Evansville weekly journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 184?-18??, 1848-06-08
From the Louisville Journal

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presses all over the country are preparing to
open upon Gen. Cass and his followers a fire
asincessant and as destructive as that of Bragg's
battery at Buena Vista, The following para
graph is from the last number of the Pittsburg
Commercial Journal. The fact that Cass, in
the earlier part of his life, wore the black
cockade and wrote furiously against Mr.. JEFF |
ferson can be. substantiated and will be sub |
stantiated. The fact that the Indian service |
under his administration reeked with corrup-
ton will also be substantiated. Until the
election of Gen. Jackson, in 1928, Gen. Cass
as we stated yesterday, was partisan of John
O. Adams, and, after the election, Duff Green
of the Washington Telegraph, then the Jack
son organ, published very significant little
paragraph IN his paper, saying that the super
intendent of Indian affairs IN Michigan, had
better come to Washington, and settle up ac-
counts. Very soon after the appearance of that
paragraph friend of Cass called upon Green
and requested him to 'shold off" for a short
time, and Cass himself; with all convenient
despatch, fastened on to Washington and gave
in his adhesion to Jacksonism. While on his
way he was taken sick, al Philadelphia we
believe. and, such was his anxiety about the
course of Duff Green in relation to himself,
that, if we are not nisinformed, he address
ed letter to that individual from his sick
bed
from the Pittsburg Commercial Journal.l
But this modern Democrat was once of thai
old Federal school so much reviled as the raw
head and bloody bones of olden time. We
have it upon good authority, and shall prove
! it, too, for the edification of the Democracy;
that he even wore the federal cockacde, black
as ink the conspicuous emblem of those dyed
in the wool, in the school of federalism. He
was against Jefferson, we believe, and wrote
against his administration. This was when
he was in New Hampshire; and though the sin
may have been forgiven and forgotten, still 1t
is part of Mr.. Cass's history. But the prin-
cipal task of Mr. Cass's friends will be TO de-
fend his conduct when Indian agent and Sec
retary of War. The Indian service, under his
administration, was reeking with corruption,
and the debates in Congress in 1885 will
show it to be so.
The following is an extract from letter
, the Unknown Washington correspondent
f the Philadelph North American, written just
before the result of the deliberations OF the late
t Baltimore convention was known:
If they would bring him (Cass) into the
! field, what host OF interesting "reminiscences
could be revived for the edihcation of the pre-
sent generation. During his days of Federal
Il ism, he wrote series of papers IN New Hamp-
u shire against Mr.. Jefferson's administration
; which his allies of that time regarded and ap-
. plauded as being remarkable productions tol
: his years. Doubtless he has forgotten all about
u these juvenile indiscretlons and his modesty
} would surely forbid reference TO them now
= But they have survived the shock of time anC
: will be forthcoming if the unfortunate hou
: should ever arrive He was once Indian agen
u and also Secretary of War. The General Ii
Il slandered, or else the record furnishes som'
y = valuable recollections.
The following paragraphs are from two o
the ablest and most judicious Wing papers II
d the Union:
IS from the Baltimore American.
y IF those who have made this nomination
= and those for whom it is made, are satisfied
!, with tive refer particularly to the nomina
- ton for the Presldency-the Wings Throughout
. the country, we presume, are we'll sailshet
y y too. If the selection of competitor had bee
, left to them they would most probably, IN tn
8 exercise of wise discretion, have chosen Gen
Casa gentleman of amlable weakness, o
pliable consistency, and the representative o
a nothing in particular save a cumbersome actl
* witty in self-accommodation to the probable va
= !, riations of the political compass. He has OBJ
> tanned the reward of much labor in securing
II the nomination of his party; if the honor be al
II em 9ty one, il will be the more commensurate
le with bis deserts; and he may enjoy it while
a a lasts in the gratifying conviction that ne !;
J; cally worthy OF reward. The country vii
al take care that the public interests shall no
F. suffer by any such work of supererogation
/ his election to the Presidency would be. ii
!. is not the man for these times.
~ IFrom the National Intellgencer.l
err In nominating Mr.. Cass, it must be admit
No ted that the convention have selected for thel
OF candidate gentleman Of talents Of rssPseta
MS bility and of exemplary personal cnaracterin
in These worthy traits. however, are woiuil
Id counterpoised by the wild and disorga9l7ln
r views and principles which he has OF lat
We avowed and advocated, and which, if they eve
o. obtain firm footing and ascendancy IN tn
Sc councils of this nation, will, if they do no
make absolute shipwreck of this gloriou
IS Union, prove as disastrous to the hopes an
cb objects of the venerated founders of this gov
a. eminent. as we trust the issue of the electio
as will prove to the hopes of those who haV
or placed Gen. Cass i'll the field.
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