Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1856-07-01
Keep the Ball In Motion

/ The return of Willard Fillmore to his native
land, after twelve months sojourn in Europe,
was the occasion of more exultation and OF
warmer congratulations from the people of his
native State, than have been witnessed at any
former time in our history, on any like occur
renee. From the moment he landed in New
York city until he reached his house in Buffalo,
the gatherings at every point on his route have
been immense, spontaneous, and enthusiastic.
The demonstrations which marked the arri-
val of James Buchanan, after an absence from
home of more than twice the time Mr.. Fillmore
was abroad, even though Mr.. Buchanan was
the diplomatic representative of this govern
ment to England at the time, dwindle into per-
feet insignifcance in the contrast.
Tho movement in behalf of Mr. Fillmore, too,
was the spontaneous outburst of admiration
from the people, whilst that in behalf of Mr.
Buchanan was, in the main, produced by party
efforts and party discipline. There is no man,
North or South, no matter what may be his
political partialities or prejudices, who does not
entertain for Willard Fillmore the most pro-
found respect, whilst none who knoso him, fail
to admire his open and undisgused candor and
sincerity, nor fail to admit his pure and una
dulterated patriotism. Even the Washington
Union of this morning, referring to Mr.. Fill
more's eloquent speech at Albany, which it
publishes in its columns, is forced to award to
his rsbuke Of sectionalism the following just
tribute, to-wit:
M Fillmore has exposed the disunion char
acter of the Black Republican nomination with
great clearness and holiness His argument Is
unanswerable. The Philadelphia convention took
the first step in the work of disunion II ignored
an entire section of the confederacy and declared
by its action that TO be citizen of q Southern
State is disqualification for President or Vice
President. This is nothing more ror less than
undisguised disunon, and we rejoice that Mr. Fill
more has raised his voice against so dangerous an
experiment upon the strength of our confedera.
ton. To this portion Of his speech we invite the
earnest attention Of every lover Of his country
The speech of Mr. Fillmore, at Albany, was
but a natural illustration of those principles
which, from first to last governed his action
as President of the United States. As the
Representative of his district in Congress in
former days, he had been faithful reflex of
the opinions of his constituencies President
OF the unlted States, called to that position by
the dispensation Of Providence in the death of
President Taylor, and having reached it acith-
out pledges o. promises he became, 60 in
stdnti, the representative of the soAOle nation
he discarded whatever Of sectional favoritism.
his birth, education, and habits had created,
and stood forth the representative Of nationali.
ty and conservatism, the firm, uncompromising
and unbending defender and advocate Of the
Union
During his administration VI the government
ne dissrrned sectionslism Of its strength-he
gave il no nourishment or encouragement in
the way Of Office, position, or power-and
when he closed his Presidential term In 1853,
the country was quiet--excitement had subsi-
ded-sectionalism had been hushed into ST.
lence Is il strange-is it in any point Of
view remarkable that after three years Of