Demoine courier., 1856-07-31
MT. Fillmore i'm a New Charac.
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AK go ter. &EaN
1, was never claimed by tlie mos, ar.
den, admirers of Mr.. Fillmore that be
was great statesman, on man of com
manding talents; but rather that ne wa
a cautious, prudent, safe and conserra-
tive man, possessed OF sound judgmen.
and good practical common sense. He
has been far from a positive Whatsoever
an originator of any striking ueasure.--
But, judging from his recent speech in
Albany, we conclude tina. his residence
abroad has some wha. disturbed the BAL
ance Of his mind, and thai he has corr
cluded TO appear in new character. n
Some twenty years ago, Mr.. Fillmore
commenced political life an anti Mason;
opposed 10 ell secret societies aad ia af-
filia,ion with The Abolitionists. In 1866
he brings up member of secre, soci.
ETY., and the leader of party OF slave
propagandisis. Blu. times 'change and
men will change with them. as well now
as when the old Lain saying had lis
origin. ,lt,s a
Tie following is an extract from Mr..
Fillmore's Albany speech:
"We zee political party presenting
candidates for the Presidency and Vice
Presidency. selected for The first time
from the free States alone, with the
avowed purpose OF elecnng these can.
didates by sufrages of one part OF the
Union only, to rule over the whole Uni
ted States. Can i.be possible that those
who are engaged in such measure can
have seriously reflected upon the conse.
quences which must. inevitably follow,
in case Of SUGGEST (Cheers.) Can
they have the madness or the folly 10
believe that our Southern brethren ould
submit 10 be governed by .suoh-a chief
magistia,e! (Cheers.) !. Would he be
required TO follow the same rule pre-
scr:bed by those who elected him in
making his appointments Ii man
living south of Mason and D;xon's line
be not worthy TO be President or Vice
President would il be proper 10 sslec,
one from the came quarter as one OF his
Cabinet Council, or TO represent the na
lion inee foreign ceuntrs2-of, il dee d. 10
COLLEGE tie revenue, or administer The
laws ofr,hs United States! If not, VIVA,
new rule is the Presiden. to atop, in Sc
lecting men for Office. thai The people
themselves discard in selecting hint.
These are serious, but practical guess,
tons; and in order to appreciate Them.
fully, IL is only necessary TO lurn ,hey,a-
bles upon ourselves. Suppose that the
South, having q majority of .Ise electoral
votes, should declare that hey woulc
only have shareholders for President ard
Vice President, and should elect such.by,
their exclusive suffrsges 10 rule over US
at the North, do you think we would
submrtto Il! No, noi for a momen,-1
(Applause. And do you believe that
your Southern brethren are less sensi.
tive on this subject than you are. or less
jealous OF their rights? tremendous
cheering. If you do. le; me tell YOU
that y GU are mistaken. 49,. I. n I 4.
Mr.HFiIlmore perhaps forgot. in his
foreign Tour. that just such a state Of
things now exis,s.s lie PresiLen, halls
from New Hampshire. and The Vice
President (acsikg) from Indiana. And
NOT only does the South acquiesce. but
it was mainly instrumental in placing
both in their rresen. positions. ft'F q
II will b. observed laas Mr.. Fillmore
breaks forth from his hitherto passive
policy. and in effect. recommends Sc
cession, notification aud disunlon 10 the
South, in case Col. Fremont is elec,ed.
This is distinguished progress for an Alb
oll,ionist Of a few years ago
But Mr.. Fillmore argues from wrong
premises. There are abundance of men
in the slaye Sia,es. hke Col. Benton,
Adam Beatty, Cassius a.. Clay. 10 as
slst in The administration OF tho Govern
meni. therefore, Col Fremonl's Admin.
issrsiion will not lie reduced 10 The alter
native saegssled. And then. again, the
AMI Nebraska moremeni is no, against
slavery as it exisis in the S,a,es-nor
against shareholders in The States, I. is
only sgainst She seeressions Of the slave
oigarchy 10 their attempts 10 force slave:
~ upon Tree Territory, in .deSogsiion of
The Constitution and against the policy
Of The Fathers III the Republic. Mr..
FIllmores positions are. therefore. Who'll,
ly unsound and un.cnable. as well as
outrageous end reLrehcnsibie, in view
OF the present excited stale Of public
feeling throughout the country. The
tendency Of his speech is b.. 10 fan the
embers vi tIeason and disunion which
exis. al the South siin,sa ilanie. such as
was ex!ipsuished By he iron energy OF
Gen. Jackson.- Chicago Dtmocraf. 4
Ben JoSsoN AND JusT,cE RANDALL.
-The poet, once going through Sur
rey, seeing poor people we. Pug aver
n grave, asked one Of The womea why
they! 90" said she, We haze los, our
precious lawyer. Justice R4ntaI; he
kept Us ell in peace, and always Was so
good as 10 keep US cut of law."--
" WclI," said Ben. Il will write his ep..
Isph..' and scribb.et oil ,he following:
az s'God works his wonders now and then,
Here lies q lawyer an honest MANI Z u