Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1856-09-30
FILLMORE AND HIS FRIENDS.

! Whatever doubts any Southern man may have en-
tertaiued Of his duty'ia the present canvas, they
mus, have been put IL rest, should think, by the
recent developments in this State. t Us CINE to
this now in Nirrnia 4 a. ito ,!eaas oi M:liard Fill
nu,s, ate. eainiL. or him that he is and has ever
been the peculiar friend Of the South, and finding that
pos!on unenabe, they have been driven to take the
ground that the South is wrong and the North right
in the present controversy between the cecoa3 aad
that We ought, as oafrae,e ind Union owing
people, t. s,hIlis tG tho demands of our Northern
Brethren give up Kansas and huuby promise to be.
have better in the future. Such is the argument Of
Bolts speech here, of Saunders, the candidate for
Congress in the first district of Pen Smith ot Ma.
nawhs, Of john z. .mbcden ot S,aunton, and of
who claim to be the leaders OF tn. Fillmorenrs
end advocates Of the resolutions o the Know Nothing
and Old Line Wing Conventions.
Now, ii Southern !Eenr ~ oGdcr 10 gITe hin. their
iupport, forced into position of such unequivO
cal hostility to the section in which they live there
must be tha; in the character aud in The opinions OF
Millard Fillmore which makes lila unworthy the sup
port OF any enlightened SOutherner. II this be not
true~if the rights of the South would be aae in the
hands of FillmOre-why his parisans in the South
driven to array themselves against the South Are
they desrous Of the eXecratons and anathcmas Of
their feowctizens, that, in recklea.ne:s iuey
court tic rowus end :, ;a9 S"Sthc:n yubIlc
ofiice.seeker,, and not likely therefore 10 10 any
act which will expose heI" 10 popular prejudice,
leSs lGlns strong and controlling motive should move
them thereto. That motive is fouad in this tia; the
overthrow Of the Democratic party eevates these
men to place and power and they can only Lops 10
accomplish that by showing tnat the Democratic
party, in making common with the statesmen
Of tho South requiring the North to abjure all
promises on the subject of slavery, save those con-
tanned in the Constitution has forfeited the confidence
Of the people. This can only be maintained upcn TIE
hypotheses that the Scuih 10 wrong and the biack
Republicans right, and although this assumption il
contradicted bv The whole history Of the slavery con.
:roversy, we have the New York Hcrai ard :.s camp
followers in this State boldly assuming this ground
end st.srae,essly attempting to maintain it,
| We have never doubted, for moment, that the
leading men in the Fillmore party at the South, would
do anything to the success OF their candidate.
They hungry for the gains OF office and will .s-e
any sacrifice to crafty their lust 49,. in The homes
ty OF the rank and Sic oi tie old Whig party, We
have nov, es have ever had, urshaken confidence.
They caunG: be se3uced into arraying Themselves
against their Southern brethren md against ;aG:
minded conservative Democrats r. .a.o North. They
have nothing left o- e.a ~ but I" spurn the false
teachings of their old leaders and tU vote for Buc-
hanan and Breckenridge in the presen, canvass.
And we are happy in the conviction that very ma
ny OF them have already cut loose from their prelu
iuiices and are resolved TO support the Democratic
csnddatep. Patriotism dictates this course and they
cannot close their ears to its appeals. Those who
have hestated, can hesitate no longer, ROW that the
oppouents of the Democrats have arrayed themselves
AGAINST tho South. The recent demonstration against
Ruchanan as a Southern sectional candidate must &C.
cure for him the electoral vote of every Southern
State. The sky brightens. Our enemies stufy
,bamselves and augment our chances Of success with
every change of front they make Each new display
wcakeus their hold upon the affections o. tie people
and renders more inevitably aestsn the triumph ofihe
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