The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1848-07-13
RATUBTlN ON CASS.

- 3OIH"tlV He SdHafdnff ~ 1ifrnnislanre., from
Speech u The Hon. Gro. Rabttu,. dei,rend al
Uf De1,ocraf,c Contention, hciiqf ttica, " L.,
on he I'm IrJrnn.,y, 1913.
Mr.. President, the venerable Sen ator
from Michigan, once an ardent advocate
OF the Je!ersonan Or dinancc Of 1857, has
discovered some new light. aud under
stand has written letter 10 Tennessee, in
which he avows himself tho advocate OF
slavery extension. This is n sudden and
radical change in the views Of the dis,in-
gnlshed Senator on that question, and
propose 10 inquire briefly into the reasons
OF tha, change. MIR. President know
very well the views aud feelings Of ,ha,
Senator III the month Of August, 1916.
learned them from his own lips. On the
day that Congress adjourned, and ut the
time that Senator Davis, Of Massachusetts
spoke up 10 the adjournment Of the Scnntc
On the Wilmo, Provso, me, the Senator
at the railroad depot in Washington, and
rode near TO him aud converscd freely with
him between that place aud Baltimore. -
The Senator appeared somewhat excited,
spoke freely and with good deal Of cncr-
gy upon the subject Of the Proviso. lie
stated 10 me that every Northern Demo
cratic Senator had agreed to vote for it,
aud bu, fur Mr.. Davis speech no woulJ
have voted for il. lie said repeatedly tina,
Inc regretted very mucl, TINT hc could not
have recorded his vote for it before the nd
iournmcnt. ! expressed MS much regret as
he did, but not precisely for the same rca-
son. ldesircd the rccord-hc the popular
applause. lie said he never regretted ANY,
thing more than the failure 10 record the
votes Of Senators. Indeed sir. this was the
principal topic Of conversation 10 Baltimore :
This, Mr.. President, continued to be his
language all the way to Michigan, as IN
dcrstand. When We met again ut the cap
ital | thought discovered some symptoms
of that change in the Senator's views Oh
the subject Of tho proyiso which hc has
since, BY his vote and letter. so clearly dem.
onstratcd. MIR. Erinkcrhoir, Of Ohio, one
oithc ab'cst aud tirmest Of the supporters
Of the Proviso, an honest, and q sincere
Democrat, know was warm friend of
the Michigan Senator, and preferred him 10
all others as the candidate for the Presi-
dency 10 lS4S. ] mentioned to him my
suspicious. | told him that the Senator
was in chrysalis state, and that in my
opinion he was preparing to desert, to turn
trai.or to the north, to freedom, aud 10 be-
come soldier under tho black banner Of
aggressive slavery. Mr.. Brinkerhoff de-
MED, dsbelievcd, and thought was doing
injustice to the Senator, invited mo to 90
with him and call on the Senator and
| would be satisfied was Mistaken
! expressed my willingness to 60 with
him at any time, and assured him Of
the great pleasure it wonId afford me 10
find myself mistaken on this point.
Mr.. President, At the suggestion Of Mr..
B., we proceeded at once to the room of
the Senator. We found him somewha,
bustling and busy in his preparation to go
out. Mr.. B., led of in some casual re-
marks about the Proviso and it's prospects,
The hustle increased little. The Sena-
tor "thoueht it premature,-better to give
il the 20 BY this session, nothing to be gain.
cd BY pressing it now-s sufficient for the