The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1856-09-09
CAN TEE SOUTH RELY ON MR..
FILLMORE

The friends of Mr.. Fillmore, hold him up
as reliable man for the South. If the
Senate should become abolitionized during
the next four years, land there is at least a
probability that it willy like the House of
Representatives at present, and a bill abol-
ishing slavery in the District of Columbia
should pass and be presented to him for his
signature, does any man in this country,
familiar with the abolition record and SEN
timents of Willard Fillmore doubt that he
would sign such a bill! Should Congress
pass bill abolishing the slave trade be-
tween the States, does any body doubt that
he would also sign that bill! If Congress
should repeal the Kansas-Ne braska bill-u
bill which ME. Fillmore boldly declares is
the .'PandeFa's Box" out of which all the
troubles on the Slavery subject have come,
does any man d0nbt that he would sign such
bill! If Congress should pass law, Civ
ing our runaway negroes right of trial by
Jury and the benefit of the h0beas corpus,
does any sane man doubt that he would also
sign such bill! Did he not hesitate about
signing the fugitive slave bill, because it
liG nc4 contain the haleas corpus feature
Il feature, to bring the slave from prison,
before an abolition judge, t. BE forthwith
discharged, o. t. place the slave into tbs
LANDS of = mob, to be sent off growing, in
the presence and in defiance of his master.
If Congress should endeavor ''to prevent
the spread of slavery" by passing bills fog
Al.
40 African slavery was TO be Tolerated there
in, does any man doubt that Mr.. Fillmore
would give his sanction to such bills! Has
not Mr.. Fillmore deliberately declared that
he is in favor of the abolition side of all the
questions 70 which we have referred And
is 1t not known, too, that he sntertains the
opinion that Congress should not be palsied
by the will of the Executive-or, in other
words, is it not known that he is opposed
to the exercise of the Executive veto
Mr.. Fillmore is not u reliable man fog the
Southland we, for one, shall continue to
raise our humble voice against his election.
We warn the South against the ELECTION of
man who has deliberately declared him.
self, under his own hand and seal, and by
his oft-repeated votes in Congress, i'll favor
of every measure for which the Black Re-
publicans are now contending, on the slave
~ queStion-a man who has never recanted
any of those opinions thus Enthusiastically
expressed-and who could, and who would
we have no doubt, to- morrow, were the op-
POrtunity presented, sign ell the bills a
gainst the South, to which we have refer
red, and then point to the fact that he has
acted in perfect consistency with his DELHI
er"teiy declared sentiments and votes from
time to time. Mr.. Fillmore has said:
LIST. II beLiere that petitions to Congress
on the subject Of sLarery or the Stare trade,
ought TO be receired, read and respectfully
considered by the Representatives. of The pco-
pier
2d. II AN opposed TO the annexation of
1eras TO this Union, under any circu,nstan-
ceS, so long as sIaves are held therein -
Sd. II am in faror Of Congress exercising
all the constitutional poI0er 1t possesses to a.
bOlish The internal Stare trade bet,ceen the
Stqtssr'
4th. II AM IN FAVOR OF IAIME-
date LEGISLATION FOR THE ABB
CLIFTON OF SLAVERY IN THE DIS
TRICT OF COLUMBIA"
5th. II am opposed to the reckless and
unwise policy of the present Administration
IN the general management of our national
affairs, As SHOWN N RE-OPENTNG
SECTIONAL. AGITATION BY THE
REPEAL OF THE MISSOURI CON-
PROMISE"
The journals of Congress also show that
Mr.. Fillmore supported, by his rotes, petit
tons
l. To declare slaves free who had gone
10 sea with the consent of their masters, and
10 protect them in their freedom.
H. To repeal all laws and constitutional
provisions hv which fha Eadarol GOvarp-