Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-05-24
70 Hoy. WILLARD FILLMORE.

all the living statesmen of the NORTH yol have hitherto
occupied tho fosfmo place in The hearts Of the people
Of the South Men Of all parties have express the
warmes appreciation for your character and coIhdence
in your enlarged patriotism Your poitcsl friends in
the South proved their attachment for you in 1856 wten
deserted by the voters Of tn. New York, you received
from epery State from Maryland Texas vote far larger
p:oportionaly, than that bstowed upon you BY your
| own State When your own feow-cizeDs gave you
one fifth of theirs Virginia gave you too hiths OF hers
Even Arkansas gave you third OF her vote, and Lous
aua fraction less than ihj half Of hers We Of the
South then deprecated and lamented the ngrattude Of
the North to 4 flithlu and welltried public servant.
Few have been surprised the desron OF their pro-
tossed princi, by Buchanan and Prce and Cass aud
Cushing, and Dickinson, and oh politicians OF the We
nal Sort who have been 20 long curJe TO the country
But sad indeed, is that in 1861 we are compelled 10
| saw 20 Mlard Fillmore, "Et Us, Brut!"
Sir the stirring patriotic you spoke to twenty
thousand cheering people OF Albany on Ihs ID OF july
1856 is still singing III our ears IL was the language oil
the patriot the s,aesmlD, and ut may almost Dc saio
of tn prophet Let reproduce il 20 show how well
vol understood your Southern b-ethcrD, who now
pursuing the path you thea pointed out TO them and TO
| ask why you have left It,
ave see political party presenting candidates for the
Presidency and Wee Presidency selected for the first
time from the free States alone, with the avowed pu-
pose of electing these candidates by sufsges of one
part of the Union only, TO rule over the whole United
States Can i: be possible that hosa who are engage
in such measure have seriously reflected upon the
| consequences which must inevitably follow in case OF
s:ccessy [Cheers Can they have the madness or the
foy to believe that or Srt.hsr,, brethren T,uid submit
10 be qov,rned By such a ehicf Ndgistraty Cheers
Would he be qlred to follow the rule prescribed
by those who elected him in making his appointmen.y
If man living south Of Masons aud Dixons Line be not
worthy to be President Vice President would it b.
proper to select from the quarter, as one Of
h cabinet council to represent the ma ion in foreign
country? Or indeed, TO collect the revenue, or admin
ster t1e'aws OF the United States?
If not what new rule is the President to adopt
in selecting men TO- oifce that the people them
selves discard in selecting him These are serious
| but practical questions, aud Ill order to apprecn;e
them fully it only necessary 10 tur1 the tables upon
ourselves Suppose tia. the South having oIity Of
the electoral votes should declare that they would only
have shareholders for President and Vice President and
should elect such by their exclusive suffrage 10 rule
the North. Do you think We would submit to IL! No,
not for a momeut Applause. And do you believe
that your Southern bre hren less sensitive on tns
suhiec. than you are less JEALOUS of their rights
Tremendous cheering. II you do let me tel! you that
YOU mistaken. And therefore you must see that il
this sectional party succeeds it leads inevitably TO the
destruction of this beautiful fabric reared by fore
fthers cemented by their blood and bCqIeathed to
| as a priceless inheritance.
81 tell you, my friends that speak warmly on this
subject for feel that are in danger am deermn-
ed 10 make a clean breast Of it. | will wash my hands
Of the quel Whatever tney ana Tell
YOU that treading upon the brink Of a volcano,
that is liable any moment to burst forth and overwhem
the nation. might, by soft words, hold out delusiye
hopes and thereby win votes. But can never consent
to be one thing the North and another to the South
at seems mpos ble that those engaged in this
thing can have contemplated the awful quences OF
success II Il breaks dSWd>r The binds Of O'r Union, and
spreads anarchy and ciUH through the land WHAT Is
1T Lass THAN TREASON : Law and common sense
hold man re- ponsibe for the natural conseq FENCES OF
| L tho do
suction of the government be equally held responsible
| Applause
But, cir your Southern brethren" not go promp:
in their refusal to submit Ito he gov rned by Sectional
Oh ef Magistrate" you and those who who heard you
we're ready rebel aga Southern President chosen
under like circumstances While you would not submit
| to it-"no not far a moneat-"your less sensitive
Sou hern brethren of Virginia aud the border States en-
gagged ia efforts avert the eqlences VIII CD
you had the wisdom forcs'e With natural sympathy
for their brethren of the farther Southern States who
acted upon your sugg sion it might SEEM and alarmed
by threatened entertainments upon their shis aud n-
terests THERE several legislatures believing Tth Presi-
dent Buchanan that Congress had no Constitutional
power to coeice States declared that such acts Of the
Federal authorities would be resisted 70 the utmost and
prepared for defence against aggression. Virginia was
not moved from her purpose by the Delpic terms OF
Mr. Lincon's Inaugural spec oh. Lued by the uncon-
tadcted Interpretation Of Mr. Senator DouglIs. by the
repsatod dccr atoms OF the Intention to evacuae Fort
Sumter, BY the ,Gndishments shown in the treatment
of the Commission of the Co lfederate States with
the hope of if'cirg peaceful adjustment, Virginia
persisted in her Aulah, efforts TO preserve intact the
yet remaining portions OF the Federal Union.
