The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-09-26

domination for the presidency. friend said to the
ober day, when utterng this sentiment in conversation
9Th him. that {" THEY WERE RIGHT" What" said we
.,,n YOU Justify such conduct" "To be sure-wha
h0sness had he to accept the Baltimore nomination
psn't he know they would do it, Had nj they abused
,sy democratic candidate since the foundation of the
government! and knowing this, what business, say,
had he to accept the Baltimore nomination /" This
oeped our eyes, and at the satire conveyed
There was nothing more true They commenced with
Iaerson upon whom they heaped every odious and de-
grading epthet between Jacobn" and the ID; and
over since have followed up with unbushing hardihood
and eeaseess vrulence until reaching poor Van Buren,
thew actually demolished him with falsehood, calumny,
and personal abuse sprnked here and there with "log
cabins hard cider, and nskins"-ft emblems of a
Marty that has ever derided the capacity and honesty Of
the people
Our purpose now is to hold the wings responsible to
that public taste not yet corrupted by the low rbaldry
and filthy tests OF their public speakers, for the uneas
AIRED terms in which they abuse Gen Casa in his
Dyate character without blemish reproach, univer
sally admitted to be so by all partes--he wings them
selyes-untl he brought forward the democratic
candidate We had hoped that the wings he lowest of
from attacks on the private character of Gen Cass as an
acknowledgement no more, of the forbearance our
part to ccse Gen. Tayors position before the country
in rude and offensive manner. In this reasonable ex
pectahon we have been deceived The very modera-
ton of the comments of the democracy on Gen Tay-
or seems to have n1amed the wings the more against
Gen Cass They hurst out on all occasions in flu
rous trades of personal detracion, and proclaim
without foundation, the semblance of truth even,
the basest and foulest calumnies. We are inform
ed that such was the case at the 'eoonery Friday
night last in this city; that every epthet in the vocabu
larry of Billingsga,e applied to General Cass, Sc
We authorized, however, in saying that not Cass
man went there who did not return more resolved,
if possible, to support him. and determined to de-
feat the authors and fabricaors of such shameless mis-
who hung their heads in modification and regret at the
scenes which they saw enacting before them.
Such the conduct and course of the wings now that
General Cass is candidate for the presidency and such
the vile ISLANDERS they employ, in the vain hope that the
people of this country be duped and humbugged by
such mserably false and contemplate trash.
Whatdid they say of him in 1922 The New York Cou-
er and Enquirer endorsed by the Richmond Wing, said
that Seen. Cass, than whom no purer man breathes, is
universally beloved for the purity of his private and pub
lie character; that moderate of all parties have
looked forward to the possibility of his becoming the
successful candidate of organization of parties
This sentiment entertained extensively by the wing
press and wing politicians of the country. The Rich
mond Wing, United States Gazette, Alexandra Gazette,
and others, spoke Of him in the highest and most haer-
Tn orafu in hat "A
bott Lawrence and other wings offered him public din
ne as mark OF their "high respect Tor his "public
and private virtues" lauding his faithful SER
and energetic proceedings in the defeat of the qun
tupe reaty-a project set foot by England pre-
text dominion the seas, and impress again
our brave seamen into her service
Such is British whigery OF the present day. We warn
friends everywhere against their humbugs and false
hoods
We indebted to the +" Richmond Examiner and
he Enquirer for the following extracts, which present
an amusing contrast between what the whg papers said
of General Cass in 1888, and late as ls42 and
what the same papers say at this time The jour
nails which appreciated in the highest terms the
lis of the General-which declared that "the
re of his fame is not yet full" and predicted his
ienyng him every species of merit, and declaring him
utterly unworthy OF the distinction which they
once anxious to award him. Among these papers we
recognise the New York Courier, the Richmond Wing,
The Alexandra Gazette, &C. Temporal mutantur &c.
From the Richmond Enquirer, Sept. 90
WHAT A cHANeE.-No paper has assaied General Cass
With more warmth than the Richmond Wing. Our friends
}, the Examiner have been turning the files of the
Wing, and have made rich haul. They show that in
S2, the Wing spoke in the highest of Gen. Cass.
The extracts will make their own best commentary The
Vhg of December l6 1872 quotes and endorses the fellow
ng from the New York Courier and Enquirer;
General Glass;, than whom purer man breathes 1--WE
nope this praise from may not be very injurious to him.
universally beloved for the purity OF his private and pub
lc character His conduct representative of gov
eminent at Paris has been almost universally approved
and he is well known to be very little imbued with the
party spirit of the day. moderate men of all politics have
looked forward to the possibility of his becoming the
cessiu candidate OF new organization OF parties"
From the Richmond Wing of March ls 1912.
We have received pamphlet printed in Paris, and
written by Gov Cass, reviewing with great ability the
sumption by Great Britain of right search American
vessefo the purpose of suppressing the slave trade
lhe pamphlet was designed to operate the French
Chambers and open the eyes of the French people the
saspng designs of Great Britain. Most OPPORTUNITY did
make its appearance and most beneficial have been its
suits Under the influence of its cogent reasoning and
powerful defence of the freedom of the seas, the French
government have refused ray the treaty with England
mutual search of vessels suppress the slave
trade Even NJ Guzo, although in favor of the treaty,
forced to confess that right in resisting the search
1t Will be ecoected that Lord Aberdeen, in his
pondencc with Mr. Stevenson dwe with emphasis upon
the fact that France had yielded the search and that
whatever that proud and chvaous nation would
TO- could not be degrading the United States But the
wind taken of his sal-France refuses ratiy.
No doubt seems to be entertained that the treaty with the