The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-03-05
POSITION OF GEN. CAss.

ference TO the National Convention, or Conven
lions. which will nominate the candidates 10
e The Presidency and Vice Presidency.
II appears that at one Of the primary meetng'
in the city of New York, having IN view ihe OF
ganizaIion OF National Convention 10 meet II
Philadelphia on the iih of July, tbut which, VIC
understand will be tremendously arranged ''
meer an Baltimore on The 27ih Of Mayo Gen
C;r~ea announced that be possessed letter Jus
received from Gen. Cass, containing expires
sions ranlamount 10 an iniimallon thai he, Gen
c., II nominated by the proposed Convention
would consent TO be The candidate. This an
nunciauon caused, and very naturally, various
comments on the part of partisan editors
The Globe Of Yesterday, 10 allusion 10 lht
subject makes the following assertion;
a" Gov Cass has seen this statement, and has au-
thorired the editor ot the Detroit Press 10 contra
dict It,"
The New York Herald, received this morn
ing, contains the following card
A CARD.
To the Editor offhs Herald
In your paper Of this morning you say
General yesss and General Green.--At the Vaux-
hall meeting of the new Democratic party, for the
organization Of a Fourth of July Convention, Gene.
raj Green stated that he held letter from General
cass in which he avowed himself ready TO abide tho
result OF the Fourth Of July Convention. Gen. Cas-,
it seems has recollection of having ever written
such letter, and comes out with distinct denial oil
having even limited any thing inconsistent with his
unafterable determination TO support the Baltimore
Convention II is not al all unusual to sec Generals
disagree"
A few words will put this matter right. In the
first place | did not say that (" held letter from
General Cass in which he avowed himself ready 10
abide the result Of the Fourth Of July Convention"
1 expressed the opinion that II nominated by Inc
Fourth of July Convention he would not refuse the
nomination, and my for expressing that OPT
MON were, that had written to him in reference to
the address OF the committee representing Tie meet
ing in the Park assuming that he was not pledged to
abide by the nomination Of the Convention al BallI-
more; because that Convention had not been ap
pointed and will not be organized in accordance with
the understa ding of the party at the time his letters
were wrt.n--hat his pledge was to sustain the
nominee of convention fairly constituted and pro.
perly organized which the committee demonstrated
the Baltimore Convention will not be- And again.
that his letters Intended to declare his acqu s.
cence in nomination so made as TO secure concert,
union and harmony in the party, which the nomlna-
ton OF the Baltimore Convention will not do. MIR.
Calhoun and his friends having Withdrawn therelrom,
| urged that the Fourth of July Convention would
present the only OF harmony concert and sue
cess, that Convention would be constituted on the
principle of district representation, aud voting per
capita To this letter, Gen. Cass replied and the fol-
lowing is an extract from his letter
The party leaders haze determined on Mr. Yam Blu
ren, and they ,ciH hun al all hazards do not be-
Iere much in getting up third party Experience has
shotcn thai third party cannot crust m our country sfi
1T al disaEce aud kaoo but liiie of ichat i, go
ing on, iohiist yu in the midst Of The nopeea ad
possessed Of experience and capa y rhi cannot osh be
deeer.d shah ,eaii the progress Of erss ,c interest
I'm interest ho,cerer ohich has He in that is personal,
but whieh looks to the pefne Of The patty connected as
believe, ~ih the weD@e Of the country
That Gen ,Cass may have said, that he hold,
himself bound sustain the of eneral con-
vention of the party believe. That he did not feel
himself pledged sustain the nominee of the Bali
Convention, and that he would wait the progress
of events to ascertain whether supporting the nori-
nee of tina, or Of the 4th of July convention would
best promote the welfare Of the party, was the infer
that drew from his letter. I still think that is
the proper inference and presume that his letter, II
of the character you represent il to be was written
under misconeeptIon of what had sad.
Respectfully, DUrT GREEN.
New York 2nd March, 1914.
The extract from the letter Of Gen. Cass,
most incomprehensibly, is assailed by many Of
the ndiscreet friends of Mr.. Van Buren,, with
the utmost violence. They declare, most un-
Justly, that Gen. Cass instead of ''wMTiNG the
progress of epents," Of whatsoever character,
should have considered himself soiemniy and
uncondifionaHy pledged 10 abide by the decis-
ion Of me baltimore CoHpention; that no pos
sible "evenls" could absolve him from The pledge
given the Indiana Committee J" and that any
countenance, whether positive or implied, given
the New York movement, was an inexcusable
offence.
Now, with all due Difference, we beg to differ
with the rabd party managers. Neither Mr..
Cass, Mr.. Calhoun, nor Mr.. Anybodyelsc,
would be bound by such pledge as that given
10 the mysterious Indiana Committee" to
abide by the decision Of the Baltimore Conven-
ton, unless that convention should be fairly
and honorably constituted, as was presumed ii
would be at the time tht pledge was made
Nor can it be considered an ineIcusable Of.
fence for any of the candidates TO "watch'
the progress Of events. To "ratch" is duly,
rather than an offence. IL might be dishonoia-
bic to support the nominee Of corrupt Con
vention, and the pledge" of man Of honor
could not bind him TO support such a nomina
ton. Hence il IS no wonder that candidate
should "walch the progress of events" and
watch "wIth Interest," in such times as these
IL the Convention should be exclusively com
posed of the partisans Of single individual
and it should be further ascertained that its con
srruction had been pre-auanged under the di
rection Of the mysterious Indiana committee
before the "pledges" were extorted then it would
not be National Convention, and Of course al
the distinguished individuals concerned woulc
stand absolgcd from their pledges. We doub
not Gen. Cass regards the subject in this light
As for the friends of Mr.. Tyler, although