The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-08-04

and power to secure nomination from the dele
gates Of the 100000 slave owners. But he played
his game too far and the result was that although
be obtained the support Of the delegates of the
$50 eco slave owners yet he Disguised the delegates
from the Tree States; they went for General Scott and
he was nominated.
present administration, which Mr.. Scroggs 80 much
copd emns ana see the extraordinary smil irity be
tween tie Two. Mr.. Pierce commenced precisely
the same thing, by intriguing for denomination
as soon as he lad got into power, and he, too,
Jealous of his Secretary of State, the same as Mr..
Fillmore was Of Mr.. Webster.
Mr. Pierce gave the appointments Of the army and
navy TO the $4,000 slave owners OF the South by
selecting extreme Southern men for the heads OF
thore departments, thus putting all the military and
naval power Of the general government into the
hards OF 1.-THE extreme men OF the South, the same
es Mr. Fillmore did
Mr.. Pierce has used the patronage Of his Office,
while President, to secure denomination from the
democratic party, the same as Mr. Fillmore qua,
while he was President, to secure renomination
Mr.. Pierce Signed the repeal Of the Missouri COM
promise, and pushed slavery into Kansas, Nenras
ka and all that region secured TO freedom by solemn
compact, under the same motives, 70 secure tns
support of the three hundred and fifty thousand
slave oN Of the South, that Mr.. Fillmore signed
tie Fl eiiye Slave law, " hch deprves man OF his
fietG. m without the right Of trial by jury.
OF the $50 900 slave owners Of the South at the
cincinnati Convention in 1856, as Mr.. Fill
more Obtained the same Southern support from the
Baltimore Convention in 1852.
Mr.. Pierce has divided and destroyed the demo.
cratic party that elected him, the same as Mr. Fill
more divided and destroyed the wing party that
elected him, viz: by weak and yacllating foreign
policy--by his ahject subserviency to the $50. 600
slave OF the South, and by his lntrgues Tor
MIR. buchanan has placed himself upon the $4,000
slave owners southern platform OF Gen. Pierce; ana
the cirt IL that surround Mr. Fillmore and endeavorto
d no
Southern platform and are actuated by the same sell
fish motives and subeerviency TO the $50, 900 slave
owners Of the South that actuate the circle which sur
round Mr.. Buchanan. How far the political friends
OF either can deceive the freemen OF the North aud
South in their professions, remains to be seen In the
coming canvass. My own candid opinion Is, that II
is the destiny of Millard Fillmore to destroy the
American party, the same as he destroyed the wing
party by attempting to prostitute II to the sectional
purposes of the $4,000 slave owners Of the South,
and this is precisely what the extreme men OF the
South want. viz to divide and destroy every party
in the free States and unite themselves at the South
in order that the $50 600 slave owners power may gov
elm and control the nation and push the institution OF
slavery, which degrades labor TO level with the
party at the South, wing, democrat or American,
but must yield AFFECT submission to the 35O,OOo
slave owners power, for slavery which was acknow-
lodged by the trainers Of the constitution, both
and supported by their $50 900 slave owning de-
scendants in the South az blessing The institution
is justified and man at the South dare say other
wise II he exercises the rights Of freeman, and
from his State and not even allowed TO return for
bis family as il eynced of Mr.. Underhill, Of vir
GINA who was driven from that State for no other
than that he chose to exercise the right Of
freeman and attended convention held in the free
States.
Is this free government, in which the liberty of
the citizen is thus abridged, or in which the right
of thought ard speech IL deniedy Is this the free
dom that opr fathers established, or that believe
in and enjoy at the present day.
/ would ask whether sectionalism exists at the
South or in the North Is freedom sectional, or Is
slavery sectonall Was our government created TO
uphold freedom or slaveryf When did freedom
ever drivc from their hones citizens for exercising
a frceman's right
discussion, end seeks to silence, exile and crush
those who oppose il. Freedom, on the other hand,
seeks to encourage it. Upon these great issues Mr..
Fillmore and Mr.. Buchanan staLd upon slavery.
MIR. Fremont IL for freedom.
Which one Is the sectional candidate? Which one
Is the best representative Of what government
was intended 10 lie, for the civilization OF the pre-
sent day. II is not Mr.. Buchanan or Mr.. Fillmore
They sre sectional candidates, for they are both
peculiarly the candidates that are plcaged 70 the
Interests of the extreme slave South alone. They
are he sectional candidates OF the $4,000 slave
owners of the South, and neither represents the
great interests Of the twenty-five millions of Tree
men OF the North and South.
Mr.. scroggs in his letter, alludes TO Mr.. Fill
nore's statcsmnship while acting President. !
will refresh YOU with ono remarkable instance in
which II was exhibited. When the reciprocity
treaty presented ty the British government was
unoer consideration Mr.. Fillmore observed that he
nothing in ]. that was seriously Objectionable on
his part, except the word vegetables being in the
list Of free articles. He made note to strike that
out as IL might interfere with the sale OF vegetables
in the Buffalo market And this extraordinary reser-
vatioo h noted IN his own handwriting with red
ink, in the. original draft preserved in the State
Department q. Washington. Nov, then, with a mind
like this at the head OF government, that could
nothing Outside OF Buffalo garden patch or the
Buffalo cabbage market, how was the treaty - be
Notwithstanding il did the great interests
Of reciprocity in trade between the United States
and the British North American possessions, EN-
bracing an area oil millions Of square miles, and all
tie vast and varied interests embraced In i'll OF
course nothing could be done on subject 80 large
as che reciprocity treaty with mind 10 small a. the
President, and the Secretary OF State gave IL up In
disgust, and left 1t for bis successor to arrange.
Who can support man for President that pre-
diets end counses resistance, revolution or dsunion
IL anyhody n elected but himself, and who IA 40
grossly ignorant In regard to former Presidents az 70
make such an absurd statement IA was made ny Mr..
Fillmore la a speech at Albany, from which give
you the following extract:-"We see n political
party presenting candidates for the Presidency an
Vice Presidency selected for the first time from the
free States alone. Can Il be possible that those who
are engaged In such q measure can have seriously
reflected upon the consequences which must ineyia.
bly, follow In case OF successl Can they have the
madness or the folly o. believe that our southern
brethren win suhnitm Why, Mr.. Scroggs himself
could have posted Mr.. Fillmore up about such mat
tiers. lie might have told him that in 1928 the can
ddates OF the party TO which Mr.. Fillmore was at
tached were, for President John Quincy Adams, OF
Massachusetts,, and for Vice President, Richard
Rush, OF Pennsylvania. Both gentlemen were
citizens of free States. The candidates Of the other
party were, Andrew jackson, of Tennessee, for
President. end John G.. Calhoun, Of South Carolina,
for Vice President Thee two were citizens Of ad-
joining slave States. Both were elected, and both
he'd Office eight years Mr.. Fillmore had been
elected the previous year TO the Assembly OF this
State, and think II may safely be assumed that he
sdhertd 10 his party in that canvass. Again, in
1885, the candidates Of the wbg party for President
and Vice President were from Ohio and New York
= two free Northern States You are aware that he
supported Harrison ard Granger In 1896. What
has Mr.. Fillmore seen while travelling abroad that
he has become 20 enamored OF, a. 10 have made him
forget the history Of his own country or, has he
been holding Office oil his life, and not taken int
rest enough in bis own country 70 study it's history
Words Of admoniton come with very little 10 re-
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