Washington telegraph., 1856-06-04
HON. HENRY N. FULLER.

tleman, from the imputations upon his per-
sonal honor, and political integrity. which
we're used as a powerful weapon by his en-
emies, against him, and against the party
which were anxious to elevate him to sta
ton commensurate with his ability and his
worth, will be a source of qualification to all
men. who have themselves, sufficient homes
~ to rejoice at the triumph of rectitude and
honor, over base fraud and contemplate
rolitical trickery We shall not follow the
example Of many of the journals advocating
the cause of opposition, and in view of the
commission of an Infamous act By one men,
ber of a body polite, impeach the honesty
Of the whole party,-but content ourselves
with congratulating Mr. Fuller, and the
American party upon the issue Of ibis con-
test into which he was forced by a SANDER
Gus forgery, which he has exposed and de-
rounced- And may we not be permitted
to hope that the partisan presses which have
detained him. and through implication with
the fault falsely charged upon him-vileiy
slanGered the whole party, viii have the
candot to confess the error into which they
azqy unconsciously have been led
We have read Mr, Fuller's speech as re-
ported in full, and to say that it is an effort
which should place Mr. Fuller in the very
frout of the ranks Of those national, patriot
ie and conservative men, to whose influence
We must look for the power to stay the tide
Of sectional ultraism, is TO say no more than
should be said of gentleman who has ele-
vated himself by his own acts upon lofty
eminence from which be can look down
With Just pride upon the wares OF detrac-
ton, which now, we predict, will lash with
ten fold fury. but with impotent wrath, the
base Of the monument which he has reared
to the patriotism and political honesty with
which he so crushingly deies his foes, and
50 eIoquently inspirits his friends. The
Memphis Eagle & Enquirer of the 23d ult.
says
For some time pest letter has been GO
inc the rounds Of the Democratic papers
paTporting to have been written IN IS49 by
Mr. Fuller. the American candidate fer
Speaker. in which the writer is represented
as declaring that he was "a Wilrnot proviso
man up TO the hub OF this pretended
letter Mr. Fuller took no notice until it was
incorporated in the recent address of the
Hon George W Jones. of this State, to
his constituents Thinking it time to put
a stop to the circulation of this and other
caIgmuies Of a similar character, Mr. Fuller
rose in his place in the House Of Repre-
sentativcs. on the 10th inS.-. and very sum
mariIy and completely disposed of them
Ee quo'e the report of the National In
}Ir Fuller. Of Pennsylvania. then asked
and obtained consent OF the House to make
a personal explanation. He regretted that
there should be any necessity for him to
consume public time for any purpose Of
individual defence But circumstances had
arisen, declarations had been made here
and elsewhere, Congressional letters had
been written and widely circulated, and
were uow producing false impressions which
Justice to himself and proper regard for
his constituents. as well as those with whom
he was here associated, would net permit
him longer TO pass over in silence. He
should have solicited an earlier attention
Lad nat business of an important character,
as veil as sickness in his family circle. call
ed him home and detained him from his
seat during most OF the period since the or
caaizatiOn Of the House.
After having reviewed and reiterated his
political position as defined during the con-
lest for the Speakershi?. be proceeded to
notice the charge made against him by por-
iions of the public press. and by letters
which Congressional gentlemen had address
ed to their constituents that on the 10th day
Of August, 1S49, he addressed a letter to
one B. T. Saxton. soliciting freesoil nom-
nation, and declaring himSelf;o be ''a VIII
mot prOvisO man up 10 the hub and utter
u opposed to the extension OF slavery. He
would here pronounce that letter forgery.
lie did not know, he had never known, any
man By the name OF g. T. Saxtou. He did
know Mr. Frederick Saxton, formerly a
resident in his district, and had addressed
private letter to him in reply to one re-
ceived from Mr.. S., but of very different
character from that which had been pub
hshed. So far form soliciting a Free soil
nomination. the object of his letter was to
induce Mr. Saxton to exert his influence to
defeat any nomination whatever; and no.
where in that letter appeared the language
ascribed to him of being "a Wilmo: proyiso
man up to the hub"
He lad in his possession, and should
publish communication from Mr.. Saxton
declaring the letter to which he referred to
be 4 forgery, and that the original letter
had been stolen from him, fraudulently al
tered, and then published He had also
he letter of a gentleman who saw his letter
before it was mailed, and of a gentleman
who saw /. after it was received by Mr.
Saxton, each of which pronounced the pub
ished copy forgery Further and better
than that, he had copy of the letter which it