Evansville weekly journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 184?-18??, 1848-07-20
FAc1Na the MusIc-Tnr Two LIVES OF CAgs

FACING THE MusIc--THE Two LIVES OF CAss.
Independent, the Washington correspondent of
the North American, presents the following
evidence fthe hand which Gen. Cass had in
the base and fraudulent attempt to palm him
self upon the two great sections of the coun-
try in different garbs at the same time. Who
can read the recital of the base conspiracy to
cheat the people and not feel disgust and4oath-
ing Cor the man whom the office holders have
put in nomination for the Chief Magistra-
cy.
Mr.. Hale of New Hampshire-the Liberty
candidate for the Presidency-is not only mar
of cleverness and parts, but withal very good
fellow and no little of wag. During the dis
curslve debate liz the Senate Yesterday, upon
an lnterrogatory being propounded TO Mr..
Foote'S TO the conduct OF Gen. Cass-Mr.
Hale, with much affected gravity, raised a
point OF order, alleging that 1t seemed to him
entirely inconsistent, when Presidentia cam
didate had resigned his seat TO avoid express
ing his opinions, that his friends should be
catechised as TO those opinions.
Mr.. Foote. As the Senator from N Hamp-
shire is an aspirant himself, what does he think
a candidate ought to do? Mr. Hale, with
promptitude and humor;) u0hy stand up aud
face the music.
Now this is precisely the objection 10 Mr.
Cass. At best it is difficult to get him to stand
up, and when he does; he will not .'face the
music" AT Cleveland he dodged-in his let
ter to The Chicago Convention he lodged. and
at this very hour, his friends in the Senate are
claiming him on both sides of the question:
The grhphc idea of Mr. Hale, is not only
full of meaning, but it is full of TRUTH and
| pictures the Locofoco candidate IN his true
colors-
During the debate on the Resolution of adj
journment on Monday last, when Mr.. Mangum
established the infamous fraud that the Locofo-
cos had published two editions of the life of
Mr. Cass--one appealing to the South, and the
other to the North-which Mr.. Reverdy John
son most effectual!y clinched, by disproving
the explanation offered by Mr.. Hannegan, and
i producing the testimony to the inspection OF
\ the whole Senate; it was stated that Mr.. Cass
was III no manner responsible for this disgrace
full transaction, nor were his leading friends in
/. Congress. 1t was very natural that Mr.. Han
negan should desire to palliate the offence of
his associates, but, it would have been more
becoming had he accompanied the statement
with at least the seHtblance of evidence to sus-
tain it. Mr.. Hannegan expressed his opinion,
now express mine, founded upon experience
!, upon the evidence of my own eyes and the
conviction that the party of which Gen. Cass
is the head, will adopt any means however cor
rupt or nefarlous, to carry the election. They
succeeded in 1914 by the basest receptions and
by combinations with the gamblers and ruff
ans. Have they grown purer since then? 1t
is my judgment, then, that this double publ
| cation was deliberate fraud-that it was con-
! jured up by prominent members of Congress
, and that it only forms part of system of
tactics; which has been in vogue for 20 years.
During the canvass of 1874, Mr.. Walker
now Secretary of the Treasury-prepa red a
pamphlet entitled ''The South in Danger
which was designed to operate against Mr..
Clay, and to call out the prejudices of the
Southern States on the Texas question, and ia
vor of Mr.. Polk. 1t was spread broadcast in
the State of Maryland, pending the gubernato-
rial canvass, and it produced serious effect
against the Wing candidate, Gov. Pratt. This
document was adduced to prove the sectional
character of the canvass, and to shew to the
people of the free States that while they were
; urged to support Mr. Polk friend of the
Tariff of az, and on northern grounds, this was
J the sort OF appeal addressed TO the South
Mr.. Walker denied the charge, and the docu-
/ ment, with the imprint of the Congressional
Globe-the same mint from which this two
: faced life of Cass is now issued-was produced
TO convict his falsehood-more than this, the
2 original envelopes containing the pamphlet
ranked by Mr.. Walker to citizens OF MARYLAND
were brought forward, and then-when escape
5 was impossible-he adjourned the issue TO The
e Democratic Association, at the head of whic!
they had placed an ignorant tool, inca pabe o.
detecting fraud, even if he had the integrity
$ TO punish it,
Il So far from the leaders being innocent of thi
= fraud of imposing two different lives of thei
r. candidate upon the country, Gen. Cass wa
himself privy in knowledge, If not in partici
+ patton, to the base transaction. All that shall
+. say on this subject is derived from Democrati
+ authority, and emanates from a prominen
memberof the party in the House of Represen
, tatives.
y This member states that, sometime previous
: 10 the meeting of the Baltimore Convention, h
called at the Congressional Globe office for tn
purpose of purchasing documents to distribute
among his constltuents-among others th
= life OF Gen. Cass. Upon examination of tn
= sketch, he discovered the citation from tn
= Nicholson letter and the commentary of th
! Biographer, aud declined sending it to his dis
. !rict, which stronly fraternizes with the Barn
burning movement. At an interview wit
: Gen. Cass Immediately following this discov
!. cry, the General inquired of him whether hi
a letter to the Chicago Convention was don
Il much mischief The member replied that h
thought not. The letter was short, and h
= wished that all his other letters, particular
u thatto Mr. Nicholson, were equally so. II
III also told him that it was bad enough to writ
le the letter at all, but to permit extracts from i
e with sectional commentaries, to be pubishe
sc ina sketch of his life, would be ruin to hi
- cause in the free States. Gen. Cass receive
A. the suggestions as became polite partizan
3 and doubtless acted upon them accordingly
At all events, the same member called again.
u few weeks ago, at the office of the CongreS
~ sional Globe, and was then informed that ant
+ Their life of Gen. Cdss had been issued bette
q suited to his section-that the first (whic
y he had rrfused) had been published to secur
the nomina ton, and the last 10 secure the elet
4, ton.
~ This statement cannot be gainsad, for tb
d witness is on the spot, and his party dare NJ
d confront or challenges his testimony. Ii is the
9e established, that Mr. Cass party to til
"a base conspiracy-to this fraudulent attempt
8 palm himself upon the two great sections
ie the country, in different CARDS at the sam
time-in other words, TO stand as a Whine