The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-06-21

read any of the newspapers when at home he would
at least by few months association with the northern
members have Rseertned at what periods their elections
come Off aud thus avoided the mistakes which he makes
! on the 10th page of his pamphlet
My colleague also assas President Pierce the ground
that there among his appontees to Office freesoers
The alleged to be of that class hold comparatively
subordinate sations and behalf of the President i Is
contended that in every instance before any such
pointed they were understood TO have previously aban-
doned their former obnoxious views and adopted the
tonal principles of the democratic platform OF the Ba-
more Convention of 1852 But TO test my colleagues
sistency us see how Mr. Fillmore stands on this ques-
tion He is presented by Mr. Reade for your surages
| without fault In my canvass last summer l had
occasion TO put this matter right and repeat what then
in substance said. The three members of Mr. Fillmores
cabinet from the free States Messrs Webster Corwin
and Hall. Messrs. Corwin and Hall BOTH during their
congressional course showed themselves in their speeches
and votes to be not only eesoilers or Wimot provso
men, but thoroughly antslavey in all respects neither Of
them, to my knowledge, having differed with the abo-
tionists any practical question MIR. Webster himself
had repeatedly voted for the Wilmot proviso and
occasion claimed the authorship of that principle and said
that Wimot had stoen his thunder In his speech OF
the 7h Of March, 1885, which was regarded coneia-
tory in its tone he said that he would vote to
put the Wmo proviso the Mexican territory because
in that territory slavery already excluded by the
sng law, and the proyso was unnecessary. In making
this statement do not wish to derac from the general
berality of Mr. Websors views that occasion. As
Mr. Flmores appointments in the North to foreign mis-
sons and other high stations they In every instance
far know made from the ranks of the ee-soers or
Wimotprovso BY free-soilers intend to designate
all those who in favor Congress- by lis legislation
excluding slavery from the territory of tie United States
great many of these appontees Of Mr. Fillmore were,
by their service in Congress- personally known to me- and
as far as know believe, they all in that
reesoiers II he ever did make appointment in free
State to any Office of person who had shown himself
willing that the common territories of the Union should
be open to southern and their slave property well
as to northern ones, do not know it, and have reason
to believe it, Nor did Mr. Fillmore in making these ap-
pontments require the individuals to their for
mer views ..
The case then between General Pierce and Mr. Fillmore
ought be thus stated General Pierce few men
who had been reesoers to inferior Offices after they had re-
nounced their former views and prossed conservative ma
tional sentiments while Mr.. Fillmore appointed from the
North to all Offices high and low none but free-soers
without requiring them to renounce any previous opin-
IONS .......
If therefore, Mr. Reade opposed to Pierce for the reason
stated by him. he ough; if consistent to oppose Fillmore
with ten times as much zeal regret to be compelled to go
into hIs matter because Mr. Fillmore, when President in
accordance with his oath Of Office showed himself willing
execute the laws well for the benefit of the South the
North and was in other respects conservative in his ad
mnisraton But gentlemen, waving fnther notice Of Mr..
Reades letter. the principal points OF which have su
GENTLY examined let turn our attention to the presi
Dental candidates before the country.
james Buchanan, the nominee of the democracy, is a
statesman admirably fitted for the station of Chief Execu
tive of the United States His opponents charging him
with having held certain erroneous opinions forty years
ago, in his youth, With much fairness it might be
affirmed that Mr. Fillmore aboiuonis because
much later day-viz: ls3S-when candidate for Con-
gres he declared himself favor of the abolition of sa
very in the District of Columbia and of other kindred anti
slavery measures have not used such charge against
him not that was that he had expressly
traced these opinions but because supposed that his
perience at Washington had induced him abandon or
modify those earlier views Mr. Buchanan expressly and
frankly at early day. avowed his change Of opinion and
for the last thirty years has shown by his entire life both
as politician and man. that he sound republican,
and national and liberal to the South. In ls45 he gave
an able and manly support to the annexation of Texas
After the acquisition of the Mexican territory he con-
cert with the entire South used his best efforts to get the
Missouri line extended to the Pacific; and after all pros
pec OF etecng this was defeated by northern votes he
then sustained the compromise of $780, including
the fugtvesave law, Though abroad during the strug
gle on the Kansas and Nebraska act yet Immediately
his return, he ayowed himself in the most emphatic terms
the friend of the affirming not only its consttu
uoRaiy but also its justice proprety, and necessity.
Since his nomination he has endorsed thoroughly
the sound and national platform of the Democratic Conven
ton His intellectual abilities bis moderation prudence
and conservatism statesman, well as his long expe
rence and extensive information, and dignity and
tesy OF manner gentleman, all 60 TO form character
every way worthy of the high station for which has
been nominated. AS to his colleague the ticket John
Brecnrdge an intimate acquaintance for four years,
during our joint congressional service authorizes te
that he is in all respects eminenty qualified for the
Office of Vice President of the United States.
Our opponents the black republicans, have nominated
Col j. O. Fremont for the presidency. Col Fremont Is a
native Of South Carolina but citizen, believe of Cali
ornia from which State he served for few months as
SENATOR elected BY the democratic party He has sube
quenty abandoned that party and ayowed himself free
soiler and opposed to slavery generally To this latter
circumstance his nomination Is understood to be owing
InouEh IN ne was seldom, II
ever in battle though senator for little while he is
understood to have spoken made motion in the
Senate; and as q statesman, he has record all
native of the State OF South Carolina he Qns those whose
sole bond Of union is hostility to the section in which he
born Indebted to the democracy for the only poit
cal position he ever had he lends himself their nemea
and has recently declared that he belongs neither to the
democratic nor whig party or know-no:ning OF aboli-
ton party but that he Is simply oppose TO slavery extern
son &c,
The adoption Of such Candidate shows the governing
principle Of the organization he represents viz that hos
ty 70 the rights Of The South oyerrdes with them all
other questions.
Such ticket has claims on your support and proba-
bly, will have electors appointed in our State They
hope however 70 divide and distract the South by means
Of the nomination Of Mr. Fillmore by the know-nothngs
and WILL therefore leave those allies iu fact If not In in
enton manpuvre well they can 70 defeat or at
least damage the democratic candidates.
The contest then is really between the democratic party
purified by losing its reeso elements by
the accession Of patriotic and intelligent wings and all the
antslavey factions combined In party appropriately de-
signated black republican As TO Mr.. Fillmore be Is no
really in the struggle than Mr. Tyler in the con-
Of 1874 between Clay and Polk He is not expected
TO get single vote in the free States and votes p ven TO
him in the South would only tend to throw the election
into the present House Of Representatives and thus give the
IL he failed before the people know that certain poll
ticians in the South trying to create different i'm
preston They their friends candidates for Office
and hope to sustain themselves in their several localities
by deceiyng the people as to Mr.. Fmores chances |
do not OF course, intend TO include my colleague Mr.
Reade amongst them As be is unacquanted with
the past history OF the country not TO know that Mr.
Fillmore ever appointed free-soilers TO Office 1t Il not
strange that he should not through the game that
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