Demoine courier., 1856-10-02
From the Courier and Enquirer.
Fillmore and his Party.

FlIklnOEC Nlku HIS 0asy'si b
The Hon. Eptrlam Marsh, who pre-
sided at The National American Con-
yen.ion which nominated Fillmore and
Donclson. and whose secession from the
suppor, OF these gentlemen 10 that Of
Fremont and Dayton we no,iced lew
days since, has written an able letter to
his late colleagues in the American Con
ven,ion. giving his reas ons for joining the
Re Re2ublican rarks. We reject from il
the following mos. prominent and tell.
ing POINTS: ~
In the commence mcns Of bis letter
Judge Marsh states that the Pso-Slavery
platform, adopted by the Americans at
Philadelphia, was repugnan. 10 his SEMI.
,nenls and symp',hies. although he ac-
quiesced in il. confding in the pIincl-
ples Of Mr.. Fillmore. In this conf,
dcnce he wac mistaken. Mr.. F'llmore's
letter Of acceptance, says the Judge. was
entirely non.commi,lal. Referring TO
the wrongs OF Kansas, Judge Marsh
continue: .ss .ess. ASA,
"BW these grea, wrongs. though a.
,ousing the jus, indigestion Of Freemen,
have elici'ed no word Of reproof from
Mr.. Fillmore. On The contrary, in his
speech at Albany, he astehisned the
country in declaring that The election OF
Col. Fremont, by the spontaneous suf-
| frages OF . majority Of the citizens OF
the Republic, would occasion a dissoiu.
,ion OF the Union. And up 10 the last
vote ia the called session OF Congress.
whan the friends Of Freedom endeavor
ed, in tho Army Appropriation bill, TO
pro,ec. the citizens of Kansas by the
adoption Of conservative proviso,
the Hon. Mr.. Haven, the confidential
friend and partisan Of Mr.. Fillmore, vo-
tel with the Pro Slavery majority. In
deed, since the commencement OF the
Jus, closed session Of Congress, Siavery
has no, obtsine,i an advantage thst j. did
no, owe TO the vots cf Mr. Fillmore 8
friends. Nor has Freedom encountered
a defeat .ha, did not come from The same
quarter ot The House Of Representatives.
His friends holding the balance Of pow
rr, turned ,hs scale, when il would turn
in favor Of Slavery" F"
After stating that the nomination OF
Mr.. Fillmore was demanded by the
Southern members Of the American
Convention, and ,ha. in the demand,
Americsnism wns but = secondary ob
jecs 10 Slavery, Judge Marsh shows for.
cibly how much Mr.. Fillmore has gain
ed by ,h,. violation Of duty and surren
der OF independence. lie say:
.And how. after imposing terms which
have shorn tho American party OF i,s
Nos.hern sueng'h, do the South Ame,
icane act! Have they kept or broken
faith with us! In North Carolins, whose
election is jus, over. The American parry
is virtually disbanded. The Hon. Mr.
Puryear. an American Member Of Con.
gress from ,la, State. concedes the State
TO Mr. Buchauan. though aside from
Slavery there 10 an acknowledged po-
li.ical majority agains, hin. Il a.,s b :
"In Kentucky, where was one year
ago . triumphant American majority,
kcpr party is beaten, il no. annihilated.
Col. Humphrey Marshall. a gallsn, lead
er, seems 10 hsve nailed his colors % the
mast. bu. that OILY proves that he i
t.fa,,hful among the failhless. !" {, ~
"The Hon. Mr.. Walker Of Alabama,
member Of our Con ven'iop. who vas
among the mos, jealous advocates ol
Mr.. Fillmore's nomination, has, from his
sea, in Congress. proclaimed his aband
onment of Mr.. Fillmore and his sdhs-
sion to Mr.. LBuohsnaa. Senator Jones
of Tennessee. with Senators Pratt and
Pearee Of MaEyIaad, lifelong opponents
Of the Democn,ic pas.,. have ploelaim'
cd ihemselyes in favor Of NJ Buchanan
and now stand along With sSsna.ors Cass
Douglss, Atchison. &o.. upon ,hs Gin
cinpsti Platform. Thsrs has bssn. wish
lin the lss. three months, and sinea th'
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