Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1848-08-24

us JWWS. and we shall enclose a COPY Of
this paper to Gen. Cass, and if he has any
thing to say, let him speak out or authorize
some of his organs to speak out for him.
Mr.. Hubbard, the public is aware, is a
prominent Loco Foco, and was the man
that nominated Mr.. Polk, in the Baltimore
Convention four years ago.
1t was bad enough in all conscience for
the head IF Var Department TO become n
member OF an association for Specntaiing in
tdndS-to use the advantages of his high Of
hce, one Of the very highest in the 1vern-
mcnt, for MONOPOLIZING LANDS
through the use of an immense capital, TO
the great 6isGdUdntdge and detriment of
the poor emigrants. Such an operation on
/ the part of Il Secretary OF War would have
been in the EXTREMIST degree censurable.
even if there had been nothing dishonest or
aaf0ir in his treatment Of his associates
but If IT is fact, as charged, that to the
/ INDUSTRIOUS IMPROPERLY and
SHAMELESSNESS Of entering info smch
aSPecaFatiOn, the Secretary addedMe CRIME
/ or CHEATING or oyERREAcHING his AssoCf-
ATEs, he deserves an IMMORTALITY of
INFAMY.
| The man who, as Secretary of War, spec
uIated so,cXtensiveIy in Western lands, and
who, by that and other means, has accum-
ulated property to the amour, of million
OF dollars, is now candidate for the Pres
idency. And if with high office and a
salary of $4,000 he could operate thus
largely as land Spectator, what might he
not be expected to do with still hicAer of
flee and salary of $25, 000l Aud if no
3 GnltG Of ,,s,,
connecting himself with a secret associa-
ton for the monopoly Of public lands when
he was member of the Cabinet, what
could be relied on to restrain him from Il
similar proceeding if he were President?
Look at this thing, felow-citizens, Wings
and Democrats, and decide for Yourselves
IN your own honest minds, 1Mis ind-spec-
ulating Secretary Of War whether guilty
of the crime, laid to his charge by Hon
Henry Hubbard and his other associates. Of
deiraudng and swinding them, is the man
YOU VIII elevate to the Presidency.
Now we cannot believe, (says the n.
Y. Trlbune) that Gen. Cass has been guilty
OF any robbery of his associates in this bu-
slness. The money may have been lost in
the speculation, or wasted by uniaithlul
agents, but it is not credible that Secreta-
ry of war would degrade himself to the lev
ell OF common swindler. We shall await
an explanation with interest. But inst look
at the notorious and palpabe features of
this business. Gen. Cass comes down upon
the treasury with a claim of some $50 900
for extra services rendered in making In
dian treaties, &c, years before when he was
IN the receipt of two good salaries as Gov
ernor of Michigan, and Indian Agent re-
spcetyely. or the money so obtained, he
invests gu, 00O IN company to buy up
pubic lands on Spcculation-n0t to imprope
'dndS nor cnHicate them, and thus give en-
ployment to Labor, but TO SNATCH
THEM AWAY FROM LABOR-toh hold
them OUT OF THE REACH of the
HARDY SETTLER unless he could be
induced to pay an cnAanccd price for them.
Why should he pay this What had Cass
" 20. done to earn it? 1t is quite COM
mon to reprObate all business Investments
Indlscrimnately as speculative and perni-
cious, though many Of them are beneficial to
the community. But what puJHc benefit
COULD accrue from this investment of $780,
OUO in the purchase of Public Lands. by
men who never meant to ill the first acre,
but only to hold them until they could be
sold at from one to two hundred dollars per
acre Is this business that the laws
should iavor? Is it one that member of
the Cabinet should be engaged in?
The foregoing has been before the public
month, and the friends of Gen. Cass have
had ample opportunity to meet the grave
charges contained How have they met
them! Why, simply by averring that the
General did not cheat his partners-the
speculation was II failure; and in the gen.
era crash of wild cat banks in Michigan
and locofoco bubbles every where, this gang
of specializing oflice-hoders lost their mon
ey. All the rest is true. Lewis Cass, a
member of the Cabinet-Henry Hubbard,
a locofoco Senator and L. o. J. Smith,
then loco NJ C. did form this grand scheme
of specializing upon the public lands, aud
relying upon Cass's influence in the land
office and over other departments, they I'M
expected to know in advance all
the designs of the government and to use
this knowledge so as to fill their own peck
cts at the expense Of others. And under
lohoSc administration did these Spectators
expect to flourish! Who was the Presi-
dent to permit this scheme to go on, and
under whose administration did it 90 on,
until both government and people-both
heartless spectators and honest and unsus-
pectlng settlers upon the public lands-were
all overwhelmed in the universal bankrupt.
cy that marked the administration of that
day. Look at the date of the copartnership
April %, 1886; just when MARTIN VAN
buren, became the locoioco candidate for
President and under MARTIN VAN BuREN's
the experiment '0aS tried.
Trist and Presi-
dent Polk.
On Thursday the Speaker laid before the
Housa of II anrpsantafIVpS the f,,Ilnvipo Io,