The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-06-12
THE BOLTERS OR LATTER DAY
SAINTS.

Since the fourth of March, says an ex
change, our curiosity has been slightly exer
b cised, to ascertain the number of Boilers o
Southern transcendental Wings, who hav,
been rewarded for their desertion of Mr.. Fill
' more. We have no disposition to CRITICS,
too closely, the motives Of these gentlemen
who, according TO their own arguments, did 1
positive wrong to their own conscences and
judgments, that they might effect a relative
good for the country. To all such jesuitica
casuistry we have nothing to oppose, except
! that such excuses have never been wanting
. to justify the darkest deeds which eve. dis
} graced human nature. II is but another phase
of thnt exploded and most damning Papal
heresy, that the end justIties the means-that
, if good is to result that there is no evil IN
sin. Such sentiments when reduced to prac-
tce, have ever been the prolific mother of
murder, treachery and cruelty, which blacken
the pages of the records whereupon is writ
ten the crimes and sufIerings of man.
We, however, have no wish to call these
Boilers to nm account for the violations Of
that "highcr law" which each one carries in
his own bosom. If that law has been broken
We leave them to "Heaven and to the ihorns,
which in them lodge, to prick and goad
them" We now wish merely to recur to
some facts connected with the defeat of Mr..
Fillmore, and the agency and the pretexts for
that agency, MS declared by certain Southern
Wings, for bringing about n result, us we
think, caamitous to the whole country and
especially so to the South. We shall endeav-
or TO be as concise as we can, consistent with
being understood
Mr. Fillmore, when President, discharged
the duties of his office satisfactory to the
whole South. When he came into power
clouds and darkness had settled upon the
political horizon-when he retired the sun
shone bright in the skies, and the rainbow of
peace spanned the heavens. So acceptable
was his administration to the South, and es-
pecially his faithful execution of the Fugitive
Slave Law, that men of all parties joined in
one chorus Of praise. When he failed to re-
ceive the nomination instead Of General Scott,
even ultra Democrats did pot hesitate TO de-
clare their choice for him, rather than any
other man iE the Union. General Scott is
defeated, and from the grea: influx of foreign
ers, encouraged by Northern Emigrant Aid
Societies and the known corrupting influences
which these foreigners exercise in our elec-
tions, the American party sprung into exs-
tence-a party composed both of Wings and
Democrats. Mr.. Fillmore, with his acknowl.
edged popularity, at the South received the
nomination both of :he American and Whig
Conventions. IIp question now Is, why was
such q pure man and such an able statesman
defeated? Why the display of Southern in
gratitude as exhibited in the last Presidential
election? Had Mr. Fillmore proved failbess
to the South? No! Why then should SER
vices so valuable, intelligence, integrity and
patriotism SO exalted, have met from South
ern hearts so poor reward? Was Southern
mind so dull-Sonthern honor so worthless
and Southern gratitude so reduced that
such quail les rs MIR. Fillmore possessed in
an eminent degree should neither be seen,
felt or acknowledged except with neglect and
contempt? Such conclusion would be n
reflection on Southern character Thousands
saw the straight line of truth, but were in
daced by others to pursue the crooked cords
of policy. 1t was whispered in their ears that
every vote that is given to Fillmore is n vote
to Fremont, and to secure the South and the
Union, you must vote, not according to your
convictions, but TO avoid the greater of two
evils. Now suppose all the talent and char
acter and energy which WINS employed in such
sophislical reasoning as this, had been exer-
cised in behalf of Fillmore and the Union,
who could doubt but the result would have
been n triumph of truth and patriotism and
that defeat even, would like Anteus, have
added ten fold power to the Soath. As it is,
we have an "undhided South" and united
North confronting each otner in hostile array.
We have n Northern President, whose squat.
ter sovereignty and alien suffrage doctrine,
will sooner or later grind the peculiar insti.
tutions" of the South into powder. We have
one portion of the Union IN geographical op.
position to the other, and not as our Demo
cratic Southern friends say, one National
Democratic party, North md South, but Two
exclusive sectional parties, divided by line,
md nearly equal in power. The one party
knows, it now has gigart's strength-that
its strength is constantly increasing from for.
eign immigration and wh,n the time comes, it
will use that strength like giant.
We think, the responsibility of this state
of things is mainly Attributable 10 the South
ern Boilers of the Wing party. They, in the
hour of victory sought favor and protection
in the camp of the enemy. They shook
hands with the traducprs Of Clay, and turned |
their backs on his mos. cherished principles.
Verify, they shal; have their reward!
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successful career brought her into immediate |
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carried Gen. Wolfo "a Quebec. She was
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