Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1856-10-25
Letter trom Mr.. Fillmore

The Augusta Chronicle and Sentinel
Of Wednesday last, contains the follow
ing noble letter from Mr.. Fillmore, to
j. ". NJ. Berrien, Esq, Of Charleston,
enclosing the article which appeared in
the Buffalo Commercial Advertiser,
against the restoration Of the Missouri
Compromise, extracts from which we
published some time ago. The slip sent
to Mr.. Berrien, it appears, was endorsed,
"my sentiments, NJ. F."
BUFFALO, N. Y, Sept %, 1856.
J. W. NJ. Berrien, ESQ:
Dear Sir-Your two favors of the
25th inst. have just come to hand, and
furnish additional evidence that ] am
constantly misrepresented, both North
and South. In the North am charged
with being pro Slavery man, seeking to
extend slavery over free territory, and in
| the South am accused Of being an ab
oitionist But | am neither, and as |
have invariably refused to give any
pledge other than such as might be in
tprred from my known character and
previous official conduct, | have not
answered to the public any Of these
charges. IF after ali have done, and
all the sacrifices have made to main
tain the constitutional lights of the South
she sill distrusts me, then, | can only
say, that hope she may find one more
JUS, and more fearless and self>sacrificing
than | have been, and that when found,
she may show her gratitude by her con-
| fdence. Aud SO Of the North-lf after
all have done to maintain her consti
tutionaI rieb,s and advance her interest,
she distrusts me, | hope she may find
one more worthy of her confidence and
bestow it accordingly. | shall have no
regrets for myself in either case. | am
only anxious that the country should be
we'll governed, and tha. this unfortunate
sectional CONTROVERSY between the North
and the South should be settled, and
fralerDal feeling restored. But | appre-
hend that the difficulty Is, that the ex-r
| tremes on each side want President
| favorng their own peculiar views as
| against their opponents. | cannot con
| sent to be such candidate for either
side. I am for the whole Union, North
and South, East and West, and if my
countrymen will not accept me on those
conditions, shall not complain.
The enclosed article, copied into the
Richmond Wing from the Buffalo Com
uerciaI, speaks my sentiments on the
Missouri Compromise. 1t may or may
not suit your latitude, but | have not
one thing for the South and another for
the North, and therefore | send it.
In conclusion, permit me to express
nv sincere thanks for the kind interest
YOU have manifested in my success as
the candidate of the Union. / renem-
Der vonr la.nented brother well, and
was proud to call him my friend. |
wish his valuable life could have been
spared to aid us in this struggle to save
our country.
With sentiments of respect, I am tru-
ly and sincerely yours. .
MILLARD FILLMORE.
P. ST write in haste, without time
to copy or correct.
In publishing this letter, the Chronicle
and Sentinel, which is an able and ear
nest supporter Of Mr.. Fillmore, remarks:
This leaves no longer the shadow OF
doubt as to the conservative and patrl-
otic position of our candidate. People
Of the South read 1t, and then decide
whether man who thus boldly stands
out in defence Of your rights and inter
ests is not worthy of your support. Like
2 true patriot he has no opinion for the
South which he does not proclaim at the
North. The whole nation ought to stand
hv such man-men OF the South es-
pecialy, you owe it to yourselves and
TIE country, to stand by him, and unite
with the great army Of conservative
patriots in eIecting him to the first office
In the world. .ss... .... ..ss.... .r.-,.|
aeE Tie Detroit Uaily .AdUertase4, OF
Saturday week, publishes call from the
democrats Of Detroit to the democrats OF
Michigan, declaring their discrimination
to oppose in every honorable way, the
e,eetlon of James Buchanan, and to give
their vote and influence to John Z. FIRE
mont. The call is signed by two bun
drea and fifty of the most respectable
democrats of Detroit, aud sets forth at
length the reasons which have 'mpelied