Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1848-09-13

Sommittee on Federal Relations, on the 9th of
march, 1874, reported back the resolution without
amendment, and recommended its adoption.
L NAT gentleman, who resides at the Falls of ST.
MARIE. foot OF Lake Superior, in Michigan, states
'nat after the commitment Of this resolution to his
charge he waited upon Gen. Cass with it. and that
the General expressed his appreciation of il in sub
stance. " - " '''
On the 9Th of March. 1914, the resolution pass
ed the tiouse by vote of 50 to Is
IN letter from &. X. Green, Esq, a highly re-
Specialize gentleman. now of the city of Detroit,
GATED at Niles, October Is. 1874, no makes the
following statement To the Hon. J. NJ Howard.
"NILEs, October l3, 1874
DEAR SIN - have to say. IN answer to your
o'!er oi INC yin INST, that while in the city of De-
IRON, about the middle of April last, was in the
habit OF meeting and conversing with Gen. Cass
1aiy. Inc subject of politics was introduced by
Den: Cass, and he would comment freely upon
Po"ucai men and measures. Upon one occasion
naG conversation with Gen. Cass, on the plank
walk IN front Of Col. Towards house, the suhec,
OF which was the Tyler Texas Treaty. mon
which he made rery screrc comments. HI and b.
,cds opposed to The annexation of Iercs upon anu
terms; that we already had more territory than
we knew what TO do with, and the more territory
we possessed The greater would he the difficulty of
preserving the Union; that, if we annexed more
territory to please the South, we should be forced
into war with England TO annex Canada to please
the North. 1t WAS minated TO Cen Cass that
England might secure Texas as colony: to which
ne replied: My God! IF England ,canis Ieras
,et her mare 1t WE DON'T. is better for as to
mace c,ra'Sed Than "a barbarian nation for neigh
DOR. Yours, respectfully,
C. X. GREEN"
The truth OF this statement has never been pub
licly denied by Gen. Cass, and it is believed that
he has never privately denied it,
Inc Baltimore Convention was then about to
meet Tor the nomination Of President. Mr. Hanne-
gan, "a member of the Senate from Indiana, was
iriendly to the nomination OF Gen. Cass He ad-
dressed letter to him shortly after the conversa-
ilon with MIR. Green, above described REQUESTING
ms views on the annexation of Texas to the Union
uen. Cass replied, but i'm manner not entirely
satisfactory TO his friends at Washington He was
requested to be more explicit, and the famous Fra
ser .nagdcine letter was the result In that pre
cous production he reversed his willingness to LET
England have Texas, and went as far as tho far
.heSt In favor OF annexing her to the United States
Indeed, he treated the danger from English influ-
ehce ana interference as OF more consequence, and
more dangerous, than any one could have expected
after reading his declaration to Mr.. Green, that,
"if England wants Texas, let her have it,"
On the 10Th day of August, 1916, the Senate of
me United States took up the Two Million Loan
bill, with tho W,lmot proviso in it, which had
been sent to 1t from the other House.
Mr.. Miller, Of New Jersey, a member of the
| SENATE, made The following statement on the 22d
OF June, iS4S, in debate upon the resolution fixing
'he DAY tor the adjournment of Congress:
Mr. Miller. At the first session of the TWEEN
y-ninth Congress the Two Million bill, as it
was called, came TO the Senate from the House
Win Inc Wllmot provso in it. On the last day of
the session, August 10, 1860 and about half an
hour before the time fixed for the adjournment of
Congress, the bill came up for consideration, when
inc Senator from Alabama MIR. Lewis) moved to
no
chuse,ts Mr.. Davis) took the floor against the a.
mendment and In favor of the proviso, and spoke
| until lew minutes before the adjournment No
vote was taken upon the question, and the bill was
iost for want of time TO act upon it, As soon as
Mr.. Davis had taken his seat Gen. Cass came over
10 this side OF the Senate, and with much earnest
ness said, In the presence of Senator's that he re-
GREETED much that Mr.. Davis had by his speech
prevented the vote from being taken that he Gen.
Cass) and erery Democratic Senator from the Iree
StdteS tooud haze 0ofed 10 sustain the prOuiSO that
Mr.. Allen would have led off and all the rest would
haze followed. He said that he was very sorry
that they had been deprived of the opportunity of
voting upon it that it would have settled the ques
ton, and Gov. Davis was responsible for defeating
that RESULT
This statement, so made in the Senate by Mr..
Miller, on his responsibility Senator, remains
uncontradicted TO this day. Mr.. Miller proceeds :
cat the next session of Congress, on the LIST of
March, lo47, the Three Million bill came before
the Senate, but without the Wilmot proviso in it.
The Senator from Vermont (Mr. Upham) moved
TO amend the bill by inserting the proviso. when
Mr. Cass rose, and, in a speech Of some length OPP
posed the amendment. This speech is reported
| and refer Senators to it. Recolecting what had
taken place at the previous session, rose at once
and expressed my establishment at the course Of the
Senator from Michigan, directly at rariance ,vith
his sentiments declared at the last session. ,oien The
same measure tcas before the Senate. also stated
what had taken place on that occasion, and repeat
ed what understood Gen. Cass to have said in
tho Senate and then called upon him to give to the
Senate and to the country his reasons for this sud
den change III his opinions upon 4 subject of 81
much importance. Gen. Cass, in reply to me
commenced by saying that he surprised at the
extraordinary course of the Senator from New Jer
sey, In calling him 10 account for his opinions
but said he was prepared for it, and then took from
the drawer of his desk manuscript speech memo
randa, which he read to the Senate. He did ncI
deny The statement made by me; but said, in sub
stance, that he had nat changed his opinions er
pressed The session before upon the subject Of til,
prouiso, but that that the occasion nor tht
bill In which 10 apply the proviso; that the obec
OF the bill then before the Senate to enable the
President 10 conclude treaty of peace with Mexi
co.. that he did not wish To do anything which
might delay peace that il would be Of no use tt
attach the proviso to this BILL but that the question
should be reserved until we acquired the territory
IL Das q question Of time ,cih him. This was no
the time nor the occasion. He also spoke Of tn,
resolutions Of instructions from Michigan, which h,
had presented during the session, and to which
had referred him, and said that he had examined
them, together with the resolutions from other non
slavehoding States, and that all these resolutions
looked to some permanent provision or Fundamental
law; he did not think they were intended to apply
10 the bill then under consideration"
This, be it remembered, was the first day o
March, 1917, when General Cass thus expressed