Demoine courier., 1856-09-11
rTEE7zoE.E VS. FREMONT

kEEzEAF. SGGs II VS. Il EE&4lTEOEs -.
An interesting political correspondence
has sprung up between George Law, OF
New York, who is strongly IN favor ct
Ereemon,'s election TO lhe Presidency
and Gen. Gustavus Augustus Scroggs, OF
Buffalo a champion Of Filtmore Amer
Icanism." Mr.. Law ~repudia!es Fiji
more, on account OF his subse.yiency 10
the Slave Power.
In his las! letter, published in the New
York papers, he has incontrovsrIb'y
proves Fillmore a pro slavery man, by
reviewing his course when he occupied
The Presidential chair:
Dir. Fillmore began his subscryiercy
and made up his Cabinet by a bargain
with the $4,000 slave owners oil tie
South, p%laciag the war and Navy De-
parimenl in lie bands of Secretaries
IRON their section. The $50 900 slave
owners of tbs South required il, as also
that The Secretary of the interior, who's
business was with the Territories should
be a Southern man. This was tho bar
gain. Mr., Fillmore should be the las,
person TO prale abou, sectional parties.
tie did more than any other man, while
President. TO divide the couhtry INFO two
great sectional parties. .
Mr.. Fillmore, while acting President.
never represented the party that elected
him nor The PRINCIPLES that be was nom
mated or elecied upon, Or thai he bad
professed prior to his election. lie
proved laiihless 10 the party that elected
hin-faithless 10 his W protested Pc.
Utica! principles prior 10 his eleciion.-
lie betrayed all for The selfish purpose
OF accomplishing a denomination and a
re election. Fer ibis selfish purpose he
made his administration sectional AMI
subserviens 10 the $50 000 slave owners.
He divided his party upon thatissue, and
destryed il by seeking Southern support.
His appointments were al directed TO
,ha, end. | will give you ipstances-ln
the spring of 1852, lios. john McCin
ley, Judge OF the United States Supreme
Court for The States OF Alabama and
Louisiana, died. The President. aftcr
nominating William c.. Micon, Esq, Of
New Orleans, as his successor, ard re
ceiving that gentlensn's refusal 10 serve,
nominated Edward A.. bradford, Esq;
of the same city. Both these gentlemen
were partners of the present Louisiana
Senator, Hon. Judah p. Benjamin.-
The nomination was LAID on Tie table,
and a commi,iee waited on Mr.. Fill
mere TO sag that be had better withdraw
the name. Mr.. Fiilmore enquired why;
was he not Of proper age! Yes, he was
a man Of gray hairs. Was he no. an
eminent lawyer! Yes; that il was con
ceded as ADVISABLE that Louisiana's civil
law should be represented in the Circuit
and the Supreme Conrls. What, then
was the objection?
Mr.. Bradford was a New England
man, and understood 10 be unsound oil
the question OF the CONSTITUTIONS! righi
of Congress 10 prohibi, slavery in the
Territories, holding similar views with
Judge Story. Upon this intima,ion Mr..
Fillmore withdrew the nam.e and sub
s,iiuled the name Of Geo. L. Badger, the
Senator Of North Carolina, a mos, bitter
foe TO freedom, and who glories in the
institution OF slavery, The game as Mr..
Donelson, the nominee for Vice Presi-
den, with Mr.. Fillmore. Mr.. Badger
lived one thousand miles out Of the cir
cult wherein the vacanc;y happered.-
Mr.. Fillmore ven! cut of his way TO get
q pro-slavery candidate !--But The Senate
were compelled by The voice Of The New
Orleans aud Mobile bar, 10 rejec. The in.
terloper.
will give another instance, and could
add hundreds, ii il, were worth while 10
DO SO. A Southern gentleman, a mem
Der Of the House Of Representatives,
took a sudden and unexpected par. for
Mr.. Fillmore. lie made a speech on
the floor of lhe Honse in bis favor, and
~support>d him for a nomination. lie
was appointed by MIR. Fillmore to a val
liable pecnniary mission to a distant
country. He could not. have reached
his destination before Mr.. FIllmore's ad-
ministration was brought 10 a close
This was the result Of a direct bargain,
and was a sample of tie manner in
which Mr.. Fillmore used his patronage
and his power to secure a nomination
from the delegates Of the $4,000 slave
owners Blu. he played his game loo far,
and the result was, thai although he OBJ
tanned the support Of the delegates Of
the $50, 900 slave owners, ye. he dis
gnsted the delegates from the free States;
they went for General Scott, and he was
nominated.
IL Mrs. Swisshelm eays: '.Judgine