The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1856-07-08

is concerned, and we challenge his friends
to point out the difference. His know-no-
thing friends may affect to believe that this
speech presents h i'm with additional claims
to The support of the South, but critical
examination of it will show that it affords
: additional reasons why no Southern man
should give him his support. We repeat
that now Willard Fillm0re occupies pre-
/ cisely the platform of Fremont, on the Kan
! sas- Nebraska questions, and all others III
| which tie South is vitality interested.
Err. PILLMoRE's ALBANY SPEECH.
| Mr.. MAYOR AND FELLOW CITIZENS =
! This overwhelming demonstration of con-
! graduation and welcome, almost deprives
/ me of the power OF speech. Here nearly
/ thirty years ago / commenced my political
! career. IN this building first saw lcgis-
| lative body Ia session Cheers but at that
| time it never entered into the aspirations of
my heart that / should ever receive such a
welcome this, in the capital of my ma
| tive State. (Cheers)
You have been pleased, sir, to allude 10
my former services and my probable course
| il should be again called to the position
| of Chief Magistrate of the nation. Gap
plausc) 1t il not pleasant To speak of ones
SELF yet | trust that the occasion will justi
fly me in briefly abiding to one or two e.
vents connected with my last administra
| ton. (Cheers.) You all know that when
| was called to the executive chair by be-
rcavement which overwhelmed the nation
with grief the country was unfortunately
agitated from one end to tie other upon the
exciting subject of slavery. 1t was then,
{.l =
sectional prejudice and look to the welfare
of the whole nation. (ApplauSe.) | was
compelled to certain extent to overcome
long cherished prcjudices. and disregard
party claims. Great applause.)
But i'll doing this, sir, did no more than
was done by many ADLER and better men
than myself. / was by no means the sole
instrument under Providence, in harmonic
ing those difficulties. (Applause.) There
were at that time noble, independent, high
Soulcd men in both Houses of Congress, be-
longing to both the great political parties
of the cOuntry-Whigs and Democrats
who spurncd the character of selfish party
leaders, (checrS.) and rallied around my
administration, in support of the great mea
sures mhich resfOrrd peace to an agitGisd
and diStrd"fCd country. tCheers.l BY the
blessings of Divine Providence, onr ef0rts
wcrc cr0wHC1 wth SigH0L success (cheerS;)
and when | left the Presidential chair, the
whole nation was prosperous and cGntented,
and our relations with all foreign nations
were of the most amicable kind (cheers.)
The cloud that hung upon the horizon was
di>sipated; but where are we now Alas
Threatened at home with civil war, and
from abroad with rupture of our peaceful
relations. l shall not seek to trace the eau
ses of this change. These are the facts,
and it * for you to ponder upon them. OF
the present administration have nothing to
say. | can appreciate the difficulties of adj
mimi>tering this government. and fine pre-
sent crcc"iire ant his supporters hare 'rih
good intCnFjon ard honest hearts, made
miSiGkc, I hope GOd rUi for9ire them as
do. Cloud and prolonged applausc.) But
if there be those who have brought these
calamities upon our country, for selfish or
ambitious objects, it is your duty, fellow
citizens, to hold them to u strict response
bilitv. (Cheers.)
The Ggitaiion ,rhich disturbed the peace
Of ire couEhy in 1850, 1cGs unaroiddbLe.-
II ,cas bro"g ht upon us BY the ocqu,Sjijon of
rec tertiary, far The Gorernmc"t Of mhich !
IL 1cdS neccSSarp 10 proride territorial 0d- !
niajStratjoa. But II IS for you 10 say acac- !
tbcr Ire present agitation 1ctich diStracts !
the country and Hrc0tens rs acitt cirJ war,
has not bCcn rccbicSSiy and 1cdatonty pro-
duccd by the adoption Of a measure 10 aid !
in personal advancement rather thin ann
public good. (Checrs.)
Sir, You have been pleased 70 say that | !
have the union of These States at heart. !
This sir, is most true, for if there be one !
object dearer to me than any other, it is the |
unity, prosperity and glory of this great |
Republic; and | confess frankly, sir, that | !
fear it is in danger. / say nothing of any !
particular section, much less of the several |
candidates before the people. presume
they are all honorable men. But, sir, what !
do we see An eNasperated feeling between |
the North and South, on the most exciting |
of all topics. resulting in bloodshed and or |
ganizcd military array,
We see political party, presenting can
diGatcS fer Mc Presidency md TIce rrcsi-
dcncy, selected far he first time from the free
States atone, ,ci1b tie Gro,ccd purpose of
elccting those caa"i&0tcs BY The surfaces Of
one pert ofMe Union oay. to ruic orcr The
United States. Can If be possible that those
who are engaged in ~uch q measure, can
have seriously reflected upon the conse-
Quenccs which must inevitably follow, in
case of success! (Cheers.) Can they have
the madness or folly to believe that our
Southern brethren would submit to be gov
crned By such Chjcf Nagjslrate? (Cheers.)
Would be required to follow the rule pre-
scribcd by those who elected him in making
his appointments! If a man living South
of Mason and Dickson's line be not worthy
to be President or Vice President, would it
be proper to select one from the same quar-
ter, as one of the Cabinet Council, or TO re-
present the nation in a foreign country =
Or, indeed, to collect the revenue, or adj
minister the laws Of the United States =
Ii not, what new rule is the President to a
dept in selecting men for Office!
These are serious, but practical uues-
tons. and in order to appreciate them fully.
it is only necessary to turn the tables upon
ourselves. Suppose that the South, having
a majority of the electoral votes, should de-
clare that they would only have slavehold-
ers for President and Vice President; and
should elect such by their exclusive suffra-
Ces to rule over Us at the North. Do you
think we would submit to it No, not for
a moment. (Applause.) And do you be-
Iieve that your Southern brethren are less