Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1856-10-09
sh.r.r. of 4 heljsisni.., against Mr.. ei,,"s"r'
ReNnted.

of ftNNtsoh'"
charge. OF Abslisis.i.., against mr.. ti,,""r'
ReGused.
In a late number of the Losisri6e Journal we
End the ridiculous and malignant charges OF alb
oHtionisrr against MR FILLMORE clearly and
completely refated-as they have been long ago
in the columns of the YIRGINiAS. The reckless
mes. and ini ustice Of these charges is evidence Of
the unfair and INSCRIPTIONS means resofted TO
by our opponents to prejudice the people OF the
South against that true, noble, patriotic and wise
man-MuLARD FILLMORE be who aione can
restore peace. quiet and harmony to the distract
ed country. To show the supreme absurdity and
dishonesty of these allegations. they are made to
a great extent by men rho ia 1852 voluntarily
bore testimony 10 the nationality and reliability
ofMR. FIlLsoRE. whom they. now that he is a
candidate for reelection, declare unsound and
unsafe. Shame, where is thy blush i-Democ
racy. where is thy deoeney! We annex some Of
the Journals explanations;
THE PETITION re RECEIVE a NEGRO AMBASSADOR.
Another count in this bill Of indictment IS that Mr..
Fillmore voted in favor OF a petition to receive negro
ambassadors from the black republic Of llayti. -
Here it is proper TO state that Mr.. Fillmore has ever
neeU-aud rightly too-tho stAunch friend OF the right
of petition and his doctrine is that every respectful
petition should lie received. and afterwards disposed
of as Congress may think best. To infer from this
that he favored the subject matter Of every petition
he voted to receive Is a presumption unauthorized
and unsustained by the record. But just mnrh the
Jesuitism Of the charge-"he voted Ia favor Of the
petition to receive black ambassadors. This Is not
true. lie voted. not in favor Of the petition, but Fimp-
" to receiyeit. Mr.. Adams presented n petition pray
ing the establishment Of commercial relations with
the republic Of Hayti-not n word being said about
ambassadors. black or white-and moved TINT il lie
referred 10 the Committee ON Foreign Affairs, /" With
instructions to consider and report thereon Thu
question was divided, and the motion 10 refer carried
with almost entire unanimityi Northern aud south
en men voting together, and all alike guilty, accord
ing to this charge, of voting to receive black ambns-
sailors from llayti. This ~ the record md yet with
singular unfairness the Democrats single out Nh Fill
more as the guilty party, when they know that nj
mos, every member Is equally guilty, II iadced, there
be guilt anywhere. After this vote, Mr. Campbell,
of South Carolina, moved to lay the motion To in
struct on the table, which motion prevailed. Mr. Fill
more voting against il ia company with Caleb GusA-
ing, Attorney General of the United States. Almost
every member of Congress voted TO refer the petition
20 the COMMITTEES, and every one SO voting cores uu-
der the charge preferred and because Mr.. Fillmore,
with Gushing, thought if the p%ctition WA worth n
reference il WAS worth a report, he is most eunlairly
charged with voting in hasor of u petition to receive
black ambassadors. See Nlcss Reg 81. -, p
2s3A.
rnR WISH RESOLUTIONS.
Another charge Us that Mr.. Fillmore voted against
the suspension of the rules to enable Mr. Wise To al
fer certain resolutions on slavery, he slave tradeHud
petitions fot their abolition.
II that vote proves him to bo an aholitionist, tie
proof Is equally strong against some Of the nost
prominent leaders Of the Democracy Charles ".
Anterior, Of New Hampshire, the mover of the "Ath-
crton resolutions, Andrew Buiruo, Robert rmigaud
George {. promgoole, OF Virginia, Alex Duncan. of
Ohio, Albert q Harrison, OF Missouri. Geo. v Hop
kius, Of Virginia, Ben. {. Howard, of Maryland, Jo-
-cph Johnson, of Virginia William Montgomery Of
North Carolina. Francis I. Iivcs, Of Virginia. Fran
,s Thomas, of Nd, and Hopkins l.. Turney, of To-
n,isee, besides soma forty Northern Democrats Who
'oied with him. Cong Globe; page 33.
rnE colEs RESOLUTIONS.
Another charged thai at the first session e. HE
10th Congrcss. peeember y. 1889, Mr.. Fillmore voted
agains, "a suspceSiuH Of the rules 10 enable Mr.. Cpics.
OF Virginia, TO introduce u resolution rrlntiee II pc
titions for the abolition nj slave- aud tie slave trade. |
the effect Of which would h'te been 10 lay them ON
the table, " without being debated, printed, or refer
red"
Upon this question he voted with the following
Southern members Edward j. Black Of TIA 1hos
W CHM Of Louisiana. Walter 7. Culquitt Of Ca
George W. Crahb OF Alabama, Willis Green Of krn-
lucky, Richard " iiahersham and EuRenius \ Ma
bitt Of Georgia, and Kenneth Rayncr of North Carroll
ma aud besides these Southern Wings and Southern
Democrats, twenty-five of the Northern Democracy
went with him also. House journal page la3
THE sLApE RESOLUTIONS.
Another charge is that Mr.. Fillmore voted for the
NSfat ifsoluttous hiitHlpltu 10 ne lHlIouu1t4 ~
Siade Of Vermont The first Of these resolutions ask
ed for the abolition Of the slave trade in the District
of Columbia, and the other for the removal of the re
strictons imposed by the House upon the reception
OF abolition petitions. Nh. Fillmore did not vote for
these resolutions, and Cushing merely voted 10 sus-
pend the rules that they might be introduced. bat
the rules were not suspended, and there the matter
ended The assertion, then, that he voted "FOR'
the resolutions, when no vote was taken except the
one that refused to receive them, is false, aud IL IN
evidence OF the misrepresentation rcsorted 10 by um-
scrupulous demagognes TO injure him at the South.
Both OF SHADES resolutions, including the preamble.
were in substance subsequently endorsed by Congress
the 2lsi rule being lescinded by II Democratic ma
jority, and the slave trade in the District being abol-
ished by the compromise of 1850. Aud when South
ern Democrats endorsed the compromise they endors-
ed SHADES resolution, and, when they eulogised him
for signing that eompromise,-they ~eulogised him
for signing SHADES resoluton-the very one now ci-
ted to prove him an abolitionist. See Niless Reg,
vol. 90, p. 256.