Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1848-09-26
Gen. Cass and the Presidency.

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Gen. Cass and the Presidency. ssaj
fla Taylor wing whom you have hero.
tofore heard speaking against the war.
and all who fought its batfies, asks you
why yoh intend voting for Gen. Cass,
give him the following answers ST. %
lst.--I will vote for Cass because he
draughted the law under which Aaron
Burr was tried for treason TO his country.
12d.-Because Thomas jefferson. The
great democratic apostle, upwards offorly
years ago, had confidence sufficient in
Lewis Cass to make him marshal oftb
then territory of Ohio. :s.T .-.isaq
3d.-Because Lewis Cass. ia the last
war with our implacabte etnsny. Great
Britain, was the fret man who entered
Canada; and had his wise counsels been
adopted, the British provinces might now
form en- integral part of our glorious con-
4th.--Because Lewis Cass has proved
himself and able negoiiator, inasmuch as
he contemplated twenty-one treaties with
the Indians, none of which has ever been
disputed by that wild, wandering and in
domitable race. ....s.-, tsat
5th.--Because that great and good
patriot Andrew Jackson, initiating his
illustrious prototype, called Lewis Case
to his cotnciis. by making him Secretary
Of War. - a..s..t-
6th.--Because Lewis Cass when our
minister to France, circutnvented and an.
initiated the wiles and schemes of our
inveterate foe when the quintuAe ALLAN.
ces were formed under the influence Of
Great Britain, which would have left our
shipping at the mercy Of English cruisers,
and would have deprived US of our rights
to fhe highway of nations. ~
7th.--Because Lewia .Cass, in the cell
ebrated discussion on the Oregon ques-
ton, boldly. fearlessly, and honestly adj
vocated our right ofterritory up to 81 40,
Notwithstanding the intimidation of the
emissaries OF England. s.r ..s......
Sth.--Because Lewis Cass is the can.
didate of that party which has always
been the consistent advocate Of human
rights, of freedom of opinion and of lib
erty ofconscience... ..-,s
9th.--Becauss that party has guaran-
tied to adopted citizens the same rights,
protection and priviledges which it has
and does to citizens of native birth; and
because it scattered to the four winds of
Heaven the odious alien, gagging, and
sedition laws. -. - 81,
lOth.--BecaIse, AS Lewis Cass will be
triumphantly elected, he will not submit
to the foreign dictation Of Great Britain,
but will, if that naughty and overbearing
power dare insult our countryside ample
vengeance upon her for all the wrongs
she has inflicted upon the human race in
every quarter Of the globe, and will ig-
nofniously expel her from the. shores Of
this CONTINENT. thus affording ap oportu.
nifty to the brave but oppressed Irish ma.
ton to recover its long lost nationality
Centre Stale American. ..t 81 =
OF Thomas Jefferson addressed a let.
ter to Lafayette, from which we quote as
follows: 80 s.-r "a. -s ,va
son the eclipse Of federalism with US,
though not its extinction, its leaders got
up the Missouri question, compromised
under the false front OF lessenning the
measure. Of slavery, bot with the real view
of producing a geographical division Of
parties which might insure them the next
President. The people ofthe North went
blindlold into the snare, followed their
leaders for awhile with zeal truly laud.
able, until they became sensible that they
were iniuring instead of aiding the real
interests of the slaves; that they had been
used merely as tools for electieneering
and that tricS of hypocrisy then
fell as quick as it had been got up
Boston Post. '
49,. :, Webster on CaSS. .s:,
The Hon. Daniel Webster, in his
Mansfield speech, pays the following tri-
butte to Gen. Cass abilities: -.
As 10 lis personal character, know.
and we all know, that Gen. Cass i. a man
of learning, of scholarship, of talent, of
some distinction as a. statesman, and Ia
point of ability, far superior to his pre-:
decessor--if he should happen 10 be The
successor Of Mr.. Polk. = -. = -
"Well, declare" said Mrs. Parting.
ton, 81 am rejolced to hearthat the vhiRs
are going TO have qualification meeting,
for they have seemed lately to be very
much in need of It. Politics do work
such q mischief with young menl Ny
poor nephew don't Know whether hes on
his head or heels, and is all the time talk.
ing of breaches in the party and professor
Paltryo and abolishing slaves, and the
Matte gobler and. all that. am sgss
they seem all Im.Natics to me. apd sha
tapped her box for the seventh tins ID her
abstraction, and put il back into bee
pocket unopened. $H''N ~ i''s'