The daily union., 1856-04-04
MR.. FILLMORE's POSITION. oS.--AyAILABiLIrY AT !.
UEf.-PRINCIPLRs AT 4 PREMIUM,

question as il 10 now presented the few northern tsO.
uohings who support him are doing 50 upon the avOvs
understanding that he sympathizes thoroughly with ii,
abolition opponents Of the Kansas bill The first brauc
Of this proposition Is so notoriousy true that ii MAJ
necessary addace proof 10 sustain IT, In addition
the evidence we have heretofore given in support Of h
latter branch Of the proposition We now refer to the n
marks Of Mr. Eames delegate from Massachusetts, 10 h,
Philadelphia convention, made Al know-nothing ratSc
ton council after his return home lie said that a,
could do for the cause Of rssdsm and for as million,
Of siaus' BY sandiag By kiiard Paimors and Aadrss
DoaslsOn &aa By boiling; and believing that he was vii
ling to spend his strength and much IS hs DUN
would allow in carrying forward these nominations to
triumphant success. [Loud applause The only thin,
for the American party Of Massachusetts, to do was
out nobly honorably and frankly, and sustain d.
nominees. He believed that II the council ratified s
nominations and went into the presidential campaign
the Springfield platform, (or he believed that lard R
good ani-siaeuy any repablieaa sh
could be prsssnsd they would carry the State BY wt
thousand majority"
The question comes up, naturally, how southern knOs
nohings who make extravagant pretensons 10 national
y reconcile thair professions with the support Of
Fimoref The answer on which they rely for astsc,
ton is that Mr. Fimores course whilst President on TN
compromise Of 1850, furnishes . satisf4cOr
guarantee Of soundness the pending issue 1t s to Ii,
position that wish to direct the dspassianAs attention
of truly national know-nothings.
1t is freely conceded that Mr.. Flmores conduct in A.
proving the compromise In 1850 was patriotic
aud deserving Of the oommeadation because WA
reversal Of all his antecedsnts sectional questions down
to that time His record whilst in Congress and as esu
dda had besn that of consistent and jealous aboioua
In approving the compromise he cut hmsefloO
from bis former associations and took his position with
national 1t is we'll known that be forfeited the sup
port Of his former friends and became vori,e with thai
branch Of the whg party which had not become abolition
ized He was sacrificed and overslaughed the succeed
ing national whig convention for this act Of NATIONALITY
The abolitonzed wing Of the whg party had the strength
and they nominated Gen. Scott his head This us
became the subject Of general discussion In the South in
the of 1851 and the Of his sacrifice was relied
by all the democratic papers and speakers prove The
unsoundness Of Gen. Scotts position. In this way Mr.
Fillmore became to be regarded at the South somewhat
the light of martyr and hence the cause of his popu
larity in that section, and hence his nomination BY M
southern know-nsthngs at the late Philadelphia eonv,
tiea
But does IT follow that because Mr. FILLMORE approvS
the compromise measures Of 1850 be ought to be
to approve the principle Of the Kansas bill Gen Pse.
was riumphaaty elected President upon the eompomss
msesss Of 1850 but thousands Of those who supposd
him that issue hs bterest opponents because
Of bis known exerons in ,hs passage Of the Kansas bill
Who knows tia, Mr. Fillmore does not regard the Ksnas
bill with the like hostility Ii 10 certain that the north
ern know-nothings who support him opposed to a
measure, aud satisfied that he is opposed to It M
Fillmore himself has taken part in politics since bis
tireuent from the presidency, and has been absen.h
months in Europe entirely ignorant Of his nominstpu
The least that be said 10 that Ii 10 question OF
tany what his position is on the Issue now before b.
counuy. st..sn
In that point Of view Is surprising that leading soa
knownothngs who recently 80 hard to be satisfied
as to Colonel Richardson's nationality when candidate tr
Speaker should be the zesous advocates Of easdh
date for the presidency whose position they only abb
TO guess at from the fact that one occasion, h all h
Iilcal life he surrendered bis asolitionsm and praesd
nationality. These gentlemen were such sticklss s
sound Kansas principles that they not willing to vos
for Speaker Of the House Of Representatives unless
would declare that the Missouri Compromise
stitu,ional, but they are willing to vote for Prssdeud
the United States without even nqurng how he stands
tina, question. II is enough for them know that hs s
proved the compromise measures of lS5oi r
The truth of the matter is that the southern kuOv
nothing in changing their name have retained SONS b.
bad habits Of the old whig party. That party o.
ten overhown by the democrats when led by Clay snd
Webster; upon issues involving great principles thsii
despared Of success EXCEPT By resorng 10 dishonest p
dients amongst tbese tina, Of looking to the avail,
by Of their candidates without any regard to their P
cplss but always making eamorous pretensons TO asps
OF subms,ed patriotism which furnished them with NJ
terals for popular declauatoa. Il this sin uhha
hually proved fatal to hswhg party Tbsknow-nobhp
have succeeded legtmaiely TO the same eIptdisni d
they trying p efficacy In the nomination Of Mr.
Fillmore Their hopes Of success depend upon the popularity
Of his connected with the oompromise measured
1880 LTD lucky for them ths, their candidate has ben
retirement during the exciting scenes that have msd
the Nebraska issue H strength, in ther estimation cor
siss in the fact that he has no, been mixed up ths
Violent eon1icts He stands uncommited and therefor
bis supporters rely upon his sectional his ns0Ds
auecedeuts just the or the other may b most sr
able His record furnishes svdenee both for sboltoaba
and national men and 90 long ss both choose be it
fed they can act in concert ip supporting him He P
pens too to be absent iron the country and therefore
not accessible to annoying inqaisors to Biz pre's'
political sentiments. -s .s ...s..s., .. ..s.
An this looks inconsistent with the srtagsnt esrs
Of the kuow-nOthing party to exclusive purity Psr'
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