Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1856-03-26


and interesting letter from Gov. WISE in reply to
the statement that he had pronounced the admins
tration of Mr.. Fillmore Washington like" and in
defence of his declaration that the Fillmore and Don
elson ticket is "mulatto ticket" The Governor
shows that, in 1852, he frequently referred to what
the Wings had said in praise of Mr.. Fillmore; and
taking their arguments in favor of his soundness,
and their declarations on his behalf he had asked
them why they had rejected him and nominated
~Gen. Scott for President. He had never approved
his administration, nor compared it with Washing
toms. The Governor says
But, mean not by all this to dctract in the
least from what did say in p,aiSe of Mr. Fillmore
and what said then, take pleasure in repeating
now. was then capable of "a generous tribute
to a political Opponent. and am now did not
compare him to Washington never knew the
man could compare to one who has ever filled me
with nothing less than reverence and ave.. One
whom have never dared and never will dare to
question in aught he ever said or did. I bow down
before him-juSt simply bow down before him. |
could't begin to compare any man with George
Washington. But can reason about Mr.. Fillmore
and talk to any other man, without particle of
reverence. knew him long in Congress, and can
well attest to his personal virtues as good plain,
moderate: prudent, and, believe, patriotic gentle.
man. But agreed with him on very few political
questions it any If We voted together, as we some.
times did, 1t was for opposite reasons and different
ends Mr.. Fillmore was and is of the New York
school of Federalism l always was of the opposing
Virginia school of strict construction He was al.
ways for high protective tariff for internal i'm
provements by the general government, for dstrbu.
ton OF revenue for fiscal banks and fiscal corpora.
tons, latitudnaran in all respects and was decided
ly and unequivocaly an anti-Savery representative
and man If John Quincy Adams ever gave an an
ti-Slavery vote which Mr. Fillmore did not give.
| we'd thn tuo 7 bor tI,,
instance In debate. he complained that the clank-
ing Of the chains ot slNrery In tile District of Co.
lu'nbia dis "rded him in hs seat the foor Of the
House Yet he was temperate man. moderate in
all things He was rabid fanatic-T verify bell.
eve conscientious in his unsound construction Of tho
Constitution. lie was highly esteemed by me as
good man, and we daily exchanged every courtesy
and Kindness without personal breach; acting to-
gether, at times, in opposition to Van Burcnism, and
again opposing each Other under Mr.. Tylers admin
stration. Within the last few days have received
the kindest message from him in Europe, congratu.
latng me on my election as Governor of Virginia,
and saying that the election of no Democrat could
have been more agreeable to his feelings. Indeed,
such is my friendly personal regard for the man,
such is my estimate of his good sense discretion
and modesty, that would not believe he will ac-
cept the nomination now rendered him, if had not
been so egregiously disappointed heretofore in sim
lar calculations upon men nominated for high office.
We will see whether he will accept not"
The Governor then proceeds to dissect "Sam "
in the most approved and sashng style, and to de-
find his declaration as to the "mulatto ticket" He
is dealing, he says not with persons, but with
things-no personal offence intended, and none
will be taken except 10y persons bent on perversion.
He says
. "The Americans at Philadelphia were not "birds
of feather" Mr. Stuart of Virginia, protesting to
be slavery, bell We, mingled with the like
,f
hatred towards African slavery, uttcring nothing
but wrath and disgust against the South and Vr ,na
especially. The result Of such convention, Of men
OF opposite hues of thought and feeling of birds un
like in feather, was the mongrei pLatform-the pie
bald notwithstanding but mschievous g
nured the 18th SectiOn-upon which Black Republic
,canism can profess to stand North and upon which
pro-savcry can profess to stand South-a ticket of
an old Wing and an old Democrat-an anti.slavrry
and prosiavery man--the very subject Itself sus
ScSted that, paraking oe both black and white pa
rentage the ticket and its pluitorna are muIatto s.
1t Is ulatto-it is, say what you Wilt is so much
of the Black Republican of the North that it is
ta"ny or yellow, and it is much of the white
Southern Known Nothing that it will rreckie in the
sun-It 1s Il JreckL u mutatto. Now, no man of good
sense or good feeling will take umbrage that. Mr.
Fillmore and Mr.. Stuart wont. If the thorn pricks
the hnSer OF the latter with the point of its truth,
he had no business to grasp his hand upon it Ihupe
he will snatch itaway and staunch the wound. Nor
.'iii they take fersondt offence at my saying that
the Wigs Of Virginia can put up aoith "pure
african, scool nt nose, oaor color ebo shin, and
giszard oot and Ill., better than they can bear "that
cross Of the Caucasian and Cutfey which you call
mulatto!" The meaning is apparent to every
mind not bent on its perversion that slavery can
encounter open foe, avowcd enemy, a declared
and fronting antagonist easier than it can profess
cd friend, the more dangerous because the in.
sdious and disguised. Fillmore and DoneSon may
impose upon some in the South, whilst Seward or
Giddings could deceive and betray none. The latter
would find our people united agains, them whilst the
former would find minority at least their friends
and allies. Therefore, it is that all of the South can
better put up with Black Republicans than with half
and half of Muatto Republicans therefore it is that
all men of the South had better hasten to lay down
all old political divisions and to unite together against
all the megrophilists with the Democratic the white
mans party"