The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-03-14
THE NOMINATIONS
We continue the comments of the press
upon the nominations.

we COHbllluc VI hhS piNo1
upon the nominations.
The Mobile (Ala.) Advertiser says:
We have no need to assure the readers o
the ADVERTISE that we received the telr
graphic announcement of the nomination, bl
the American Convention, of the names We
place this morning at our masthead, witt
sincere and hearty satisfaction. ]: has been
no secret that our preference from among nj
the statesmen of the country, our first choic,
for the high office of President OF The United
States, was the distinguished gentleman who
81 honorably, acceptably and sagacously ad
ministered the government during one of the
most trying periods of its hsory-we mean
Alillard Fillmore, of New York.
Tried as no other statesman in the land has
been tried, he came out of the furnace as pure
gold, and exiorted the admiration and respect
of his bitterest enemies. Assuming high and
responsible trusts-at n crisis of deepest peril
TO The South and to the Union, and it must
be confessed, too, with the distrust Of many
of his Southern political irierds-he went
forward in the noble path of duty with steady
eve and unfaltering tread: rpbuked the friends
of discord and sectional bate and rallied the
country to the standard of constitutional
fraternity. The maddened waves of faction
were hushed or rendered powerless for evil
by his firm and skllful policy, and peace,
prosperity and confidence gradually resumed
their gentle sway over all the land. The
South repaid her former distrust by rail- wing
generously and warmly to his support and
even party bitterness grew abashed in the
presence of so Just, so impartial and so faith
iuI public servant. He resigned the KEYS
of office with the respect and confidence of
| the great mass of the people and left the
country i'm happy and prosperous repose.
We have no need, at this time, to ask how
it has been with his successor, or what is the
present condition of the country! Al;is, every
issue of the daily press furnishes but too
painful evidence of domestic and foreign
| difiruIties and dancers of internal disuuet-
| of poinful rorebodnrs fer the futnre-n
shnr, that fine country is in nearly the same
unhuppv condition as when, bv the inscru,.
bic decree of Providence, Miilard Fillmore
was ploced Mt the head of the Government.
| In snrb trvino fines il is natural TO recur 70
his wise. lust and indicious administration
and to lonp for return of those prosperous
and peaceful times.
We believe that the nomination of Mr..
| Fillmore will BE- hailed with delight in every
part of the country-indeed the unanimity
with which he was nominated shows that the
delegates were well aware and not unmindfu
of the wishes Of the people. We believe,
could polls be opened to-day simultaneously
in every election precinct in this wide. spread
country; and the people vote withou. preju
dice or partisan excitement for the man whom
they thought best fitted, and most trustwor
thv, for the high office OF President, that
Millard Fillmore would be found to have re-
celved more than wo.thirds of all the votes
east. His nomination then is bat proper
response TO the Judgment and'desire of the
people, and We predict that the masses viii
ral'y 10 MN IN manner 'n"' WIN greatly
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= ne Baltimore Patriot says mat The noml-
natlon OF air. flI'nore w''i appeal strongly
T." ihe support OF that large class OF voters
winch lncllnes neither to the views OF the
e~'t,,'e m Noa." np' ,"e eN''ee n o'ut , .ne'e
."' ';L oe ho po'a'o'e uo"os ,,'. ; ~ Mn' ',ee'
wiz" :" "e"'y reSP""Sc iI"ni ''''s numerous
'''u 'iliuei''n' oouy "r c,,'Ae's we nave very
a",s e"' ", w. Fiji E;,,. W ,l I' o"' "oue," %
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Firm yet not stiff i'll his opinions, courteous
ana conc'''a'ory III MS mnhher' OF moral
dnrinr Lis Iast ,snnre of,nf,i,n , s,.rn,nInnslr
faithful to the hioh trusts con6ded TO his
care and to the best interests of all portions
OF the unlon.
Inc American organ says 1t Is but suIii-
Ue"' W ,r " n'I ;II'd i" .I Ei1i n.
the Model Statesman the .w,ll trip5 true
ana trusty, Pa'r'0l '"e modest anu u''MsSuni-
d,is,ad %', h, ] ,ha raor".' % ,ins 20 tb. "ri,.nn %
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