The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1848-06-29

Nh. YAscY AND Mr.. CAss.-Mr. Yancy, of
Alabama, prominent member of the Conven-
ton which nominated Mr.. Cass, addressed a
Democratic meeting held in the city of Charles
ton, Is. CO. on the 9th inst. His remarks are
given in the Charleston Mercury, from which
we extract the following;
"As an evidence of the moral power the
South can WELD when united, Mr.. Yancy gave
a brief history of the views Of Gen. Cass on
the Prpviso, He alluded to certain develop
ments made by Mr.. Rathbun, an ex-member Of
Congress, in the Utica Convention, which
showed that Gen. Cass had been the originator
of the Proviso, and had induced certain mero-
bers OF the House Of Representatives to tack it
ON another measure In that body, as the great
principle upon which the North could and
would be allied aud carried by the provisionists;
had promised to support the move; and had, In
the United States Senate, actually endorsed it.,
in few remarks upon it, as correct in princi-
pie. This was, of course, before the South had
been aroused to action; but, continued MIR. Y.
no sooner had we spoken in firm and united
tones, than the Northern democracy became
alarmed lest it should be deserted BY the South
and left in minority, land that to a politician
is the nc plus ultra of political punishmept,)
and began TO tremble and finally to recede.-
Of course, this quite interesting change in the
public sentiment OF the Democracy was not un-
noted by SO keen an observer Of the political
atmosphere as Gen. Cass. His opinion chang
ed in corresponding degree. He deserted his
political baptling, and left it unprotected in
hands of those political midwives, Wilmot,
,Brinkerhoff, and Rathbun! He very ingeni-
his letter to Mr.. Nicholson"
Mr.. Yancy then went on to speak Of how the
South had Jared in the Convention. and after
remarking that "th Convention and its momi-
nee are of such character as neither to ercits
our respect nor command our support, " he pro-
ceeded to give brief history Of that body:
Amongst other things he instanced, as evil
dence OF its unsoundness as an exponent Of
Democratic views, its refusal to adopt its reso-
lutiOns, avowing its principles, and the plat
form upon which it designed to place it's NOM
nation. And now mark the result he coniin-
ued: After the nomination was made, COM
mittee was raised to report series of resolu-
tons. Mr.. Yancy said that the committee
met on the evening of its appointment, and sat
until ten at night. Before it adjourned, the
resolution i'm relation to the veto power had
been amended so as to show its happy effects
in saving the country "from a corrupting sys-
TEN of general internal Improvements" Ii
was unanimously agreed to as sound Democrat
ic doctrine, and a deserved compliment to MIR.
Polk. When the committee met the next
morning the first proposition made was to re-
consider that amendment, and to strike il out.
1 inquired why? 1t had been admitted to be
good Democratic doctrine the night before =
The answer was:
"Gen. Cass voted against the veto of Mr..
Polk, and if we put this in we will condemn
our nominee! These virtu0us politicians
these trustworthy representatives of Democra-
cy-had discovered by morning that the avow-
al ofa truth would put an error to blush! that
the praise Of patriot would be the condemna-
ton of political hereto!
The vote was not reconsidered, but il was, as
MIR. Yancy firmly belived. because it was toe
bare faced even for that body; and that if this
idea that Cass had voted against Mr. Folks
veto had been thought of before the amendment,
was adopted, il never would have graced those
resolutions. AS it is, it will indeed become .
thorn in the side Of the nominee"