The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1848-07-26

two or three words? trust the Senator will
not, for one moment, suppose that either Gen.
Cass or any friend of his would ever counter
ance the publication Of documents for one re-
gion Of country different from those published
for another. know not whence these docu-
ments proceeded, nor by whose authority they
were published, but / am authorized TO assure
the honorable Senator that the Congressional
committee, appointed TO prepare and publish
documents, have nothing TO do with anything
of the kind.
Mr. Mangum. lam not at all surprised at
any sensibility that is exhibited by the Senator
from Indiana. should feel il myself. But
have advanced no charge against Gen. Cas-
that ne had any participancy in any such me-
ditated fraud lido know, however, that here
is plain, palpable case of mediated fraud, one
of great enormity, seeking to mislead and
delude the people upon matters OF the highest
delicacy and greatest importance TO their inter
ests.
While your jais and penitentiaries groan
with culprits, convicted of ''false pretences
and frauds" in triling pecuniary matters, what
ought to be done with the vile malefactor who,
by fagitious frauds like this, cheats the people,
not out of few shillings, but out of their dear
est rights, in matters touching their private
happiness and the public prosperity.
/
10 the gentlemen to examine. hoping they may
be able to investigate the fraud, tiace it 10 its
source, drag the guilty culprit from his hiding
place, and expose him and his infamy to the
scom, the Kisses, and the contempt of the pub
lie.
Mote by Mr., Mangum.-It is curious that
a circumstance purely accidental led TO a com
pete detection and thorough exposure of this
audacious fraud. Mr.. M. presented two PAM
phlet lives Of Gen. Cass, identical, word for
word alike, except on the eighth and last page.
One Of these, of the March edition, represent
ed Gen. Cass on the last page as thoroughly OPP
posed to the "Wilmot proviso." At this point
Mr.. Hannegan interposed for explanation, at
the instance of two members of the Democrat
lie committee. (Messrs. Bayly, of Virginia. and
Cobb, OF Georgia. who had charge Of, and
J therefore, or were supposed TO know, all the
matter printed by the Democratic party for
: public circulation. His explanation was, that
II was proper to present Gen. Cass's views on
! the late French revolution, as well as other
matter, in the June edition; that the pamphlet
could not be extended beyond eight pages with
) out an increase Of cost; that something had to
J be excluded. and in that way the "Wilmot
) proviso" matter was excluded from the June
) edition to make room for the new NATTER
When this explanation, lame, and unsatisfac-
H..
proper effect, another pamphlet was produced
J of the June edition, containing on the last
page the phoIc of the matter on the IVilmot
lprouiso." The exposure was complete. Ii
!, was now apparent that the explanation entire
ly failed, and that the juno edition had two ia
ces--one looking lovingly to the South, and
the other with stern countenance TO the North.
MIR. Hannegan abandoned the case, and i'm high
scorn and detestation denounced the fraud and
its authors as unprincipled aud villainous, but
Expressing his entire conviction that none of
his Congressional friends either knew or had
ANY agency in 1t.
Well, sir, there was another question ask
ed the other day. got no snswer--none that
could understand. | asked what were Mr..
Cass's views on the subject of internal improve
ment?
Mr.. Hannegan. What are Gen. Taylors
views on that subject?
MIR. Mangum. Gen. Taylor will leave that
subject to the wisdom aud sound discretion OF
!, Congress; propounded the interrogatory the
other day to the Senator from Mississippi-wha;
would Gen. Cass do with the river and harbor
, bill? suppose MIR. Cess is in quite diem
ma, believe he has uniformly voted for all
the internal improvement bills? He certainly
voted for that harbor bill which met Mr.. Polk 5
veto. But then he was free-he was not in
Ichains-he had not voluntarily assumed the
letters Of the Baltimore platform. What would
he do now with that bill; or, rather what could
be do? In the platform | find the following
Icanon:
THAT the constitution does not confer on
the General Government the power to COM
mence and carry on general system Of inter
nal improvement"
This, like the rest of that inimitable platform
! is quite general AMI indefinite enough, but
unfortunately for Mr.. Cass, Mr. Polk, who
gave in his adhesion to this article, has given
his exposition oft by vetoing the harbor bill
that Mr.. Polk voted for. Notwithstanding
great and extensive clamor against Mr.. Folks
veto, the Baltimore convention readopted this
canon, and approved by resolution MIR. Folks
conduct. Mr.. Cass has given in his adhesion
to this creed; and now what can he do? of
course, in like case exactly what Mr.. Polk did, Il
trust ihisis not a case where Mr.. Cass, by vir-
tue of his former yotes. is to stand in the
North aud on the lakes as an internal improve
ment, and in the South. particularly in the An
Gent Dominion, rs straight-laced SO and '99|
man-out and out sgainstall internal improve
ments BY the General Government. In decen-
lcy feel bound TO suppose that Mr.. Cass will
adhere to the principles Of the platform; and,
where they are little Delphic, that contem-
pdfaneous expositiops will be his guides. So,
if this "wave of opinion" is bard frozen, and
shall never thaw under the sun Of popularity
or the wooings Of soft breezes, coming up the
great Mississippi and its tributaries, we may
set down Mr. 'Cass as against river and lake
harbor Improvements.
The Senator from Mississippi has drawn al
strong and viyed picture Of the eminent abili-
ties, the large attainments and thorough &C
accomplishments of Gen. Cass Ia all things per-
tanning to public affairs-of bis steadiness, bis
perseverance, his manliness, his independence
Of poweI--hs singleness and frankpess=-con.