The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1848-09-02

great force in the following editorial which We
copy from the New York Courier and Enquirer
of the 10Th inst.
The Presidential campaign is now fully OPP
ened-the political abolitionists having at their
convention in Buffalo completed The list OF
candidates by nominating as the standard bear
er OF their forlorn hope-Nlartin Van Buren,,
with Chas. +. Adams, of Massachl sets, as the
second in command.
Until that Convention had defined its course
and cause, there might be some excuse for hes
italion ON the part of those who, habitually
averse to the vehement strife of parties, and lit
lie conversant with the real motives of party
drill-sergeants, were looking to third organ
liza ton as likely 10 present some name TO which
the wise and good might rally--if indeed they
eau in republic be wise or good who habit
ually underrate or neglect the exercise of the
elective franchise as a solemn Obligation
But, now all doubt is at end, all apology for
hesitation done away, and the names, now pre-
scented, of Lewis Cass, Martin Van Buren,, and
Zachary Taylor, so distinctly typify and fore
shadow the doctrines and the policy which
each, and the supporters of each, are likely TO
carry out, that they who run may read
Let US briefly glance, in succession, at each
of these names, and at the measures and-men
they represent.
Lewis Cass needs no biographies; for he has
written himself down. His letters, his SPEECH
es-particularly his eulogstic rhapsody about
Louis Philippe, when one Louis was King and
the other Lewis was minister and courtier con-
trasted with the paans of delight shouted forth
by Lewis the Presidential aspirant over the
downfall of Louis the King; these have made
Gen. Cass known &c the people, but not res
pected by them.
1t is more true of Gen. Cass than of any pub
lie man within our recollection, who has filled
the same high stations, that he has no moral
weight with the people; their unerring instincts
have taught them TO disiTust man who shifts
his ground as his prospects vary-and their
honesty condemns the too facile politician who
would be all things to all men.
But although Gen. Cass has failed to secure
for himself the respect of his countrymen, he
has imbued them with feeling of distrust and
alarm as to the course he would pursue if cleo
ted TO the Presidency, which is not likely to
be readily overcome.
General Cass seems to be thorough believer
in Manifest Destiny;" end that b,.lirf, embit-
tered and rendered more intense BY blind hat
red of England, seems to animate and control
his whole conduct.
He is for familiarizing our free, peaceful, la
borious, industrious, thriving, moral, popula-
ton with the tastes aud habits of war; he is
for annexing TO our homogeneous races, born
and brought up Ill the knowledge and use OF
free institutions, all The mongrel races of all
contiguous territories; Cuba, MericO, the Can
ados-the whole West Indian Archipelagoi-
who knows! To your manifest destiny man
the rights OF other nations, the incomgruous-
ness with our own OF the new populations be
aims TO incorporate with It's, are as nothing
reason, religion, right, are Of no avail against
manifest destiny, the charms Of annexation
and the chances of the Presidency.
Nor is it for freedom only that Gen. Cass is
willing to embrace all contiguous territories.
He goes heartily for extending the area OF
stdrcry as that Of freedom, and is altogether q
Northern man with Southern principles
With Gen. Cass as President, therefore, we
must count upon being embroiled in contin-
ual war--in dishonest efforts at te rrtorial ag-
grandisement, at the expense of the treasure,
blood, peace, and morals of our own country
men; and upon converting into permanent
and most dangerous party division the differ
ence OF oPinion-which SO long has not made
a line of party demarca lion, is comparariyely !
misunderstanding between the North and
South on the subject of slavery.
General Cass, moreover, is so much the slave
Of circumstances" that neithera protective
tariff nor internal improvements would find
any support at his hands. Nay, worse, they |
would find those hands ready al the bidding OF |
party 10 strangle both BY a veto.
We 60 not make this statement i'm any vein |
Dt exaggeratlon. Let those who may suspect
rs OF exaggeration, look at the Baltimore Plat |
orm, as laid down by the Convention that
nominated Gen. Cass, and at his letter, not on
~ acquiescing in. but evidently approving that
platform, and then ask himself what chance
there would be under the presidency of Gen.
Cass, identified with such doctrines, either for
The protection of domestic industry by a well
regulated tariff, or the improvement of our
great highways, or lakes, rivers and harbors
through the aid of the General Government.
Against General Cass, then, all lovers of
peace, OF Justice, OF good neighborhood, of the |
great moral law OF doing unto Others as we
would be done by--all who desire to promote
and protect American industry against The pau
per labor of Europe, all who believe that this
General Government, Instituted among other
purposes TO promote the general welfare-is
bound 10 promote II by facilitating and render
ing less haza rdous the intercourse of our rivers
lakes aud harbors--all who love Freedom. the
Constitution and the Union as il is-all such
must, according TO our view Of the professions,
character and public career of General Cass,
vote against him as President.
Against Martin Van Buren, there should be
no need of exhorting the whole country and
wings especially to vote--for sentence has once
been passed upon him by the public verdict,
and there has nothing since occurred to induce
Or justify change Of that verdict.
On the contrary. TO all the objections, which
before were found availing against him, is now
10 be added the great moral reproach, that, with
,ut expressing regret for first opinions and
PRACTICES in relation 10 slavery, and the most
n power, no pretensions was ever deemed too
extavagant by Mr.. Van Buren, nor ever excl. I
ed his sensihililies about ..frea sailn Al |