The northern galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1844-1848, 1844-02-28
CASS MEETING.

Cass meetings are being held in various
quarters Of the country, especially one in
Boston, and more recently in New York
The collar men, (old hunkers) talk indignant
OF these proceedings as treason against the
party Of which they seem to think Martin
Van Buren, is the very embodiment But it
is denied by vast mutitudes Of the locofo-
cracy that 1t is treason to the democratic par
ty 10 compare notes, and if they find Cass
the strongest man of the party to place him
on the lead. But alas for them. Their
proud crest is falling lower and lower every
day. No chance is now left to the self-styled
democracy, but to resort to the old military
spirit which alone elected the iron crowned
Jackson, but can never be so fired up as to
elect such tame and renownless hero as
Lewis Cass. He cannot get Michigan his
own state, nor will his manoeuvres to defeat
the glorious treaty of Washington arouse the
admiration Of the American people in his
favor. .
The following extract we take from a
speech of Mr.. Odds delivered at the recent
Cass meeting in New York. lift is to be
half believed Van is gone monkey, who has
6ddled himself overheard.
Mr.. Odds then went into statistical state
ment Of Ohio elections for some years past,
TO show that Mr.. Van Buren, is very unpop-
-, al, Il. L y 4
for, at the same time with locofoco candi-
date for Governor, they have lost their cleo
ton, and rice rerSa; that V. b. would hurt
the cause at the next election, and that in an
ticipation of his being candidate of the Bal
timore Convention. there was falling off
last fall in Ohio, whereby the Legislature be-
came wing again. After enumeratng the
different instances in which Mr.. Van Buren's
malign influence in that state had developed
itself, at repeated elections. he continued as
And is il to be thought of then, my friends,
that candidate so weak five years ago, nay
ten years ago, in that great state; shall be the
there again this yearl The Wings
in my part of the country are united on their
candidate. They never were so much so as
uOh. my hlDW ION CdcllN DCdlCu VIII NC
Mr.. Van Buren, in that quarter, if he is the |
candidate in 1874. Ask them what they are
doing aud mean to do, and you find they are |
playing 'possum as well as COON Roars |
Of laughter. We let you fight among your
selves, say they. You shall do all the fight
ing. We have no occasion we are all Clay |
Here followed genuine sound Of Wing APP |
plause. And the abolitionists too. 1t is |
said they will go for him. Now, happen to |
Anow something about these people. have |
talked with them. Whenever find wing |
who is an aboltionist, in Ohio, find that he |
s more of the first than the last; and their |
game is TO keep up this third party TO catch |
democratic voters, knowing that, that is so
much taken of from Van Buren,.
And now, Mr.. President am not justified |
n the assertion that Mr.. Van Buren, cannot
,e elected! Sorry, indeed, am | to say it
tut am compelled 10 do it.
The majority against him would be
anger than in l740 Applause. Write it
Town, all of you, that, standing here on this
ixlh day Of February, in the year 1914, be-
ore the Baltimore Convention, in the State
# Ohio alone, tell you that the majority
gainst Mr.. Van Buren,. if he be selected as
he Democratic candidate for the Presidency
n May next, will not fall short of TWENTY
THOUSAND VOTES! And this you will
Ell me next November is true, although not
Intended as prophecy, but plain historical
act, as palpable now as then. tremendous
heering.) Mr.. Van Buren, reminds me of a
monkey whom once saw trying to ape Pa
amin on house-top. He had stolen fid
lie, and had run with it to that elevated pO-
ition. He had seen people play, and as he
at on the ridge pole OF the house, he drew
he bow across the strings. This made him
pring back some feet. Again he drew his
Ow, and again he recoiIed from the ''sound
imself had made" Without knowing TO
What danger he was rapidly tending, he at
sngth had retreated to the edge Of the roof:
ut he gave one more pull with the bow,
which being followed by the accustomed
pring backwards, precipitated the poor fel-
DIV TO the ground Mr.. Van Buren, has
cached the edge, and has only to make one
pore attempt to fiddle himself overheard alto
ether. The recital of this anecdote literal
7 convulsed the whole auditory with laugh
er.