Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1856-07-26

NO.. 80

: Mr.. Fillmore the old line son,hesE
f Wings.
Let us see. il a majority of this Phils.
, delphia Convention which nominated Mr.
. Fillmore approved Of the 18th section OF
; the June platform Of 1855. and could bona
Jfde have intended TO support him as tl-
nominee Of the party. 1t will be rtmpm.
bereG that two delegations from Pennsyt.
vania claimed seats in the Convention
The ore representing the regula, National
I'm section party, the other the secedisg
Abolition party. The latter was, upon 3
test vote, admitted to take their seats by
vote OF eighty-fout to forty five, against
The united vote of the South I'm DELEGATES
Parson Brownlow, of the Knoxville Whig
sad n reference to this subject, wiring
from Philadelphia:
Even the vile and nnprincipled rascalx.
who seeded in line list are.Lere and
have been allowed their seats, at least !,
portion of them. They have no right to
seats in this body, 6ut Ike rnGians hare The
poUer, and they ha5e rotea themselves in,
The Convention adjourned TO meet again
tomorrow. when the a 5olition forces will
pitch into the l2tt section, and no dovbt
repeGl hf'
And when the question ef HE repeal of
this section came before the CoDvetf,on
we are informed by the SAME writer that
there was fe,ce war and pro,rsctrd
debate, and that
"Qarlous amendments and substitutes
were offered, and several test votes wer. :.
taken. resulting generally in ninety I've
iayo'ing the ABOLITION views and seven,,.
five favoring the NaiohaI party, composed
OF Sontherners--the New York delrcs,,os
acting with the South
The 18th section was repealed and. #
the South was not already Sufficiently hu.
Minated ~ the character Of their proceed.
ines, the Convention by vo:e, declared its
Opposition TO the reckless and uuw,s-
| policy OF the present administration ss
shown III re.opeRinE sectional aa{iqtien. ba
The repeai Of the Missouri Com01ou,se -
When II is considered that every delepate
IRON the South, wh3 was j member IF
Congress at the time, roted for ,ha, reDe5j
that every Southern delegate then prese,rs
cordially opprored The Measure, and tina, the
entire party III the South, had, in commos
with the Democracy. planted itself upoa
The platform Of the Kansas. Nebraska ar,
OF disenthraIment, it may readily be Ipfet.
red that the thrust was not intended -,
.nnch 20 wound The administration, as to
'niiist bitter rebuke upon their Southern
associates.
Thus the humiliation OF the South was
complete there seemed no hope lefl. -
ihey HAD been defeated upon every issue.
aud had been grossly insul.ed whenever
they arose to defend their tights. In this
unhappy state Of affairs what was done bv
The chivarous representatives OF the down
irodden South Let Gov. Gail of Flor.
ida, tell the story himself In his subse.
queh1y published letter narrating the pro.
eeedIhgs OF the CoreDtion aud Council h.
say:
"on the morning o. tae Esd Of F,b.
'ruary, ire1ired from he Correntioo. after
"a full aud frank declaration of the couse.
and motives by which | was ac,nated.
~ hen retired from the Convention the
distinguished representative from Ala
'bama, MI Walker, retired also, and alf
the delegates from the South"
We all Know the sequel. compromise
was Matched up outside of the Convention;
the Southern members agreeing to let their
platform be kicked 20 the dogs and the
Northern members agreeing TO permit
tILLMons to receive nominal pomipa,,o.
oil the Convention. Accordingly, the 25,l, d,
OF February witnessed the Convention
ssaih IN harmonious session, So.the,a
l2th section men and Northern Freeesoil
again sitting tide by side on It's benches.
ana FILLMORE receiving The nomination
by large majority of the whole of the
very vote, aiae:yfre to serenity. fire, Of
wheel. PArSon BRowNIow states to hay-
generally voted on all test issues in fave,
Of "obof:tion riews" Mr.. Fillmore o,y,s
his nomination to the abolition votes /.
the Philadelphia Convention. given him
IN tad iai,l--giyen with no Intention Of
lol.owihg 1t up by voting far him at the
polis-glven him for the sole object of fur
h'shing the Southern mem bels such n
Candidate as would enable hem to
combine with the Southern Nhips in
aiviaihs the Southern vote in the electoral
college In order to insure the election Of
ttie Black Republican candidate Tor the
Presidency. by a Northern concentrated
vote.