The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1858-10-23
Ex.PIesiaieRf Fillmore.

In 1856 Mllard Fillmore got thirty seven
thousand votes in Illinois, as the candidate
Of Tie americans" for the Presidency. He
was then opposed, as were all those who vo-
ted for him, to the Black Republican party.
lie is still opposed 10 that party-he has no
where recantcd the speech delivered hy
him in New York in 1856, Of which We give
an extract below. Have his friends changed?
Are they prepared to recant, to deny their
faith, and 80 over to the AboItionists? We
commend the following sentiments to the SER
ious consideration of the Fillmore men Of
this State:
But this is not all sir. We see political
party presenting candidates for the Plesiden-
cy and Vice-Presidency, selected for the
first time from the free States alone, with
the avow ed purpose of eiecting these candi-
dates 10y suffrage of enc part of the Union on
", to rule over the whole united states. Gan
it be possible that those who are engaged IN
such a measure can have seriously reflected
upon the consequences which mus lneyita-
bly, follow IN case ofsucces, c. Gan
they have the nadneSs or the folly to be-
Eeye that eur Southern brethren would sub
NIT to be governed by such Chief Magis-
trates Cheers Would he be required to
follow the same rule prescribed by those
who elected him. in making his appoint
ments: If man living south of Mason and
Dlxsons line be not worthy TO be President
or Vice President, would it be proper to Sc
lect enc from the same quarter as one Of his
cabinet counsel, or to represent the nation
IL a foreign country? or, indeed, to collect
the revenue, or administer the laws Of the
Cnfed States: Ifnot, what rule is the
Presi cnt 10 odopt in selecting men for office,
that the people themselves discard in select
ing him. These are serious but practical
questions; and in order to appreciate them
fully, it is only necessary to turn the tables
upon ourselves. Suppose that the South
having 4 majority Of Gle, toral votes, should
declare that they would only have slavehol-
ders for President and Vice President, and
should eject such by their exclusive suifra-
ges to rule over US at the North. Do you
think we would aubmit to it No, not for
moment. (Applause) And do yon be-
l;eve that your Southern brethren are less
sen satiye on this subject than you are, or
less jealous of their rights? tremendous
cheering) If you do, let me tell you that
yoa are mistaken. And therefore, you must
see that if'thjs sectional party succeed, 1t
Leafs iacyitaJIy to tie destruction Of this
bedHtVN fdtrac, rcdrsd 6y eur T0Tefdthers,
cemenfel Icy their blood, dtd Jequedthed to
as as a priceless enheritaHce.
tell you, my friends, that feel deeply,
and therefore | speak earnestly on this sub
ject, (crIes of you're rish,rO for | feel
that you are in danger. | am determined
TO make a clean breast of it. uW aeash
ny htHdt Of tie consequences arhaterer they
may he; and TIL you that we are treading
upon the brink of a volcano, that is liable
1T any moment to burst forth and over
whelm the nation. mighr, by soft words,
inspire delusiVe hopes, and thereby win
votes But can never consent to be one
thing to the North and another to the
South. should despse myseIfifI could
be guilty Of such duplicity. For my con-
science would eXclaim, with the dramatic
poet.
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