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The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1848-10-20
Cass-isun made Easy.


The following is an extract from work
'ald to be in course Of preparation. and de-
signed tor the district scho0ls 10 Michigan
It's entitled Views of Gen. Cass on 10.
frnai improvements, for new beginners.
with questions and answers, adopted to The
comprehension Of the most lender minds,
illustrated with coplOus notes, and portraits
Of the General as he appeared when ad.
Jre ssIng the ctlzcns ot Cleveland. with
the noise and Confusion winch reigned o.
yer tha, memorable scene. N perspective 1"
Ihe ihOrOulhness with which the editor
mas discharged hIs duty may be inferred
from the passages which follow:
@. What did Gen Cass call the men
who invited h'm To the Chicago Internal
Improvement Convention!
A. Dear Sir.
q, Why did he call him Dear sir!''
A. Prabably because the postage was
not paid Fl. .r... ..-.
q. Mbat effect did Gen. Csss say the
invitation had upon hm!
A. He said ii obliged him very much.
q. How did it oJllge him!
A. 1t obliged him TO pay postage.
q Did he GO to the cOuventlOnt
A. No. '-
@. What prevented him!
! A. HIS circumstances. ..
q What had hls circumstances TO do
With going 10 the ConventIo3
A. They had every thing to do with it.
q How did they have every thing tU do
with it!
A. They put it ont OF his power to be
present
O. How did they put it out Of his power
TO be present!
A. In great many ways.
@. How did Gen. Cass says he was!
A. He said he was, ''dear slr, respectfully
yours.
q. Why did he say he was dear7
A. He did not mean TO pay the postage
on his letter, which he knew would be dea
if anything had To be paid for it.
q. Had he any other reason Tor calling
himself ''dear!"
A, Yes, he was held very cheap by hi
countrymen, and he wished to correct th'
impression.
q Dad he succeed
A. Yes: after that lesson they though
him dear at any price.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1848-10-20

graceful TO the army; aud this, at the very
time when his own organ, the Union,
was publishing letters from The army off.
GERS 'ntenied for publication! Oh. shame
where is thy blusb General Taylor's
excoriating letter to Mr., Marcy, in reply
To the despatch. is well known; II ask M
far0r." said the indignant patriot, "AND |
SHRINK FROM NO REsPORsIBILITY."
From that time to the present. the Polk
administration has done all in its power
to destroy General Taylor. They took
from him many of his best and most eff
cient lroops. aud left him exposed TO the
worst vicissitudes and the greatest dan.
gers. But, dispoiIed as he thus was, he
continued tn gain new laures. and the
BATTLE oP BUENA VISTA, with the ycto
ry. tells a story thai covers his enemies
with shame. He was victorious in spite
Of his Government. aud his reputation as
gallant officer, and man of wisdum
and worth, is high and unsullied, not.
withstanding the efforts Of Polk, Marcy
Cass, aud others, TO lsrnisb il.-BOstOn
Journal.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1848-10-20
From The Rutland Herald.
General Taylor Ten Years Ago.

We were a few days since carelessly
looking over an old 6le OF somewhat
noted literary paper the New York
Mirror when we accidentally stumbled
upon an article which we think may prove
OF interest 10 many at this time, This is
a letter from correspondent of the Mir
ror, written in 1888. at the close Of the
Florida war, giving the talk Of Gen then
CoI.) TAYLOR, while in council with the
celebrated Chief ALLIGATOR, and which
shows plainly the existence then of one
Of The marked traits Of Gen. TAYLOR's
character No better evidence of the
nobleness and natural kindness of Gen.
TAYLOR can be given than what is here
shown. The following is Col. TAYLoR's
talk. ... ... ...4.,..r ....... .r... 3
Red Brothers! / am glad to meet you
here. because the Great Spirit is pleased
with those who make peacel Your great
father, the President Of the United States
will also be pleased. Although soldier
| DO not wish to shed the blood Ofmy red
brothers; and | mad rather save the life Of
one child than kill one hundred Of your
warriors! There are none so blind as
those who will not see; none so deaf as
those who will not hear! Your ears are
open; your chiefs know whalI want and
they know never deceived them. What
ever have promisedhas been performed
If any Of your people come to my camp
with white flag they will be as safe a.
though they were a thousand miles distant
from me. You know what have said
if you like my talk we are friends; if not
go back to your camp, and the war will
continue"
f Alligator said, in reply:
Father! Your talk is true; what yor
say is good. understand you, and you
shall understand me- speak with ;
straight tonguei my heart is clean, m,
hands are white, and you must believe
what say. My people have suffered {
great deal, This has been the longes
war ever knew or heard of but my peo
E pie have desired peace long time.
your messengers had carried good words
f this thing would have been closed louJ
ago! We will do as our great fathe
wishes! The hatchet is buried-not IN
der the pine tree, in the sand for the wint
will blow down the tree and uncover i
again; not in the ocean, fJr the wave
will wash it on shore; but have diggec
3 a deep hole in hard ground. aud | hav'
e put big stone on the hatehet, SO that
: will never again be seen! May the Grea
Spirit keep it safe! have. done!"
n In conclusion of the letter referred t
2 .he writersays:
!. "Apiaka, or Samuel Jones the fisher
man, and his Mcasukies. are the onl
e Indians now concealed in the thicket
t. Col. TAYLOR has done more towards thi
= consummation. during the short time h
v has been in the country, than all the othe
commanders since tho war began"
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1848-10-20
AuccdOte of GEN. l'ayIOr.

