The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1848-12-01
Was Cass a Candidate,

he town Of Fine. ST. Lawrence Co.
n. Y. voted as fpllows:
Taylor 3G7. Van Buren 404 Cass 4
We now know where the following
affidavit comes from, and we can guess
al the caJcumSt0aces under which IL was
made.
Ii appears that the Judges and Inspcc.
tors v hO held the election in that dislric,
at the counting Of the votes, were about
10 return the ballot cast by Mr.. Dodge as
"ScdHer,ng;" which coming to the ears of
that gentleman induced him 10 draw up and
present his affidavit to the elecrinn Of.
hcers, who deeming the same sufficient,
certified his ballot accordingly. aud his
vote now appears SOLITARY and alone" in
the above return.
S'0te Of Ncw York. 81. L0wrence
COunty, sS.-STEADFAsT DODGE being duly
qualified according to law, doth depose
and say that the Electoral Ticket voted
by hun for Benjamin Brandrerh and 9th.
ers, Is the Democratic Ticket, regularly
nominated at Albany; that The names on
SAID ticket are nat spar1ovS, but the said
ticket Is a lima fie ticket, supposed to
/ e favorable to the election Of one Lewis
Cass.
This deponent farther saith that he is
well acquainted with the said Lewis
Cass. and has no hesitation in affirming
TO his existence; that he resides in The
State of Michigan, and has resided in
there since his return from the Court of
Louis Philippe; that he was regularly
nominated as the Democratic candidate
at Baltimore. (New-York not participa-
ting) by and with The consent of John c..
Calhoun, as then and there expressed.
through one Gen. John Commander, then
aud there present; that the said nonina.
tion was fairly obtained and a good and
valuable consideration given therefore, a
part whereof was the copyright of a certain
letter, known as "lhe Nicholson letter."
and this deponent verify believes the said
nomination is of full force and effect, and
binding upon all such persons as intend
to ask leave to serve The country in the
capacity of Postmaster or otherwise, after
the 4th day of March, A. D. 1S49.
And farther, this deponeut saith that
he is well acquainted with the signature
ofthe said Lewis Cass: that he has seen
him write; and that the signature of
Lewis Cass." affixed to what is known
as the Chicago letter, is genuine and in
the proper hand writing of the said Lew
is Cass. And farther that he is informed
by one Thomas Ritchie that the said
Lewis Cass is, from his present pursuits
and habits of life, being man of leisure,
accustomed to rise at o'clock, A. NJ, ev-
cry day, fully competent to write as large
a letter as the said Chicago letter; and,
therefore this deponent declares that he
verify believes the said Lewis Cass To be
the sole and only author of the said Chi
cago letter, and fully entitled to all the
credit thereof This deponent declines
to qualify to the same of the Nicholson
letter.
And farther this deponent saith, that he
does consider the said Lewis Cass as now
eligible to and as candidate for the said
office of President of the United States,
and that he is informed and believes that
the said Lewis Cass has duly prepared
himself therefore in as much as he has
lately, to wit, within the last two years
carefully considered. studied and &C
quired all the arithmetic aud political
philosophy of all The Southern Electoral
COLLEGES.
But as to any other matter or thing
touching the qualifications of the said
Lewis Cass this de2onent saith nor.
STEADFAST DODGE.
Sworn and subscribed this the 9TH day
of November, A. d. 1S4S, before me.
JOHN SMITH, J. P.
N. B.-Mr Dodge not being willing to
take the oath by the Book, swore to the
above by copy of the Baltimore Plat
form. JOHN SMITH, J. P.
We consider the question now settled
forever. Gen. Lewis Cass of Michigan
roas candidate.-PhaadelPh'a RePu6,
lie, 18th.