Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1860-07-30
Mr.s RiIImort's Speech ID lSiS-i Nul
iSf the Constitutional Union Party"

We luyite tile particular attention OF
avery member Of the self-styled !" Consti-
tntionsl Union party to the following
extract from speech delivered by Mil
lard Fillmore. at Albany, N. Y.,on the
26lhEof june, 1856. Il viii be Femem.
bersd that Mr.. Fillmore was nominated
aud supported for the Presidepcy, in
lac. by = nliish.st5Isa iIseif Tie
" American Party E and which protested
10 Be composed Of "Whigs, Americans
and others" After Mr.. Fillniores penn
ination for the bright and responsible POI
silion Of the Presidency. he deliberately
proclaimed TO the world that the election
u Black Republican President would
be just cause for disaaioa. How was This
bold and manly avowal OF Mr. Fillmn--
then received hSl-..-AA'hfgs. Americans
La orners p Did they raise against
him the weak and silly cry Of Sire eater
and .'disunionist ~ Not at all. His
party proclaimed him a patriot and states
man second ouly 70 Washington and
invoked the people everywhere 70 rally to
his support. No Democrat, no " Wings.
Americans ard others !. in the South de-
noupced Mr.. Fillmore as 4 ...fyessdteTs Or
.'disusioaist, because Of the maalysen
timent Of his speech. q. I
Was Mt. Fillmore 4 jfrx.satsr !, in
1856? Was he .'disas:;oaistg Did
= Wings. Americans and others sup
port 'f6re-ester and ! disunionists,' fol
the Presidency ii 1856? Mr.. Fillmore
told The SoutIern, people they ought 10
dissolvethe Union If fremont was elect.
ed.,and his followers in the South pro,
claimed him ! second Washington
Where stands The followers of Mr.. Fill
more.in Virginia now Do they re echo
the sentiments pfslheir chief in 1856?
In May last. Convention composed
Ofthe fossil remains Of 4 Wings, Amer.
leans and oilers convened IN the city Of
BALTIMORE, and nominated John Bell for
iha pa l I Z. -. sTssv -Tvr
the Presidency. That Convention
repudiAted the name of 'fthe great Amer
lean parry and assumed The name Of
she Constitutional Union party IN
like the ,"American party ii made no
~. e ~ L
platform and proclaimed no principles. ~
IL said mol wordabout squattei soyer-
eighty intervention or non intervention;
The fugitive slave law or the abolition Of
slavery II lhe District u Columbia; Ii
said nothing about National Bank, !
protective tariff, internal Improvements,
? bankrupt law, distribution. the Pope,
the catholics! Bishop Hughes Or foreign.
sefs, 81 the doctrine Of Mr.. Fillmore
speech Of 1856. ..The Constitutional
Union party" metpons of these great is
sussAitldodged them alb
]. We should like 10 know what our op:
position friends mean when they now cry II,
aout--" The Constildiion--she iUnion and
enforcement Of the laws.s' ALL men Of
sll parties profess q Be IN favor II a Con-
sifaiional Uaion, aud tie enforcement Of
the laws, Even Lincoln processes TO be
hin fzfor Of allthat-ahd every public Of
sIscer. State or Federal, from the Presi.
.s...t !, .l,a f,,,s,.hls .b.sbtns .,,.a.
- - s, ,,,,a,t ths ans,;tnt;Sp bsroys 49,
s.s,:sssS.sas ~ 6 liz Ssf =
lake once % q saerf si't
= We a5ksthen. Id all seriousness what
d. our Obpcsiton friends mean fbeiir
.,y ssi.ha ~, a., III, X IT,
- - s. a,SA
anu the fsnlo oI q me Laws 70
ibey llnltaa what Mr. Fillpofe told Them
..in ass hat he South oagIt 10 disselps
a6s Uhioh ia Black Republican should
sh 80, I. ~ M ,,,sl..f..,.s,;
- s'sS. sss.' ~ = -
tutionsl party : mean VIVA. e1f. runners II g
Iszid - e6eiand Dc they intend p dis
b0lve The Uhionif Iihcolt i elected Z
W. Mise Isl. 4 reply III he msantime,
!, s. aslI No Il IL fs,IS,,
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