud |
rue patriot: and feeling assured that in any cGntn |
,ency which may arise he will BIZ faithful to the Con.
,titution aud inexibIy opposed to eyery measure |
10 impair tbs rights or epdanper the safety
Of any norton of the country
g. That this Convention do most emphl'ically |
condemn those features of III. Kansas Nebraska bill
which recognize IN. nr;ucpc If souatt.r sovereign
~ prI tre rrhts NJ torei,,n.rs IN vote ;mpediatev
Innn tb.r r,skinv o.o;hr6I,cn e. .r.- rurnose to
pcn,na n, ~ c",mra daw oit,sns of va ,,srr,or.
,;.;n, "a ,ra do tb,, ,bnso s,a,rr,, .rs 49,, ,uly
DO we w. .u't .i''o irr'ure' a.. ~, o:s
10 s'U'a.on VI 'Ls W'n'.i.es VI "ur n,uuraiH aa'?n
e w. on,'''"! W. ora.u We f L ~
lha lsrrllof'e' AID aI5I!e re essenoancy OF 'he
sent'lcns W S.a'J tHFrl'ty n:eh ':y
nereaer oe lorineu OUT VI the publc douiah VI the
United States
.. Ihat III the OPINION OF this Convention the ruth
ass proserlp'IL' eng ne hersh nvechves which nave
oeen enployeu " me i!emocratc Fsrty te%ara' thc
aie'npers OF 'hs american party, are HCt oh'y uus
fnbIe end pnpatrlhtic but merit The severe cordcm-
cation ci all good citizels of Virginia.
5. That the y :mocretic Earty arc ustly responsible
ur the clfbarraSscd condition ol the iranc:s ri Fr
GINA end tie orerags burden CT taEqtol under
h.fh I.rT mir
The question on the adoption Of these resolutions
wa taken seriGtim. When the third was road.
Mr. McCuE. pf Stanton, arJae aud 0ppos"dit. He
argued the necessity OF withholding any opinion upon