Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1856-07-19
[From the Savannah Georgian. ]

From the Savannah Georgian
MIR. Fillmore and the Missouri Com
promise.
When called upon for some assurance
that Mr.. Fillmore would ueto an act OF
Congress re-establishing the Missouri
Compromise, the best that our opponents
can do is to refer to his past history. -
The reference is far from satisfactory.
az am (said Mr.. r. in favor of i'm
mediate Legislation for the abolition Of
slavery in the District of Columbia"
That is the caption of one chapter in
his history What guarantee does it af-
ford us that he would veto bill cxclu-
ding slavery from the Territories?
" | believe that petitions to Congress
on the subject of slavery or the slave
trade ought to be received, read and re-
speetfully considered by the representa-
tives of the people,"
So reads another chapter written by
himself.
A third runs thus:
II am in favor of Congress exercising
all the constitutional power it possesses
to abolish the slave trade between the
States! p
It may be said that this is portion Of
Mr. Fillmores history which transpired
Is years ago. We grant it. But it is
to his ",ci,ole" history that we are re-
ferred. The Savannah Republican saws
that if he did not yeto a bill for the resto-
ration of the Missouri Compromise she
would be false to his uloye history. -
When pointed to the whole history of a
man near sixty years of age we certainly
do him no wrong in looking over the re-
cord of the last eighteen years of his
life.
Is there anything we have cited to au-
thorize the Republicans assertion that
Mr.. Fillmore is opposed to all sectional
agitation ?" lie may be- and we believe
he is-if so, however, his olole history
is far from showing it,
But we come from the past to the pre-
sent. What says Mr.. Fillmore now?
4" l ana opposed to the reckless and I'M
wise policy of the present administration
in the general management of our ma
tional affairs, as shown in re-opening sec
tional agitation by the repeal of the Mis-
souri, Compromise"
If opposed to the "re-opening of Sec
tional agitation by the repeal of the Mis-
souri, Compromise" what more natural
than that, if President, he should make
an effort to close that agitation by re-
establishing that Compromise.
Thus runs the argument I'D Mr..
Fillmore is the opponent of sectional agi-
tation. (2) Mr. Fillmore believes that
the existing sectional agitation has been
caused by the repeal of the Missouri
Compromise. Is not then the conclu-
sion inevitable that 60 he will, if elect
cd President, endeavor to quiet sectional
agitation, by removing what he deems
its cause?
This is the remedy advocated by the
great body of those who attribute the
existing sectional agitation to the repeal
of the Missouri Compromise. They say
repeal the Nebraska bill, and restore
that Compromise, and all will be quiet
on the other hand, the South and the
Northern Democracy denying that the
agitation owes its origin to any such
cause, deny the efficacy of any such
remedy,
The representative of Mr.. Fillmore's
district in Congress is his late law part
ner, bosom friend and warm advocate,
Solomon G.. Haven. As far as one man
can be of another, Mr.. Haven is Mr..
Fillmore's spokesman-the Congression-
al exponent of his principles. Our
readers, and the Republican with them,
will agree with Us in thinking it no,
probable that on great political ques-
ton now prominently before the public,
Mr. Fillmore and Mr.. Haven are arrayed
against each other. The position, then,
Of Mr. Haven on the question at issue,
if it could be ascertained, would do much
to determine that of Mr.. Fillmore. Can
it be ascertained? We answer, yes
How? BY referring to vote given by
him just one week since, On the 30th
day of last month, motion was made
that the Committee on Territories 're.
port bill restoring the Missouri Com
promise, Among the 10 Northern
men who voted in its favor stands re-
corded the name of Solomon G.. Haven
And yet the Republican believes as
firmly as that the sun will rise tomorrow
that Mr.. Fillmore would reto bill re.
storing the Missouri Compromise ~
We can only cxclaim, "Oh, neighbor
great is thy faith!'