The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1856-07-29
FUNNY.

The know-Nothng party are supporting
Willard Fillmore and at the same time find
ing fault with the abolitionism of Martin
Van Buren,! This IS really funny! We
are no apologists of Martin Van Buren,
We have said as many hard things against
him, probably, as ever did his worst enemy,
and our opinion has undergone no change
by his recent course. But the truth is,
Martin Van Buren's abolition record is to-
paz-aye, white as snow compared to the
ebony record of Willard Fillmore. Martin
Van Buren, was a very good Southern man,
until be, like Henry Clay, took ground a
gainst the annexation of Texas, for which
he was kicked out of the Democratic party.
In a fit of revenge, he turned abolitionist-
and now processes to have returned to his
first love, by endorsing as he does, the Dem
ocratic Cincinnati platform, But, once an
abolitionist, always an abolitionist is the ar
gument the Know n lettings apply to Mar
tin Van Buren,, and we are content that
they shall have it so. Apply the same ar
gument to Willard Fillmore, and they must
acknowledge that he is still an abolitionist,
dyed in the wool. Look at his Erie letter,
and his votes in Congress, always with Gid
dings, Slade & Co.-Martin Van Buren, is
like great many selfish politicians who
have deserted the Democratic party in
moment of disappointed ambition and uni
ted themselves to other parties. After try
ing all others, they find out by experience
which is the best, and return to their first
love. know-Nothing papers would, if they
could, persuade the people that the whole
Democratic party of the United States had
gone over to Martin Van Buren-but all
people of common sense will see that it is
very small "Matty'') coming over 70 the
Democratic party. And who are Fillmore's
friends in the North The Slavery party
or the free-soil party! We will venture
to say he has not in the North, ten support
ers, out of every hundred, who are not rank
free-soilers.
At recent meeting of the Connecticut
Fillmore Convention, Mr.. Summers of New
York, and President of the State Council
of KnowN othings, made speech, in which
he denounced in strong terms tho conduct
of the KnOw-Nothings in selling themselves
out to the Fremont party, and eulogized in
glowing words Mr.. Fillmore declaring that
''he had the best free-sou reputation Of any
man in the country. He asserted that every
act of his life politically was just what it
should be, except his signing the fugitive
slave bill; and that he said was his duty
under the Constitutions
Martin Van Buren, is the author of the |
famous Sentiment, THE sober second !
thought" and he is now making it applica- |
Bile III his own case. The New York Herald !
attributes his great political somerset to
desire to advance the political fortunes of
his son John, who has always maintained
some standing with the Democratic party
of the country. We suspect, however, the
true Interpretation of Martin present move
is once more to place himself in the ranks
of the successful party at the next Presi-
dental election. Be this as it may, his
course and that of his friends in New York
indicate clearly that neither Fremont nor
Fillmore will obtain the large vote of that
State. The Herald says Mr.. Van Buren's
late letter might very we'll pass for an
electioneering Northern apology of Mr..
Toombs, Of Georgia.
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