The following anecdote of Gen. Tay
lor is related by the Staunton (Va) Spec.
tator. 1t is perfectly characteristic of
the man.
The old Hero was asked on one occa-
sion by lady, what he meant in saying
he was not an ultra Whig2 His reply
was "Madam--I have been called upon
TO pass through three wars since | joined
the army. In the war of 1912, | saw
both parties represented on the battle
field, aud even in my little command at
Fort Harrison, they stood shoulder to
shoulder. | saw the Wing and the Dem
ocrat lie down in the swamps Of Florida,
and in the morning rise up to their posts
ofduty; and again saw them rise not
up, but together lie in the embrace
of death! have seen the Wing and
the Democrat again, side by side, on
the banks of the Rio Grande. | saw
them both stand together at the cannon's
mouth at Monterey-and again on the
bloody field of Buena Vista-and both
looked to the same star-spangled banner
The Whigand Democrat spread the same
tent upon the sand banks at Vera Cruz
and together marched to the Halls of the
Montezumas at their country'S call. And
at last, have seen the Wing and Demo
crat returning home, with constitutions
broken and health impa ired TO DIE and
seeing these things, conld not fnd it n
ma heart to prescribe men for mere PoIitjca
di6erences!" bro
% Let our opponents, then, twit us al
much as they please in regard tothe "No
paryism" of our candidate. We like
him all the better for what theys mucl
dislike. He is an honest man and agooC
Wing, zealously devoted to the preser
walton of the checks aud balances OF the
Constitution and he will give us a pure
administration ofthe Government. . Thi
is all we want. '.' I i..I~..
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1848-10-20
What he Never Did.

The Louisville Journal transfers into
its columns, from the Baltimore Ameri-
can, August IL. the following ALTERATION
of neyers as touching what Gen. Taylor
Rerer did:
General Taylor never chewed tobac-
CO, never drank any rum. never smoked
a cigar, never owed a man a cent, never
was sued, never sued any man himself,
never was dunned, never dunned anybo-
dy, never lost battle, and never surren-
ders"
The editor forgot to mention that he
never paid $3.50 postage for letters con-
.cerniug his nomination; never denied his
want of few packs of blood hounds;
never finished his studies in political
economy; never gave satisfactory an
swers to questions propounded to him;
never held civil office in his life; never
voted fora president; nevergave his views
upon the questions Of bank, tariff, inter-
national improvements, &c.-L0uiSrille
Democrat.
We can, without the least trouble, con-
tinue the catalogue of things that Gen.
Taylor never did. He never wore the
black cockade. He never attached him
self, first to the federalists, then TO the
democrats, then to the national republi-
cans, then to the Jackson men, then to
the wings, then to the locofucos. He
never. at reguisition to surrender him
self and his sword to an enemy, broke
the unconscious sword over stump and
quietly surrendered his conscious self
sleek and unbroken. He never sought
to procure the disgrace and the death of
an old revolutionary veteran 10y making
before a court martial an oath directly
aud expressly contradicted by his own
written statements. He never fed like
base culprit, from the midst of dislin-
guished circle at the sight of an accom-
pIished lady, who, for the vindication of
her dead father, addressed to him a writ
ten interrogato.y he dared not answer
He never signed law to whip poor white
men and women, at the discretion Of a
Justice of the peace. for the exercise of
their natural rights. He never established
a distilery, and, whilst making quarterly
importations Of French liquors, required
a set ofpensioned presses to hold him up
as the special champion of total abstin-
ence. He never drew 100000 from
! the public treasury for alleged extra SER
vices. He never, while holding high Of
, fee under government, got up compa-
ny with capital of nearly haIfa million
of dollars. with himself at it's head, for
f the monopoly of the public lands. He
never wrote contemplate book to fiat
ter king in his prosperity. and made a
speech against him after his dethrone-
ment. He never had two fraudulent
lives Of himself published, the one for
circulation among the abolitionists of tho
North, and the other for circulation
r among the advocates of slavery in the
South. He never stood with four faces,
: looking towards the four sections of the
D union, and addressed each section in a
: language not intended to be heard by
the others. Louisville Journal "
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1848-10-20

