The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1856-07-05

OF acceptance So lar as professions OF pa
,rio,ism are concerned. i, is uneseeptionN
able The letter itself j. sdmirahl, written,
and calculated to deceive many who look
only at the surface.
1t viii be seen that he endorses the plat
form adopted ' the X \ party at Phlla'
delpha, on the Dist of February, aud tina,
he refers to the records OF bis acts while
President ~ evidence Of what we are to
expee, II be should be elected. It i. sIg-
nihcant fact. that, although be has had
long public life. and was in Congress during
the most exciting times OF sectional agita>
ton. be does not 90 4 single step beyond
the period of bis Presidential Administers
ton. Such an alusion would have been
Overwhelmingly disastrous TO his hoges IA
the Soath. In 1888 he wrote his celebrated
Erie, abolition letter, IN which be distinctly
announced that he was IN favor Of the aho
lliou Of slavery 10 tho District of Columbia,
aud It's prohibition in all the territories OF
the Union. aud in addition thereto, law OF
Congtes. prohibiting the slave trade be,
tween the States. lis course IN Congress.
was in accordance with these sediments
lie united cordially with the anti.slayery
party which carried on an unceasing aad
relentless war against the South and it. in,
stitntions The record OF his votes and his
speeches Will show that he stood side by
side with that band OF fansiles, to whose
untring exertioas the ffeesot party owes
IL. present strength and power Wemigh;
well ask whether a man whose autecedents
are OF this character deserves the confidence
Of the South That ii his Administration
had been as pure and patriotic rs bis friends
would have us believe, whether It was suth.
cient to atone for the years ot active service
among the enemies OF the Constitution
Bu; tie has appealed to that record and
By It we are willing TO Judge him. n a
speech made at Louisville, ny, in 1854,
Mr. Fillmore said. that during the time
Iexas was preparing to take possession of
that portion of New Meyico which she con
sldered as rightly hers, no ordered portion
OF the army aud munitions OF war to the
frontier OF Texas, to prevent her from doing
SO. lie said in this same speech shat the
fugitive slave law had some provisions in it
to which he bad objections He regretted
The Necessity OF its being passed at ALL
"When the bin came to him from the
two houses. 10 the midst of hurry and con,
fusion and difficulties. be examined It, and
doHbt came npa his miRd phc'hfr a ras
moi aHcons' duiioaat. as deag,ag The right ot
h1jcas corpus 10 The fucHire stare NJ
rJcrred The question 70 mr. accomplished
kentucky argcr. his Attorney General,
who gave his opinion that the law was moi
a violation Of the Constitution, and therC
upon, said Nr Fillmore, gave my sjguas
tufe TO the uiIl"'
II will BE- rceollected that the fugitive
slave law was the only measure OF justice
to the South embraced in She compromise,
II will be further rccolIected that fears were
entertained that u could no, be passed VI
Fillmore, rs presdeu, Of the uted States
certainly possessed great influence with the
Northern Nhig. in Congress yet. not one
Of those men voted for the bill We have
10 account that be used the slightest exer-
lions to get them to support it that he said
one word IA is favor On the contrary he
tells Us that there were certain provisions
contained IN 1t to which he WAS opposed,
aud after It was passed by Democratic
votes according 10 his own admission, he
gave It n reluctant assent Every man of
intelligence knows that It the writ Of hahe.
as corpus had been granted to the slave, so
tina, tho question Of delivery could be
brought before Northern lufies to determine.
as Mr Fillmore desired that the fugitive
slave law would have amounted To null,y
Give the trerso,lers this, and they are per>
iccly content to permit the law to remain
on the statute book
Whatever may have been bis opinions in
opposition to the enactment OF the law, his
duty to execute It was clear and imperative.
Yet in this he siguallv failed Every ore
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