Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1856-05-10
Nj. Fillmore

riend ct Nc Fillmore. formerly his partner u
the practice Of law and now his representative i
Congress. has written letter TO the Bosiol
Traveller. in reply to the rumor indusiriousl
circulated by the Democratic, press, that Mr.. /
will decline the domination for the Presidency
The circulation of these reports" Mr. lIayel
says. .seemsto be about half the stock in trad'
of the democracy Of the South and approximate
To the entire assortment Of the republicans anC
aboltienists Of the North"
These extreme men make parade of issues
with each other oa purely sectional questions.
but upon this subject they ioek into each other =
eyes with mutual sympathy and satisfaction.
They believe In eommen, IL they can drive
from the field the who lie standing in the very
midst Of the great American masses-of the PEG
pie themselves-as distinguished from the politi
eans. and the ntriguers for place--that their work
in the coming campaign will be more than hllf
completed that the winds OF discord and section
al strife will again be let loose, and the cry will
then again be raised. that the Constitution is ian
iH-considered compact" ''an airocioas bargain"
aud that the time has come to "iet The Union
slide"
My dear sir. the wish of these men is father to
the thought, but they will be disappointed in all
their calculations.
Mr.. Fillmore was not nominated to decline
His nomination " az the r. suit of the deliberations
Of as intelligent. warm hearted, cool headed.
discreet and patriotic body of men as has met in
'hisrcuntry since the convention that framed
the Constitution
Mr. Fillmore wll not decline He has not so
informed me in terms IL is true; hut. were he TO
decline. he would prove traitor 10 tina, seni-
ment in the country, which so nobly, generous
ly sustained him, IN the very trying times uf his
previous Administrations and to those Just and
comprehensive American sentiments which in
eucate and insist upon exact justice 10 every seo-
tinn Of our common country, with alliis diyersi.
fed institutions, interests, prejudices and pur-
suits.
The grea, American spirit and American heart
sustained him in TINT former dmini.tiaion. upon
which he entered amidst difficulties. pers and
sectional strife.
That administration brought peace aniet, con.
tentment and satisfaction to the whole country.
Our foreign relations were maintained on high.
honorable, and American grounds, In nil our do
mestc affairs, things subsidized into acc soence.
satisfaction aud approval Sectional strife dared
not show its head, and the Territorial acquisitions
that came with the peace then lately concluded.
were placed under civil governments that were
satisfactory 10 all.
The government machinery, when he handed
IT over TO his successor, was bright well olod,
fabricated and ia complete running order; wbeth.
er the engineer m charge since that time has
kept II so. orwhe,her he has lei it become rusty
and decayed. or has switched the engine ard en-.
tire train off the track let the nation declare.
Sir. Filmora has not yet received official nd
vice os his norninafion--he Ind not, at least, on
the Dist of March. when at Florence; but in n
letter from there ofiha, date to me- after regret
ting the necessity Of so early nomination. and
that the choice had mol fallen upon another he
ssys: I'll am fully prepared for any sacrifice
which It may be necessary TO make. and any res
possibility It may be necessary 10 take"
Ills original intention, when he went abrond
included u visit TO Russia suppose he is in 81
Petersburg nov, and will be home between the
middle and latter part Of June. He can then
speak for himself.
l have given you my own information and he
ief, and briefly my reasons for it. This is for
tined by his declaration in another place, since
his nomination, where he said; IL am determined
to sink or swim. live or die with my friends
Our cause is just for ii is the cause of our com
mon country and every part Of it, and we ought
TO triumph; but if we fail we shall at least hive the
consolation of knowing that we were engaged in
righteous cause and deserved success" As
the outlines OF the future become more apparent
you will be able to judge whether / am correct
or not in believing that the American masses
the great middle classes-men who love their
country for its own sake and not for the spells
OF ofhce-wil rally openly to his standard, and
mark him as the man of their choice
You know quite rs well as | do. how much
confidence is to be put in the Republican and alb.
clifton cutlery of men of that class, at the North,
who swear they hold the destinies of the country
IN their breecbes pocket, but who show on every
popular test, as in the late elections in Rhode Is
land Connecticut, at Albany, &C.. &C., that
they now number about one vote in eleven of tho
entire masses Of the country, and are growing
'smallby degrees and beautifully less"
Hon. n. p. KALAMAZOO has written from Wis
eonsin to the National Intelligencsr deploring
the ill effects of elective judiciary in that
State The most prominent advocates of tho
system, he says, openly their charge Of
opinion, and hope the time is no, distant when nm