New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-04-08
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Z UNIVERSAL ABoaITIoN SENTIMENT.
Shortly after the election Of M. Banks 70 the
Speakership Of the House Of Representatives, the
abolitionists OF Boston and vicinity held regular
iolication over the inauspicious event. Their joy
knew no bounds Il and, in the excess Of fanaticism
the speakers travelled out Of the record to denounce
the American candidates for the Presidency and Vice
Presidency. Senator Henry Wilson-who desecrates q
seat once honored by the occupancy of Webster,
Everett and Choate- delivered himself Of a violent
harangae, Of which inyectiVe calumny and bitterness
constituted the staple. Among other things he is
reported to have spoken as follows about the Phia.
delphia American nominations: !
He repudiaed and believed the whole American party
hs a d. e e
whose right hand T. staaea
who openly boasts that he native
men ana women both an extreme
Banks was placed in the Speakers ehairS Nj 5 3s 5
Such is abolition sentiment everywhere throughout
the North The big organs and the little
precisely the same tune varied only by the sue and
capacity of the instrument. The prominent leaders
and the obscure leaders give utterance to the same
expressions and feelings daering only IN the ability
of the speakers and tie number auditors present.
| ALL concur III eliminating the American party,
and il cruelty and caUselessly sandering noble
standard bearers. Oh the devoted head Of Willard
Fillmore, especially do they take every occasion to
empty tic wins Of their mali gnant wrath.
The feroeious idea embodied in the language Of
Senator Wilson originated shortly after Mr. Fillmore
affixed his signature to the Fugitive Slave law.
Since then it has been ampfed sufficiently to com
prehend all the natural and moral deformties that
could possibly af1ict the mind or body Of man. It
has been SO extended to comprise every description
Of wiekedness for reason and without reason--that
constitute human monster destitute of solitary ne.
deeming trait, and when the hideous work was com
pete, the authors thereof sought TO bury Willard Fill
more under it! They forgot that GEoRGE WASHING
ToE signed the first fugitive slave BILL They ignored
the great fact that such bills are in strict accordance
with the Federal Constitution They laughed at the
assertion that the people Of one section Of the Union
had legal and constitutional rights when the vindca
ton Of those rights ran counter to their nclinatons
Or preiudces; and above all they detest and abhor
the Northern President the American candidate for
the first station within the gift Of the people-who
not only approved the fugiye slave law, but who en-
forced It despite all opposition thwarted their
higher law doctrines feel and know there was an
authority above them and that that authority should
be obeyed. 3
If signing the fugitive slave bill stained Mr. Fill.
nore's right hand g with the blood Of the fugitive
slave the hand Of the Father Of his Country was
similarly stained about the time Mr. f. was born
Therefore, he is in good company-has precedent
TO point to Of the most nstrous and honorable char
aeter find Justification no other man can find.
The American party Of the North have not, and
will not "repndate the nomination of the Philadel-
phia Convention The honest, conservative, union
loving men of the North respond heartily to those
nominations Already that great fact is Enthusiastically
apparent. The intelligent and the patriotic have
come nobly to tile rescue and in the third State Of
the Union Ohio the American party has purged
itself Of such men Mr. Wilson, and repudated such
principles as he incucates. tt is true the Black Re-
pubGcans" Of Ohio, like the f.ant-slaYery men Of
Massachusetts Y referred to by Senator Wilson, have
announced their opposition to the nominations, but
they have been cast adrif and WILL in all probabil
to, run ticket Of their own orsupport the nominees
Of the Democratic party. We think it most likely
theyWil do the latter, as such course would tend
ainiure Mr.. Fillmore more than any other and to ruin
him politically they would do anything in the power
of fanatics to doWould belle their oft repeated prom
ises, and turn their backs upon principles they have
time and again maintained were sacred.
AS the facts show all abotiondom to be arrayed in
deadly hostility against Mr. Fillmore it seems very
hard that he should be opposed by any portion
the Southern people. On their account he has made
himself universally unpopular with the enemies Of the
South This should lead to universally Of popular
ity below Mason and Dixon's line. We believe it has
and will. The unrolling Of the scroll Of the future
| will demonstrate whether we are mistaken ornot.