Evansville weekly journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 184?-18??, 1848-07-13
WAsHINeToN. Thursday June 6

anu uOWH-tfOuueu COuHtIy Is nowhere 10 De
found:
WASHINGTON, Thursday, June 3d.
The friends of Lewis Cass are tr, ing to make
it appear that he is the enemy of England, and
the friend of Ireland AS l do not like to see
lrishmen deceived wish to makea remark on
this subject.
The man who supported Louis Philippe
and abused the clubs of Paris, which have
since upset Louis Philippe and burned the We
nv throne that Lewis Cass praised, could not
be a very sincere hater of Victoria, or erthrone
which is crushing Ireland in the dust. But no
matter what Gen. Cass hates, let us see what
he loves.
/ am told that he loved Ireland because he
voted for the Irish relief bill; but know some
thing OF the history of that bill, and know
that Gen. Cass betrayed the friends of Ireland
on that measure. The friends of The bill knew
that if it passed the Senate on the morning of
the 9th of February, when it was moved 10
take itup by Mr.. Criltenden, thatit would pro-
badly pass the House before it adjourned on
following Wednesday, Mr.. Cass was in his
seat upon this occasion, but did not vote for
the bill, though his name was called three
times in hearing. Mr.. Crittendeu's motion
failed. The bill did not reach the House till
Monday, and was lost saw at the time he
I was meanly lodging, and asked several gentle
men to notice the fact, that might, if necessa
~, substantiate the charge which now make
of his refusing to vote for the Irish relief bill
He had made speech the day before in favor
of it; but in the meantime it became known
that Mr.. Polk would veto it. (Mr. Cass now
says he approves of what James X. Polk has
done as President.) He sat in his seat ant
heard the shrieks of perishing thousands shrin
king into graves of famine in Ireland. He re
Ia oh 10 Al
though he made barney speech for the bill
Now his friends call upon the Irish to vote 70
him, as their friend! have made this state
ment merely to show he was not their frienC
on the Irish reliefquestion.
But have another specimen of his friend
: ship to the Irish to expose. Some time aftel
Mr.. Polk came into power, he nominated Geo
NJ. Woodward of Pennsylvania as one of tn
Judges of the Supreme Court of the U. States
: All the nds of Ireland appealed to the Sen
ators to reject the nomination.
Public meetings were held in Philadelphi;
and elsewhere, at which protests were adopt
ed, declaring that those Senators who vote
for the Native Judge would be looked upon a
1 foes to Irishmen. Some of those appeals wer
r published at the time in the Tribune. | my
self sat up several nights. wiring, to expos
the bigotry and Nativism of Judge Woodward
: The vote was OF course taken in secret ses
S sion, and Lewis Cass voted for him. He tho
he might as well give the Naturalized citizen
stab in the dark, as he thought they woul
never find it out beneath the seal of secrecy.-
k Yet this is the man whom the Locofoco paper
# call the friend of the Irish! The British Gov
eminent who put Judge LEROY on the Benc
to try John Mitchell, and the Locofocos, WI
/ voted to put bigoted Native on the Bench
our highest Court, are about equally friendl
to The Irish!
e might give other specimens of Gen. Cass
friendship TO the Irish, but these are enoug
to show that no Irishman who respects hin
I. self can call Lewis Cass friendly to his fellow
cOuntrYmen.