The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1848-09-30
TWdstigsss AND EXicrei02s OF
ese.,. S:sHs.

This redoubtahe hero who is said to have In.
glorously fled from the only field in which he
ever met danger, has been both sides otevory
question, OF any moment, that has ever been pre-
sehttd to HIM Tor the formation of an opinion.
In his earliest manhood when he may have
been supposed to have been hOaeSt-he was td-
crnfs, and mounted the black cOchads, as an uG-
heront Of .lIams, against JcUsrson
In 1903. lie removed from the State of Della
ware to Marietta Washington County, Ohio--
Ia 1896, he was elected to the Legislature from
The counties OF Washington, Galiia, .Iuski ,gum
and Athens-and was elected, too az ttderdList
but Tue session oil the Legislature had hardly
terminated, before he managed to erchunge his
political principles for tho Marshalship Of OHIO
Si"co then, he has affected to be democrat.
lie was heretofore an Internal improvement
man; bat When invited last year to lteud the
'lntefnal Improvement Convcn;ion' at Chicago
he was too busy" To atend-and when called
upon on his recent trip honc TO define his posi-
ton in regard 10 this measure, he excused him
sci! by expressing his fears that, owing to the
noise, he could not be heard, Though, upon uthei
matters, he spoke unit! he WcaiItd out the pa
tiencc o! his heaters, Was there ever SO npo-
teri, II not lmpudent, an apology offered by man:
Ii he really entertained fears that the people
could not heal him, why speak at all: The truth
~ t'''' "P''' WIS 'u.JSIt, az 'P'u iionl OlHSis
lie has not the honesty to entertain any settled
OPINION but desircsto ride the fence, in order that
he may not offend ills advocates on the one hand :,
nor It's opponents on the other. And we would
AK, is man, who has not the independence to
avow his opinions, worthy TO be the chief magis-
lrate Of d great Republic like oars;
While our Minister in France, he was tho cring
ing sycopnant ofLouls Philippe, and in theBook
which he wrote bcsmearod that monarch with
the most fulsone piaise-nay, he humbed his
station 60 lar as to bring bottle of water from
the river Joidon with which 10 have Louis Phil
ippes grandson baptsed. But no sooner do we
see the people, in their majesty, hurl that very
same Louis Philippe from power, than Louis
Cass became hls revilur
When Ireland was oppressed with C,niae-
when she WAS threatened with starvatlou--,he
ever generous Crlltenden, II good AID true Wing
and whuie suuled man, moved il the United
States Senate, all appropriation to save the gene.
rous people ot that country from death--and
,chat pray, ras the conduct IF Lofts CAss' WHY
HE or OSED II: in his opinion, then, there
was no power under the Constitution to save a
kindred people from starvation and death But
! NOW, torsooh, rhen he ,ranis TIE roies cf their
couni'gmen he Affects to be the friend Of freshmen!
Out upon such friendship, say VIC! Give us The
man ior friend, who will help in the hour Of
need.
While in France, he was appealed 10 by the
| friends of General Harrison for his testimony
| in favor Of the gallant bearing OF that brave old
solder--but he refused to lend his name TO put
! down the vile SANDERS which had been circullt-
ed against him:--no sooner, however, was Cen
Harrison eitctrd.prcsdc than he roluntercd TO
become HE dt!endsr, Which aorvrgr was Y'"-Hrf