The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1848-10-26
From the Louisville Journal.
VISIONS

Lewis Cass! How many recollec,ions crowd
around the namc.-C hapnsan's Seniinei.
All, yes, how many recolectlons and Wis.
ions cluster around that name, To be sure
And then such rccollections aud visions!--
Jus, think Of them! Visions Of nice
young schoolmas,er strutting through the
streets Of Wilmington with black cockade
in his hnt-visions Of a militia colonel
breaking his sword over a stump rather
than surrender it to the British, but quiet.
" surrendering himself NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Of the same militia colonel standing before
a court martial and attempting to procure
the conviction and the execution Of mn
aged General BY testimony under oath d.
rectly the reverse Of his own repeatedly
written NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF Terrific.
rial Governor with arm up to the shoulder
in tho National Treasury drawing out near
" 100000 in the shape Of extra pay and
helping himself, the uncouscionnblc gut
ton, 10 five ra,ions per day-visions Of tho
same Territorial Governor, pen in hand,
signing law TO punish with stripes upon
the bare hnck or 10 knock down 10 the high
est bidder white mcn and white women for
walking ut night, or neg!ecting their work,
or appearing little sullcn or stubborn to-
ward those claiming to be their superi.
visions Of Secretary of War
getting up m association with CAPT
tai Of S220.00O to speculate in Western
lands. and submitting quietly and in silence
to charge Of villnny from his associates
visions Of the same Secretary Of War, un-
der the very eve Of his President, fleeing
like guilty thing from the house Of dis.
,inguishcd citizen Of Boston nj sigh, Of M
accomplished lady who had addressed a
letter TO him he dared not nnswcr-visions
Of a minister 10 France seeking the royal
favor by prohibition to his own sturdy
countrymen 70 appear in the presence Of
Majesty except in faIl court drcss--visions o!
the same foreign minister writing fulsomc
book 10 glorit, the reign Of dcspot who has
since been driven forth an exile from his
kingdom on account Of his grinding and
iniolcrablc tyranny visions If the same
foreign minister siernly refusing TO give a
statement Of facts within his own persona
knowledge ior the vindic siion 81 the calum
mated character Of Gen. Harrison but oil
cionsly prollcring that statement in tho
strongest terms the moment Gen. Harrison
became President liarrison-visious Of .
Senator in Congress raging for war nnt
bloulshed upon NIL occasions with or with
out cause. vet voting TO ccnsure Gen. Tny.
Tor Tor the glorious victory nj Monterey ant
To degrade both Gen. TAYLOR and Gen
Scott by vote in favor Of the appointment,
Of a lawyer 10 the chief command Of the ar
my--visions Of the same Senator in Con
gross literally qunrreling for An oppor'u
niiy TO record his vote in favor Of the vii
mot proviso, then lodging the qucstion 0
the proviso, and then coming out open,
against it-yisions of candia,e Tor Pres
idcncy proclaiming 10 his own friends 10 q
very audible voice that the noise and con.
fusion would prevent him from being heard
il he were To answer the question address
scd to him bv their chairmsn-visions of
the same candidate for the Presidency lend
ing himself 10 the base and miserable lraut
Of the publication Of two contradictory live.
Of himself, one for the North, and the Other
for the Sou,h-visions Of the schooIn,aster,
the militia colonel, the Territorial Cover
nor. the Secretary Of War, tho Senator in
Congress, and the Presidential candidat,
shifting from party TO party, serving al
masters, and avowing and disavowing al
possible Opinions and oil conceivable
principles, steady only to the single de-
termination Of promoting the objects o
his own selfish and guilty ambition
Mn. STEPHENS or GEORGIA The Wings
Of Georgia held great Mass meeting a
Atlanta Inst week, and among those pres
cnt was Mr.. Stephens who was recent,
wounded in . rcncontre with Judge Cone
The correspondent Of the Augusta Consti
tutionalist, u democratic paper. says:
Il is impossible to give an adequate de-
scription Of the enthusiasm Of that assem-
bly, when Stephens, being loudly and re-
pcntcdly called for, rose up before them
A pallor even greater than usual, seemed Il
rest ON the sui,ken cheek Of that rcmarkn.
BILE man, remarkable in being the idol, be
fore which his party falls down in almost
admiration. Vast is the influence that he
wields, and fearful tho responsibility which
rests upon his shoulders. Never have
seen such wild excitement pervadc mul
titude, as when his almost feminine voice
was heard. Wherever a banner with Bis
name was met, all others were forgotten
and the welkin rung with repeated shouts
of Stephens, Stephcns!! The chief men
Of his party seemed to regard him as the
soul Of the meeting.
Mr.. Stephens mode no speech, being toe
weak ] presume. He told an anecdote
made the application and sat down, eau
tioning the meeting 10 remember to vote
for Old "Zack."
The Washington Union. il is said. il foI