Star of the Kanawha Valley. [volume] (Buffalo, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1856, 1856-07-09
Mr., Fillmore-ris Letter Of Acceptance.

ence breaches TO ps, tnilt, az - '"1'
ity." Hence, it continually happens,
both in public and private life, that
men play the same game at which
they daily see others ruined; latter
ing themse lves3tllat they wi IL play 1t
more adroitly- perhaps more luckily.
The fact is remarkably exemp.itied IN
MIR. Fillmpre's letter accepting the
Philadelphia fKnow Nothing noml-
nation. One scarce knows which to
most condemn, its excessive egotism
or pucrile declarations of ho hest IN
tentions, especially the latter, when
We take into nsJderationits author S
former political career and the motor
ions bankruptcy jpn principle OF the
party to which heprottsses to. belong,
and of which he is now a leader :
We extract the following DELEGATE
moroccan as a sample Of the letter in
question, learingIit to our readers TO
draw their own deductions. In ac-
cepting tho nomination he ays:
Il yield to the wishes of large
portion of my fellow citizens in every
part of the Union, who like myself,
are sincerely anxious to see the ad-
ministration OF our government. re-
stored to that original simplicity and
purity which marked the first years
of its existence, and if possible to
quiet that alarming sectional agita-
ton. which. wIlltit delights the mon
archists Of Europe. causes every true
friend of our own. country to mourn. =
This is coming down andsomc
indeed. He, Willard Fillmore, anx-
ions TO sceIthc administration Of our
government restored to its original
and purity that marked tile
first years of liz existence! lie, Mil
lard F,llmpre, wishing to quiet the
sectional agitatioriwhich causes every
truc friend Of OUR country to mourn!
What a tarte! The letter bears npon
its face thciinltre$s Of the lie j n sen
Nment, as bis whole political record,
a long and disgrlcetul one, shows it
to have been one in dctM From the
day Of his first appearance in politi-
cal life, then running on the TINA
sonic ticket ASA yioicnt opponent Of
all secret societies, down to his pre-
sent acceptance Of the nomination
and endorsement Of the principles of
an bound, bigoted, proscriptivc
party, his narrow, sectional feelings
and clear abolition proc}ivitin4, have
him as any other man. than
the proper one TO be elevated to a
position up9n which somuch depends
the preservation Of constitutional lib
crty anu thq perpctuity of the Rcpub-
lie. In the whole history Of his poll
teal life, Ills, Southern friends and
admirers can point to but ne act
which can by ppssi Utility be con strucd
into an acknowl led gmcnt Of. the Con
stitutional rights pf~Southern Slave.
holders. Ills the Compromise mca-
surcs of 1S5O-measures originated
by>his own party, and to which, as
President Of the United, States by
accident, he appended his official sig
nature, because he could not have re-
fused to do So Without. violating his
well understood pledge not to U.s.
The reto PoTer- II ... r.
+ As Il Samplt+Ufhis peculiar con
doctrines. and the mode and
manner whicll hp has herr tofora
adopted for "lpst@i'ing the govern
ment to the simplicity. and purity of
the first years Of its existence, : and
for qucllins SECTIONAL a@itation," we
beg leave to suRjoin the following as
his PLATFORM ofIloftrinr3 on the sub.
icct, which We are prepared to prove
by the record, .sh4uld the same be
doubted by any Southern Wing or
Know Nothing5in our midst:
II believe that petitions to Con
gress on the subject of slavery or the
slave trade ought TO be received, read
and respectfully considered By the
representatives of the people!"I =.
II am opposed to the annexation of
Texas to this Union, under any cir
cumstances, So long asslaves are held
therein!" " J /, l..
Il am in .favo or Of Congress cxer-
cising all the constitutional power it
possesses to abolish the internal slave
trade between States!!n
Il am infavnr Of immediate leg
islation for the abolition Of slavery.
in the District Of Columbian"
Am opposed to the reckless and
unwise policy Of the present admin.
tration i'll the general management Of
our national affairs, AS SHOWN IN
REOPENING SECTIONAL AGI-
TATION BY TIE REPEAL OF
TIE MISSOU RI COMPROMISE"
Inaddition to this we can further
establish by the journals of Congress:
l. That Willard Fillmore voted
against the repeal Of the Ba nkrupt
aw. 81.
2. That he voted continually in
Congress in favor Of abolishing sla-
very in the District of Columbia.
3. That he voted continually in