The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1848-12-15
WAS cAss A CANDIDATE?

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The o Of Fine, St, Lawrence county, N,
", voted as follows: 4a..a ra.4
Taylor 367. Van Buren, 404. Cass ! :.
We now know where the following affidavit
comes from, and we can guess at the %circuul-
stances under which IL was m de,
ltappears that the Judges and Inspectors who
neld the election il that district at the counting
Of the votes, were about to return the bOllotcast
BY Mr.. Dodgera as 'scatteringi' which coming to
the ears Of that gentleman, induced him to
draw up and present his affidavit to the cleo
tion officers, who deemlng the same sufficient,
certified ahia ballot accordingly, and his vote
now uppeurs SOLITARY and aloDe' in theabove.
returns aait, Jp. ati WI sHsg. 4agH5lg u..a
Stateo of New York, St. Lawrence county, IS.
Steadfast D~odgebeing duly qualified accord
ing to law, doth depoSe and say. that the Elec-
toral Ticket voted by him for Benjamin Bran
dr. eth and others. is the Democratic ticket, re-
gularly nominated at Albany; that the names
on said ticket are not spurious, but the SAID
ticket is a bona fde ticket, supposed 10 be
favorable TO the election OF one Lewis Cass.
This deponent farther saith, that he is well
acquainted with the said Lewis Cass, and has
no hesitation in affirming to his existence; that
he resides in the State of Michigan, and has
resided there since his return from the Court
OF Louis Philippe; that he was regularly nom
mated as the Democratic candidate at Balti-
more, New York not Participating b. and
with the consent Of John G Calhoun, as then
and there expressed, Though one Gen John
Commander, then and there present; that the
said nomination was fairly obtained and a good
and valuable consideration given therefor, q
part whereof was the copyright Of a certain
letter, known as the Nicholson l%etter;' and
this deponent verify believes the said nomina
lion is Of full force and effect, and binding up
ON all such persons as intend to ask leave to
serve the country in the capacity Of postmaster
or otherwise, after the 9TH dly Of March, A.
d. l849. a.s 57a
And farther, this deponent saith, thaE he Is
we'll acquainted with the signature Of the said
Lewis Cass; that he has seen him write; and
that the signature Of Lewis Cass,' affixed to
what is known as the chicago letter, is gen
ulne, and in proper handwriting Of the said
Lewis Cass. And iarther, that he is informed
by one Thomas Richie, that the said Lewis-is.
from his present pursuits and habits of life, be-
ing a man Of leisure, accustomed to rise at A
o'clock, I'M, every day, fully competent T.
write as large a letter as the said Chicago let
ter; und, therefore, this deponent declares thai
he verily believes the said Lewis Cass u be the
sole and only author OF the said Chicago letter,
and fully entitled to all the credit thereof. This
deponent declines to qualify to the same Of the
Nicholson letter. '4
And farther, this d%eponent saith, that he
does consider the said Lewis Cass as now eligi-
Bile TO and is a candidate for the said office Of
President of the United States; and that he is
informed and belives that the said Lewis Cass
has duly prepared himself therefor, inasmuch
as he has lately, to wit, within the last two
years, carefully considered, studied and acquif-
ed all the arithmetic and political philosophy
Of all the Southern Electoral Colleges.
But as to any other matter or thing touching
the qualifications Of the said Lewis Cass, this
deponent saith not.
STEADFlsT DODGE
Sworn and subscribed this the 7h day of
November, "A. D. 1913, before me.
JOHN sMlrH, J. p.
N. B,-Mr. Dodge not being willing to take
tho oath BY the Book, swore to the above by
d copy Of the Baltimore Platform.
JOHN SMITH, j. P.
We consider the question now settled tor
ever. Gen. Lewis Cass, Of Michigan, was a
candidate.
philadelphia Republic, I6M.
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