Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1848-06-30


cure snis Of rooms 10 t.ro hotels 10 the places
where he is 10 stop, goes TO the very places
which, if h. has any regard 10 either decency or
his own prospects he should avoid, and when he
arrives there has nothing TO DO but show his own
imbecilIy and political nolhiuCness.
Poor old man! the noise and confusion that
will psTruss 'he United Suites. aJoullhe time Of
The Presidential election, will prevent his ever
being heard upon the important lopicslowhich
his attention has been called" al time when
ne was all unprpnared to uuer his seutImeu's.-
The child Of circumstaucCs-lhe man Of cir
cumslances-ihe statesman Of circumstances,
has already been caught in thai maeIsyroom ef
circumstances forever from public view o..
S. Journal.
ARRIVAL OF GEN. CAss.
Gen. Cass arrived this afternoon on the Hen.
drick Hudson, was received with civil aud mill
tary honors, and was escorted 10 his Lodgings at
the New England.
Soon afterwards the General appeared on the
balcony aud was introduced 10 the crowd Of peo.
pIeasscmbedin front, By Judge Wood, in brief
and exceedingly pertinent speech to the follow
ing effect
Fellow CITizEHs have the pleasure Of in,
Producing to you Gen. Lewis Cass, Of Mchi-
gan, candidate for the highest office within the
gilt Of the people.
Then turning TO the distinguished guest Sir,
am delegated by the people Of this city to ten
der to you its hospitalties; and TO assure you in
the name Of the Democracy, that your nomina-
ton for the high office Of President of the Uni
ted States, has no where been hailed with such
heartfelt enthusiasm as among the Democracy
Of the State OF Ohio.
/ And, Sir, permit me on this occasion TO call
your attention 10 the fact THAI our political oppo-
ncns declare that you are opposed TO the I'M
/ proyement Of our Western Rivers and llarbors
and that We have always met this declaration
with the assurance that General Lewis Cass, as
n Western man. was fully identified with the in-
terests Of the West, and could not be opposed to
the Improvements so much needed by the people
of the Wcst and of The whole country.
/ 1t may not be improper for me, Sir to allude
/ TO one more topic, which is, especially TO this
immediate district, topic Of the deepest inter.
esl--l refer to the institution Of Slavery. We
are told, Sir, that should you secure the cleo
lion to the Presidency of the United States, your
administration would lend its influence to the
extension aud perpetualion of human slavery.
The people here assembled will, with the
greatest pleasure now listen touny communication
which, Sir, it may be your p pleasure to submit
Again, Sir, extend TO you the hosplalites Of
the city.
To which Gen, Cass responded substantially
as follows:
Sir the noise and confusion which peryadcs
this assembly will prevent my being heard on
the important topics to which you have called
my attention. must therefore content myself
with thanking you for the generous reception
which |, the unworthy representative Of the
great Democratic party of the country have re-
ceiyed at your hands
Fellow citizens, fifty years ago, when a lad of
seventeen, first looked upon lhls Northwestern
Territory, then containing n population Of twen-
~ thousand now covered with five millions.
No young man in the nation was then more
unlikely to occupy the proud position to which
have been assigned than | was. A beautiful il.
iu,ralion, this, of the genius and character of
our glorious institutions. Let, us fellow citizens,
cling to these institutions so long rs we have
strength.
/ hope you have all read the letter which ad-
dressed 10 the Democratic National Convention.
! | declared that to be the close Of my political
professions. Fellow Citizens: If fory-two years
of services for my country, in the cabinet and
the field, in city and on prairie, at home and a.
broad, do not furnish sufficient pledges, then
any thing which might say now would be mere
dcusion.
Again thank you for the distinguished recep-
lion which you extend me.