The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1848-08-30

gives Inc following authority tor his accu.
saiion - Petersburg Ia.sllieenctr.
Co. sspondence Of the N American and U. S.
Gazette.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 10, le4s.
Ga two former occasions, charged the
Democratic candidate for the Presidency
with know ledge, if not a participation,
in the vile fraud which was recently expo.
SGD en- The floor OF The Senate, Of issuing
two sets Of lives in positive conflict with
each other, upon The most vital and absor.
bing question Of the day.
! This charge was not advanced lightly,
neither without full consideration Of the
importance of the mailer involved nor of
the proof which could be adduced to sus.
tdin 1t. should controversy arise. chal,
ensed contradiction &C the fact, and have
delayed until this lale hour Of The session
for an explanation or denial. None has
been made, and therefore feel justified in
the inference that The friends OF Gen. Cass
are either afraid TO meet the issue thus re-.
peatedly rendered, or that they have de.
termiHed to shrink from il by silence
Such course choose to regard as an ad.
mission Of his guilt, on their part. If not,
why have they, in The face Of the manner
IN which my original statement has been
multiplied and commented upon through.
out the press, avoided the discussion and
concluded to pocket the aflron,l
Considering this attempt TO deceive the
country, by representing The opinions Of
the Democratic candidate as coiGciding
With the prejudices and sentiments that al.
tach TO every mans Preside, north and
south OF the Potomac, as the most danger.
Gus and monstrous fraud ever attempted In
a political canvass, have determined to
revive the charge and to continue il, until
the people are awakened 10 sense Of the
impending danger and to jus, apprecia.
ton Of the base means employed by This
party ard lis leaders TO achieve success.
The public will bear in mind, that the Grim.
inality Of the act does moi consis, in the
number Of the editions that were issued ::
but in the graver fact, hat one # the cdl.
lions placed Cen Cass 10 an altitude Of
opposition to the WiImol Proyiso aud The
~'. -. - f"~'- &c hat restriction.
he events OF the last Few years nnJ
particularly the open and fragrant frauds
Of 1874, had almost pIeaaInd il.A fuL!ic
mind Tor any new scheme, however base,
at the hands of Locofoco managers. 1t
was not supposed, however, that one oc.
cnpyng the distinguished position Of can.
didae for the Presidency, could lend him.
sell to deception so Infamous as this is,
and which may be properly classified in
mat catalogue Of forgery and ,ilainy in
which the Boyds and McCallas have re.
Gently figured.
but according TO the showing Of o mem.
Der of their own party-of one who holds
seat on The floor Of the House Of Repre-
sentalives-wh is an etlicien, supporter Of
The ticket through the press in Chicago,
and by his cooperation in other ways
Gen. Cass, personally, was privy to the
concoctlon Of this scheme, or know iap TO
its Preparation.
The story Is told in very few words and
! present The authority now, when all the
witnesses are on the spot, that | may vim.
dicate all that have stated and am about
to reiiera,e, should ii be questioned in any
respectable quarter.
| mean to say, then, that on The day on
winch Mr.. Mangum exposed TO the notice
OF the Senate, the deception in tic two g.
dItions of the life Of Gen. Cass, that the
Hon. John Wentworth volunteered in the
presence Of one or more Wing Senators.
a statement TO this effect: that he purchas.
ed at the office Of the Congressional G lobe,
documents for circulation in his district,
and, among others, the Life Of Cass, issu. |
ed in The month of March.
Upon examining the "skeich" he dis
covered The extract from the Nicholson
letter, with commentary by the biogra.
pher, unfayorabe to the Wilmot proviso. I
Fearing the political effect Of such doc.
umen' ~ the Free States, and being him.
seH Q Witmot Propiso man, he called on
Ten. Cass and represented 10 him The dan.
gerous tendency Of circulating the publ.
Gallon at the North. Gen. Cas- Informed