The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-09-12
Another Gun spikcd-Thc Michigan Witness blown
sky-high.

sky-high.
To the Editor of the Union:
SIR My attention has been called to article in the
nelligencer of the 5th instant which abounds in mis-
representations against Gen. Cass. should not consider
worthy of refutaton but for the specious character it
bears alude to the letter addressed To THE SOUTHERN
STATES" dated Michigan, August %, ls4s, and signed
|" Washington"
The whole sententous exordium of this letter may 20
for what it is worth; that comment is needed But
the correspondent of the lntegencer cannot be allowed
to promulgate as facts what, from my own knowledge,
are destitute OF truth
ton of Texas, and sustans his allegation by the esmo
ny of VIM. Norman Mcleod and G. X. Green. He is
rather unfortunate in his witnesses. No in Mch
gan would seriously offer either of those gentlemen as
reliable authority for any charge against Gen. Cass.
Messrs. Mcleod and Green are, and have always been
wings, perfectly saturated with hard cider The pecu
him in Michigan, that the wings have dropped him ;
and but for the correspondent of the ntegencer, he
would have been allowed to repose undsturbed in the
tomb of political oblivion, to which his merits have long
since consigned him.
AS for Mr. Green his testimony on the Texas count
has, for years, lost all the vitality of truth Gen Cass
denied the statement published by Mr. Green in October
1884, and the allegation, along with the author OF it, has
long since passed out Of the public remembrance;
Hundreds in Detroit can attest Gen Cass's denial of
this Texas charge for at large democratic meeting in
the court house at Detroit remember distinctly, that
this Statement of Mr. Green was pronounced untrue
by Gen. Cass.
the face of all this, that the truth OF this state
ment has never been publicly denied by Gen. Cass and
is believed that he has never privately denied It,, is
strange most strange indeed.
The Michigan correspondent next attacks Gen. Cass
the score of the Wmot Provso, and usual, adduces
wing testimony to sustain his allegations. AS in the
other CHARGE he brings forward only wing reports of pr
vae conversations and private letters about personal af
fairs certain letter from Cen Cass TO one K. s. Will
son paraded at full length as OF momenous account
There is nothing, however, the least IN favor OF the Will
mot Proviso in that letter; and those who know Mr.
Wilson's political biography, will place no reliance at all
on any evidence of his against Lewis Cass.
Mr.. Wilson has always been restless, selfish trader
in politics. and pdes himself his klessness of party
principle and disregard OF solemn pledges. He was
Jealous advocate of Gen Cass in 1884, and headed the
delegation from the State of Michigan to the Democratic
National Convention which nominated Mr.. Polk. lie
made himself conspicuous before all others IN his advo
cacy of Gen Casss nomination, and voted Tor him to
| the very last Why has he changed since, and why,
particularly should he change now, when his favone
has been actually nomnaeds He, perhaps, knows his
reasons himself. No doubt he does; but he has not
given them to the public yet Suffice to say. however,
that he has become tree-soi and has actually
established an abolition paper in Ann Arbor village
in Michigan. He of the free soil delegation to
Buffalo, and appointed of the vice presidents OF
| the omniurn gatherum at that place.
Such are the witnesses against Gen Cass The Mich
gan correspondent is ashamed of such backing himself
and slips away from the direct attack the demo
cratic nominee and falls on the congressional delegation