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

purpose remarked TO the Senator that there
were important reasons for pressing the
question to a vote in Doth branches, which
probably had not occurred TO him, and they
were these-the South had usually carried
their points agans, the North upon all ques-
tons: that when necessary they had always
found dishonest men in both branches OF
Congress, who would sell out and enable
them 10 succeed; that the same state Of
things still existed that there were men
enough in the market TO defeat The Pfoviso,
and that il would be del eated; dhat we
should be betrayed as we always had been,
but that the defeat would be harmless: moth,
ing would be settled by it, the question
would remain open, and The people who
had dishonest representatives here whose
rights would be battered and betrayed,
would have fine 10 get rid OF the trail
tors and send homes, men in their places, be
fore the final settlement ofthe question, and
thus we we're to be saved. The Senator re-
piled, ''Oh, if come Ia the vote, am with
you, you know" "Of course you are,'' was
the reply, and thus we separated. This con-
yersaiion was some thee weeks previous TO
| But, Mr. President, this is not all have
! to say of The Senator from Michigan and his
marvellous change. About two weeks pre-
vious to the vote which was taken on the
/ PIoviso, met in The streets of Washington.
gentleman of distinction from one of the
slave States, now a Senator in Congress,
who enqured OF me what thought OF Gen.
C,ss? My reply was, very little. "Will he
do as he agrees?" he asked. | answered
him that, that depended, in my opinion, al
together upon the consideralion-''Well,''S said
he, "if he should promise TO vote against the
/ Proyiso upon the ground that the South are
10 support him candidate for the Presi-
dency, do you believe he will do ii?"
told him there was no doubt about H.; upon
that consideration he was as sure as death,
and thought he might, if he wished. throw
{ in The hanging of a lew northern men in adj
dilion. Eir President, do not undertake
/ 10 say here that Mr.. Cass made a bargain OF
The bargain which have just referred to-
| can only say that the gentleman who in
formed me of the fact, is a man of honor and
unquestionabIe veraci,v. lie was rot par
ty to the bargain but simply gave it his as
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his part, which he has since done TO the let
ter. Mr.. President, have not seen the
Senator'S Tennessee letter, do not know
lis contents, except upon information. | am
told lie says in that letter, that he thinks be
sees, and really feels change going on in
the Free States against the ordnance of free
dom, and in favor OF the extension of slave
ny. |, is said that the change in the Sena-
ior is so complete, that he avows his readi-
ness in that letter to veto. if he should be
President, the Ordinance of 1887, an ordin-
ance drawn By Jefferson, voted for by every
members Of Congress except one, and which
gave the State of Michigan universal free
dom and will ultimately make her one Of the
great States of the Union. Such man is
unworthy the confidence or support of any
democrat. No honest man, of any party, can
vote for him. lie is worthy OF his party in
his State and they Of him. He is the embodI-
menl and true exponent of The principles oI
Edwin Croswell's Convention. His nomin-
alton by any party would defeat il in this
State, by more than one hundred thousand
votes.