Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1848-08-01

Lewis Cass How many recollectinns cius' |
ter around the name.-Chapn SsHiaft. 7
All, yes how many recolltctions and visit
ous cluster around that pamc. 20 be SURE!
Aud then sucb reCOiiretions and visions!
Just think Of jhsmi Visions ot a nice Young
sch0olmasfer sirutting through the streets ui
Wilmington with a black cuckale ln his nat
visions OF a militia colonel breaking lHs sword
over a stump rather than surreder II tn the
Bal fish. but quietly surrendering himself an
brrken--Nisions Of the same militia colonel
standing before court martial and attempt
ing to procure the conviction and the eXecu-
t5n Of an aged General by testimony under
oath directly the reverse OF his own repea-
tediyWrltten ACCOMMODATIONS Of a Ter
rltoral Governor with his arm up To the
shoul Ter in the National treasury drawing
out nearly 100000 in the shape oil extra pay
and helping himself, the nnconscionabie glut-
ton. to five ritions per day-vislols OF The
same Territorial Governor. pen in hand. sign
ing law TO punish with stripes upon the
bare back or to knock down to the highest
bidder, white men and white wcmen for walk
ing at night, or neglecuug their work. or APP
pedring little sulen or stubborn toward
| those claiming TO be their superiors-Visions
| OF Secretary OF War, getting up an associa-
| in Western lands, and submitting quietly
and in silence to charge OF villany from his
associates-visions of the same Secretary Of
| War. under the very eye OF his President,
fleeing like guilty think from the house OF a
| distinguished citizen oil Boston at sight oil an
accomplished lady who had addressed let
ter to bin he dared not answer-visons OF a
| minister to France seeking the royal favor
by a prohibition 10 his own sturdy country
men to appear in the presence OF Majesty ex
cepi in full court dress--visious of the same
lort ign minister writing fulsone hook 10
glorly the reign OF despot who has since
been driven forth an exile from his kingdom
on account OF his grinding aud intolerable
tyrannv-visions OF the same foreign minis
ter ST, riily refusing TO give statement OF
facts within his own personal know Wedge tor
the vndication of the illuminated character
OF Gen. Harrison but othciously proiering
the statement in the strongest terms the mo-
ment Gen. Harrison became President Har-
rison-visions OF Senator in Congress raglng
for war and bloodsbed upon all occasions
with or without cause. yet voting TO censlre
Gen. Taylor for the glorious victory at Mon
tary and TO degrade both Gen. Taylor and
Gen. Scott by "ote in tavor OF the appoint
ment of lawyer to the chief command OF the
IdTlHN-NlolOliS vi tue Sdtllc cFildlpI III CNA7
gress literally quarreling for an opportunity
to record his vote in favor OF the Wilmot
proviso, then dodging the question OF the
proviso, and then coming out openly against
divisions of a candidate for the Presidency
procalning TO his own friends in very audi
bic tone that the noise and confusion would
prevent him from being heard if he were to
answer the questions addressed to him by their
chaIrman-visons OF the same candidate Tor
the Presidency lending himself to the base
and miserable fraud of the publication OF two
contradictory lives of himself, one for the
North and the other for the Subdivisions OF
the schoolmaster, the militia colonel. the
Territorial Governor, the Secretary OF War,
the Senalor in Congress. and the Presidential
candidate, shifting from party TO party, serv-
ing all masters. and avowing aud disavowlng
all possible opinions and all conceivable prin-
ciples, steady only to the single determination
OF promoting the objects OF his own selfish
aud guilty ambition!-Lou. Jour.