Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1856-08-09
A CONSIDERATION

Suppose said one citizen TO another q day or two
ago you had once been dangerously VI that YOU had
suffered greatly fo qGscks and pretenders that in yor
critical condition you mad heard Of highly eminent hon
est and able physician that you called him in tia, bv
dnt Of attention. vast skill and enlightened experience he
restored you to perfect hcath-suppose then that ATE,
some years, you suffer hom second attack ne
severe ard perOu the fret and you we're recommend
"a TO employ another physician, who had fair reputa
uo' out who had never treated you fUr your complaint
AZ reasonable beiig which would you tteler-te nIy
sican who understood your disease who saved your III
10y skill aud care, aud vho ready 20 employ again m
the resources Of science in your behalf or the pbvs
tian Who though said 20 be renowned rsctiti,ner bsd
never attended YOU and had never bese enoyed an
pouniy Of Administering for the particular disease undo,
when you were 'abohng'' The person thus uterroga
ted answered that, matter Of course he would In
surh on emergency, send for the phyic who had
already tttrtcd tim successfully and s!ved hi. life -
u 20 happened that the quefist Fillmore man. and
the tcspondent ardent Democrat Tie former made
Immediate application Of tie supposidJus case saving
~ substance, that the county In it, D esent condition
was tie sick man referred TO. IL suffering from re-
turn Of the same disease which had t-eatened il WITH
dissolution FEW years ago. On the first occasion IL.
hrulth and strength had been restored by the wisdom
anil skill Of Nilaid Fillmore Now that il l. ag.jn In
danger hos prepOs and iudciou4 would IL boz 10
call ~ the services Of another when 4 came able and
conscientious practitioner offers again 10 cure H. Mr.
Buchanan be- I'll that his admirers e i'm for him but
h' has not been frod Why not stick tho careful the
capable, tie zeaOus, the honest Fillmore Who IN the
most critical hour displayed every qusy calculated 70 in
spre conhdeuce and brought the country Of ts peril
INTO safety Our Democratic friend grayelled.
Now, putting aside other arguments this IL very
strong point in W.. FmOres favor. We know him 49,
We have tricd him. lie our President during the
dark aud gloomy days si the Republic IT, stood at the
helm Of state and conducted tie gallant bark amidst the
raging waves and bowling wibds of sectional fanaucism
ke s"ervcd not IRON the straight and path Of duty
ie suffered neither hi- Northern origin nor his early ed.
ucaon nor lii natural predictions and preudces to in
cline his course hairs breadth from the line traced for
bin by the Constitution Regardless alike Of praise and
cen.ure caring little for Northern denunciaon and de-
seon he found n the convictions Of his own serene in.
',Uect hs ushaken prObiiy, and unacring patriotism
the stimulus 10 do night With the Constitution AZ bis
guide he breasted The Storm and put dov n sectional agta
tloh and saved The Union Al the expiration Of his term
OF ONCE he withdrew TO private life accompanied by the
oIhes ouipourings Of national gratitude Conspicuous
nen among lis panegyrsts, the ho.ts Of Democrats
Sho nov, under the debasng influences OF partisan spr
u, deny and defame hm.-N a. Bee
INrERNENrs There have been fever interments in
e grave yards IN this place, this summer than in the
'me number Of months the season Tor several years
past The health oi Alexandra is subject Of general
eougratuatiou.-ALex Ods.