The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1848-06-02
From the Louisville Journal

TIE LocoFoco CANDIDATE.--The Wing
presses all over the country are preparing to
open upon Gen. Cass and his followers fire
incessant and destructive as that of Bragg's
battery al Buena Vista, The following para
graph is from the last number OF the Pittsburg
Commercial Journal. The fact that Cass, liz
the earlier part Of bis life, wore the black
cockade and wrote furiously against Mr.. JEFF
ferson can be substantiated and will be sub
Stimulated. The fact that the Indian service
under his administration reeked with corrup
ton will also be substantiated. Until the
election of Gen. Jackson in 1928, Gen. Cass
as we stated Yesterday, was a partisan of John
@. Adams, and after the election, Duff Green
of the Washington Telegraph, then the Jack
son organ, published a very significant little
paragraph IN his paper, saying that the super
intendent of Indian affairs in Michigan, had
better come TO Washington, and settle up ac-
counts. Very soon after the appearance of that
paragraph friend of Cass called upon Green
and requested him to "hold off" for a short
time, and Cass himself; with all convenient
despatch, FASTENED on 10 Washington and gave
| in his adhesion 10 Jacksonism. While on his
way he was taken sick, at Philsdel phia we
believe, and, such was his anxiety about the
course of Duff Green in relation to himself,
that, if we are not nisinformed he address
ed letter TO that individual from his sick
bed:
tFrom the Pttsburg Commercial Journal
| But this modern Democrat was once OF that
old Federal school so much reviled as the raw
head and bloody bones of olden time We
have it upon good authority, and shall prove
| it, too, for the edifcation of the Democracy;
that he even wore the federal cockacde, black
| as ink, the conspicuous emblem of those dyed
in the WOOL in the school of federalism. He
was against Jefferson, we believe, and wrote
against his administration. This was when
he was in New Hampshire; and though the sin
may have been forgiven and forgotten, still it
is part of Mr.. Cass's history But the prin-
cipal task of Mr.. Casss friends will be 10 de-
fend his conduct when Indian agent and Sec
rotary of War. The Indian service, under his
administration, was reeking with corruption,
and the debates in Congress in 1885 will
show it to be so.
i The following is an extract from letter Of
the well-known Washington correspondent OF
the Phladel ehia North American, written just
before the result of the deliberations of the late
Baltimore convention was known
l If they would bring him (Cass) into the
field, what host OF interesting "reminiscences
could be revived for the edificaIion of the pre-
sent generation. During his days of Federal
ism, he wrote series of papers in New Hamp-
shire against MIR. Jefferson's administration,
which his allies of that time regarded and APP
plauded as being remarkable productions for
his years. Doubtless he has forgotten all about
these juvenile indiscretions and his modesty
W ould surely forbid reference TO them now.
But they have survived the shock Of time and
, will be- forthcoming if the unfortunate hour
should ever arrive. He was once Indian agent
and also Secretary of War; The General is
) slandered, or else the record furnishes some
valuable recollections.
The following paragraphs are from two OF
the abest and most judicious Wing papers In
the Union:
II From the Baltimore Americana
II If those who have made this nomination,
land those for whom it is made, are satisfied
with tive refer particularly TO the nomlna-
ion for the Presldency-the Wings throughout
, The country, we presume, are well satisfied
Il loo. Ii the selection of competitor had been
left to them they would most probably, in the
exercise of wise discretion, have chosen Gen.
Cass--a. gentleman of amiab bile weakness, of
pliable consistency, and the representative Of
i nothing in particular save cumbersome acti-
witty in self-accommodatio to the probable va
riations of the political compass. He has OBJ
tanned the reward of much labor in securing
The nomination OF his party; if the honor be an
!empty one, j. will be the more commensurate