Herald of the times, and Rhode Islander. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1846-1849, 1848-09-14


uf tho Sonth 5rn and Nothern Wings. H
Geatlemcn, when several Northern members
of Colqr'ss, IN 1919, voted in favor Of the so
called Missouri compromise, against the known
VIII of N rir constituents, they were called II
"dongh-hc,s." For my part, fellow citizens
] IN afraid that the generation of dough-hces
wa b. as perpetual as The generation Of men.
In islt. as we all know, Mr.. Van Buren
was candidate for the Presidency. But he
lost his nomination 1t Baltimore, and, as we
pow learn from letter from General Jackson
~ Mr., Butler, Mr.. Van Buren's claims were
snperccded solely because, after all, the South
thought that the great question Of annexation
might be more safely trusted 10 Southern than
tn Nurlhern hands. Now we all know that
the Notthern portion Of the Democratic party
was fvorabl, to the election of Mr.. Va l
Rirla. Every nan OF that party at the North |
su felt But the moment when II was found /
thu Mr. Polk WAS The favorile Of the South, ,
md upon this very ground. at this very moment
Ihes. friends 1t Mr. Van Buren, all cayed in.
Not a man 0i them stood mis- ground. And
NJ. IN Burrn wrote letter very compliment
ta-v 70 Polk and Dallas. aud finding no fault
Whaiayer with their nomlnauon. Now II those 7
Northern m1n who voted for the Missouri Com
prone. are 10 be called dongh-taces, by what
rr,thc; shalt we describe those men, here lnI
New Englani, who are now 80 ready 10 for
-lka and abandon the men they once 40 warmly
ruppo-ted--.Jr, apparently, the sole, simple
sake nf the annexation of Texas and
other new irTrliory-who went for them
,hrolqh thick ani thin till the work was accom-
rlsbai, ard then, and now dese't them for
others For ny part, think that dough
f'ccs" is not \ Sufficiently repruachiul epnhct.
They are all dough. Dough- h-heads--doueh-
hears do ghs souls. They are earth thai
the roqrsost potter may mould 10 vessels and
and sh4pes )f honor or dishonor-nost readily
,o those Of d!shonor.
Bl, now, what Go we see Repentance
has oon3 far. There are among these very
F,a'lan,a nlny who espo0se the interest and
cluse of the free SOIL party. And | hope
th,ir -,pen;11ce is as il pretends and appears To
h.-'hAl il - not mere pre,ence Tor the purpose
ut orain;n, powcy and Official innuencc--but
through all these pretensons think still see
ihs dough sticking upon some of their cheeks
Thcrefnro have no confidence in them
not NE particle. DO not mean TO say that
IN, great mass of the people, especially those
,yho went 20 that Convention from this State,
h,i no, aad have the highest and pur,st mo
t.yss tsak they acted rnwisely | aciult
,lo.1 c; dishonest intentions. And with res
,.,', 20 r.ners and those who haze been part
4lt Ys,c'l win t..,;n -th0se WIN have br iught
e'a,e,y .nto i.is Uuion--I dlsirlsI f ihey
ispan', ic, them, before we trGs; taen do
works worthy ~! epeniance.
have sad. genlemon ;Ea; in my opinion,
~ wa-o desirable to place Mr.. Van Buren
- in head of the government. there Is no
chance 10y lin. Others are as good Judges as
an. Ea. / am not able to say that know
FOR can 49, any state IN the Cu,on 10 which
t,,rs = r,asonabe proba5.lity that lie ' III
r.ta single vote. There may be. Others
o.a more gerssd in such statistics than | am.
s'., sce Tot. and therefore think that the
isaGa s exactly between General Cass and
General Taylor.
Yea mly remember. that in the djsc'ssions
nt l5ii. whtn Mr.. Brney in New York and
other S,a,ea. was drawing of Wing votes from
~: Clay. | said that evere Wing vote fUT
Nj H.rnov was half vote Cor M, Polk
Wac II not true Did il uC; turn out az STA
tri In New York, that great State, thu
,nrce carried of from the Wing party for Mr.
Draey defeated the election of a Wing Presl
dent, and therefore Mr. Polk was elected -
'Tra' IL ne clear as any historical fact. AnC
~ M Judgment, II will be 80 now. consId
or every Wing vote given TO Mr.. Van Buren
drhctv aiding the election of Mr. Cass. -
Marx. | slv. Wig vote. Now there may b'
'
from me other side largely. But speak o
Whie votes, in this State and in any State
And am Of opinion that any vote given Il
Mr.. Van Buren,. eanres 10 Gen. Cass
Now az to Gen. Cass. gentlemen. W
psei no, 90 TO the Baltimore platform 70 in
.,rlct ourselves as TO wha, his politics are, o
how he will conduct the Government Gener
al Cass will come into the Government, if a
M rs coming in b. the same party that eject
"a MIR. Polk and he viii follow in the foot
eia7s of his ustriuus predecessor" Laugh
tarl hold hun. ! confess. in the presen
state Of the country 10 be the most dangerou
rnan in whom the powers of the execuliv
Chief Magsirscv could we'll be placed. ii
has described himself not as a conservative, n,
~ protective to present institutions, but as b.
lcnriLp to the parry of progress
He believes IN the doctrine Of American de.
nav and that destiny is TO 90 through wars
rnd lnyasions. and arnies of agprandizemel
to establish great powerful domineerIn
Government over all this continent. W
know that if Mr.. Cass could have preven
cd 1t, the treaty with England in 1852 wou
nni h.ye been made We know that If VI