Nashville daily patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1855-1857, 1856-07-21
A SCRAP FOR DEMOCRATS.

SCRAP FOR DEMOCRATS
Our very able contemporary of the Sa.
vannah (Ga.) Republican is summoning
democratic witnesses to testify to the high
personal character, brilliant craftsmanship.
and patriotism of Mr.. Fillmore. In tn,
issue of his paper for the 18th inst. he calls
to the stand no less parsonage than Hon.
JOIN E. WARD, President of the Ciucau-
matt CoHreHtioR which nominated Mr. Bu-
chanan. Well, what had Mr.. WARD to
say? He had much to say, and he said il
like a true hearted, chivalrous Southerl
gentleman We give below what he said.
and the circumstances under which he saic
1t. Read, democrats, wings and Amer.
cans, and lay away the scrap as precou
jewel found in the turbid stream of poll
tics:
On the 2lst of April, 1854, (say8 the
Republican, and after the close of his glori-
GUS administration, Mr. Fillmore made
visit to the city of Savannah. He was met
at the depot of the Central Railroad by
the cItlzcnS almost en- n1asse, and the en-
tire military of the city, under the gallant
command of Col. A r. LAYTON, Demo
cratic Representative from Chatham in the
last Legislature. A Democratic Board of
Aldermen were the first to greet him, and
having landed from the ears, the Hon. JNo.
Z. WARD, then Mayor of the city, and since
PRESIDENT, as aforesaid, addressed him
as follows ::
"MR. F1LLMoRE:-With unfeigned pleas
ure perform the duty ass gned me OF wei
coming you TO the city of Savannah. Whilst
the events which mark your administration
OF the government are of too recent date
to be discussed without arousing passions,
which on this occasion should be hushed TO
rest, we must all remember that those high
and solemn trusts were not assumed by YOU
In the sunshine of our prosperity. 1t was
dark and eventful period in the history o.
our Government, when the brave began
to fear the power Of man, and the pious to
doubt the favor of God" Dark and fear
full were the clouds that hung on our hori-
zon, violent the factions that agitated our
land, and men seemed to reck not how
widely ragged the storm, so that in its fury.
1t up turned the institutions of the South.
1T WAS YOUR LOT TO BREAST THAT STORM,
AND BID ITS MUTTERINGs CEASE, and to do
that you must turn away from the crowds
al hatterers to tread the lonely path of du-
~. WITH YOUR ROBES OF OFFICE AS WITH A
PANOPLY OF ICE, YOU WRAPPED YOURSELF FROM
ALL THE PREJUUTCES OF EARLIER YEARS. AND
FROM ALL THE TEMPTATIONS WHICH THEN SUR
ROUNDED You. "UNTERRIFIED BY THREATS,
UEAWED BY CLAMORS, YOU HELD IN YOUR
STEADY COURSE" PRESERVED THE CONSTITUTION
OF YOUR COUNTRY, GAVE PEACE TO THE LAND
WE LOVE, AND REPOsE TO THE INSTITUTIONS
WHICH WE CHERISH, ILLUSTRATING TO THE
WORLD THAT PEACE HAD ITS VICTORIES NO
LESS RENOWNED THAN WARS" 1t is fit and
proper now, when you have laid aside place
and power and patronage tia THE AFFEC
TONS OF A GRATEFUL PEOPLE SHOULD FOLLOW
YbU TO YOUR HOME, AND LINGER AROUND YOU
IN YOUR RETIREMENT. As the constituted
authorities of the city of Savannah, we wei
come you within her limits-as the repre
resentative Of the people, we welcome You
TO our hoSpltallties,-as a portion Of her
citizens, we welcome you TO our homes and
OUR HEARTS"
Such an endorsement, breathing truth in
every syllable and line, should arrest the
pen and close the lips of every democratic
traducer of Mr. Fillmore in the land.
On the day following, Mr.. Fillmore was
hOnored with an aquatic excursion, during
the festivities of which, the same eloquent
eulogist offered the following sentiment
"0UR DISTINGUISHED GUEST: Raised up
by PTOUidSHoe TO be ruler of a nation, he
scorned TO become the leader Of faction"
To this toast three cheers were proposed
by Solomon Cohen, Esq, the present dem
ocratc Post Master of Savannah
Mr. Ward and Mr.. Cohen, however,
were not the only witnesses that came for
ward and volunteered their homage on that
occasion. Several other distinguished dem
ocrats were present and emulouS in their
praise, and among them the Hon. John c.
Nicol, Judge Of the U. S Distric. Court,
and democrat Of the adamantine, thrice
rectifed school, who offered the following
"The Chief Magistrate who, upon retir-
ing from Office could say, i only claim for
myself to have acted honestly, disinterest-
eddy, and with the sole view of restoring
the harmony of the country which gave me
birth" loud applause.
We close, for the present, with the single
remark that, from that day 10 this Mr.
Fillmore has been private citizen, has
held no ohce, and taken no part in public
affairs. and yet he is now denounced as an
enemy TO the South and totally unworthy
of public confidence. Oh shame, where is
thy blush
a DcmOcratIe "a ctOr cut for Fremont
At the Republican State Ratification