The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1856-07-01
FnLMoRE's ABoL1T1oN1sM.

In Congress, viz: the vote against laying on
the table Mr.. Giddings' resolution declaring
that the slaves on board the Creole, who rose
and murdered their master and the whites on
board, and took charge of the vessel sin
CURED no legal penalty, and were justly liza
BILE to no punishment'-to prove that Mr..
Fillmore is not an abolitionistI Wonderful
proof, truly But, the Hon. Green c. Cald-
we'll also voted against laying that resolu-
ton on the table, and this vote of Mr.. C.'s
is relied on by the Wing to excuipate Mr..
Fillmore from the charge of being an abo-
litionist! If so, then Mr.. Giddings himself,
who offered the infamous resolution, is also
ing the resolution on the table. In view of
the well-known opposite character of the
abolition sentiments of Giddings and Fill
more on one side, and Mr.. Caldwell on the
other, who will pretend to believe that the
latter voted against laying the resolution on
the table for the same reason which govern
ed the vote of the former-one, the author
of the resolution? Does not everybody,who
knows any thing about the modus operandi
of legislative bodies, know that the bitter
est enemies of measure frequently vote a.
gainst laying it on the table, because they
desire to have a direct vote on it, and crush
it out and kill it forever in that way? And
some such reason, we have no doubt, govern
ed the vote of our townsman, Mr.. Caldwell,
on the occasion to which we are abiding.
But, no one who is familiar with the polit-
ical course of Mr.. Fillmore, while he was in
| Congress, his uniform support of all the alb
clifton measures introduced by Giddings,
Adams, & Co., can for a moment believe
! that he and Mr.. Caldwell voted together for
the same reason-hostility to the resolu-
ton. Indeed, the admission of the Wing,
that it was upon Mr.. Fillmore's request, that
his friend Giddings withdrew the resolution,
proves the intimate relation that was exist
| ing between them, and that Mr.. F. did not
| desire the death of the resolution by d.
rect vote on ia fate which undoubtedly
it would have encountered at that time
Admit, however, that the vote of Mr.. Fill
more against laying that infamous resolu-
ton on the table proses nothing, either for
or against the abolitionism of Mr.. Fillmore,
why has the Wing passed over all the other
votes of Mr.. Fillmore, in favor of abolition
measures, given from time to time, while
he was in Congress? For the reason, we
are bound to infer, that they do not admit
of doubt or cavil. Let the Wing, fit can,
explain away the following
PLATFORM OF MR.. FILLMORE
II beLiere that Petitions TO Congress, on
the subject Of SLauery and the sLaUe trade,
ought to be receiUed, read, and RESPECT
FULLY considered by the representatives of
the peopLe"
Il am opposed to the annexation Of Ieras |
to tbs Union, UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES. !
so long as S!aueS are held therein"
II am IN favor Of Congress exercising all
the Constitutional po1Oer 1t possesses, to 0bo-
Hsh the internal sLdre trade BETWEEN THE
STATES"
II am in .tarOr Of IMMEDIATE LEGIsLA
TON fer the abolition Of SLaUery Ia the Dis
trict of Columbia ~
II am opposed to the reckless and unwise
policy of the present administration an the !
general mana cement of our national affairs, |
AS SHOWN IN RE-OPENING SECTIONAL AGI- |
TATIoN By the repeal Of the Missouri Com
promisc!"
In addition to the above deliberately ex-
pressed opinions, Mr.. Fillmore, while in
Congress, rOted
l. In faror Of abolishing Slarery IN the |
District Of CoLumbia-eren going so far as |
to support COTS resolution an faror of al |
Lowing the negroes themselves to role on the
question!
=. In faror Of Q6olishtmg the Interstate
Stare trade.
3. In taror of oar GorerRment reccirang
a black acooLLy-headed simi-saragc negro
Minister from Hayti, to associate acith gen
Hemen, in the Court circles Of WaShin gtOn.
4. And to make the Platform as brief as
possible: He roted and acted G0ih Joshua
r. GjddingS, Johas q. adams, SLade. Cor
win, 8. Co., and against all national men
and southern measures, from first to last.
Let the Wing remove all of the above
Knotty planks from the platform of Mr..
Fillmore, before it attempts to show that he
is not an abolitionist. Let the Wing, also, !
prove that Mr.. Fillmore is not oath bound !
to prescribe men on account of the place
of their birth, and because they choose to !
entertain certain religious belief. How |
any Southern man can raise his voice "a |
gainst aboltionism, while lie is supporting |
Willard Fillmore, is not little surprising. !
Mark, too, Mr.. Filmore's studied silence |
on the questions of the day. He has taken
particular pains to show that he has en-
braced Know n othing principles along with !
his abolitionism, but not word can be
drawn from him in relation to the Kansas |
question and the principles embodied IN the
bill repeating the Missouri restriction, and
placing the South on an equality with the
North, in the formation of new States
Since the appearance of his letter of ac-
acceptance, we are as much in the dark as
ever on these, to the South, vital questions.
- An anonymous scribbler, in the last
North Carolina Wing" noticing an cdito-
rial which aDDeared in the democrat" on