Washington telegraph., 1848-06-28
From the BaIiiaiare american,
GEN. GAsS AND THE SOUTH.

Florida, that neither Congress nor the au.
thorities OF any Territory, while il ramains
Territory, haYe any right 10 Interfere
with Slavery nany Territory, places Gen.
Cass at variance with those who have
mken this ground, The difference is dis.
tjnet aud wide. Mr. Yancy oi Alabama.
from the minority OF the Committee ap.
pointed 10 report resolutions 10 constitute
the party platform, after the nomination
of Gen. Cas- was effected, sets forth this
issue in his report, aud still more clearly
in his speech on that OCCASION Let us
hear Mr. ianey.
"Gen. Cas-, understand, holds lint,
while Congress cannot interfere with
slavery IN the States orlcrdtoras, the in.
habilants ol territory, while vel unler
territorial government, may mike such
regulations as will exclude slaves from
being held in such territory The miuofi.
~ OF the committee hold TIM while in
such s.ale afeoniiuou, .uahiHhahlanls
assnnilute themselves to leuaneY IN nom.
mon, oaeh has an equal right fofajoy leffi.
tory. with his rights OF property. Their
sovereignty aa n people. Is m oheganee
They passsss the tenancy IN common
under The rules aud regulations prescribed
by Canefezs. and have no night aI snfc,
reianty until they meet in convention
tu,ame Il constitution preparatory Ia ad-
mlss.n n state into the lniaa. In
that slaee they have an undaublel night
to establish or exclude slavery as an in.
stitulion, and not before, heiofe that,
neither Congress nor the mhabitils Of the
territory can establish or exclude slavery
from the territory. ltmusl be permitted
to exist. II II IS not there by the fehts OF
individual pf0periy-hasing attached 10
II none af the political weight gwen 10
il in the states-and which 5an ouIy be
revived. iilhe inhabitaut, choose on ad.
mission INTO the Jnion To recognize II "a
a STATE institution will mol argue tbs
point iufIhef Ii is SAID, however. IN
what are your rights involved BY the is.
sue In whal sre you imured' In THIS.
your nominee proclmms that The JOINT ten.
ants Of such territory can st = slave
Tree Who Is taken there, and tdis balg fe.
fuses 10 take different position.
The States OF South CafoIna and fion-
da unit m tins protest aud ftiuse Ia sup.
pon denaml Cas- The Commonwealth
OF Klfalnla. although her democratic
Convention voluntarily adopted The Ala.
hama fezaIuliuu-, gitc' III hnf adha-
sIou Ia the nominee, aud her delegates
a.iI I'D Iaal gaI= i1I lum throughout NJ
NaaHsg raaaHsas 60 give some zlselaea-
tom Ia sa1N haW slight arc The chances
al tue uufalnHes success M raTlaIu State.
"Nana New llamp.hira Penusslga.
MIA. AHHiuIa, Snuih Carolina. Gepfga,
fIuads. Alabama, Ahs.i,sippi. lpaisiaua
1eaas. AfkaHsas, Missouri, Illinois, iadl-
unn anH Michigan. arr democratic. iafy
- IL aIseIaml vo.es gaa gau get
a. lhasa vote without uleaf. explicit
AIoWai ui adhesion ~ our constitutional
nphisi know south CafOiina-her prO-
pIr--her siatcsmpn--thoir pnnciplc. aud
ierlml llcr delegate here LAY %, q,
hr knows, wiIh kulnrss aud rcspcet-
ha, u,,uncd fearful responsibility m
llyinr her votes 30 Gen. ta-> he ha-,
a. / humbly conceive. les, influence iu
that State Than ANY man who has had any
pfeicn,ions 10 othc Presidency NIilhcor-
pia vote ior your ticket Al Ug-il hgr
political pl,itionis doubtful uuc. New
cE believe. ha- her gallant Democracy
been able to carry iiui STATE wlea n sue
ces.ion Without NOWh ol tAis pfn'
cipe | believe You cannot rely upon
Georgia. Ii -o you are reduced 20 $50
electoral vote. Viii tIlnda sole yaar
urkcG know hcr principles by heart.
Know her high toned delegates Florida
willnctrr support General Cas- with hl.
present opiuion--uule,s You cover them
with an aEowal of such, tlini II be- accepts,
Florida will have some assurance tnat her
nights wIll hr sale iu hs hands.
"A, 90 Alabama, have some right 10
speak. Her democracy never has been
questioned. She has never been for au
instant Ia the hands Of the whig-. hut
she respects party merely for lhc sake o.
principles Whenever Il becomes sub.
ver.iyc to them. she will look about Tor
some sarcf method OF asserting her con.
~tiiuiiuual ughlSi Hhc ha7 ffh. u' A'lt
instructed "undcr no political necessity
whatever, TO support any man Tor office
who entenams opinion, on the slavery
oscstian such a. are entertained by your
nominee. lie has no personal influence
in Alabama. lie was the last man her
delegation here would have voted for
Many would not have voted !or him a.
all. You must ayow the principles OF
Alabama, il you expect Alabama 10 be-
friend your nomination. lis clear then,
YOU cannot succeed with a set Of rcsolu.
tons which blink this great issue. do
not speak 10 destroy your nomination, but
To point to the mean. by which yod may
secure lts success.
Il ana a.kcd,wil YOU vote for a wing
,u pr.Lsr.urp1 Ia tho l1ununlr Of NV