Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-08-11


FILLMORE MIsREPREsESTED-The UNION AND AMERT-
CAN heads an article Mr.. Fillmore for Dsunion in
q certain Contingency in 1856" The article does
sustain the charge. and unhesitatngly assert
that no evidence can be produced to prove that Mr.
Fillmore ever declared himself FOR dsuni9n.' Our
neighbor will see upon revision of the evidence,
that he has grossly, though unintentiOnally, we
doubt not, misrepresented Mr.. Fillmore. Merely
predicting dissolution of the Union in certain
contingency is a very different thing from being for
disunion.-Bdp11er.
We have carefully revised the evidence" and
the result of our review is more firmly to rivet the
conviction upon our mind, that Mr.. FILLMORE con-
sidered dissolution of the Union justifable in the
event of certain contingency, which was the cleo
ton of a sectional candidate to the Presidency, with
the view of exercising sectional domination over
the weaker portion of the confede-acy. We gave
the language of Mr.. FILLMORE, when made the
charge and we did not suppose that, with that evil
dence any one would gainsay our conclusion. We
will however, again quote portion of the language
of Mr.. F. in his Rochester speech to indicate its
spirit Said Mr.. F.:
The North is beyond all question the most pOpE-
lous the wealthy and has the most voters, and
therefore has the power TO nhct this injustice upon
the South But can best judge Of Its consequent
ces by reversing the case. suppose the South was
the most pOpulOus the most wealthy, and possessed
should declare that for some fancied real injus
tce done at the North il would elect buta Presl
dent and Vice-President of Shareholders from the
South to rule over the North. Do you think fellow
citizens YOU would submit to this injustice mo,
mol No truly you would not: but universal
,,rv of no. would rend the skies And can you sup
nose your southern brethren less sensitive than your
selves or less jealous of their rights?
Here Mr.. FILLMORE addressed himself directly to
the hearts of his Northern audience asking them if
ey would submit to the injustice by the South, Of
electing none but President and VicePresident of
Shareholders from the South to rule over the North"
His own indignant and eloquent response was mo,
truly you would not Jd one umiUerSdl cry Of no,
tootld rend the skies :" He then asks if they sup
pose that their southern brethren less sensitive
than themselves or =. less jealous Of their rights
Here was a direct and forcible argument address
ed TO the impulses and consciences of his audience
to show them that the injustice they could not sub
NIT TO- would not be borne by the South without one
word of dissent from the conclusion from himself
but on the contrary with the strongest and most de-
cided language to indicate that he wished to lead
them to that position and that it found and ought to
find assent in their own sense of right The con-
clusion was this:
~If Won do, let me tell you that You are much
nistaken-and you must therefore perceive that
he success of such party with such object, MUST
BE A DISSOLUTION OF THE UNION"
Now would any honest, conscientious patriot have
artfully lured a crowd that he was addressing to
such conclusion eliciung from them shouts of ap-
nrobation and cries of " No. no." that they would
not submit to such injustice if he himself had be-
4ieved dissolution of the Union wrong and unJus-
tifable in the contingency named To suppose so
would be to write down Mr. FILLMORE an unmitiga-
ted and coId-blooded demagOgue, who played upon
the passions of his audience as a musician would
upon pipe for his own amusement or to crafty his
own selfish ends We leave the Banner to take this
horn of the dilemma. For if Mr.. FILLMORE had dis
scented from this conclusion, an honest and patr-
otto man. he could not have excited the multitude
and then pandered to their sentiment mot to submit
to this injustice y but he would have been com
PEELED to denounce the sentiment and to have held
it up to reprobaton Just as the Banner and its CO.
laborers are now doing COR the purpose of fastening
the charge of disunion upon the Democratic party,
by quoting the language of YANcET, RHETr and
others.
We fully admitthat Mr.. FILLMORE did not desire the
dissolution per Sc and that the object of his address
was to open the eyes of the Northern people to the
consequences of the election of FREMONT, and the E.
bv to cast his influence against the happening Of the
contingency, which would justify resort to disco
linton. Nor did we charge him with absolutely de-
string such an event Yet he quite as far as
many of those whom the Opposition press are daily
charging with disunion sentiments. We are not
aware that any of those upon whom the Banner
vo,,id fix the odium of disuniOnsm are In favor oil
dissolution of the Union, except upon The rery con-
ta1sncy suggested By NJ. Fillmore The c'ect'o" q q
Bl3,l- Ee,n1l;eqn President Mr.. FILLMORE nor his
Rochester audience did not regard tins as treason
able.
But if any further evidence were needed oil our
construction of Mr.. FnIMoRE's speech at Roehes-
ter we introduce an extract from his speech at Al
bgny, made only few days previous to TINS
tell you. my friends, that speak warmly on
this subject, FOR feel that we are in danger. Il
am determined to make clean breast OF IT. L VIII
wash my hands of the consequences, whatever tley
NAV be and tell you that treading upon
the brink of volcano. that is liable any moment
10 burst forth and Overwhelm the nation. / might
by soft soordS. hold Od detSiUe hopes and derebg oiR
,.0ofss BIT consent 70 be one Hinq 10 the
Kyfb 0s0tLer to the South. l should despise myself
e could be guilty of such evasion. CTumutuous
a,nlause) For my conscience would still ask with
The dramatic poet,
as there net some secret curse
-. ,,isdsp thunder--red with immortal wrath
OH NJ. - ne wretch who owes his greatness
To his country rum
al, the language of the lamented, immortal Clay,
IN wy he right than be President [Enthusi-
49, - arS prolonged cheeringJ
Inns 10 me to be Impossible that NOSE en-
u - +bis can have contemplated the a"iu con
se6uences of success. II II DreaAs ~ ;;
49, Of onr Union and spreads anarcny anu GU !
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