Arkansas intelligencer., 1848-06-10
CASS AND RITLER.

as the democratic Nominees the former for Pres.
ident and the latter for Vice President.
These nominations resited from the most har-
monous proceedings tiat ever characterised a
political convention, ne certain harbingers of a
prosperous and easy campaign.
We believe that tie convention could not by any
possibility have pade nomination which would
give more genea satisfaction TO the Democratic
party, than j. the person of Lewis Cass-one
whose namestands unsuled upon the moral reg
ister-agaast which even his political adverse :
ries, ca,not say aught-whose patriotism and
devotioyto country have been exempifed in the
field, he Cabinet, the Senate and in the diplomatic
corp.
/ te is pioneer, soldier statesman, chris
lrn He bore his share in the tolls, privations
nd dangers to which, the defence of new coun-
try, and its conversion from primitive forest, to
the happy abodes of civilized man, are necessa-
rily exposed. He made an early settlement in
the new territory of Ohio, where he filled several
important offices received at the hands of the
people and the president.
Gen. Cass took the field with eager patriotism
during the of 1912 and served against the
British and Indians with considerable distinction
He lead the attack at Aux Canards where was
split the first blood during the war. With the
surrender of Hull's army at Detroit, Gen. Cass
received by the British as a prisoner, but
was exchanged shortly after, was appointed Colo
mel of another regiment, which he raised, and
with it joined Gen. Harrison who was collecting
forces TO recover the lost territory Of Michigan
At the Battle of the Thames he acted as volun-
teer Aid d'Camp TO Genl. Harrison and shared a
full and prominent part in tina, battle. In 1913
President Madison appointed him Governor of
Michigan; and in 1881 he took charge of the
War Department under Gen. Jackson. In 1886 he
was appointed Minister TO France, where he earned
high civic honors by his bold, manly and saga
cious diplomacy by which he lhwarted the power
of the grasping government of England, in lis
schemes ofmaritime uperiority-when he prostra-
ted the celebrated quintupIe treaty. His letter on
the fright of search !" claimed by the English
government, which he wrote in Paris and which
was published in French and German, and circu-
lated all over Europe awakened public attention
''hu H-ASu PuDtIC SGItlill6Hl permanently against
the pretensons of the British government.
In 1914 Gen. Cass declared himself in favor
of the annex aion of Texas, and although his
claims were set aside by the Convention, where
he received over 100 votes, he warmly advocated
the election of Mr.. Polk and during that canvass
took political tour through the States of Ohio,
Indiana, Illinois and Michigan. He is now in
the United States Senate where he took his seat
in IS45.
Gen. Cass has always been a thorough and
consistent democrat-at all times the advocate of
the cherished principles and measures tha. have
accelerated the prosperity and greatness of
happy country.
Gen. WILLIAM o. BUTLER is Kentucky's ia.
vorite son, whose daring chivalry and patriotism
have alike placed his name upon the brightest
scroll of his country's fame. He is descended
from revolutionary ancestors,-a family distn-
guished for their military achievements. Gen.
Buffers family is remarkable for one isolated
circumstance in the history of the country. His
unces and all their sons, his father and himself
were engaged in all the different contests
in which our country has been engaged, cIuding
the revolutionary war, the Indian wars, that of
1912, and the one just closed, where Gen. VIM.
o. BUTLER has established military reputation
of the highest order.
In the late military events in which General
Butler bore so conspicuous part and are familiar
to every citizen-he distinguished himself in ev-
cry battle in which he was engaged; and he now
occupies the elevated station of Commanding
General of our Army in Mexico. General B.
served two terms in Congress with great success
to his reputation; and declined reelection of the
third term. In 1914 he was nominated by the
Democratic Convention in Kentucky, as cand idale
for Governor, and there is good ground to be.
lieve that he would have been elected but for the
universal conviction throughout the State, that
the defeat of Mr.. Clay's party by the Choice of
Democratic Governor, that summer would have
operated to injure Mr.. Clay prospects throughout t
the Union, in the Presidential election, which
followed Immediately after, in the fall. With Mr..
CIav's popularity. and the activity of all his
friends-w,h the State p:de so long exalted by
the aspiration of giving President to the Union
more eagerly than ever enlisted against the
Democracy, Gen. Butler diminished the Wing
majority from twenty thousand to less than five