The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-03-16
INSTRUMENTATION Corrected.

Some allusion having been made in the House of Rep
resentatves in yesterdays debate, TO the misrepesen
ton referred to by the editors OF the "Muscogee Demo.
craft and the Detroit Free Press" in the following ex
tracts from their papers, lay these corrections before
our readers The "Muscogee Democrat" is printed in
Georgia. of the 9th inst The denial in the Free Press
was made on the 10th February las-so utterly IN.
founded is the assertion that the charge against General
Cass has not yet been contradicted
We feel authorized TO say that there is not word oi
truth in the story, and challenge contradiction to this as
sertlon
From the Muscogee (Ge) Democrat Marchs
LYING PoLIrIoIANsA report is going the round of IN.
wing press the authority of the Detroit Advertiser tina,
the resolutions ia favor of tho "Wmot Proviso" which
adopted by the Michigan House of Representatives
the 3lst January last submitted Mr.. Cass bef,
their passage and that the original draught Shore
tios of character 10 strengthen their Effects in the hand
,crng of that honorable senator We exec ednglv
10th believe that there is word OF truth this state
menf, and expect that il will turn out to be genur.
'Roorback story got up njure Mr.. Cass at the sob
His recent letter. adverse to the Wilmot Proviso we are
bound believe contains the most version of his
the subject; and if he has been
the aforesaid, he ought, in Justice 10 himself sr5
his friends the south, speedily the matter right by
contradiction explanation of the part he took any in
preparing the resolutions aforesaid for the action of the
Michigan legislature. We shall be happy afford Mr.
self in this regard before southern pnb
lie, if he shall think the report worthy ofhs notice
From the Detroit Free Press February 10
Read the following from of our first citizens which
we copy from yeste rday's Advertiser (whgD
"MIcnGAN, Feb. 4, 1913
'To the Editor Of the Advertiser:
81 have this read your paper OF the I'd instant
anonymous letter from your Pontiac correspondent in
which observe serious MEASUREMENT II is there stated
that informed your correspondent that 1874 Gen Cas-,
and requested make speech against an
nerdtion of Isras and authorised to refer to him in
doing.
THERE is NOT A WORD TRUTH STATEMENT If
the msstaement referred only myself, should take no
notice of il but ii carries gross SANDER emf.
nen public man. with which cannot allow myself to be
connected.
81 believe that the time referred to- had no acauaint
with Gen. Cass. He did me the honor send
for ME any time, for any purpose and have never
slightest aluson to the Texas question in any.
81 also beg leave add that in the very slight personal IN
which have had with General Cass have bsen
received with that kindness and which has
to entertain for him high personal respect and attach
"You will please publish this letter, and obge
&c. V. N. LOTHROPr
at in the paper that General c. charged
with nteneaons in the resolutions passed by the legs
laue of Is47, relating territory To stamp asa
R1orback of the kind above need only to that Gen
Cass in Washington dschargng his congressional du
ties and Of could have had any agency the
matter"