The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-05-28

of his brilliant public services and their estimation of his
character a man. This honor, however, he declined
In August following. he delivered address before
the literary societies OF Dartmouth College New Hamp-
SHIRE at the annual OF that institution
The societies afterwards prepared elegant gold
ed cane, with appropriate devices which presented
10 him in w ashington on the 4th of March, 1913.
On the meeting of the present Congress, General Cass
elected chairman OF the Committee on Military Al
fairs-a post for which he most emmen,ly qualified
and which, he had been unanimously selected he
sidered il his duty 10 accept His chairman OF
that committee, and his views upon the question
have been in the daily proceedings OF the Senate
The following brief reply to Mr. Mangum is probably
as good a summary of his opinions as can be given:
snow. with respect 10 the progress of the war; it is said
city city, conquerng all before him. am very glad ,o
hear it, hope that the commanding general will continue
conquer Mexican obstinacy, and thus conquer
have eeady expressed opinions with regard to the
cept to tell the senator from Noh Carolina what had
honor say the senator from South Carolina that the
adoption OF resolutions in this Senate with regard TO
dangerf danger there bein the progress of this war
would be but as the idle wind. You might well stand
by the cataract of Niagara, and to its waters nov
they choose it, It is the refusal OF the Mexican
people do justice that prolongs this war IL is una
which operates the public mind, and leads he sehatoi
from North Carolina apprehend state OF tgs when n
fears, but which, for myself, do not anticipate Let me
say, Mr. President takes great deal 70 KIN inns coun
Try We have had alarming crisis Amos. every yea.
spectator before Mr.. Jefferson was elected mat was
crisis Then came the embargo crissthe crisis of the
non interconrseof the war-of bankof the tariffot
the of the depostes-and score OF others. Bu
ents of power and prosperity with rapidly heretofore
unknown In history of nations II we should swallow
Mexico Tomorrow do not believe it would kill u.s. The
senator from North arona and myself may not live to
it, but by means satisfied that the day Will not
come in which the whole of the country around US
will OF the most magnificent empires that the
world has yet seens9r;ons IN It's prosperity and SUI SUI,
principles OF free and the blessings which they
bring with them.'
In December ls47 Gen. Cass gave his views at length
nm the So WllmOt PrOVlSO" letter TO MIR. NChOl
son, of Tennessee In that letter he avowed himself
opposed the and to the exercise OF any egs-
lation by Congress any of the territories OF the
United States respecting the domestic relations OF their
inhabitants. He believed that all questions OF that ma
ture should be settled by the people themselves, VINO
ought to be allowed to regulate their internal concerns
in their way and that Congress has no more power
to abolish or establish slavery in such territories, than
has to regulate any other of the relative duties of social
e-that OF husband and wife, of parent and child OF
master and servant. He said, in conclusion:
''The Wimot Proviso seeks to take from its legitimate
to the Union as SUCH and to transfer another created
by the people for special purpose and foreign the sub
we go oa fIs and
Leave the people who will be affected by this question:
manner and we shall render another tribute original
principles and furnish another guaranty
for its permanence and prosperity
The Democratic State Convention of Ohio on the Sth
of January s4s declared in favor OF Gen Cass for the
presidency, with unanmiy unequalled in the previous
history OF the State Although there much difference
OF opinion the selection OF candidate for governor,
vet The popular sentiment favor of General Glass; and
the conviction that with him as the candidate their State
could be placed among the foremost OF the democratic
States of the Union, induced almost unanimous ex-
preston in his favor CAT the last election in the State OF
Ohio, the popular vote democratic by majority, OF
1859 The State convention of Michigan has also
unanimously placed him in nomination for the presiden-
cy In the Democratic State Convention of Pennsy
held at Harrisburg the 18th Of March, 1885, esolu
ton in the highest degree complimentary to Gen Cass,
was unanimously reported by the committee, and adopted
with reclamation by the convention.
1t is not necessary to refer to the numerous public
expressions in his favor in New England the middle
States the west and the south Public opinion looking to
his brilliant services sterling integrity and unfnching
fidelity, has pointed to him TIMES
and the proper exponent OF the American democracy
Plain and unassumng in his manners, kind and generous
fault frank and social in his intercourse with his
felow-men he u.s. in every sense of the word, DEMO
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