Nashville daily patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1855-1857, 1856-04-15
The Canvass of IS52-How Democrats
Regarded .ur. Fillmore.
"REMINISCENCES TO REFLECT UPON.

CudiBC was NuCh hdi Il vi thOucdnu
strings" and they played upon it every
conceivable tune. 1t failed to gull the peo-
pie then. Mr. FILLMORE was elected Vice
President triumphantly, and subsequently
succeeded to the Presidential chair In the
latter exalted position, in the memorable
crisis of 1850, he justified the confidence
which Southern men had reposed in him by
pursuing a line of conduct which classed
him deservedly with the SOUND, CoNsERvA-
TIVE, NATIONAL STATESMEN of the nation.
Wings and Democrats in all sections of the
country, laying aside, for the moment, all
political differences, united in public meet
ings, and periodically commended Mr..
FILLMORE, together with Gen CAss, and
other statesmen, for safely conducting the
country through the dangers which had i'm
perilled it. The Southern Wings were so
grateful to Mr.. Fillmore, for his firm main
tenance of the Constitution, that they de-
sired his nomination as the Wing candidate
for President in 1852. But their counSels
were overruled, and Gen. SCoTr was chosen
as the Wing standard bearer. The means
and appliances which were were brought to
bear to secure this result, furnished the
Democratic orators and presses of Tennes-
see a theme which they dwelt upon with
infinite relish. Most striking was the con-
trast between their policy then and that of
l84S. In lS4S, Mr.. Fillmore was an abo-
litionst, rank, unmtigated-in 1852, he
was stricken down by the abolition senti-
ment Of the Wing party North, because he
was true TO the Con titutiOn-trne to the
rights of the South" We propose to-day
to hold up the Democratic mirror of 1852,
that Tennessee Democratic leaders may
contemplate their former selves. 1t may
do them good. If they have any sense of
shame left, we are quite sure they will not
again attempt to impeach the soundneSS of
Mr.. FillmOre's national record; but if they
should do it, the people will see through the
case-hardened hypocrisy and unapproacha-
BILE impudence of any and all such attempts.
We shall commence the exhibition with
AARON V. BROWN,
inasmuch as he is now spoken of in connec-
ton with the Vice Presidency In 1852,
on the 9th of August, he spoke at Colum
bia. In his "book of speeches, - Aaron
is priest who confines himself not to mo-
notonouS ministrations at the party altar,
but relieves them with the more pleasing
excitement Of composition" and publishing;
he delights not more in displaying his "ro-
tund figure, "and mirthful, iOcOSe mug before
an admiring set of auditors, than in laying
bare his polished periods and irresistible ar
guments, before the cool Judgment of the
quiet reader-in a word, he is a priest,
who, yields, with equal nerve the tongue
and the en-! this much 10y way of aren-
thesis. In his book Of speeches" we find
his Columbia speech reported at length. In
the commencement, he speaks of the creed
and "many triumphS" of the Abolitionsts,
declaring they had "overawed most of the
public men Of the North, and cut off the
heads Of such men as Fillmore and Webster,
who ventured to demur to their unconstitu-
tional demands"
at was a. a period" he continued, "when the
abolitiobsts ID achieved so many triumphs, and
werehushed with so many victories that the WING
an d ,mocratic part IS Assem- II at Baltimore. The
selection OF candidates a matter of no peculiar
interest TO either far il reared TO the old is
sues, which had originally divided them. They were
considered either as obsolete or we're permitted TO
slumber beneath the intense and oil absorbing
question OF slavery. Not a WING nor a Democratic
delegate known OF, who left the South but
with the 6 eat master.p,ssion of his soul n9t 10
nominate any candidate 0ho nottrle TO The rights
Of Tie SoHih true 10 the CoHsffHEOl, and true 10 he
yJagiiios SiaOe bill founded on The Consultation"
Having thus stated the position of the
Wing and Democratic delegates, he next
spoke of the nomination of Gen. Pierce and
the adoption Of the Democratic platform;
and then, with his hand upon that sorrow
full heart" of his, lac turned his attention to
the Wing Convention. He said:
Let US nov turn with every degree OF fairness
to the proce dnys OF the Wing Convention. /
grdaf 20 The Waigs Of the SOHih an equal bit not a
greater deuot,on 10 the Compromise equal BAT
20 greater determination 10 maintain the rights II
the SoU'h against fLe dark and :, mon syirit IF IA
nGiteISn. They ought TO have. They have a.
much, lithiuk more, property at stake than We have
They have homes 20 be desolaed and families whose
peace, safety and repose are dear 20 them
H. -.
party triumph, they took precautions ns We did
to purge their conventiop--lo drive the Abolition
lists from il. They put no iuterrOgaiories 20 their
candidates, a. We dill. Had they done So Hr
Fillmore lroaId have 0Hsucrsd, / WILL MAINrAIS
TnE FUGITIVE SLAVE LAW, as I hare done through NV
adsainistraii0n Mr.. Webster you ID have answered
/ too will maintain IL, As have done one OF Mr
Fillmore's cabinet. What should Gen Scott have
answ,redg Why, 'that will not answer Such
a response would have turned him and ell his sho-
ltion "a 1portcrs out ofthe convention. This wou
have paridei the parry aud lrit &c standing az
yore on a HIGH national piaJefm But gu pos
zen Scott had Ans~ cred pIbhciy that hks ttAntors
aud Wchster he too would UsIiHfaiH aud oEecsfs Mc
fugitive slrus lao Way then Gen. Scott would
have stood IL high and honorable rivalry Tor the
nomination whilst tie abolnouists eaHid hare gone
on They would have ssid TO themselves, what
do We DO her,Y FiLLNORE Is AGAINST us, Webster
ia against Us. aud nov Scott, from whom expect
ed better Ihings, has also cons oat against ns.
| mist pass on 10 the closing
scene OF this nomination For fifty ballots the
friends 81 FiilBiorr soo5 f,a the friends OF Web
ster stood hrm, andae soHh began 10 FEEL some
s.sranee Of her sale,y Tue hope AS delusVe. 10,
hour was come, ~hcn sccordng 20 Insns slgps and
secret whi-perings through the convention, when
.nourh of tennessee woald desert Mr. Fillmore add
no over 20 General Scott 10 secure his nomination.
Va tha hour had come aud the the deed vas