The Feliciana Democrat. (Clinton, La.) 1855-186?, 1856-05-10

Thompson of South Carolina, to lay on the
table, with view to an amendment. The
amendment was the resolution proposed by
him, as already explained, against which Mr..
+. also voted.
After the expiration of his term in Con-
gress, he was in the service of the State Of
New York as Comptroller.
Iii October, ls47, Wing Convention was
held at,Albany, and Mr. Fillmore was nomina-
ted for the Vice Presidency.
The Convention adopted the Wilmot Pro-
viso. The address which it sanctioned, avows,
nncompromi,ing hostiity to the ertension Of
slarery No more territory is our acatch,cord,
unless IL be free. We present you sound, good
men, who pERsoNArE these principles" This
enodaton of Mr.. Fillmore, shows that his
corrse on slavary had never wavered from
1888 to 1S47, a period of nearly ten years.
No act no word from him not line nor
letter can be produced to the contrary. He
was not only the impersonation of abolition in
every vote he gave, but he kept pace with its
demands upon every new question.
/ During the canvass for the Presidency, his
opinions were, except in this particular, scarce
| ly canvassed III was selected for the purpose
of concliating the sentiment of the State of
New York, of which he was supposed to be
the embodiment 1t was declared that Gen.
Taylor had committed himself to the princi-
pie of the Wmo' Proviso. 1t was contend
cd that in his Allison letter, he ha6 avowed
| that " the principles of our government, as well
as its true policy. are opposed to the subjuga-
ton OF other nations. nnd the dismemberment
of other countries" 70 closn however, all
donbt in regard to his position, ana 70 pander
more effectually ior the abolition vote. %. which
Mr.. Fillmore was the repres NATIVE, Er0at
reliance was placed on Gen. Taylor's iette' 10
the editor of the Signal. In that letter, and
an editorial enclosed, the editor had remarked
the complete identity between Gen. Taylors
opinions on the subject of foreign conquests
and the North; and he csn'c,atiy labored to
prove in the editorial ea,.osra 3 On Taylor,
that the cxtenson over tHe continent be-
yond the Rio Grande OF THE ORDINANCE Of
1857, (Which prohibits slavery, or involuntary
servitude, except for crime is an object too
high and permanent to be baffled by the veto
OF the President" General Taylor, in reply,
says: II have high opinion and approval of
the sentiments and views embraced in your
EDITORIAL.
1t was contendcd in New York, especially,
that Gen. Taylor's position on the subject Of
the extension of slavery was thus identical !;
and that although he was himself slavehold-
cr, he was opposed to the extension of slave
ry to territory now free and that, in what
ever territory we acquired, either as an indem-
nifty for, or resulting from our conquests in
Mexico, he, and Fillmore both were not only
pledged to the principle of free soil, but that
they were both pledged by their we'll known
views on the veto power, not to arrest the legis-
ation of Congress, on this or any other subject.
These views predominated in the Cabinet
of General Taylor, and the result was that
California was brought in as free State, and
lost to the South What possible hope can
the South have for Kansas, should the almost
mpossibity occur, Of Fillmore's election to
the Presidency
Tt is the conduct Of the South, in holding
up and supporting such men as these, that has
checred and encouraged the abolitionists, and
nurtured and increased their strength, until
they are now ready to overpower and crush us.
Who will be responsible if we are finally over
whelmed?