Litchfield enquirer., 1848-06-08
CaSS and tho Democracy.


nv Ct this gentleman is somcwha. remarkable
one-and, ifsketched by faithful hand, would
contain much Of encouragement and more of
avorning, TO those who are to come atse' him
in The political arena
Gen. Cass was born in New HamDshire, but
in early manhood turned his face westward in
search of fame and fortune. He served with
honor in the war o! 1912; was Governor Of
Michigan 10, eighteen years; Secretary Of War
tar five years under President Jackson.by whom
he was appointed Minisier to France. On his
return home, he was elected to the United
States Senate, in which body he held seat M
til his nomination for the Presidency week
or two since
When he began his public career, he had
high reputation for uprighiness and piety'
and was an active participant in the great re-
lisious enterprises Of the day. But change
suddenly came over him. From the moment
he entered the city Of Washington, as MEN,
Der Of Jackson's cabinet, his moral light seem
ed to have met with an eclipse, which has
been grow ing darker and hlacker ever since.
He at once entered with seeming spirit into all
tie low, intrigues which characterized the
school of politicians Of which the President
was the centre and he head. Political cor.
ruption and supreme seifshness, found plant
and efficient tool in the eodly Secretary and he
must he ye,oarded for his invaluable services.
~ ohnllf leaving
the Executive chair, and had no further need
Of HIM at honey he was sent to France
While there he immorta!ized himself and dis
sraced his country. by aping the lordly man
ners and fashions Of the nobility, as well as BY
his servie flattery Of the despol whom the pop
ular voice has since dethroned.
Returning to his native land few years
since, with his eve fixed upon the Presidency
he set himself Systematically at work to secure
the goal Of his ambition. Principle was sac
rificed to Expectancy. and Righteousness was
kicked one side if ii CHANGED TO step between
him and the prize he sought. Being North
eru man, he felt it to be all-inportant to Sc
cure the votes Of the South. To this end he
rushed hesdlrng in,o the Texian conspiracy
mex, he gave in his adhesion to the villainous
crusade against the republic OF Mexico and
last asd worst Of all, he has declared against
the principle Of the Wilmot Proviso, and in
favor Of the indefinite extension of slavery.
Now in all this General Cass seems never to
have even dyeAn,ed but that the Northern de-
moe raey would applaud these acts Of sueser-
vency to southern dictation; and certainly
he had good reason. to feel at ease on this
point. w hen had northern democrat ever
LOST the confidence or the votes of his constitu-
ents for bowling down in idolatrous worship at
the siave-shrise!
But the Hale-storm which swept over New
Hampshire in ls47. had the effect also to purify
the political atmosphere Of the Empire State.
and its influence was felt throughout the free
North. The Indignation manifested towards
Cass and the convention which nominated him
Is deep and wide. spread. The Troy Budget, a
well known and influential democratic paper,
holds the following language
"The Convention at Baltimore, to whose &C.
tion the people looked with some little inter.
est, has nominated Gen. Cass for the Presiden-
cy. When the news reached here, il fell like
a dull. dead weight upon all classes except the
Wings.
The Baltimore Convention has accomplish
ed a feat which will long be remembered
among the remarkable events in the political
history Of the country. 1t has broken mp the
- s,,ortv .,f tho nafinn
The representative Of a parish meeting Of
fifty persons cast nine votes in the convention,
while The great State Of New York was who'll,
We say aisfranchsed, because
the action Of the convention in admitting both
sets Of delegates amounts 10 nothing else.
A day OF two will determine what ction the
democracy will take in the present crisis In
the mean time we doubt not the democracy Of
this State will be presented with a candidate
worthy Of support"
The New York Evening Post says that the
disposition in that city is. tcuegard the nomln-
alton as a mere nudity. The Albany Atlas thus
boldly repudia,es the doings Of the Conven-
ton
+" Whether other states will regard as of
any obligation a nomination secured by this
o Juggling, remains TO he seen. As TO Now
York. she has had no place in this convention,
no voice in its rules, no participation IN the
nomination. and has had no Judgment and no
honest hearing on her Claims. 70 say that she
will reoudiaie the nomination, might imply
that some shadow of obligation or seeming tie
bound her to the decisi"n Of the convention.
q II ls not So We believe we speak the sent,-
menis Of the democratic MASSES Of the state,
when we say that they will regard this nomin.
alton 10 a thing concerning which they have
no responsibility, which is not addressed to
them, aud concerns them not"
The Baltimore correspondent Of the New
York Herald gives the following hard hits
The Rarnburners publish this morning,
as an advertisement in the papers. their protest
against the action u the Convention, in their
case, declining 10 accent their seats on the
terms proposed BY the way, Senator Dickin-
son, ait'r they had retired Yesterday, made q
most unmanly and hitter attack upon them.--
Indeed, IL wash such miserable hack-biling
spirit, thai il was listened to with patience on,
~ nv the hrawling fanatics of the extreme
Smith. Ue was Missed and called 10 order
several times by the more moderate members
He also attacked the faue and ,nernory Of the
\ @, eat aiant If the New York Democracy. Silaa