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Mr. HANNEGAN. had it from member of the

Mr. HANNEGAN. ] had it from member oil the
Mr. JOHNSON. He may have been taken in' as the
senator was taken in The unfortunate federal seha-
tor" Mr. UPHAMl having heard something oil the lssuy
of these pamphlets obtained possession OF copies one o.
them dated in March and one IN June. NOW, what VIII
the senator ffoln Indiana say behalf OF that young
man, only twenty-five years OF age, win a couh'e
nance beaming with candor and irankness when ne +
informed that in the copy of theJun edition whlch mas
fallen into the hands Of the senator from Vermont Iheie
is such omission!
Mr. HANNEGAN will give you the names of my
authorities for the explanation General Bayly OF Vr
GINA, and Howell Cobb OF Georgia.
Mr. JOHNSON. Honorable mem And you are $ all
honorable men!" Now, will my friend from Indiana
have the goodness to take that edition dated in March,
which into the possession OF the senator from Yer
mont and do the favor to whether, on the eighth
page OF that pamphlet something not said OF General
Cass's opinion of the Wilmot Proviso'
Mr. HANNEGAN, with the pamphlet in his hand9
Mr. joHNSoN Now, that is left out, says the sena-
tor in the edition of June order TO make for adj
ditional matter But | hold in my hand copy OF the
edition of June in which that very omitted passage is to
be found So then we have two editions IN June-one
intended for the north, and the other Tor the south
Mr.. FOOTE VIII the senator allow me TO ask him
Mr.. JOHNSON When have concluded, will allow
the senator anything
Mr.. FOoTE | merely, wish to know whether these st
editions were issued by the authority and by the
person whether they not second and third edl
Of the first pamphlet issued by other persons
Mr.. JOHN SON. They have all been published at the
same office; they all printed the paper, IN
the types and, for aught that has appeared to the
contrary, written by the same young man OF only TWEEN
tyve years OF age, with The frank ana candid couhte'
| nance.
word two upon the apparent purposes of that pub
LEGATION. and have done 1t was stated during the last
campaign, (aAd every conversant with the his
tory of the election knows that IT was ue) that pubca
tons issued to the north which never found their
way to the SOUTH and am well aware that
my valued friends of the democratic party inca
pabe any OF us OF perpetraDg such fraud Tor such
purpose that of eevatng any man to the Presidency
position comforting honor only when obtained by hon
orable means But such things have been done Why,
ask, in the name of all that is decent honorable, and OF
good report, why is il that we find issuing from the
{. Congressional Globe oice-from the democratic hall
from jackson Ha"two versions of the life of Gene
raj Cass the same almost in all particulars except in
this single particular about which the public mind IS
more sensitive than any other subject Why is It
that there issue from that office not only two editions
dated one March and the other in June characterized
by such difference; but that, in the month OF June the
month of the same year, in the same city, and from
the office, there found emanatlng two editions OF
this biography marked by the same designed difference
visited for the sin How did it happen ii did not do
Mr. HANNEGAN- his seat. )-some villain
Mr. JOHN SON. No doubt! | say, too, ii was ''some
villain" And what has been done since the deed was
perpetrated make bold to say that hundreds of thou
sands OF these editions OF June have been scattered broad
cast the and-the the north and the other in
the south did rejoice TO hear the senator from Indiana
make the explanation, which was apparently satisfactory.
| 1t gives unmixed qualification believe that within
the atmosphere of Congress, there could be found
man base enough to act either as employer employee
IN the work of attempting thus to deceive the public for
such purpose But the explanation falls to the ground
The facts set altogether aside Talk about platforms
There is but platform which can command any re-
spect. 1t is the platform OF honor and integrity. Honor
able of all parties must unite in indignant reproba-
ton OF the miserable arthce-the patry trick, which
this days discussion has detected and exposed Nor let
be said this divergence from the question directly be-
fore the Senate has been proitless, waste of time
base attempt to delude and defraud the American peo
pie has been frustrated The author OF it, whoever he
may be, stands convicted of alse preenCes In the udg
ment of the whole community.
OF Gen Casss pretensions to the presidency shall
speak hereafter on proper occasion But If here no
man would more Indignantly denOunce than he this
cradle trickery, which would almost disgrace that class
of our fellow men who degraded as to seek the
means OF support by cheating al the gambling table.
Their operations limited TO a small circle but this
mode OF eleConeering, pernlcous and detesabe it
affects the interests OF the people of the United States
and not theirs alone but those of all who love constu
| tOnal freedom throughout the world.
| Mr.. HANNEGAN; am very much surprised by the
disclosure which has been made by the senator from Ma
ryland. Had | been aware that there two June
editions OF this biography of General Cass, would have
announced that fact to the Senate When interrupted
the senator, was satisfied that there must be some mis-
of both houses of Congress, discaim all participation
in this transaction; On the part of every friend of
General Cass, Indignantly repudiate any share in any
attempt TO deceive the public mind AS to the ma
ture OF the occurrence itself, permit me TO say one
Word in reply to my friends from Maryland and North
whatever other you please to call it, quite unsub
stantial Whoever may be the unhappy and misguided
man who made the alteration, if it desgnedly done,
it is perfectly preposterous to bring the thing forward
grave charge against General Cass and the democratic
party. Why has it been presented here Is this cham
Der to become for presidential relationship
Are to step from high estate and sink into the
business of eectioneerng for rival candidates for
the presidency protest against everything of the kind
hold seat this chamber TO be far elevated above all
those fanced enoyments of the station to which so
many aspire, and pursuit of which many have gone
mad. Why should waste our time in discussing
the preteRsions of sdental aspirans' Do you
the history of Lewis Cass' Do you wish to investi-
gate his principles If you do, go study the history
of the country from about the middle of Mr. Jeffersons
administration to the present hour Do you desire to
know his political views upon any of the great ques
tons that agitate the country Go to your journals
the records OF your proceedings and Debates preserved
here by your faithful official reporter There you will
find his sentiments declared with that frankness and
maniness which characterize him. There is no lodging
about him. The record of your debates shows that he
and that every interrogatory and every demand met
full and prompt response. This is the record that we
read daily, north, SOUTH east and west and do protest
against this attempt hold General Cass and the demo-
cratic party responsible for this alleged deception
i Mr.. MANGUM We do not hold him responsible
! for it.
/ Mr. HANNEGAN. Well, them I have nothing more
to say upon the subject.
II Bv n. GREEN, S.ctfoneer.
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