The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1848-11-03

WIG oI Lhe OOJectohsu urgeu HSdlhsiNe"'
Taylor is, that he refuses to pledge himself
to do or not to do certain things, if he is
elected President, and letter is para
ded, in Locofoco papers, from Andrew
Jackson expressing his opinion to the
contrary. He may have written that let.
ter; if he did. it was written at later
date than the following. This was writ
ten in 1S25-before General Jackson's s
sentiments upon questions of public poll.
cy were known, when, If at any time, the
objection urged against General Taylor
ought to have had full force. Hear the
Hero of the Hermitage:
.'r "HERMITAGE. Feb 28, 1926.
"SIR: have the honor to receive your
excellency's letter of the 30lh ul;imo, en-,
dorsing resolutions of the Senate of In.
diana adopted, as it appears, with view
ofascenaining my opinions on certain Po-
Iitical topics.
THE respect which | entertain for the
Executive and Senate of your State ex
cludes from my mind the idea that an un-
friendly disposition directed the interro.
gatores propounded. Blu, will confess
my regret at being forced by this senti-
ment to depart in the smallest degree
from that determination on which have
always acted, (,ohach is to refuse to an.
saoer such inquir7es,
ANDREW JACKSON.
"With view of ascertainng my opin-
ions on certain political topics"-"my de-
termination, which was to refuse to an
swer all such inquiries" This ought to
settle the matter, 50 far as regards that
objection to General Taylor by the friends
jackson, even if there were anything in
it, which is not the case. Gen. Taylor
has acknowledged his principles, and
only refuses to pledge himself to carry
out certain measures of public policy,
when the people, through their rePresen-
tatives, demand a different policy-he
refuses to pledge himself to veto other
measures, which may be demanded by
the people through their Representatives
This position of General Taylor is the
only true Democratic Republican posi-
tion of an American President. 1t is al.
lowingthe will ofthe majority Legitimate
ly expressed through their constitution
ally appointed agents, not by one man, tc
be carried out; it is, in fact. pledge tc
carry out Democratic principles.
Stripes and BOMdaGe by Gen. Cass
The Legislative power of the Territory
of Michigan was first vested in the Gov
ernor end the Supreme Judges. Gen
CASS was then Governor, and the fol
lowing is a specimen of his Legislation:
IAN ACT tor tie punishment Of idl
and disOrderly persons"
'Section l Be it enacted by the Governo
and Judges of the Territory of Michigan. that an
Justice of the Peace, on conviction. may sentenc
any vagrant, lewd, idle. or disorderly persons
stubborn servunts common drunkards. csmmO
night walkers pilierers or any person wanto
and lascivious i'll speech indecent behaviour, com
mon raers or bruwers. such as neglect their cal
ing aud employment misspend what they earl
aud do not provide for themselves or their fam
lies. to be whipped not exceeding ten stripes, @
to be delivered over To any constable. To be ELI
ployed in labor not exceeding three months. b
such constable to be hired out for the best wage
that can be procured: the proceeds of which to b
applied to tn" use OF the poor of the county.
THE same being adopted from the laws of on
of the original States, to wit, the State of Vermont
as far as necessary and suitable to the circumStal
ces of the territory OF Michigan.
"Made, adopted, and published at Detroit, tn
l7th day of July, l84S.
LEWIS CASS,
Governor cfhe Territory Of Michigan.
A. B. WOODWARD.
Presiding Jndge Of the TerritOryct Michigan.
j. WITHERELL,
JOHN GRIFFIN.
Judges ofhe Territory Of Michigan.
Lars Of Michigan. 1920, p III "Pn6hshed b
authority at Detroit"
This is what General Cass caused t
be enacted when he was receiving fror
the Government of the people three larg
, salaries, besides considerable quantit
of"extras," mileage" "rations," &c.
The practical illustration of the La,
can be found, in Niles Register, pag
: 2l4, vol 2i. Itsays:
A White man soldto a Negro.
the TABLES TURNED. "-Under thi
, head we notice case that recently &c
Cured at Detroit. There is law in thi
Territory that provides for the selling q
=. idle and dissoute persons at public auc
ton. Al one of these sales NEGRO bougt
: WHITE MAN and ordered him to FOLLoV
: HIS MASTER, and the order was obeyet
r But the poor black took his servant to tn
4 steamboat, and paid his passage and re
stored him to his freedom--satisied wit
. sending him out of the Territory.
q TelegTaphic COmmUnings.