Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1856-05-15
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Nj dear Sifi-- Your letter Of the 2sh instant
eone'Hing qaoisdon ron come Boston paprr
hss 1een This momsnt handed me az nv seat 4
val an,ter 4 before I lay IL down. The quota.
Yea - a. ioIloEs; 1t IL now conceded that Mr.
Fillmore viii decline the urrpir s;ion II the amer
Iean pafiY. learn nom what consider good an.
moriiy that be has ~riiien TO his friends ia New
lo5s that he !. Dot an isSrieas IN ihe party sense
OF that word, that he cannot accept the nonipa-
ton and that "a coon a. be arrives ia New Yak
be will make hil decision kuosn"
have not ssen the paper from which you make
me extract, bat bare seen marh similar nonsense
IN fee circulation In The spii. American nfes,-
SupP0sipE the sensIble men Of the couu,iy kueU
fully how 10 reply 10 a.
The circulation OF these rerort. ,eem. 10 h.
about hall The stock 10 trade Of The Democracy OF
meni Of the Republicans and Aholiiionisis OF the
North.
Thcss extreme men make parade OF issue.
with each o;hsr on purely seeiiona al questions but
upon this subject iheT look into each Others tyss
with maiual sympathy and satisfaction.
They believe, In common, II thew can drive
from The heId the man who Is standing In the very
midst OF the great American mAssss- Of the peo-
pie hemseivss-as disiiaguished from the poli,i-
e1aas, and The inuiEucS iST place that their work
IN the coming campaign will be mofe than halt
completed. that The winds Of discort and sectional
strife viii again &c let loOse and the cry will then
ssain te raised that the eoBsIi0tioe u "as Ress-
Siasicd ccnPaof'-Sa G,gocIsES 5aTraia and Thai
the time has come 10 "iSt LlS EaiSH Slids"
My dear air, the wish Of Iaese men !. faiher 10
the Ihooghi, and they will be disappointed in all
their calcul liioas
MI FILLMORE was no; nominated 10 d,eI;n.-
His nnuiiAaiioh wa the re.nl ~ The t-liS-r,i1-,
OF a. Intelligent, WARN hearted, cool headed dis
erect, aut patriotic bOdy at Tnen as has met in
this country since the Convention that framed he
constitution.
Mr. Fillmore will no, desiine. Ushs, NO, 90
informed ne IN terms II istTue but we're he 10 De-
cline he would prove traitor t. that ssniinsB, In
The country whirh 80 nohly. 90 generously .ustain
ed him in the very trying times VI his rtsyiou. adj
MI is,Talion, and 10 those lst and comprehensive
American sentiments which iGcalcat- and issiSt
upon eIaei justice 20 every section 81 our common
ccunty with all lis diversified inst,ution. iui,r
esis, pftludiccS, and pursuits
The great American spiri; ard American b,,,,
sustained him IN that former administrator unon
whieh be entered amidst difficulties, reFil, ana
seeiionsi S'f,l- lie carried % 90 ON IN, rees,
sis. 81 IN case, with the spPoinses % his psete-
eessi add not with meH Of his own sqIectiop
save htS cabinet, IN which for obvious reasons a
change was necessary. Without casting any impE-
taiioa on those rot retained and save Aiso a vsty
Limited Sumb.I, less ihaa dOzsa tbiBE, Ihatsrlf
respect compelled him 10 change, in his own sag
That admiEis,raiiou brought peace, dulr, con.
ieoinent aud satisfaction TO the whole roapttv =
Our foFeiga relations were maintained on hieh
honorable, and American grounds. II all oQr Do.
nestle affairs things subsidized into Aeaaiesr,re.
satisfaction and approval. Sectional strifc dared
not show It's head and the teTrioriaI ACQUISITION,
that came with the peace, then lately coneIaded
we're placed under civil goVeTnmenls thar were
satisfactory TO all
The government machinery. when he handed Il
ov,r 70 his successor. wss bright well oiled !ubri.
Gated Aad in eomp leie running order; uhsthsr the
engineer IN chars- sisee that Iine has kept q 80
OF whether be has lei i become rusty and d-csyed
or has switched the CT gin. ali eailge traln oG The
track, let the ration declare
Mr.. Fillmore has not yet received cf5cial advice
OF bis uomu ati0n-he had not az least OF The 3tst
" March, when at FlSTeDer; bat ia a lsier from
there Of that date 10 me AFTER re.reIiirs the ne.
ecssGry OF SO early nominaiien. Gsa that The
choice bad not fallen upon another. ke sIVs If am
folly prepared Tor any secridre which Il may Be-
necessary 30 make ard say responsibility u nav
lie necessary la "a -.
Ills original ibtn'ien, when he went abroad IN.
e!uded Visii 20 Hussia. surpass hsi,stst Pc
irTslufE uav. ana Eiii he hume b-twsrn the mid.
DE snd lalef PaGI VI June. lie can then spesk
for himself
lief and briefly my reasons Tor a. This Is foftl.
dsd Nv hs declaration 81 suoihsT place since M,
nomination, whtTe be said II AN determined 20
stnk or swim live OF die, With my friends Oar
cause II Just Tor u Is The caue of cur common
country and every part q g. sBa We ous 81 10 tri.
umph bnt " vU TAFT We shaft a. least have the
sonso'aiioa VI knowing that we were ENGAGED In
righteous cause and dtseTEed tuecess" A. The
oaiiinss Of NE iuiofe become more sPpar,nt. you
vii b. able 70 judge whether am correct or not
Ia Believing that the Americas masses IN, rfest
middle elassss-nFn Who love Their rovr,rr ~ -
oSs sake asa boi f5r ;bg S-oiis " s.Ilts -=ifai-
" openly TO hissisnaard and mark bin a. The maa
Of their choice.
You know, quiie A. we'll a. Do, how much cor
hfenee " 20 be put W the Republican sod AboH.
ton oOiery OF men 81 that class ~ The Nouh Who
,vsar they hold the dsstia e. 81 the eoBhtfy 10
their bSerehes pocket. bat who show ga every pon.
ular test as IN the late elections 10 Rhode Island
and Connecticut, % Aihany, &c, sc thar they
now number about oss vote 10 sisves oftbe entire
misses OF -. eoaniFy, aBd srs es0wiEg snail ~
esgrses and bsautiinlIy lsss.'
~ have no political secrets, o. opiui lens fhat
I'm unuilllng The world shnaii sec u u dssiss
have no Uish TO prevent yoa from showing lAis 20
your ffisnds.
J have sfiiien IN The midst 81 asba,s IN the
House, aa5 have not time 70 read over bot an
Nery ffuiv, yoau
= q HAVEN