Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1848-06-09
GEN. CAss HAD BETTER BE DROPPED.

twenty-five place OF very considerable Importance
GEN. CASS HAD BETTER BE DROPPED
} Our readers have seen some of our reasons for
what we here propose In our last, we expressed
decisive dissent from the two thirds rule at the
: Baltimore Convention as being undemocratc and
# adapted to transfer the power Of the party TO the
hands of the minority
4 We also expressed decided conviction that the
a delegation from New York was grossly iesuIted
and wantonly abused in being virtually refused
] their seats BY tire cenvenlen-~whe. at the same
a time, South Caroliaian whose credentials were
e doubtful, was allowed NINE VOTES. Aside from
d these considerations, we considered General Cass
# as neither in point of ability nor trust worthiness.
suitable person 10 be the democratic nominee for
President
j We have many other objections to his being
I run as the democratic candidate Among which
/ are the following:
e The party has ADLER and better men The con
'entlon had many in lis own body better qualified
TO represent the people and to be acceptable to the
+ democracy OF the Union generally But why was
: Mr. Van Buren, the friend and tyorite statesman of
Jackson, not thought of Why was Benton. the
honest and talented statesman of the vest overlook
ed: Why was no movement made in favor of Mr.
I Dallas, the Gnsxceptionabie Statesman of Pennsy
vania! Why was Mr. Calhoun, the greatest states.
man OF tue Union, not proposed the candidate Of
the party? Now especially, when the call for the
! OrIp ,f ~.
Is SO tmperlons Il il be al objection to the last
named individual, that he is the a,owed enemy Of
Inc lfno' proViso, we have only 10 repy that her
is no more so thanGeneral Cass. while. in every
rothe respect, Mr.. Calhoun is beyond comparison
more suitable person for the present crisis, in tie
condition OF tie party and state OF the country.
The party which is really cad decidedly the maio-
rty party in the nation could have found scores of
ind, iluas in its ranks. whose Qualifications for
o tina; high Office and whose prospects of election,
: would have been betterthan those Of Genera, C,.s
When we run over in our minds the list Of djstjn-
guis!.eI statesmen belonging to sI,o denocr,c,. Of
llie Union, and then turn t. the nominee of the
: Baltimore Convention. We can hardly aro;d tbe
conclusion fnat Nj. Tass is only p,o tenn ,o,,;
nee, ard that lie yee n2milanou eff the na~ty has;
; vet TO be made.
Mr.. Cass as candidate -c,n .afact ,otL;,, l,, J.,
feat for the n,r,,. Me-, yor!, rc,.,l;.,o. l,,,
Already have The r.po.,t;.,, ,r =, o.r.l
convcnt;on n ha holt II IT., 49,, +lo 40, ,, ,fo
present month, for Tic nur,o.e Of maxim, amarillo,
nomination. The State OF New YORK. Of j.scIt
e., I
trey declare they Ell la TIE States OF .oa;a
Carolina, Georgia Florida and Alabama are all bit
committed 70 oppose his election Maine and
New Hampshire, al all events will 90 against him
He viii not get the vote Of Ohio Even in Mich
gan and Illinois hi, success is doubtful" 1t re-
qalres the Whole strength Of the party toel9c hiu,
And white this is true we have from five to's;ght
OF the sixteen democratic States, aud among them
some OF the largest IN the Union, that will certain
~ be opposed to his election In this state OF the
party, to ran General Cdss, viii be to give Ger
tam victory to the wings a0d thereby secure the
election OF a scethern wing o! slavery extension
principles or at most l. make the election devoye
upon the Heuse OF RepresentatS eS, thereby giving
The people minority President
Nor is this all. The pending election cornes of
in unprecedented state of eur affairs a nation.
Tie next administration is to be the most impor
tant ono in respects at least, since the organ
ization OF the government. The stability and
strength of the Union TO be tested more severe
ly than thar they have ever been before. A de-
feat of the democracy at this election a,gM prove
onc fran which ;tvould not soon recover ,o,o
{, divided = s,,.e nf ,I,e r,rt, ca d;s+roo,o, -
will result fran, t,e a,te,o,t "a c,rr, yI,s oIec,oo
of Mr. C,ss Will he son,etb;,,, ,,oproceden,oJ IN
rho history, oftbo democratic n,rt,, 4
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