Bedford inquirer and chronicle. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1854-1857, 1856-08-08


left "a clearer record behind him at the
White House at Washington, to which he
can point without blush, fear, or sin
gle regret.
MS TEXAS MESSAGE.
Almost the first official act on tie part Of
the new Chief Magistrate was TO issue
message upon our difficulties with Texas,
and in short time the matter was happily
adjusted; but We have not space to give
particulars. Then came up the great Conn
promise Measures. which received the.sup-
port, as indeed they originated, with the
venerable Henry Clay. This important
measure also received the cordial sanction
Of Mr.. Fillmore At this session of Cen
gress many important acts were passed,
which we have not time at this period to spe-
cify, yet they have all proved wise and pol
lite in the highest degree.
HIS FIRST MESSAGE, AND suNDRY ACTS
or HIS ADMINISTRATION.
/ Mr.. Fillmore's first regular message to
the Thirty-First Congress was document
Of great ability, calm, conciliatory, clear,
stascsnanlike, ana thoroughly American
Ttpresented the affairs of our country in an
explicit manner, at the same time proposing
such measures as the great interests Of the
Union seemed to demand. The. second
message, delivered at the second SESSION Of
tie Thirty-second Congress, was also a
most able State paper, and at this time Dir.
Fillmore takes occasion to recommend a
change N the Naturalization laws Of our
country, as they are subject to great abuse,
and as foreign influence was beginning to
manifest Itself in an uumistakeable and re-
pugnant manner among us. During the
session of this Congress tDemocraticl Lou
is Kossuth was received and honorably en-
tertained, not ou,y AT Washington but
throughout the Uaion- Many important
measures were devised and put into cxecu-
ton by this same Congress, andto all those
tending to benefit our country and increase
It's prosperity. Mr. Fillmore gave liis.eovdiai
consent. His administration, with the
Hon. John r. Kennedy. of Baltimore, a
Secretary of the Navy also originated and
prepared the Expedition to Japan, whics
has Won SO much honor to tile American
name.
HE fNTERcEDEs PoR THE MtDAI FAMILY
4 About this time the Graad Duke Of Tus-
esny imprisoned an Italian family for the
crime of reading the Protestant Bible. Tbi:
Papal outrage attracted attention from The
whole civilized world By the direction o.
: Mr.. Fillmore. Hon. Edward Everett, ther
f Secretary of State, addressed a letter tc
the Grand Duke, asking, in the name of th'
American people, that the NIadai family
might be released. This request wa.
granted, and the family, once more at liber
ty, sought refuge from parai oppression
q he IsA CANDIDATE FOR THE PREsIDEN
TIAL NOMINATION.
f The nominations for tie Presideatia
$ canvass Of 80 now became exciting topic
for debete. The Wing Convention assem-
bled at Baltimore, and the first ballot 70
. candidates resulted in the following vote
Fillmore, 1S3, Scott, l3l; Webster, 29.-
The contest was very spirited, but on ti'
ffty-third ballot Gen. Scntt received Is!
votes and Was declared nominated. On til,
same ballot Mr.. Fillmore received II:
votes, which shows bow earnest were hi
: friends.
aE EETlREs Tc PRIVATE LIFE-HIs SER
VICES.
/ On the 9TH of March, 1858, Mr., Fll
more retired frcm the Presidency, and wa
succeeded by franklin Pierce. We mus
) not forget to mention that during Mr.. Fiji
) more's administration occurred the ill-star
. red expedition of Lopez to Cuba, and al
: though urgent efforts were made BY the Uni
: ted States authorities to prevent the sailin;
: of this unlawful expedition, they prove,
/ unavailiug, and the fate Of Lopez, Critten
den, and their unfortunate, deladed com
|, panioas, is well known.
In reviewing the public life and the al
: niinistration Of Mr.. Fillmore, we see mucl
!. to admire, aud nothing to condemn, L
n this brief sketch il is impossible TO dwell a
b length upon the character Of nlan, who, i
: every condition Of life, in poverty and in Al
i fuence, in she humblest and in the highes
& station, has proved himself honest, capable
. true 10 the Constitution, devoted 70 our glo
/. rioas Uuioa, firm 10 adherence to the Amer
j lean institutions What more, fellow eli
9 zens, can be askeds
e On retiring from the Presidential ehai
j once mere to private life, Mr.. Fillmore ear
ried The unbounded esteem If all who ha'
i been associated witls him, and the great mel