The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-10-13


fage. as by the principles which they represent Men die
but principles immortal
What, then, is the policy and what the principles which
are presented for our sutges IN The persons o. 1--WE
Cass and William o. Butler, the demoefaue cahuiuaies
for the Presidency and Vice Presidency
Having already passed through an ilnstrous cly and
military career-havlng been hono.ed nun ,ne
of our most distinguished democratic nts-having
been selected by Jefferson, Madison, and Monroe TO ad
them in carrying their policy In the government OF
the eouh,ryhayng 1 the governor of the Michigan
Territory; transferred by General Jackson from that
position TO a seat in his cabinet and subsequently
sent by that great and wise IN an embarrassing
crisis of our affairs represent couAtry at the court
of France, and having in that station by his defeat OF
the quntuple treaty, achieved signal triumph IN the
cause peace and OF the maritime rights Of our country
and of the world against the domneerng and aggressive
claims OF England Gen Cass, the very day OF the in
auguraton OF President Polk, took his seat the Senate
OF the United States, and from that moment to the day
of his nomination to the presidency made himself known
the country the most distinguished and unwaverne
hands OF the Present Administration, has borne the coun
try onward and upward to its present proud position OF
prosperity and renown. Unlike some other prominen
statesmen, General Cass found II necessary to
issue periodical manifesto to define his position Ever
the side OF his country in every question OF our foreign
relations, in the controversy for Oregon in the wal
with Mexico he stood manfully up the foremost to sup
port, with his voice and his voe the fearless and par
otc measures of the Executive 10 MAINTAIN against foes
abroad, and dangerous foes al home, the sacred
cause of our national rights and honor. On the
great questions of domestic policy involving the pros
penty OF every leading interest IN the country,
and especially of that great agricultural interest
which is the basis OF all the rest General Cass stood
firmly by the side Of the administration IN support
OF the Revenue Tariff ami the Constitutional Treasury in
which the commercial and financial systems OF the coun
try are now, trust, immutably established The dem
ocratic convention OF the present year. which nominated
ing the democratic creed inscribed upon the democratic
banner at the opening of the canvass which resulted in
the triumphant election of Mr. Polk and at the same
time further resolved, that the fruits Of the great po
cal triumph OF 1914, which elected James r. Polk and
George NJ Dallas President and Vice President OF the
United States, have fulfilled the hopes OF the democracy
of the Unonn defeating the declared purposes OF Their
opponents to create national bank; IN preventing The
corrupt and unconstitutional distribution OF the land pro-
ceeds, from the treasury OF the Union for local
purposes protecting the currency and the labor OF the
country from ruous fluctuations, and guarding the money
of the people for the OF the people, by the establish
ment of the constitutional treasury the noble impulse
given the of free trade by the repeal OF the tariff
OF ls42 and the creation OF the more equal honest and
productive tariff OF 1916; and that, IN our spinlon,
would be fatal error to weaken the bands OF political
organization by which these great reforms have been
achieved and risk them the hands of their known ad
versares with whatever delusive appeals they may
lict surrender of that vigilance which is the only
safeguard of liberty and they resolved further
That the confidence OF the democracy OF the Union
in the principles, capacity hrmness, aud integrity OF
James X. Polk, manifested by has nomination and
election in ~, has been sgnally Justified by the strict
ness OF his adherence TO sound democratic doctrines by
the purity of purpose the energy and ability which have
characterized his administration IN all our affairs at home
and abroad; that tender to him cordial congratu
laons upon the brilliant which has hitherto
crowned his patriotic Efforts and assure him, in advance.
that the expiration Of his presidential term he will car
ry with him his retirement the esteem respect and
admiration OF grateful country"
To all these resoupons in his letter accepting the
inaon General Cass responded: 81 have carefully read
the resolutions of the Democratic National Conven-
ton, laying down the platform OF our political faith and
adhere to Them firmly as approve them cordially
And upon subsequent OCCASION ne added that hs cleo
ton by the people would be regarded approval OF
the general policy OF the present administrator and
would give direction TO that which will succeed it,
Upon these acts and declarations of Gen. Cass the
wings now making their man rally against him. In
his Marshheld speech, Mr. Webster declares that Gen
Cass will so into the government as coming in by the
same party that elected Mr. Polk and he will follow
the footsteps OF his usirous predecessor. And in the
recent wing State Convention at Worcester, Mass, Mr.
Speaker Winthrop, Of the House OF Representatives,
urges the support of Gen. Taylor, above all, and finally
because it is by his Gen Taylos) election alone that
uhe whgs) can overthrow the present administration
of the country"
Thus appears that by his whole official in the
Senate, by his repeated pledges and declarations,
and by the accusations OF his wing opponents, Gen.
Cass is presented to your suirases as the avowed and
admitted representative and champion of the principles
and the policy which have sgnased the present admins
raton In voting for him you vote Tor The maintenance
those principles, and the continuance OF that policy
In voting for General Taylor, you for their abandon
ment and overthrow.
In this aspect of the presidential canvass is for the
intelligent Ireemen of the country consider the fruits
of the policy which stake before them, and the fate
of which hangs upon their votes The principles from
which this policy has flowed are the principles which
They the principles under which the democracy raj
lied the of 1910, and the brief prostraon OF
which by the election of Harrison led to the monstous and
soemnly warning scenes enacted by the wing majority in
the 9th Congress, when the prosperity OF the country
crushed at one fell blow under the odous black tariff of
l642-when nothing but the succession of Mr. Tyers
veoes saved from the lncaculable evils OF concen-
tratlon of the money power OF the country in a
bank and when a general bankrupt law promptly
forced upon the people TO defraud ne honest of his
lust debts to wipe Oft old Scores and to set loose the
greedy specuaior, ruined in the crash OF business which
the whg legislation had caused again to prey upon the
vitas of the community And, finally they the
principles which, having again umphed by the verdict
OF the people in the glorious canvass OF 1874, have
found their practical development in the present proud
position and unexampled prosperity of the country.
Before entering upon examination, in detail, of the
fruits of this policy let US consider moment the alternd
tue which is presented TO choice. In the present
canvass as in that OF $780, the wings have decara-
now stands General Harrison stood in 1910, before
the people the avowed representative only OF the
throw and destruction OF the existing policy OF the
country But this overthrow involves the substitution
of something else lis place. and 10 discover what the
wings propose to substitute for existing democratic
ues, need go back only 10 the date OF their latest
struggle with the democracy Only four years ago,
1874, under the lead OF Henry Clay, they proclaimed
their creed 1t embraced national bank high tariff
wasteu and extravagant system OF internal improve
mens by Congress, and TO the end that these objects
might be secured, the abIogaon of the qualified veto
power, intrused 10 the Executive by the constitution
Such is the alternative rh,g system which is presented
far your support; and for this you urged by the whgs
overthrow and abandon the existing policy of i6e
country