Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1848-09-04

6uffdlts august -. !csc-
Nlich'gsn deeg,t. 20 lie "lree >nil Convention
On THIS city. which has n. adpurnG be.S leave .. SUI
s>lt 10 and The ~hne South, sls i,Iloviny ale
snaAt Of facts W eI his from his fAen, q epr 10
finn OF all dupIlcr il politics srd SAFE af,irs anil BE-
tanse he considers it to be duo in cani,r he South
thst She should not be dupad 10 crafty nor aal. ind!
Ndua ambition, and thus her pee uar institutions
Interests be eacheousy betrayed and abandoned to III,
Gender mrrclfs of Northern abolitionists
ats known 10 the country. that eafiy in i6i3 Gen
era! Lewis CaSs was opposed 10 the annexation of les
rs 10 'h u. States. L. March If ha, year. a very larot
meeting was HID in The city Of Dathii at which resul1.
Mons in favor Of anne>aou were passed. BY accl,na
lion.
Gen CasS then began 10 change his views. Some b
his friends spike ut HIM as candidate FIR the Prs da
cy Before the Baltimue CuEven ion met In lSit
the General received litter frln 4 III inber 81
he St'a;e At ing.u. calling tor his views IN the
question Of annexation and Gen Cass wrote one letter
N 7elv, indicating favorable opinion Of the annexa ion
." exas 10 THIS n'n; bu it deemed sufficient
y strong and decided expression Of his view, on
The SUBJECT rqu s,ed as Indispensable To the al
vancenent OF hS nomination by the Cnnvrntion for the
fieHdthcy. The result was lie famous frazer's Mag
d,ts letter OF the General which was pu Jlisied in n
The newspaper. Of the dav
The frnds Of ASS succerded in deiaaiini the nomi
oaian ri Martin Van Buren, at that Convention.
" hen tie "Npot Provis, = was attached, in III
House Of Representatives, 10 the Mexican Two Mil
-i Mass ehusetts fearing that the Provis, would H.,
stricken out III thai body. and that the bill would pass
Without lis retention spoke ont lie last DAY Of the .ess
iIn. and thus defeated the bill
Ienera tas' thereupon left his saat, passed owe, 10
tie " hg side Of the >rnale and with rulAd temner
expressed Il regret that the Senate had not been per
dnted take. vote On the BILL saying that he and ey
cry ether Demucra tic Senator from the uR slave bD
ding States xoud haze y,ted foI the Niino, Proy
On ti.e oath Il Oecemo,f lSit General Casa adj
dressed letter 10 tlr SichoSoG 4 Nashville Tenpes
see. declaring that che principle involved n the Wnio
fro' so should De kept gu, e the national gislaon
shat the question s Iud be- left the peope in their res
peettse local governnen.,'' and iniina.ing pledge
thai elected President, .-he woaid veto any bill con
timing li,. Wiimot Provis,"
these declarations Produced the result 10 attain
which they made The Suulhern delegates 10 The
ltaliiino-e Convention united snesi man. with the
other parz1ns Of Grn Cas-, land made him the Dem
!e'ale candidate for the Presidency With the gener-
ns cunEd1nee of the sunuy South. they believed the pro-
lesion O: The willy Northern '-dotChtace
on and tie other people If The Southern States az
srf itse Extraordinary exhibitions lrsincerity and
vaccination on the par: Of Gen CasS will not. sup
P oe much surprised "a Learn. that 10 letter written
r. p" aa,,rsoa hy Gel Cas-. under date Of Feb nary
tS.a- 'ei' 10 the Hon. fo. ~. Wls,n. Of Ann Arb5r
~ me s'ae OF Michigan. he expressly Declares that the
i'u1" u, passage Of the Wmat Psovis, BY Congress
'',cH be death 10 The ,rnr derA n ~ z.o,,;::,;o or
acre q ne,c IeTitorg death 10 The atrj i
"S"'n 20 ne De'aocra0 pariy" He adds. that such
- l'io'aoiy not the Intention which, indress i've ot,,
~ we o'sfsn was perhaps pa,rori,: hut su,I,
LIQUID BE- It's connection with the p ndng war me,s,r,s
~ "ord does he jec, ~ the principle .S the Prvi
n.y. see &c eitor % ,lx land with, q. s,,. ]