Washington telegraph., 1856-06-25


prejudlces, deeply impressed upon his
mind BY early teachings and associations,
were to be most strongly displayed =
The glorious old chief, whose prowess
upon a hundred tented felds-whose
simple and austese republicanism and
lofty patriotism, had so won upon the
hearts of the people, THAT, by almost uni
versal popular acclaim, he had received
the proudest gift in the bestowal of a
free race, was gathered to his fathers.
And NIillard Fillmore, while the fate of
nation hung trembling in the balance
while Treason and Discord and Fa-
naticis,n skulked stealtnily around, and
invoked the master-fend of Anarchy to
sway the beam-assumed the seat from
whence Death had borne the old Hero
to the better realm and calmly survey
ing the turbId waters with dauntless
eye, guided the ship of State through
the perils which environed it; and, as at
the bidding of the Ruler of the Waves,
the upheaving pillows sink to rest-(we
speak with no irreverence)- the seething
pool of faction sank down into peace
full calm, and over all our broad land the
light of the sun of National Hope H.
lumined prosperous fields and happy
homes-and cities from whence the un-
ceasing roar of the labor of busy artisans
went out to find an echo in the cheerful
songs of people "who feared no evil
And who shall say the picture is over
drawn? To the records of the past we
turn for confirmation To the testimony
OF venerable statesmen and eloquent pa
triots, whose Inscriptions to Millard Fill
more's worthily won, honorable fame,
were heard in the Senate and from the
forum, in the busy mart, and where ma
ture, in her untutored wildness, saw her
children gathered around her primeval
altars, to listen to the untaught orator, as
he consccrated another name to Liberty,
TO Patriotism, and to that true nobility, of
whose patent she can alone deliver the
seal, We appeal
Il is not 10 mans individual opinions
that we are to look for the motives which
are TO guide him in sha ping public policy;
nor does the patriot consult his prejudices,
or suffer himself to be swayed by any bias
of education, or Influenced by any associa-
tions. however powerful, when called upon
under the solemn obligations Of law, to ad-
minister the government. The truth of
what we have said is nobiy verified by
reference to the career of Millard Fillmore
while President Of ,his Union To use the
eloquent and just language CT master
mind, it is verified in that he disregarded
the ferocous claims of Freesoilism, repu-
dated the wrong principles taught to HIM
self IN his earlier manhood. and, rising
superior to all selfish and unworthy con-
sideratiOns, fixed his calm and resolute eye
unfalteringly upon his duty to his country
and his God; and crushing sectional agita-
tion under his firm foot. rendered justice 10
all portions of the republic alike" In him
the representative of no extreme opinions
found sympathy, but gathering around him
the wise, the prudent and the conservative,
he drove back the living waves of discord
which threatened to overwhelm the land
marks of our counrry's glory. and with Ro-
man frmness held al bay the angry clements
Of intestine strife But it is to Millard
Fillmore's obedience to the voice of national
legislation. conflicting as the expressions
and demands of that voice did, with his
personal views, that we are to look, when
we would find worthily exempli6ed the IN
selfish, the elevated, the patriotic attributes
of his great character We repeat it. and
are sure that from the heart of every man
who is willing to do justice, our sentiment
will meet with prompt response For
who is there but knows how closely the as
Vi OuT 1OdlS ~ ouN
cluster around the SHRINE of feeling and
Judgment, too often swayipg the one and
warping the other Who bat knows how
intimately intermingled with the very 6bres
of mans being are the influences to which
he yielded in his childhood and under which
he grew up to the stature of a man? And
how forcibly with the mere politician. whose
trade is hucks:ering for votes, do these as
sociations and influences operate. Deepen
dent upon the ever shifting voice of popular
favor for the retention of his place upon the
"bad emineDce" of position purchased at the
sacrifice Of principle. he is ever ready to
trim the sails of his bark to catch the vary
ing breeze. But was it thus with Millard
Fillmore Let the voice of Kentucky's
deathless son answer, Let the venerable