The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1848-06-23

a Pecimen of what constitutes the
mOdolH Democrat.
Gen. Cdss, who has been the successful
candidate ofthe Convention, is more than
any ofthe disappointed candidates, iden-
tilted with old Federalism, and was,
therefore, thought most worthy ofthe con.
Ifdence and support Of modern Democ-
racy! AS to Gen. Cass' Federalism,
there can be no doubt. He wore the
black cOckade,the great and distinguished
badge worn by the Federalists Of 1900.
lfany one doubts this statement we refer
them TO Niles Register, the highest au.
thority ofthe kind in the country.
The following is literal extract from
Niles Register, Of September 18th, 1884
See vol. AZ, page Is:
"The fact IS, that while his father,
Major Cass, superintended Me recruiting
service in Delaware, in 1799-lsoO. for
t0hat We Democrats styled tie "prorision
eating army" he (the present Gen. CdssJ
t0ds the preceptor ofMe Grammar School
an Wilmington, and lr0aysappeared NTH
a BLACK COCKADE m hisAat."
Cass left Delaware and moved to Ohio
But he did not at that time, change his
principles. Tie hopes of federalism had
not yet gone down forever. and we find
him,then young lawyer, still clnging to
and defending the principles of his par
fU II 20 Mn,,1..o Al.
and the Intelligencer Of that place thus
brings to light some old "reminiscences:
The question of Gen. Cass' early
politics is discussed with considerable
warmth in some ofthe papers the State
tho Loco papers vehemently denying
that he was ever Federalist. We don't
think tits of half so much importance for
the Generals friends to clear him of The
charge of Federalism. as it is to wipe a.
way some OF his political offences ofhis
later years: but since they consider Fed.
eralsm damning sin the wings will not
be slow in proving him guilty of it. 1t
is so easily susceptible ofproofrh we are
surprised that denial oft has been made.
Gen. Cass commenced his political ca
reer in this place, and men are now liv-
ing here who fellowshipped with him in
the Federal party. We have at hand
abundant facts from which to wiite his
early political history, and shall soon ad.
dress ourselves to that work. Meanwhile
we hope that this old acquaintance will
furnish us with facts that may add 10 the
interest of the narrative.
We do mt make it an objection to Gen.
Cass that he was once a Federalst, and
one of the last things he ought to de-
ny is the favor with which he was regar-
ded by that party. 1t embraced great
portion of the best men. then living in
this part of Ohio. Some Of them survive,
and are among the most esteemed of our
citizens. Those who have departed
were honored through life, and their
memory is still revered by all the wise
aud good who knew them. He has no
reason to be ashamed of the support
which such men gave him in his early
life, and he might count himself happy
! man it he could expect to receive the
: votes "fas many good men. in his old
Representative District, for President
as, more than forty years ago, he received
for member Of the General Assembly
Some Of the men who then supported him
e as Federalist are members of the pres
: ent Democratic party, and they will moi
q now support him, for the same reason iha
they once refused TO vote for anOlhe
member of that party who went over Il
d Jeilersodais at the same time he did
: R. j. Meigs is the nan to whom we al
n lude. 1t is said that when candidate fo
Governor,among his old Federal friends
who were solicited to vote for him wa,
one who declared that he "would vote fo
}, no man who denied his maker "-"Bu
n you don't say that Meigs denies his ma
ker!" "Yes | dozen. Putnam THE
leader ofthe Federal party made Melgs
9 and now he denies his maker. and de
d clares he never belonged to his politica
n family: am vote for no such man."
d General Cass was made public mai
!. by the Federal party ofthis district, whicl
embraced the territory now included il
the Counties of Washington, Monroe
Q Morgan, Athens, Perry, Muskingum, ant
y perhaps other counties. He will now re
v ceive for President the votes of some O
y the men who then supported him fo
Representative. but it may be doubte,
i whether all ofhis old political associate
will forgive him the sin of denying hi
@ maker"
!. Soon after he moved to Zanesv lie
- When he ca me there he was professe
disciple of Thomas Jefferson. Soon afte
. he was promoted to the Office Of Marsha
10 of the State. Whetherthis was rewar
al for his conversion or not, our readers ca
H. Judge. Certain it is, that the promotio
;, followed the conversion in rapid mar
!, ner.
A. But the charge of Federalism is eva
N ded by the Locofoco papers, by sayin
At that Cass was DER young, when he cam
y to Ohio. He must have been q prect
e cious youth. Only II when he moved /
s. Ohio. he must have been very young whe
he taught grammar school in Delawar,
3S But this denial is fully met hv tho Zane,