The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1848-09-08

Detroit Advertiser says, community was
shocked" by its publication and persual.
ut has already been perused by most of
our citizens with horror, but we give il
place in the Advertiser this morning.
that the whole country may see what
dishopest, immoral Old rogue ofa dema-
gogUe Lewis Cass is" Here is the let
Ter:
WASHINGTON, Feb. 10, 1S47.
nv dear Sir-Your friend Doyle will
be selected as Lieutenant. and l am
glad we can gIveyou this proof of desire
( to pay respect to your recommendation.
am pressed to death by business, or
would write you longer letter.
However, the newspapers give you full
account ofour strange proceedings. We
have not done much good; but they say it
is the darkest hour just before day
light, and | am inclined to think that our
darkest hour has past. 1t seems to me
that good is coming out of mischief.
There is a more determined spirit to sup
port the administration than have seen
heretofore. 1t is now distinctly under
stood, and it will be the true Democratic
sentiment through hthe country, thatevery-
thing must give way to a vigorous pros
ecuti0n of the war, and that no measures
must be proposed that will embarrass the
the administration.
The Wilmot Proviso will not pass the
Senate. 1t will be death to the war
death to all hopes of getting an acre OF
territory-dea,h to the administration
and death to the Democratic party. Ii
was not so intended. 1t no doubt origi-
mated with proper feelings-but things
have now come to such pass. that its "a
2 doption will produce these effects. 1t is
distinctly avowed by the Southern mem
bers of Congress that they would moi
vote for any measures for the prosecution
of the war, nor would they ratify any
treaty ifthis provision becomes law. 1
will probably go back from the Senate to
the House, where hope the appropri
, alton will pass without any proviso.
am with great respect, truly yours,
r. S. WILSON, Esq. LEWIS CASS.
Was ever the evidence Of so mucl
corruption of heart, and recklessness o
G purpose, comprised in so few lines before
The morality Of Santa Anna is "pure ant
!. undefled religion" when compared will
! that which is evidenced in this letter o
. Lewis Cass. Only look at the reasons
which he gives in the concluding para
! graph for opposing the Wilmot Provis'
the reasons why the Wilmot Provis'
will not pass the Senate. at would b.
a death to the war-death to all the hope
of getting an acre of territory-death t.
S the administration. and death to th'
/ Democratic party"
3 There we find man, occupying th'
0 position of an American statesman. delib
erately avowing himself willing to crus
: the fundamental prirci pie of freedom it
: self for party purposes. Such is tn
e plain implication of the letter. d"
= would be death to the democratic party.
s But this is not all. 1t would be deaf
: to the war" Our citizens must fall b
y the thousand, cut ofby the Mexican
t lance. or by the more deadly Mexica
climate, wives must be made widows, ant
s children must be made orphans-all thi
l. according to the morality of General Cas-
g was better than to adopt measure whic
c would be death to the Democratic party
!. And this unprincipled old gentleman no'
e asks the Anne rican people TO insult tn
memory of George Washington, by plt
r cling him in the chair once occupied b
the father of his country.