Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1848-09-23
TO THE EDITORS.

REDwoon, (VA) SEPTEMBER l5, Is4s.
GENTLEMEN Will you please publish in the
lntellgencer the enclosed letters from Senators
MANGUM and BERRIEN!
have found in my district and IN other parts OF
Virginia persons who believed that these two dis
hnguished gentlemen had returned to their respec.
tive States with the intention of supporting Gen.
CAss's election: and the reason assigned for it |
have found to be that they regarded Gen. CAsss
opinion and position and that of his friends more
favorable to the interests and institutions of the
South than those Of Gen. TAYLOR.
was as certain that the fact was not so, as
know it to be impossible they could have any re-
spect for such reason. Personally present as
members of the same body with Gen. CAss dur
ing the entire period of his legislative career, these
gentlemen know perfectly well that, on any ques-
ton properly or Improperly made Northern and
Southern question, Gen. CAss is as far from being
a Southern man any man in America not eX-
ceptng either of the other Democratic candidates.
Mr.. VAN buren, or Mr.. JOHN p. HALE, both of
whom, though one is now called free soil and the
other abolition, have been always and are now at
this time, | believe, most orthodox and approved
Democrats, according to that same standard Of
Northern Democracy by which only the genuine
ness of Gen. GAsss faith is also ascertained.
vas aware three months ago-that is, imme-
datey after the Philadelphia nomination--of the
plan OF portion Of the Locofoco party to act on
public opinion by means of concerted and active
Misrepresentation of the opinions and purposes of
particular sections, and Of eminent individuals in all
parts Of the country. And, in iulflment of that
purpose, we have seen almost every eminent Wing
in the Union asserted to be, and sometimes pub.
lished IN the papers as being opposed to Gen. TAY
LoR. The Northern ones for the reason that he is
with the South the Southern ones that he is with
the North upon this great question Of Southern
rights, and national interests too; if indeed the
whole nation is interested in preserving the Union.
Some of the very inferior emissaries have confin-
ed themselves to broad declarations that General
TAYLOR wW carry not more than three States J"
that at the city Of Washington bet Of g three 10
one cannot be got against him, &c. have cross
ed the tracks Of several of these gentry myself,
who had perhaps as well be in their Offices, as in
curing the great hazard Of prescription at Wash
ington for bringing the patronage Of the Erecu-
the IN conflict uith The freedom Of elections"
If Mr.. Polk should hear of their movements, he
is as sure to have them removed as he is to have
the principal officers of the General Post Office
and the Patent Office, whenever he finds out that
they are the Democratic committee at Washington,
and openly in the field, as the very headmen Of the
party.
But this rumor about Senators BERRIEN and
MANGUM was, presume, the result of misappre-
hension or mistake OF some sort, growing out of
the closing scenes Of the late session of Congress-
Their letters put them where the speeches or letters
or acts ofevery Wing in the United States, whom the
Wing party would not be delighted to get clear of,
has already put themselves-viz. on the side of
Peace, of Compromise, and of the Union.
Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
JOHN s. PENDLETON.