The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1856-09-03


By way of negative illustration, we may re-
fer to a little passage in tie public history OF
distinguished southern democrat. A Savan-
nah paper has lately called attention to the fact.
that in 1854, ex president Fillmore was well
coined on his visit to that city by its mayor in
the following speech:
sMr. Fillmore; With unfeigned pleasure
perform the duty assigned to me of welcoming
you to thecity of Savannah. Whilst the events
which mark your administration of the govern
ment are of too recent date to be discussed
without arousng passions which on this occa-
sion should be hushed to rest, must all re-
member that those high and solemn trusts were
not assumed by you in the sunshine OF our
prosperity 1t was at a dark and eventful Pc
rlod in the history of our government, twhen
the brave began to fear the power of man, and
the pious 10 doubt the favor of God" Dark
and fearful were the clouds that hung on our
horizon, violent the factions that agitated our
land, and men seemed to reck not how wildly
ragged the storm, SO that in its fury it upturned
/ the Institutions Of the south 1t was your lot
to breast that storm, and bid its mutterlngs
cease; and to dothat, You mustturn away from
the crowd of fatterers, to tread the lonely path
of duty. With your robes of office. as with a
panoply of ice, you wrapt yourself from all the
prejudces of earlier years, and from all the
| temptations which then surrounded you, "un-
| terrified by threats, unawed by clamors, you
held on yoursteady course" preserved the con-
stltutlon OF your country gave peace 10 the land
We loye, and repose. to institutions which we
cherished, illustrating to the world that ''peace
has its victories no less renowned than war"
1t is fit and proper now, when you have laid
aside place, and power, and patronage, that
the affections of a grateful people should follow
you to your home, and linger around you in
your retirement. AS the constituted authori
| ties Of the city of Savannah, we welcome you
! within her limits, as the representatives OF the
people, we welcome you to our hospltalities; as
a portion of her citizens, We welcome you to our
homes and her hearts" "7s@ ~
And who was the mayor who bestowed this
beautiful and classical eulogy upon Nj Fill
more and his administration? No less a per-
sonage than the identical John E. Ward, who
presided over the grand political confabula,ion
and hocuspocus which resulted in the nomna-
ton Of Mr. Fillmore's only opponentn the south
james Buchanan, of Pennsy ylvania, Hecould
not have bestowed higher praise upon Mr..
Fillmore, than to say of him that he 'preserv-
ed the constitution of his country, gave peace
to the land we love, and repose to the institu-
tons we cherish N. y. Delta.
The LONDON TIMES UPON Mr.. CRAMPToN.---
Whatever the Times undertakes to do, it does
it thoroughly. Having decided to give up Mr.,
Champion, after having defended him through.
thick and thin up to the moment of his dlsmis-
sal, it turns upon him tercely as the cause Of
all the difficulties between the two governments.
In the following short paragraph, which we clip
out of long article on the same subject, eve
rything which the American government alleg-
ed against Mr.. Champion, is confessed to be true:
"What picture has Mr.. Champion drawn
! of himself! Two mighty nations are on the eve
Of a quarrel, perhaps Of a war. Neither will
recede a step. Each confronts the other with
invincible pride, and the world trembles for the
result. A sudden thought strikes an able and
conscientious minister, "What if we refer the
matter to arbltration?' No sooner said than
done; despatch is written and the offer made;
but the despatch might AS we'll have been un-
written and the offer unmade, for Mr.. Cramp-
ton cannot take the trouble to read the des-
patches through to the end. "Some he reads
and some he skips,' as they say at school, but,
unfortunately, that which he skips is the last
expedient, except his own disgrace, that re-
manned from preserving two continents and two
oceans from The scourge of an internecine war.
Take another instance. We wish TO recruit in
America without infringing her laws; all that
was needed was publicity, at least all that could
be done with safety or proprety, and our di-
pomatist contriyes matters so i'll that, as it now
appears, the distribution of money for the pur-
poses of enllstmentis is traced to his hands,
WHO STANDS THE BEST CHANcE-The Rich
mond Wing, taking into consideration the cir
cumstances attending the present triangular
contest for the presidency, regards the follow
ing propositions incontestable. l. That there
is very great doubt whether either of tire candi-
dates will be elected by the people. g. If Fill
more were withdrawn, there might be doubt
whether Fremont or Buchanan would succeed.
though the probabilities are strong that Ere
mont would be the successful man. This is
clearly the conviction of the black republicans
themselves, who, with every disposition to de-
cry Fillmore, are forced to confess that he is the
only serious abstaclc in their way. 8. If Fre-
mont were withdrawn and the opposition to the
democracy united-as in that case it would be.
the slavery question being withdrawn by the
withdrawal Of Fremont-Fimore would be
elected. 4. If Buchanan were Withdrawn. Fill
more's election would be still more certain, for
he would then get the whole vote Of the south
and fully half Of the north.
"1n whatever aspect these several positions
are viewed, Fillmore is seen as the national
and conservative man, independent of the sec,
tional factions, and worthy Of the confidence
of the whole Union
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A letter from Albany, (A. Y to the Balt-
more Patriot. giving an account of Mr.. Fill
more's reception in the former city, says. the
most amusing incident that transpired in con-
nection with Mr.. Fillmore's temporary soiourn
in our midst was his meeting with prince John
Van Buren. 1t took place on the platform at
the capitol, while Mr. Fillmore was shaking
hands with the immense crowd there Assem-
bled. The prince took his regular turn in the
crowd as they passed by the distinguished
statesman, and when he game up and took Mr..
Fillmore by the hand, tremendous shout
went mn from the multitude Some cried out