'Mr. Senator Baldwin. of Conn. NOV
ed further 10 amend it, by adding, as an
other provisU or condition, provision
similar to that contained in the ordinance
Of i7S7 and in accordance with the in
strnctions ofthe Michigan Legislature
And why did Gen. Cass vote against that
proposed amendment? His Nicholson
letter furnishes no ground Of apology for
such vote; for the "treaty making pow.
er" is Ptenary-it is deduced from a diff
ferent source in The Constitution 10 which
the reasoning of the NichoIsonletter does
not apply. .'.-
"Now, the topics have alluded TO, are
of deep Importance. They involve con-
ditions which are ntertwined with all our
institutions aud all our interests. They
enter into the very texture Of the na,ion-
al happiness and prosperity; and what
great leading measure Of national policy
can be named, in respect to which Gen.
Cass is not to be found on both sides ofitl
And now, fellow citizens, can we be jus
lifed in voting for such man (amiable
though he may be in private life) Of such
instability Of purpose, of so constant and
capricious change, in matters, too, of SO
grave importancel Does he hold hi:
principles so little account, as 10 shape
them to suit every filful breeze that pass
est or, would he descend still lower from
his high estate, and casting his own gooc
sense, his judgment, and his own self re
spect, The winds of heaven, submit him
self to be made a tO0l of, for the fearfu
despotism of party, to do its will and obi
Gus work with} atf
81 need not comment further upon
theme so painful and humiIiating .-Th
American People require for their Presi
dent man who has some cledrncSs q
view, as | have said, some steadiness q
character, some integrity Of political prin
ciples, and firmness and energy of pur
pose which nothing can shake or disarm
The constitution tho country require
that the President of the United State
should possess these qualifications. Th
times we live in require it; the condtio
of the civilized world require it; and Ties
are the qualifications which, it is conf
dently believed, mark the character {
Zachary Taylor!"
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1848-10-20
"The Acts" OfGem. Cass.

Revised and corrected nth notes.-the ;eTt taken
from the original Hunker papers.
Who is Gen. Cassl The man who
with single dash ofhis pen defeated the
five greatest European powers.
While it required two dashes of the
same pen to defeat himself-the sigma
lures of the Nicholson and Chicago let
ters.
The man who asserted successfully the
freedom of the seas against the grasPing
hands OF England.
And yields willingly the freedom of
our Territories to the grasping avarice Of
the South. ....
The man who received the confidence
of Jefferson at the early age of twenty
four years.
And lost that of the people when he
was sixtyfve. ...
The man who has invariably conten-
ded during the war for his country her
honor, and her rights.
Having an eye at the same time to his
own election. .......
The man whose character and good
conduct every Democratic President from
Jefferson to the present day officially, en-
d0rsed. .su -..9 .s..H
And found themselves obliged to re-
deem their own paper-the principle be-
ling good for nothing. r r's.a. ...
The man who sat for years in the cab
/ = A Il o,lya al rlsar nj
that great patriot in the cause of Repub-
lcanism.
And afterwards brought water from
the river Jordan, to ba2tize the Comet de
Paris, the heir apparent of the French
throne with. n Ell. a.'.a#sh
The man who first set hostile foot OF
British territory in the war of 1912.
Aud whose services ended with setting
his foot there. @ A"s q" la
The man whom the monarchs of Eu
rope fear and the oppressed people o
Europe love. .s1| PIP.
Because he writes book in favor oi
kings, and votes against allowing gov
ermnent ship to carry relief to the star
wing millions ofthe people.
The man who will if elected President
oppose by all constitutional means, every
attempt Of foreign power to plant thei
colonies upon the Western Continent.
In order to give the shareholders ex
elusive benefit of planting slavery il
New Mexico and California, and annex
ing Cuba. r
Such is Lewis Cass.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1848-10-20

