The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-10-05
- Strange Dolnss.v

Under this very significant caption, in the lniegenceI
OF the Sd ns the democratic convention held here
few days since has been taken severely to task for char
ging upon the wings of its resolutions those gross
ISLANDERS and malignant attacks which seem OF late 10
have become part of their political creed This wal
having been thus invited, we say to the lniellgen
cer that if we s'cary into Africa" in retos, the
wings should be the last TO complain. And what was the
provocatoni
One of their speakers, as we credbly informed,
made some very unauthorized illusions to the private
character OF General Cass at the wing stand few
nngs previous He stranger in the city, or, if not
entirely So he at least there hailed from distant State
He broadly asserted understand that General Cass
was man wholly unworthy of trust confidence; and
he is said have there quoted, in support of this
sertion, what General HARRISON, in his lifetime. said
in casual conversation held about General Cass,
that he had no confidence either in his courage or
in his integrity But leaving the matter here he is
said to have gone yet further in detailing private mat
ter between himself and Gen Cass, wherein the orator
made himself out the hero and the General knave and
coward. He instanced having come on to Wash
ngton to call him to an account for his abuse Of him
self He asserted that he did so challenge him, and
on the Governors refusing to fight him, he he orator.
must either fight that he would chasse him; that the
General Immediately apologized to him in the most hum
BILE and abect manner and that he actually made him
sign hbel which he said he then had in his possession
This is represented TO the substance of what this
nameess stranger said and we soemny appeal to the ed-
tors of the lntelgencer and through them to every in
elligen and honorable mind whether assertions of this
character, they ever SO true, (Which We en-
l. 4 III ,an
embodied in the resolution referred TO
Had not the whig party here been unwise, SO lit
orally demsned to have given public eredence to this
vindctive personal attack, and have given wide and
extensive circulation the Union with the sole view
of niuring Gen. Cass, might have permitted The
stranger, who vanly thought the cause of Gen Taylor
would be thus aided before the country to off with
all the laurels which such a miserable exhibition
of himself had won for him in this city But it
seized upon a most precious morse and away it went
from the wing sancum in snug pamphlet form, through
the ten thousand rapid channels of communication that
fill the country, to rejoice the wing heart all
the land And ask again, whether such conduc
meets with the sanction of the editors of the Integencer
We appeal to them to set right if have at any time
undervaued their general disposition to dscountenance
such gross and wanton personal vtuperaon and abuse
Will they, do they they endorse the charge and stand
upon its justification And if not, why lecture for
act OF party promptly in denouncng the allegation
and its author as they so richly deserve to be-
Will the editors of the nelligencer either say that
they will father the charge, that they believe the
attack just and honorable' We pause for reply.