The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-08-09

me unstintngly. cared not whom they struck know
not now that they struck the true culprts The inves
CATION repeat, never was had. | cannot blame Lewis
Cass for that Since then, he continued in the War
Department. he was sent TO the Court OF St Cloud he
continued and trusted there by Daa,ei Webster him
SELF he has since been endorsed by State OF the Union
and sent to the Senate Of the United States there he has
sustained himself with great ability, and acquired more
reputation than he had before a man. and man
of talents; he recognised gentemun, of
honor and rtah-d pure pdtytot-and his influence
felt and acknowledged by all debater and states
man He he friend Of my friends. They en-
dor,ed him Finally, great party, with which agree,
has endorsed him, giving him the nomination for the
highest Office earth. My personal friend, that pure
minded man, that gallant soldier, that poet and states
man-pink of cbvalry and pink of poetry-Wm O. But
er has permitted his name TO be associated the same
ticket with that of Gen. Cass could hesitate longer
to decide that was not required by anything IA he
past to orego my principles, TO Leave my party to berGy
my section the Union, TO AID endangering the Union
itself by withholding my name, aid, influence, effort and
good toH from the support Of Lewas Cas- Of Michigan
for the presidency of the United States He shall have
all my support for that Office, with clear conscience
without single compunctous visiting and pray God
that he may be elected, and carry out the and
principles of the administration of James K Polk which
he has supported and advocated for years. thereby giving
earnest of his orthodoxy and his good faith. am
confirmed in this conclusion and observation-disclosures
strongly toby tie fact that, though the ach,g party
has had a majority an the House Of Representatives. for
great portion Of time from 1910 10 the present time,
and haze majority nou, and had When DIR. Goggin
spoke and BEFORE during tins excessively long session, yet
they haze proposed to carry the inuestiga
lions s0heh L barely attempted in ls36-'37 If Lswis
Cas- really guilty eupable supposed and be-
eued, and TO the belief Of ls3637 has political
opponents could hare verified my belief long ago By
proper and sufficient evidence. What has my friend mr.
Goggin) been a for example, that he has not been pro-
curing positive proof Of The truth Of the charges, if true,
instead OF relying on my otidaUH TO naked belief
them at the time they yere made?
But have exceeded the limits proposed myself when
began Send the Sd volume Reports of Committees,
I'd sess oath Congress, and will give Mr. Goggn fool
fuel for speaking and writing during all The dog days
Please send copy Of this, especially to Gen Glass; and
wherever the busy whig committee send their slips of my
affidavit Tell them all, that am, hard as can vio
atng all consistency every day, grossly, Gf sup
porting Gen. Cass constitute that mortal sin with
most poltcians,) on my part.
Publish this, and ask the Richmond Enquirer to pub
fish it and believe me, in active earnest your cola
borer, HENRY A. WISE.
Another Spiked.
The wing press has been circulating an article from
Premises Louisville Journal, charging Gen. Cass with
fraud in his connexon with former land associa-
ton. We had placed this matter in train of nvestiga-
ton We had conversed with two of the partners in the
company; both of them had ridcued the charge and
indicated the high character of Gen. Cass They stated
that Mr. Kercheval had been appointed general agent of
the concerns that Gen. Cass himself had not been the
depository OF its funds and that of the transactions
relation the business had taken place whilst he was
NH in Franco RI Mr. hard If
had for moment msconceved and censred the con-
duct OF General Cass, he afterwards satisfied upon
the subject; and we bring the Nashua a. H y Gazette
of the Sd instant to bear witness in favor of Gen. Cass
ga MARES NEsr-The Louisville Journal has dug up the
history OF land speculation which has been dead and
buried for years. and in which Gen Cass, Henry Hub
bard F. o. Smith, and others were engaged, and given
the public with loud flourish of rumpets. The Jour
nal processes base charge of fraud against Gen Cass
the alleged ground that he, by his agent cheated Mr.
Hubbard and others in the transaction. To nail this fab
cation the counter, il is only necessary say Mr.
Hubbard is of the warmest and friends of
Mr. Casss election to be found in New England that he
considers him in every respect qualified for and worthy of
the presidency; and that he is unrngy active pro-
noting his success"
We about to prepare short article for the Union
when the following letter from Mr. Kercheval himself
to hand by yesterday mornings western mail 1t
dssipates another OF the caumnes with which the
try will be inundated from this time till the election:
From the Cleveland (OJ Plain Dealer Aug. D.
ANOTHER "RooRBAcK" LocArED.-A FEDERAL FALsEHoop
Prentice, of the Louisville Journal, the greatest
liar in America the story that Gen Cass robbed
somebody Of l0 900 in land speculation or
such SANDER greedy seized by such blingsgate
sheets the Gle veland Herald and the Detroit Advertiser
and etaed gospel truth, those publishers knotong
the time it most infamous fldse.ood
Here is a statement which ought to make these federal
editors blush, it, indeed, there any shame left in their
villanous composition
Read it, 1t is from the Detroit Advertiser the very pa
per that published the lasehood of which it bsering
reutation:
SPRINewELLs, July 81, ls4S.
To the Editor of the Daily advertiser:
SR herewith hand you copy of a communication,
addressed by the editor of the Louisville Journal
tepy editorial article in that paper of the 10th inst
and which is republsled your paper of this morning
citation, to publish it.
am, very respectfully, your odedent servant.
B. B, KERCHEVAL.
DETROIT, July 49, 1878.
To the Editor of the Louisville Journal:
SIR Your paper of the 10Th inst has just been put into
hands, with its editorial article headed Financial ope
rations of Lewis Cass."
AS was the agent of the Western Land Associations so
,aled whose operations alluded to- of JUS
ice not less to Gen. Cass than to myself that should
publicly expose the falsehood of the article which hall
10 by very brief statement, permitting myself doub
that regard for the truth will insure dmance
your columns.
purchase and entry of western lands Gen Cas-
the pany and, upon his recommendation, he
man, and had known from youth, Twas appoint
ed the agent for making the purchases and locations and