Have been perpelrated upon the cleo
tive franchise, in almost every part of
Ohio. From every quarter, with perfect
unanimity, we hear the charge of coloni
zaton and pipe-layng made against the
,Locofocos. There is no doubt but that
thousands of illegal votes have been cast
by men brought from abroad, and paid
by the General Government. We hope
they will be promptly ferreted out, eX'
posed and punished. Let Wings take
the aIalm at once, Organize your Vigi'
lance Committees, and see to it that the
challenging at the polls is rigidly anc
completely done in Novem5er,-Zaaes
guie Courier.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1848-10-20
WHOLE NO. 1904
FROM ne CkGrlcHon PalO Alto.
RecOIIecIiOms Of Lewis Cnss.

We remember him young school,
master slruiting through the streets with
"a black cockade in his hat.
We remember him the editor Of pa
per in Ohio, boldly advocating the Fed
eral doctrines, himself an avowed Fed
eralist.
We remember him Militia Colonel,
quietly surrendering himself to the Brit
lsh, while his associate, Col. M'Arthur,
broke his sword rather than yield to the
enemy.
We remember him territorial Cover
nor, with his hands in the National
Treasury, drawing nearly one hundred
thousand dollars extra pay. aud helping
himselfto FIVE rations per day.
We remember him the same territorial
governor, signing law 10 punish Uith
stripes upon ME bare bark, m to knock
dO'oA to the highest 6id,ler, Thite men and
ulite women, .t0r OaikiNg at night. neg
iecting Their tOOrk or beha0ing stUbbOrnty
10 their saperiOrs.
We rember him Secretary Of war.
getting up an association with capital
of 1920 900 to speculate III Western lands.
and Submitting quietly to the charge OF
'roscality,' made against him by Mr..
Hubbard, one of his copartners.
We remember him foreign minister
playing tie sycOphant to rOyalty. and wri-
ting book filled with fuISome adulation
of Louis Philippe.
We remember him a Senator in Com
gress raging tor 'ear and bloodshed, de-
manding all Of Oregon, and finally sub
mtiing TO part.
We remember him the same Senator,
quareling for an opportunity to vote for
the WiImot Proviso, then dodging tho
question, and afterwards coming cut
against it.
We rember him in Congress voting on
all occasions for Internal improvement
Bills, yet prevented by "noSe and confu-
sion, from promulgatiug his true Opin'
ions.
We remember him candidate foI
the Presidency, perhaps assisting, at least
encouraging the miserable fraud Of pub
l'shiRg trO cOntradictOTy iiUes Of h,DlseIf
one for the North, the othef for the South
We remember him in all character
and situations. selfish politician. font
Of place and power, fond Of the people,
money, fond of war and conquest, eve
working for aggrandizement, ever in
trioueinp for 90 fish ends
THE OLDEST INHABlTANT
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1848-10-20
Facts about Gen. TAYLOR.

He was born in 1890, and is now 5S
years old.
In 1908, Jefferson commissioned him
a Lieutenant in the 7th Regiment, United
States Infantry.
In 1912, as a reward for services, he
was made Captain by Madison, and
commander of Fort Harrison.
Tayors's defence of Fort Harrison
when attacked by an overwhelming force
was a mastery one, for which he was
breve,ed Major.
In 1919, he was made Lieutenant
Colonel.
In 1882, in the Black Hawk war, he
led the regiment, and gained new laur-
els. ... .. .......
From 1886 to 1910 he was in the Flor
ida war, and acted throughout with great
skill, judgment and humanity, as he had
ever before, and has ever since.
In lS45, he was ordered by the Gov.
ernment to occupy Corpus Christi.
In January, lS46, he was ordered 10
the Rio Grande.
He galrisoned Point Isabel. and then
marched to point opposite Ma;amoras,
which was occupied by Gen. Arista and
several thousand Mexican troops.
On the 9th of May, as necessary con-
sequence of the previous orders of Gov
ernment, the battle at Pao Alto took
place, between about 5000 Mexicans and
1000 Americans under Taylor. The lat.
ter were victorious. .t -'.
On the 9th, the battle of Resaca de Ia
Palma followed, and Taylor was again
victorious. '... @ .a
On the 18th, Matamoras was occupied
by Gen. Taylor, after severe cannon.
aiding
Volunteers now hocked to General
Taylor's standard, and town after town
on the Rio Grande fell, and the Govern.
ment still ordered the victor onward.
The storming of Monterey. one of the
most brilliant and daring achievements Of
modern times followed and a garrison
of 10 900 Mexicans, strongly fortified, wa:
compelled to capitulate to little more
than half that number of Americans, The
terms of capituIation dictated by Gen
Taylor, were prompted by his humane
and magnanimous spirit, but they were
condemned blythe Administration and it,
war men, Cass and others, in Congress.
General Taylor was WHIG, and hi'
splendid achievements had made him pop
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1848-10-20
Cass' Vagranl LiIw.

