The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-09-22


National Integencer, bur forth some facts of much
interest and importance in the present campaign;
DETROIT, Sept. 70, ls4s.
To the Editor Of the Union;
$40 THE SOUTHERN STATES"
The above : the imposing caption of a communication
published IN the National nelgencer of the 9th instant
dated and signed "McmcAN;" the object of which is 10
convict General Cass OF opposition and Inconsistency in
relation to the annexation of Texas and the Winot
ProvIso The writer offers matter To the public,
but merely groups together the oft efuted msrepresent
lions heretofore made in detail by the political opponents
OF Gen. Cass
OF the writer of the communication alluded to, shall
say nothing except to state that he well known here
that notwithstanding the lntegencers endorsement OF
ms democratic poucs, he has not acted, except occa
sonay, with the democratic party for years and that he
IS now in active cooperation with the wings in support
OF Taylor and Fillmore.
The writer of the article in the Inteligencer among
other proofs (socaed repeats old story circulated in
1884, (and promptly denied and refuted then) upon the
authority of alleged private conversations that General
Cass was opposed to the annexation of Texas. And
this too the face of the notorious fact known the
whole country, that General Cass uaversed nearly the
whole West that very year, advocating the great
OF annexation numerous gatherings of the democracy
IN Ohlo Kentucky, Tennessee, Indiana, and Michigan );
and that he continued to advocate II during the whole
compalgn OF 1874, as cardinal of the demo-
cratic party and one OF The great issues involved in that
contest Ind point TO single act, speech.
or fine from General Cas not m conformity TO Me peus
aud tens Of thousands of his assembled country Of all
political parties And God save the mark i passing
conversations with political opponents TO be tortured
and twisted into contradictions OF a mans life; and if
doubts respecting Mr. Tyers in the Texas affair,
held at first by almost the whole democracy OF the coun-
try, are to be msrepresented into opposition to the
ure ITSELF
Last winter this story of General Casss opposition to
annexation repeated, the alleged authority of Mr.
Lothrop one of our democratic speakers and now at
torney general of the State, who, il said, sent
Tor by General Cass and urged TO take ground public
debate against annexation; and IT was not until Mr. Lo-
hrop contradcted this fasehood, he promptly did
der his Name that it ceased to the round of the
wing papers For similar purposes Was also asserted
that the resolutions OF the Michigan legislature, the
subject OF the Wllnot Proviso, submitted Gen
Cass before their ntroduction and approved of by him.
after being ntcrlned in his handwriting, though he
cas then at Washington, But the member OF the House
r PIERCE who brought forward and had charge of the
resolution, published statement putting the stamp Of
falsehood upon the whole matter suppose, however,
that will again run the round OF the wing papers be-
fore the present campaign Is over.
And now we have second edition of this story ap-
Piled to the Texas resolutions introduced into our legis
aure of 1914, in the assertion that those too were sub
committee TO whom they referred The writer of
the article in the lneigence says that somebody says
that Mr. Mcleod says that he went TO Gen Cass, and
he expressed his appreciation of it, in substance And
the writer, who has marvellous faculty of making
much out of little gravey refers to dates respecting the
introduction of the resolutions give air of proba
bty to the statement as il these had ANYTHING to do
with the opinions OF Gen. Cass.
That efforts have been recently made with Mr. Nc !
entered his head,'' know; for have it under his
hand in letter dated the Sd inst, but before he
knew that the old story had been made new again, and
have answered them" Chose who wished him to utter
ies') Sin style that will stop the correspondence if
not mistaken"
Enough, however, of this But before leaving this
branch Of the subject, will say that Gen Cass one
OF the first citizens of Michigan and of the North who
took ground in favor OF the annexation of Texas, and
that he did than any other northern statesman to
reconcile theAnorthern democracy the measure, and
rally and lead them to lis final consummaton. 1t is
preposterous suppose for that Gen. Cass with
Mr. Monroes declaration against European interference
or colonization on this continent would have said,
as alleged: "lf England wants Texas let her have
it, and he could have entertained uttered such
sentiment Why, every wing stump speaker in the
Union, from the commencement OF the campaign down to
the late speech of Daniel Webster makes ground of
special and grave objection to Gen Cass that his ruling
passion statesman, they aege, is and has been
the acquisition OF territory, and that If he is not
arrested his he will the whole continent
to the Union
The course of Gen Cass on the Wilmot Proviso has
been perfectly consistent 1t is known that the PROPOSE
lion submitted amendment, IN August, 1916,
in the House of Representatives. to the bill granting
for the acquisition OF territory and the tem
asked for by the President, and was avorie
with the administration, who deemed it essential TO the
attainment of cession. 1t is well known that General
Cass strenuousy opposed loading the appropria
ton with any condition. and he expressed himself
freely and openly But the bill from the House !
with the pOviso and there believed TO be chance
for its passage there without and 1t seemed to be the
determination OF the senators from the nsavehodng
States probably of all of them TO vote Tor the cond
ton, rather than defeat vital measure OF the admns-
traton.
1t will be recoIleced that at that time the subject had
excited little attention, and had provoked scarcely any
discussion 1t occupied the House. believe, but part
of day, and the Senate still less time than the House
The constitutional question had never been raised. At
that very provision inserted in the Oregon
bill for the exclusion of slavery,by vote of los to a.
fhar,r fort a
am mistaken, bill had been previously introduced,
by Mr. Brown, of Tennessee, into the House, with a
similar provision in il; and 1 think Mr. Atchison OF
Missouri, the last of Congress- said that he
had been in favor of the measure. The bearing OF it
upon the South either matter OF right eXpedlency,
things which to arise-the fearful consequences to
the public peace and the stability of the Union But
the session of Congress, this all disclosed
The South arose one man to protest against the mea
sure The whole matter discussed in the public |
journals and Congress- and the consequences OF for
cling this provision through made evident The
s,itutiona question raised and considered for the
first tune and the considered, the gaver
were the doubts OF the power of Congress the ques
ton. Members took their ground on iull deliberauon at
that and the subsequent of Congress and General
Cass in his speech on the Wmot Provso in February
ls47, and in his Nicholson letter III December, 1St7
stated his position, to which he siatis committed
before the country
But it is said to be improbable that General Cass
entean sound national principles on the subject OF the
Wilmot Proviso, because OF his friends IN Michl
gan are opposed TO it. Now believe that large major
ity of General Casss frends-l mean the democracy Of
fundamentally in his OPINIONS on this sub
iect His Nicholson letter and is approved and de-
Tended by nine-tenths OF the twenty-nne democratic