The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1848-07-12

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DemocraES and whig. nnIlss sh.rgrs
made against ny honorable Eisnd irom
Massachusetts, far having ssFieaied he pro-
viso. whrn We al knew that shr object nf
his sDeseh waS 10 snslaia that measure.
The next day. on his ~ay hame IN the
cars. Gen. Cass spoke II The subject IRE
cusElly and pnbliclY, in the presence Of
several gentlemen. n The same rEsei. AMI
expressed mech disappointment - nOs
having been able 10 Eersrd bis vote N a.
var 81 the pEoEisO. He Afterwards sx-
pressed he same opinions in New JeF'
.er, and also. as have been informed, N
New York; but Of this have no person.
Il knoElsdge.
AtIhe eek session ri fonsTess. Marin
4, Isa7.) the three million ball came be-
fore the Senate. hEI without the Mlmol
proviso in II. The Senator from Vermont
'Mr. Uphaml moved 10 amend he bill
by inserting the proviso. wheA Mr.. Cass
rose, and, in a speech d some length. OPP
nosed the amendment. Tais speech Is re-
ported, and refer Ssua;nrs IN il. Recol.
iasling what had taken place At the pre-.
vians session. | rose al once and express.
cd NV establishment Al the course oI the
Senator from Michigan, so direetly al va
rance with his sentiments decisred al the
last session. when the same mrasure was
before the Senate. | also stated what had
taken place an that occasion. and IePeai-
ed what understood Gen. Csss 10 have
said IN Tue Senate, as have before stat
ed, and then called upon him In give 10
the Senate and ~ Ihe country his reasons
for this sudden change in his opinions up.
on a subject of so much importance.
Gen, cass. in reply to me, commenced
BY saying that lie was surprised at the
extraordinary rourse Of the Senator from
New Jersey, in calling him 10 an account
for his opinion. but lie said he was pre-
pared Tor il, and then took from his desk
a manuscripl speech memoranda. which
he read 10 the Senate. lie did not deny
the statement made by me: but said IN
Substance, that he had not changed hl:
opinions expressed the session before or
the subject Of the proyiso, but that wa,
not the occasion nor The bill in which 10
apply the proviso. That the object ol
The bill then beiare the Senate was TO en-.
prarc WIT ufrxiru. nal ne diu nni
wish 10 do any thing which might delay
peace. That il would he OF no use To al
iseh the proyiso 10 this bill, bui that the
question should be reserved uali We &C.
quired the territory. III WGs question
If TINE rifh him. That this was moi
the time nor the occasion. He also spoke
of the resolutions of instructions from Nj.
chigan, which he had presented during
the session, and 10 which had referred
him, and said that he had examined them
together with resolutions from other non
slaseholding states, and that all these re-
solutions l0oked 10 some permanent pro-
vision or fundamental law; he did mi
think they were intended TO apply To- the
bill then under consideration. This IRA,
The position If Gen. Cass in March, lS47
Al that time he was sill in favor Of iht
WiIImot Proyiso. but doubling as 10 iIt
time when, and the nature and character
of The Law BY which il should be enlorc
ed. He continued to maintain this posi-
lion, as far as The PUBLIC were informed
until December last, when il became ne
cessary for certain candidates for the Pre-
sidency to declare their views on the sub
jeet Of The Wilmot proViso. 10 show
what the Senator from Mississippi call,
81 clean hand" on the 24ih Of Decembe
last Gen. Cass makes this show. IL vii
be found in wha, is called the Nicholson
letter. ! have il before me. In that lei
ter ne says:
g The Wiimot proviso has been before tn
country some time. II has been frequently dis
cussed in Congress and by the public press.
Il am strongly impressed with the opinion that
great change has been going on in the publ
mind upon this subject-in my own as well a
nshers and that doubts are resolving themselve
into convictions that the principles it involve
should be kept out Of the National Legislature,
and Ieft 70 the people Of the confederacy in thei
respective local governments
Thus ID is seen that The issue wbicI
The Senator has rendered in The person 0
his candidate is somewhat of coninse
eharacter. First. we have the earles
friend; then the doubtful supporter; and
lastly. the out and ont opponent Of tb
wilmot proViso. II is not for me 10 cen
sure this change Of position. Every ma
has the right 10 correct HE opinions whe
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