Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1848-06-16
THE TELEGRAPH.
c. L. sHOLEs, EDITOR.
CASS = BALTIMORE CONVENTION AND
PROCLAIMED PRINCIPLES OF THE
DEMOCRATIC PARTY

The friends of the nominee OF the Baltimore Con-
vention have only fororn hope 10 stimulate them
in their efforts to secure his election In vain do
they eudcavor 10 make it appear that he is possess.
ed Of ability TO qualify him for the discharge of
the responsibilities of the Office for which lac is
nominated. In vain do they endeavor 10 prove
him possessed OF public character any way wor
thy of a true democratic statesman In vain do
they labor TO make it appear that there is even a
doubtful prospect OF his success at the approaching
| canveSs A feeber candidate, or one whom the
| majority OF his own party would have been more
willing TO see defeated could not easily have been
| selected. Even the llimsy and unpatriotic pretext
| those who are giving themselves for the contest
TO secure the election OF Mr. Cass We are, daily,
becoming more and more impressed with thc be-
| lief that his nomination. was made in order 10
| help secure the clectioa to the Presidency Of a
southern slave hcldng slavery propagandIst.-
| With prospect amount Rg 10 an undoubcd Ger
| tdnty that Southern stakeholder strongly in IA
vor of slavery extension, would be the nominee of
the opposite party, it was "aturai for the propa-
gandistS. who ruled with absolute control. the con
vention from tire first TO the last hour of It's sess-
ion, should desire and should secure the nomination
Of the very man whe would most easily Le dc?cat.
ed, a"d whose party would present the least ormi-
ddble array of opposition to another slavchoding
and slavery extension administration. 1t does not
meet what we have here advanced, to say that
Cass was fully committed to lire pelicy of doog
all that pCopagandsts required, in case he should
succeed in getting elected Southern delegates
knew the man; knew his ahundanty established
character as a turn coat and weathelcock polite
ian. They were willing, indeed, that he should
sell and deliver himself over to the propagandlsts
of the South in the silly hope that by so doing.
he might reach the goal of his ambition But with
Taylor ia the field as his ccmpcitcr for tire Prcsi-
deucy, there was not Ore Sestlrrner at the con
Sentoa who deeal,ed that Cass's election would be
possibility, or who had Ugy great desire FOR it,
even if it were 30; sibiIity. TREY knew, indeed,
that otEerieg to propltate the propagandists'
ard receive tlrfr favor in behalf OF his nomination,
/ Ire had changed his gror,ad frou Wilmot proviso
to slavery extension But they klrcw, TOO. that it
was only shallow and transparent tick of a
RortlrcTn demagogUe who,1 troy heartily dcspisei.
and solely &c cbtsin the noe,ai"aton. Were south
era delegates, ignorant ef the man. who ia the
court of Louis Philippe could iawn, and later,
and do homage to royalty, and that TO the extent
! oil requring Americans at Paris to wear the live
~ of the monarchs court; and vino, in tire cdlam
lty and downfall of the same Louis Philippe, was
forward and loud ia cxulation at the overthrow OF
monarchy and the triumph OF the popular cause ;
did threw not know how Ire could he an ultra peace
man in dressing popular assemblies at the north
and presently the most boisterous advocate for
war in the Senate at Washington Had they for
gotten that he wrote letter against tire anneXatos,
of Texas, and on the broadcast ground OF general
hostilityj and that he afterwards exerted himself
at Baltimore against Van BHrcR nomination, ami
because Nr. Naa Buren, had writtcn letter in the
same strain his own? Nay verify, Southern
delegates at Baltimore knew that, an paying him
the price his rccreancy TO the sentiments and in
tcrcsts of the north, they wcre, at the same time
putting forward man whose strength of opposi-
ton 10 a southern slavery exteusionist would bc as
chaff before the wind. We aver that those who
controlled the Baltimore convention had conf
dencc in GENERAL Cass, and that they only nomina-
ed him ssin their ovUrrew, = candidate certain aad
easy to he defeated.
But it is asked will we refuse, uttcFly, TO sup
port the nominee Of the party Our read reply
is, Yes for good and s,sticrcnt reasons wiH-
We will never reccdc from the platform OF yen.
nine democratic principles But the creed of the
late convention at Baltimore does not embody these
principles at least according to our view OF them.
But General Cass is not, regularly aud legitimate
y, the Romnee of the party, Virginia had more
than twice tire delegation 10 which she was eutl-
tied Other slaveholding states had more than
their full delegation. South Carolina counted
I as giving full vote without being represented at
alt WhiEe Virginia had upwards OF fifty voices
New York, whose free poIs'lsticn oltau'nbcrs that
of Virginia three 10 one, WAS shut out OF the con-
yention and, as all the world knows for no rea
son under heaven except her opposition 10 the OK
tension OF slavery. The nomination by a coavcn
ton tins constituted, we utterly disclaim the
nomination of the purity, to say nothing of the I'M
fair and unrghteous game of the two thirds rule
which we have always ahomndtcl We go for
pd,ty whenever we can do without the sacrifice
OF principle We have gone far, and perhaps al
together too far, ia our adherence TO party. We
were in fsycE of Mr.. Folks election, and otthe
nexation OF Texas But we did not view it as
pledging ourselves 10 the war policy tine policy OF
extending our territory by conquest, the policy OF
slavery extension and of increasing beyond all pos
sibiIity of control the power and the patronage of
of the national executive. The cry was for Tex
as and though VIZ could see no urgent reason in
favor Of aurcxaton we did not see cause TO oppose
it. We annexed Texas. And, on the LCels OF
annexation, war of most reckless prodgal eX
pense a tremendous national debt and aiurhcr extern
sion of territory two fold greater than what ac
quired by NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. first conquered and
then paid for IN money. And while the treaty by
which it is acquired IS before the government OF
Mexico tor its approval. the proceedings of Con
grcss and the clamors oGtte Polk presses exhibit to
Mexico and all the word that are disposed and