Various the interpretations OF tie Inaugural.
When i: was exac " 4 month old Mr.. Weed, of the Al
biuy Eoenipq Journal coLhdautiIl friend Of Mr. Sew
ard and supposed be in ID. Of tie Cabinet,
used this remark able language surely it, as Mr.. Web
< er said cearuess force aud the quail
ties which produce conviction the inaugural of the
Presid mt clearly fofcby aud earnestly declared that
| his policy peace"
lie adds III Mr. Lincoln, with ha. direct honesty Of
purpo'' and love OF peace and OF ecu try, which We
who know him know 10 he bis characteristics seeks to
DO that which WILL frat Of AL bring reconciliation and
un ty under 10" geo old Dag which all desire to
once floating "A uuied, happy AMI prosperous
people he will consult not his fret d'-noi lis foes;
| not section or party but The wishes of the great
BODY of his cnuntrymer-tie people in their gigantic
interesthe country, and nothing less than the whole
| country.
| Nov. what does the country want? Plainly peace
unity and concord-he revival o. ence the invig
Grafton CT commerce, the reawakenng OF all mechanical
and indusrL pursuits And how is peaceful aud com
m ,rci prosperity be assured? Plainly not by fo.
owing the advice OF extremists, North or South The
man of his party bent upon what he terms the integrity
of his pinctlel will advse no concession 10 traitors
mo bending 70 the armed di;ta,ion Of soc,iOn-'no
| Welding to compusou'-'go on if nothing the
| mater: execute the laws and il anybody Opposes,
knock them down This may be the advice OF men who
believe honestly that this is the only course to be pun
sued Such men look with an eve that self N gratif-
cation Of spi;eful pride which exuts in the humiliation
of an enemy. This is sectional and partizi advice
not the words Of patriot who loves his country,-aye,
and all his eountrymen alike, and who will bend TO the
caprces of his neghhOrs enemy, for the sake
Of tat which 10 precious than rigid jnJiceviz
/ Pelc, and good will
"No we believe that Mr.. Lincoln and the aba men he
has drawn ound him a cabinet, will consult but
thing viz the greatest good Of the greatest number
He will ofer no resistance nhime passion oppo-
sion either of word sign, tho3a of our country
men who have assumed urJust!y belireren titude
towards us but he will offer alone the olive branch Of
| pc nee"
Whilst this Was yet wet from the press, attempts were
making to reinforce and supply Fort Sumter; and ten
days a ter it, publication the county a'ounded by the
Presidents Proc lmaon of War against the States Of the
South. Tina, do no. mistake its purport quote the
following from "a Journal of Civization, publ;sh'd
10 the city of New York "Wsr is declared. President
| l.ncolns proclamation is absolute proclamation Of
war az ,nst the Gulf States The die is now cas- and
men must take their sides and hold TO them" True
the instincts Of PATRIOTISM but with daiory submission
to the lesson you had taught her. Virginia refused obed
ence to the unconstitutional mandate of the cretary of
| War; demanding troo. 8 to aid in coercing sister
States aud abandoned the Un.on which she had loved
vel and SO long aud which was eparng to cast its
despotc folis around her. She will submit to be
governed by such Chief Magistrate" Lincoln who has
| PREACHER ously spoken peace when there peace
who has thwarted all her Efforts to adjust sectional diff
ierences and has assumed tn, despoc power of doing
what the late Congress refused-de ring against the
Confederate States in direct C. With that provision
of the Consttu ion which Congress the exclu
sye power OF declaring war raising armies and providing
| navy.
AID Cir whn nnpa bali tha hiJh off aOf prcoi.