Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1848-09-25
Keen it before the People !

disayowed the slightest wish or desire to
interfere with the question of slavery in
the United States.
Keep it also before the people, that
Lewis Cass proclaimed in his place IN
the Senate, that he would have voted for
the wilmo, proviso, had it been brought
forward during the session of 1916.
Keen it before the people, that MiIlard
Fillmore is denounced by the Abolition
lists as a traitor and a dough-face, because
he recognises the institution Of slavery,
and brought a bill into congress to pay
a master the value of a runaway slave.
Keep it also before the people, that
Gen. Cass boasts that be never was a
STAKEHOLDER, that he detests slavery, and
would be delighted to see it abolished, If
it could be done safely and ~peaceabiy.
Keep it before the people, that the De-
mocratic papers dare not inform their
readers that Millard Fillmore voted in
favor of the first of the Anterior resolu-
tons, which, declares that Congress has
10 jurisdiction over the question of sla-
very in the United States.
Keep it also before the people, that
Gen. Cass has proclaimed the monsirous
opinion that the question of slavery in the
newly acquired territory must be settled
by thepeople thereof; thus giving to the
Indians, M~esizoes, Zamboes, and other
celored inhabitants Of such territory, the
right and power to exclude citizens of
the South from establishing themselves
with their property on the soil.
Keep it before the people, that Willard
Fillmore has always been a frank, open
and consistent politician, that he has not
two sets of opinions, one for the North
and the other for the South; that he does
not, like Van Buren,, boast Of being "a
sorfhern MAJ with southern principles"
nor make professions at the eleventh hour
to gull the South.
Keep it also before the people, that
southern democrats are e~ndeavoring to
hold up Lewis Cass as "a Northern man
0ith Southern principles" Just as they did
Van Buren,, and that Lewis Cass is aid
iag to propagate the fraud, by causing to
be circulated two editions of his life, one
intended to reconcile shareholders to his
support. and the other to ingratiate him.
self with Northern anti-slavery men.
Keep it also before the people, that
Lewis Cass never was regarded in any
other light than as a violent opponent Of
slavery and q recognized champion of the
Wilmot proviso, and that he only modi-
fed his opinions when he became the can
didate for the Presidency; that even now
lie has never scrittsn or uttered one syzha-,
Die against the principle of the Prouiso;
and that when Intercepted by his north
era friends on the subject, he pretends
that the noise and confusion preuented him
from explaining his oieDs.
Keep it before the people, that Mr..
Yancey. a Southern democrat, and dele
gate from Alabama to the national demo-
cratic convention, refused to sustain Lewis
Cass, p%ronouncing him a political weath-
srcock. s.all things unto all men, an Abo-
isionist at heart, and false to the South
as 5E
On! RARE CONSISTENCY I'll. General
Cass writing a book lauding Louis Phil
ippe, and then, on his overthrow, con-
graduating the people that deposed him.
2. General Cass voting for the Wilmot
Pfoviso when he wanted Northern votes.
md opposing it when he wanted South
eFf votes.
8. General Cass refusing the "over-
grown patronage" Of the Government, af-
Ter sxisaasting that patronage to his own
benefit.
4. General Cass speaking ~eloquently
about the suffering of the people Of Ire
land, and then forgetting to vote for the
appropriation for their relief.
s. General Cass concurring with Mr..
Polk's administration and voting for the
and River bill, the veto Of which
vas the browning glory" Of MIR. Polk.
@. General Cass was enchanted withthe
respect Of peace Throughout. the world,
nd greaaing his palate ITO swallow the
vhole Of Mexico.ss I;