The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-08-29
DEMOCRATS ENDORSING FILLMORE.

more soundness on the slavery queatioh, Ms
patriotic devotion to the Constitution and
Union, and the constitutional rights Of the
South, will be read with interest at this par.
tieular time, and silence those leaders and
organs of Buchanan who have SO vilely ira
duced hint
Z" But it has been said by the supporters Of
Gen. Cass that Mr.. Fillmore was an Abolition.
ist He. (Mr. S. had for himself examined
into the matter, both from his votes while in
Congress. and from those personally acquaint'
ed with him; and he would assert, without
the fear OF successful contradiction. that MIL
lard Fillmore was as true a friend to the
South and Southern institutions as any man.
Wing or Democrat, North of Masrn and Dix
on's line. The charge against Fillmore was
only brought up to prevent full inyestiga'
ton OF the opinions and position OF Gen.
Cass. Hon A. H. Stephens Speech at Grit
fin, Sept. is. ls4s.
"He (Mr. Stephens) refnted also the charge
OF Abolitionism against Mr.. Fillmore-he
knew Mr.. Fillmore to be patriot-he was
| no Aboltionist, but declared himself opposed
to Abolitionism in Congress, as well as IN
written declarations upon that subject He
is upon the peoples ticket, and will serve the
whole people-he is Northern man with
national principles, and his genius and abili'
| ty have not been called in question. Il Hon.
A. II. Stephens Speech at Cassville, Sept rs,
! lS4S. strr-4e,
HEAR GRs. CAss.-sThe Administration has
| placed itself high in the work OF pacifyin9
the country, and they have received the need
of appreciation from political friends and pc.
| litiesl foes. I partake Of the sentiment. do
| them justice But l. am Democrat, and,
God willing, I mean to die one. This is a
Wing Administration, but there is no reason
why / should not do them justice; and do it
with pleasure, in this great matter Of the sal
vation of this country i / may say SO. 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 coun-
try."-[Speech of Mr.. Cass in the Senate,
March 10. 1851.
"a few weeks before the delivery of this
eulogium by Gen. oass, namely, on the 2lst
and 22d of February, 1851, a debate arose in
the Senate, in which Mr.. Fillmore's course
was referred to- He had previously sent a
message to Congress asking further provisions
of law for putting down mob violence, and
forcible resistance 10 the fugitive slave law.
In the course of the debate the following
testimony to the firm and faithful manner in
which he had discharged his Presidential du-
ties, was borne by Democratic Senator'S"
80 far as understand the measures of the
President, approve them, and believe he is
determined to do his duty firmly In respect to
this lag; and as onesmember Of the Senate.
will say that if the law is defective, am will
ling to clotbe him with any necessary power
within the limits of the Constitution. Gen.
Lewis Glass; Feb IL, 1851.
81 for one am disposed to give the Presi-
dent all proper power He has given us no
reason to doubt his sincerity and FIDELITY in car
rying out this Ian. think it is the duty of
Congress to give such power. and for one
| shall do it most cheerfully. Senator
Downs, of La, Feb. 81, 1851.
II 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 polti-
cal friends heartily thank God that we have
in this crisis patriot and a statesman at the
head of affairs who knows his duty and dares
to perform it."-[Senator Clemens, Of Ala,
reU. I'll, loOls
81 am one of those who believe that the
President of the United States, in bis efforts
to enforce the law, has done and is now doing
his duty to the country"
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 vete and voice here, IL he
continue in the fearless and patriotic course
which he is pursuing. "-[Senator Dodge, OF
Iowa.
"If at any time the present Executive en-
tertaned the sentiments which the Senator
from Tennessee has ascrbed 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 mere district representa-
tive and has acted for the whole nation, and
l respect him for having done so."-[Senator
Dodge. Of Iowa.
THUS did Democratic Senators, one after
another. rise in their places in the Senate OF
the United States, and cheerfully testify to
the firmness and patriotism with which, as
the Chief Magistrate Of the Nation, he had
borne himself in great and trying national
crisis And yet this same Willard Fillmore,
whom these Democratic Senators, casting
aside all party prejudices, and acting upon
their high responsibilities as Senators Of the
United States, rose up IN their places in the
Senate to honor and applaud-thi' same Mil
lard Fillmore is now vilifed and traduced as
an abolitionist by the central organ OF the
Democratic party-the Washington Union
and other lesser organs Of that party Can
any good-can anything but evil-come to
the country from the continued ascendency
Of party, whose organs, as far as their in
fluence goes-and it is very great-whose
organs debauca thepublic mind. and poison
the very fountains Of public virtue, by such
acts as the holding up Of Millard Fillmore to
their hundreds Of thousands Of confding
readers as an abolitionisti Nol-depend up.
on it-no good cantcome to the country from
the continued ascendency Of such party
1t is the leaders Of that party which have
brought the country, to its present alarming
condition, and only evil, and evil continually
can come Of their being continued in power.
Probably there is no paper in the Union
which is at this time more vindictive in its
denunciatons of Mr.. Fillmore as an aboli
Zionist than the Richmond Enquirer, yet, in
1852, it pursued more honorable policy
We repubish below an extract from it:
| From the Richmond ENQUIRER. Sent IA 1852