The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1856-08-09

expect that he would long maintain cons
,ro,srsy, in which the odds were ~ much
again, him Indeed, We mus, confess tina,
we were surprised that he should have re-
published our first nticlr. and can only ac'
count for the fact, iha. the pro ten. editor
to whom the management, OF the Flag was
temporarily contidod vss not conscious OF
the vulnerable position OF hi. iavorile cans
dldale ior the Presidency. The la', nuns
Der Of iha, paper Juslfe. on antciPatlon'
10. p-o tenn. beats most hasty and 'nglo'
fou, retreat. aud We regret to perceive has
lost. not only his cause. bot hl. temper, ard
perm tied himself to deal IN personalities
strangely at variance With hls previous pro
les.iou, We know the pubic are disposed
10 look with lebiency upon manifestations
Of passion exhibited by defeated antseon'
TT. sud that they viii be likely to attribute
10 a. innfmty OF nature, the many viola
tons Of editorial courtesy ard rfopieiS
winch occur in our cotgmporary's article
Alter declining 10 repablsh Nj iIilmofe's
abolition record. On the alledscd ground OF
10. being deficient IA truth AID merit. he
proceeds to SAY
IS. hide though, NJ harsery though we had
hear such .ocusst9n, s.sin.t him rHpah'r OF iuh
'shlrs piece, Nhusr tc'I i1'~s ''fH won ''l ~
a tsirah.- f,lsehonA We has~ through friend
n . d. DO. a-r.H. "tas
vll rtpr' and nsish'en up be dates ia = truthful
torn
Now. II sc can be permitted to say 30,
without appearing a, Extensively personal as
our contemporary. we should charge that
this paragraph i. false aud lihelou. II we
nave been guilty OF publishing articles Of
an uuttuhlul nature, why has he not told
his readers what they were' Il this record
ct Mr. Fillmore is an .leclioneering doen-
men,, aud one the very dates Of which prove
II 10 Ne false. why has he no, stated these
contradictory dates He gays that he has
given u. ptimaiiou OF them through a friend.
" no was that ffiendi He has not reach'
eel ~, nor hive ~, brru able TO find him
although we have made diligeut inquiry
The ouly error we have been able to find
WAS 1882 ior 1872, which occurs in that
portion Of Mr. Iilmore's record IN refer
cnce to the resolutions. introduced by Josh
us 4 Glddues, in relation to the Creole
case. Every well informed reader knows
thst this case occurred Ia 1872, and that
VIZ ADAMS. one OF the men who Is repro
-ented as having voted for niddings. reso-
lutlous, died several wears before Nj fiH'
more was President Blu, m addition 10 all
this. tia very language shows 1t was ty
biographical error. Hero !, is
I'VE pass over many Of lis Fillmore
sotes waich are equally AS objectionable,
and pace IN az ia,e as the p"ar 1912, when
we again fad him in the same company
giving the same abolition votes. On the
list DAY OF March, l. 3.. Nr Giddings. Of
Ohio. offered 4 series of resolutions. etc.
These resolutions are In reference 10 the
Creole case Who does not perceive that
TIL. is mere Typographical eeror - ssb>
,ttution OF figure 3 Tor al \ man
50 disingeuuous rs to resort to an artlice
of this kind does not deserve the respect
OF hs own party.
1t sirue that We copied this article con.
tanning Elmorcs record from Mississippi!
paper, but we did 80 not entettaiag a sha-
dow Of doubt Of lts truth We have proof.
uudeniahle and irrelutable. Of the most So,
rlous allegations contained in 1t. which we
are DESTROYS Of exhibiting to this pro lem,
editor, or whoever may be pleased to look
at ,hem Not only 40, bp, We have the
proofs of other charges Agsins, VI FIJI,
more. OF a sull more aggravated nature, II
possible.
Among others, ~ and the following. At
the second session OF the 18th Congress, so
violent had become the agitation OF the
slavery question. that the Southern dele
gates held sconsultsiion and resolved, lhs,
1ulen some ef'ee tua tao6e was adopted bs
the House to put an end to 1t, they would
resign aud 60 home THIS consultsi,ou
WAS held on the 25th Of December, s3-
Mr. Patton, Of Virginia, therefore, offered
the following resolution, the next morning,
Immediately after tLe assent Ia,a NJ tha
House, as tho result Of the consultations OF
tho Southern delegations
Rnoiroi That all petitions, memorials. and "a.
lsts, touching ,he abolition Of slavery thr buying
selling ~ transferring Of slaves IN ans state bi-inct
or Territory Of The nitr states. b. land the table
without being debated printed Rad, referred and
that no iuthef acuon whatever shall IL had ih-rrnu
Mr. Patton accompanied this resolution
with a few remarks, in which be stated that
1t involved a concession. so Ear as he an,
some portion OF 'hs representatives. OF
the ,lase>hodiug States were concerned,
which they made for the sake OF peace,
harmony, and union TO aAay, not to e1as.
pera,e excitement. This resolution was
adopted by tie following vote--yeas l22,
nays ~. Among the nays is the name OF
WILLARD FILLMORE.
But, IN addition to all this, we charged
directly aud poutedly that Mr. Fillmore
during the eleven years he wa. in Congress,
voted, whenever there was sectional lues.
ton 10 be disposed Of uuifoytuiy with tho