VIM. e. Bryant, editor of the New York
Evening Post, says: I'VE remember read
ing some years since-we think it was
7 while Mr.. Cdss was Governor of Michigan
on account OF tDhiie man sold IN thai ierr'
tory, for term Of time, 10 abiGck ma'l-
The sale it is stated was made. at public
auction, under the law Of the Territory. and
the African accompanied by his white SER
want, walked from the ground with an air
Of great dignity
'Recollecling this law was not passed by
Leg slature of the people, but by LeW"
Cass HIMSELF and the three U. S. Judges,
acting as Legislative Council. Look out
for this "Northern man with Southern
princiyles,." .4,-.. ,a ...---., %
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1848-10-20
"The Law and Newspapers"

l. Subscribers, who do not give cypress notice
to the contrary. are considered wishing TO continue
their subscriptions.
Q. If subscribers order the discontnuance OF
their papers, the publisher may continue to send
them until all arearages are paid.
g. Ifsubscribers neglect, or refuse TO take then
pap ers from the offices to which they are sentthey
are held responsible till they have settled then
bills, and ordered their paper discontinued.
4. Ifsubscribers remove to other places with
out informing the publishers, and the paper is
sent to the former direction, they are held respon
sible.
5. The Courts have decided that refusing tc
take newspaper or periodical from the office ol
removing, and leaving it uncalled for is 'primi
facie" evidence OF Intentional Franz
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1848-10-20
Such is Lewis Cass.

EXTRA ALLowANcEs.-The Washington
Union, in order to divert attention from
the round sum of $4,000, extra pay de-
manded and received by Cass above and
beyond his salary. parades all the "com-
mutations. pay and emoluments" Of Gen.
Taylor, since he first entered the army.
The wide difference is Cass charged
double and treble for his services, while
Gen. Taylor never had one cent beyond
hisrogular pay, - Phil, american. =.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1848-10-20
The RaiIrOnd subscription,

Is CARED by majority of 1928: largo
enough for all practical purposes. 1t
shows that the people of Muskingum
know their own interest and will pursue
them-- ZdaesUile Courier.
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1848-10-20

SPECIE.-- The steamer Eureka arrived
last etenlng from lhe IlIinois river, with
.S5O;Oo0 ID specie on board. Il was ship
,ed from the land office from Chicago and
come here for the depoait in the Sub Treas.
ure.--St. Louis Rrpyb. %. f7S'9f".
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1848-10-20
From Tie Blair County Wing.
The Voices Of FreeIllell.

Mr.. Editor-We the undersigned, for
merly belonged to what is called the
Democratic party, feel called upon to
state that we voted for Polk and Dallas
in 1914, upon the assurance of the pa
pers and leaders of the party, (particu
iarIy in Hollisday yburgh, that they were
The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1848-10-20

MiiierSpOrt: =. Vance
.Nt1o Salem: DR.. N d. Brock
PickeringiOp: A Ebright, Jr
Jefferson: David Jenning
LithOp0lis: Lewis Huber
Gdadi Winchester: DR.. Potter
LOekpiile: VIM 2. Tennent
.Amandd: Nathan J. Worrall
R0yaitOB: J.Cleunents, J
Amanda TIP. WIN. Ashhrook
Carroll; William F. Breck
Basil: Henry Leonard
Baltimore; II. l. Nicely
v, B. PALMER, Esq, Gener
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