Evansville weekly journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 184?-18??, 1848-07-06

MR.. 1ANCY AND Mr.. eCAss.-Mr. Yancy, Of
Alabama, prominent member of the Conven-
ton which nominated Mr.. Cass, addressed
Democratic meeting held in the city of Charles
ton, Is. CO. on the 9th inst His remarks are
given in the Charleston Mercury, from which
we extract the following:
''As an evidence of the moral power the
South can WELD when united, Mr. Yancy gave
abrief history of the views of Gen. Cass on
the Provlso. He alluded to certain develop
"ments made by Mr.. Rathbun, an ex-member of
Congress, in the Utica Convention, which
showed that Gen. Cass had been the originator
of the Proyiso, and had induced certain mem
bers OF the Houseaof Representatives to tack it
on another measure in that body, as the great
principle upon which the North could and
would beallied and carried by theprovisionists;
had promised to. sup sort the move, and had, in
the United States Senate, actuallvendorsed ii.
in few remarks upon it, as correct in princi-
pie. This was, of course, before the South had
been aroused to action; but, continued Mr.. u .
no soonerh had we spoken in firm ana united
tones, than the Northern democracy became
alarmed lest it should be deserted by the South
and left in minority, (and that to politician
is the ne plus ultra of political punishment
Of course, this quite interesting change in the
public sentiment OF the Democracy was not I'M
noted by so keen an observer of the political
atmosphere as Gen. Cass. His opinion chang
ed in corresponding degree. He deserted his
political bantling, and left it unprotected in
hands of those political midwiyes, Wilmot,
Brinkerhoff. and Rathbun He very ingeni-
ously confesses to this Undressing change" in
his letter 10 Mr.. Nicholson"
MIR. Yancy then went on to speak of how the
South had Jared in the Convention, and after
remarking that 'sthe Conuention and its al3,ni-
nee are of such a character as neither to excite
our respect nor command our support, he pro-
ceeded to give brief history of that BODY:
Amongst other things he instanced, as evil
dence of its unsoundness as an exponent of
Democratic views, its refusal to adopt its reso-
lutions, avewlng its principles, and the plat
form upon which it designed to place its NOM
nation. And now mark the result he cont
ued: After the nomination was made, COM
mittee was raised to report series of resolu-
tons. Mr. Yancy said that the committee
met on the evening of its appointment, and sat
until ten at night. Before it adjourned, the
resolution in relation to the veto power bad
been amended SO as to show its happy effects
in saving the Country ''from a corrupting sys-
tenn of general internal Improvements. Ii
was unanimously agreedto as sound Democrat
ic doctrine, and deserved compliment to Mr.
Polk. When the committee met the next
morning the first proposition made was to re.
consider that amendment, and to strike it out
inquired why? 1t had been admitted to be
good Democratic doctrine the night before :
The answer was:
stGen. Cass voted against the veto of Mr.
Polk, and if we put this in we will condemn
our nominee These virtuous politicians
these trustworthy representatives of Democra
cy-had discovered by morning that the avow
al ola truth would put an error to blush! ina
the praise of patriot would be the condemna
ton of political hereto!
The vote was not reconsidered, but it was, a
MIR. Yancy firmly belived. because it was to-
bare faced even for that body; and that if thi
idea that Cass had voted against Mr.. Polk
veto had been thought Of before the amendmen
was adopted, it never would have graced thos
resolutions. Asst is, it will indeed become
thorn in the side of the nominee.