The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-11-03


Look again at the picture:
You will see before you in December, 1912, LEWIS
CAss standing more upon American SOIL lust laaeu
rom the ship which brought him from Europe ana sur
rounded by thousands and tens OF thousands OF MS EEL
owcItzens rendering him the homage OF Their increase
admiration and affection His route from Boson through
New York, Pennsy LUanid, and OHIO TO ms hone VI
Michigan, cheered by the grateful reoicngs OF MS
countrymen AT Detroit, his old neghbors and ieiIow-
bed greet his arrvaand the reunion is described as
of the most sublime and touching character
Thus find the hero of picture, more, IN the
winter OF ls42l43, seated at his resIde, as plan
citizen of Detroit surrounded BY aiectonae friends aud
neghbors But he not long permitted to remain re-
posing in the young Commonwealth which the hat OF
tate had at early day, fixed AS his residence "a
Commonwealth which he had nursed m It's territorial IN
fancy and which had, under his paierna care, so rapidly
risen into vigorous manhood, and became one OF tue
States of the confederacy In the month of May lsii
national convention assembled al Baltimore, 1of the
purpose of nominating candidates for the presidency and
vice presidency OF the United States The OF LEWIS
CAss brought before that convention as candidate
for the first Office On the FIRST ballot he received el9hy-
three votes and continued to rise every ballot u he
received hundred and twenty three on the seventh
ballot, which was within fifteen votes OF placing him IN
nomination The convention then adjourned MI The
next day, when it agreed TO take COMPROMISE can,
didate to bige the friends of MARTIN Van BuREN; and
James X. Polk was nominated!
Look again upon the pictures
You will see the veteran hero and patriot LEWIS CAss,
his home Detroit, the evening OF the day the
news OF the democratic nomination at Baltimore reached
that place; and at meeting called by the democracy
hear hun making a powerful and eloquent speech IN
favor of the nominee James X. Polk, and urging his lei
low. citizens to unite in his support Immediately fol-
lowing this disinterested and noble adopted by
our distinguished counlryman he received an invitation
from the democratic committee AT Nashville, tennessee,
to visit that place. He accepted the invitation and was
present at the great convention held there IN August oil
that year His arrival was announced by the hring o!
cannon, and his reception was marked with every de-
monstraon of JOY and gratitude OF his speech at that
convention, those present we with each other IN de-
scrbing it master eBort Of master mind But see
him visit the Hermitage take by the hand and
freely commune with his old friend ANDREW JACKSON
An eyewitness describes the parting scene between
these veteran heroes and patriots as " Impressive and
affecting beyond description The tears OF the veterans
Che ssys) mingled together they babe each other
last farewell
One of these heroes the hero of picture" is
before the American people candidate for the high
place which the other filed with much honor and
glory to his beloved country
Look once more upon the picture:
And you will your present candidate for the presi.
dency, LEWIS Cass, whose history has been traced
through period OF nearly half century, in the Senate
of the United States, member OF which ne vas elected
by the legislature of Ohio in the winter OF 1914. He
takes his seat in that body the 4th of March, lsi5;
You there again his republican principles, his exalted
patriotism, his giant mind, brought INTO ull exercise,
Every of the democratic party brought into be-
ing promote and render permanent the prosperity of his
country and tending to advance and maintain her dignity
and honor at home and Abroad received his prompt en-
ergetic and powerful support On every great and i'm
portant question, in which our country and people are
brought in conflict with foreign nations, he is found
the side of his country
On the Texas and Oregon questions he occupied
prominent and determined position His powerful and
eloquent speeches favor Of the admission OF the one
star" and in maintenance OF our fright TO the whole OF
Oregon being entitled to place under free in
stiuOns, have long been before the country, and atten
lively read by all classes And his whole course and
conduct upon those exciting topics have met favor in the
eyes of every American citizen anxious for the extern
sion OF republican principles and VINO reveres the advice
of ANDREW JACKSON, which enlons upon us "to ask
nothing that is not right and submit 10 nothing that is
wrong"
IN, tba oil ofsr which has
been for years, and the hands of fanatics and
reckless political gamblers CONFUSING the Union from
one end to the other he took bold, decided and fear
less stand Born in northern State-a citizen through
life OF northern Statenever for single day the resi-
dent of slave Sate-yet find him casting aside all
sectional feelings and pejdces and boldly stepping into
the breach made by the of the North and South
He erects his platform and stands upon this flag is
flung to the breeze, and his notices 'the compact be-
tween the States must be held nvloate y the integrity
of the Union must be preserved? He stands forth as
the champion of the whole country and not part of il
In the language Of Washington, he warns the people TO
"oppose and Indignantly frown down every attempt 10
ALLEVIATE section OF the Union against the other He
agrees with Mr. BUCHANAN that the line established by
the Mssour compromise" is the best natural division
of fee and "slave" laborand that the prosperity OF
the country and sound policy commend Its adoption
But he doubts the constitutional power OF Congress to
to- by eber e Of the no bs speeches and
his celebrated Nicholson letter. he declares that Congress
has right to egslae upon the question OF slavery IN
ton to be admitted into the Union as States That the
PEOPLE composing the population OF Territory, when
forming the constitution tor admission have the sole
power to say whether they will have FREE SLAVE
LABOR!
Thus will he seen that the ground assumed by the
democratic candidate, LEWIS CAss, whilst senator OF the
United States, the subject OF slavery" and Stree
soil was, that all the SOIL within the limits of the Union
is Free unless the people occupying it declare otherwise
And that Congress has right to interfere with the
domestic affairs of the South, than it has to enact law
making Pennsylvania sidpe State! Why, then, will a
single one of the intelligent and honest people of that
good old Commonwealth be led asay by the new tangled
gull-trap of "free soil"
On the tariff question, and upon all other questions of
domestic policy brought before the Senate, he is found
the gifted and fearless advocate OF democratic principles
opposing all great moneyed corporations and monopolies
which tend only to make the rich richer and the poor
poorerthat benefits the wealthy ec, to The injury Of the
toll ing millions. Kind and benevolent in his disposition
he is sound and unerrIng in Judgment the welfare and
prosperity of the whole country his only carethe pro-
preors of and other manufactures and of the
haustibe coal mines of Pennsylvania have nothing
fear al his hands, If he finds they need additional pro
lection to enable them TO fair profit their in
vestments. he will listen like kind parent to their APP
peas, and recommend with all his strength and power
that Justice be done At the time he will keep
vigant eye upon the interests of the amerthe ler of
the sol-and other industrial classes and see that they
shall not suffer injury by any wild and reckless scheme
introduced under the specious name of protection to
American ndustryH
On the "Mexican war; question, as chairman OF the
Committee Military Affairs, he the leading cham
pion 'on the side of his country" He unceasing
his efforts aid glorious army battling for their coun
trys honor in foreign land by sending additional forces
and the means of comfortable subsistence! Whilst, at
the time, the of democracy who are now
supporting of the heroes of that for the pres