The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-09-17

Another Misrepresentation Exposed.
Mr.. z. c. Lee asserted, as we are informed in his
lspcech the other night at the Taylor platform, that Gen
Cass had DETAINED General Washington in his history of
the " King and Court of France" The {" no party men
hard put to it for material with which to build up the
fortunes of their candidate An attempt to prejudice any
portion of countrymen against the democratic nom
nee, by charge utterly destitute of truth cannot fail
ecoil with tremendous effect against them. Gen. Cass
Washington. So far from it, he has euogZed his char
acter in terms as strong as language portray For
instance, at page 81 of his book he says, Washington
IS the great figure upon our political canvass" Would
he have said this had he been seeking to deame Wash
ngton Again after arguing to show that the issue OF
our revolution depended on the "moral force OF well
regulated public opinion" and " no one man," he
says at page 2S, g am you will understand me
seeking TO deac in the slightest degree, from the
just claims and fame OF our veneraed hero. No; he
stands, in my estimate OF human character, above all
who have existed His principles and con-
duct the brightest spot of history" Call you this
And @ Mr. Lee if
the Warrenton Springs. and few nights since at the
platform in this city. "oh shame where is thy blush p
Oh conscience where thy sting General Cass defame
Washington Who will believe it
The real offence which General Cass committed in his
book kept carefully out of view, whilst the one he did
not commit is proclaimed with all the apparent conviction
of a profound Indignation We have sho that he did
not defame General Washington For this we have his
most emphatic words. What did he do' He did some
ment of our wing opponents. He said, ''But justice to
his memory does not demand any extravagan panegyc
which, while affecting to exalt his merits, degrades the
character of his countrymen To Europeans, who
in the habit of Undertaking. people for Intelligence
and moral force" he said The common in Europe
has been to assign to Washington too important part
and the body of the people Insignificant one, in
great political drama" Europeans said that but for
General Washington, revolution would never have
been achieved Cass argues this point, and says that ii
epoch dividing two great periods in the history
of man." and that the great work would have gone
to its contamination if Washington had never existed"
Can any deny this' Ii necessary to vlndicate
the capacity of the people for selfgovernmen that he
should have said 1t due to their intelligence
Can any one blame him for IT. The wings, as a party
in this country, have undervaued the intelligence
of the people, and they cannot forgive any man who
admits they have any. They nothing good IN the
swnish multitude and hence quarrel with Cass for
raising them to the dignity OF They complain IN
TACT because he would not degrade the character OF his
countrymen' In this has Gen. Cass offended no man
He has eulogised Washington above all men who have
ever existed" Could any one do more' How false,
then, it, that he has DETAINED General Washington
II the wings charge candidate with abusing w ash
ngon, charge them with abusing the people, because
# