The true Democrat., 1856-04-01
From the Washington Union Charcoal Sketches of Willard Fill more, by Andrew Jackson Don e1son

From the Washington Union. Charcoal Sketches of Willard Fill
 more, by Andrew Jackson Don
 olson.
 We have it in contemplation at some early day to compile from the political writings of Major Donelson pamphlet which will contain reliable and authentic charcoal sketches of the character of Willard Fillmore as statesman, and of his position on certain grave subjects which are likely to be prominently involved in the approaching presidential election. As a sort of recommendatory advertisement of this work, we have concluded to introduce one chap ter into the Union to-day.
 Opening Major Donelson's volume at random, we find him writing very elaborately, on the 18th of May, 1851, on "Mr. We5ster's speech at Bufalo." This speech, be it remembered, was delivered on that presidential tour in May, 1851, when President Fillmore and a majority of his cabinet left the seat of government un- der pretence of witnessing the opening of some railroal up in New York Major Donelson gave celebrity to this tour by column after col umn of his best writing, in which he showed most conclusvely especially to his own mind, that Mir. Fillmore was guilty of gross negligence of lis executive duties in leaving the capital at a very critical period for the purpose of elec- tioneerng in the State of New York for the whg party, which was just then very anxious to carry the election in order to get control of nine millions of dollars, ostensbly for the en- largement of the Erie canal, but really for pur- poses of patronage and plumber. It was on this tour that Mir. Webster made speech at Buffalo, and in thatspeech Maj. Donelson says Mr. Webster spoke the sentiments of President Fillmore well as of himself
 The sequel will inform the reader that Mr. Webster's speech was not on railroads, but on slavery-on the compromise measures, embrac- ing the fugitive slave law, which he had so eloquently supported, and which Mr. Fillmore, as President had approved. This speech, ac- cordng to Maj. Donelson, was one of series to be made by Mr. Webster to insure the re- election of Mir. Fillmore to the presidency- 1 With these Introductory remarks, we hand over the brush to the American candidate for the vice presidency, who exhibits his skill as a portrait painter in the following sketch of the American candidate for the presidency:
 From the Washington Union, May 29, l85l Mr. Webster speaks Gf Mr Fillmore.
 It is evident from the above extracts (from the Republic and Mir. Fillmores speech at AL bany) that President Fillmore and Mr. Web ster stand on the same platform, and that it was not without ample reflection and careful prepa- ration of common views that the President en- dorsed beforehand all that Mr. Webster would say at Buffalo, Albany, and New York. As great in expounding whiggery as he is the con- sttution, Mir. Webster was selected to make up the argument on which his party desires to obtain from the people another verdict cOnt- nuing this administrations in power.
 M,. Fillmore and hfs cabinet resort to corrupt and unconstitutional means.
 The excitement produced by the celebration of the completion Of the Erie caral--an ex- cItememt. made intense bv the contest growing out Of the attempt of the whig party to increase its influence by means that are denounced by a great number of the most eminent men of the State as corrupt and uncousttutiouaI--furIIi ed a lit occasion for the march of the President and his cabinet to take part in scene so well cacultted for the oIo01bjc which is to fuse all past political issues into that new one which is not only to make a president out of a single noeasare, but out of t3u5 single naetsurs 0llly as defined and explained by Mr. Fillmore. Mr. F1'more's e1ecttoa ,cW unsetNe ble compro-
 mise and sloregy questions.
 We shall be ready to show that the ascen- dencv of such party (the whig partv) will
 
 of the country, but that it will derogate from much of what has been done by the tried pa- triota of the land heretofore to preserve for our institutions their repub. b.ican energy and Gura- bihty. We venture even to say that just ala- ysls of the view Mr. Webster has taken of the compromise and slavery questions will prove that tine reelection of Mir. Fillmore will un- settle all that has been vet done to deprive those questions of the power of disturbing hereafter the peace and tranquility of the country.
 1L. FIIlnores erPolp1dsr on tie u7constltutioaa-
 hty cf odmttipq slaue territory. If it be unconstitutional to admit slave ter ritory into the United States, as the good peo- pie of New York were again and again told when they were receiving instruction from Mr. Fillmores great exponuder, and invited not to rebel against the execution of the fugitive slave law, we should like to know what security the south gains even by the promise that the fugi- tive slave law will be executed. Suppose New Mexico were to come forward to morrow with constitution recognizing slavery, could Mr. Fillmore accept il, when the oracle of his du- ties and promises declares tn tt the admission of slave territory Is unconstitutional?
 4Nr. Fillmore opologjzes to tue aJo5itjonists f5,
 GPPf0GW9 the coWPFoD3lSe measures.
 In 1850 Messrs CasS, Buchanan. Douglas, Foote and other leading men of the ,lemocra- tic party, supposed that they hal the sanction of the Whg party to a compromise which was a final adjustment of the slavery question: and that the obligation to execute the fugitive slave law impcached no right of the slavehol- der in any territory of the United States, or any territory hereafter to be acquired by the United States. In less than year, however, the pres1- dent Of tue compromise is found apologiziug to the abotionists, and so!emnly assuring them , that their tender conscences ought not to be disturbed, because no slave territory can ever , hereafter be admitted into the Union In less than a year the leaders who found fault with General Taylor's Wilmot provso reassure such Davis, Chase, and Wade, by declaring that it thinks with them of the inexpedency of that feature of the compromise which surrenders the fugitive to the juries of the vcinase from which he has fled. With such opinions, with such concessions to the hopes of abolition, and such disregard of the spirit of concession and harmony involved in the adoption of mea- . sure which the patriots in all sections of our Union had hoped removed the question of sla- very from the arena of politics. is 1t not amaz- ing to find that the President charged with the execution of the laws, encourages the chief of fcers of his cabinet in annihilaling a hope so , necessary. to the good of the country? And this IS done whilst the partisans of the admi- nstration in the southern section of the Union are attempting to charge dsunion upon those of their fellow citizens who will not endorse the orthodoxy of President Fillmore! Is it expected, let us ask, that the people of the south should have confidence in the compro- mise, when MT. Webster, authorized to speak for the President, not only declares to his whig , followers that he did what he could to get a jury trial for the negro in the vicinage to which l he had fled, but that measure is to be construed in all time to come as giving freedom to the negro in all the territory of the south not vet admmtted as State or States into the Union. lNr. Fillmore not national on tue compromise 9 the constitution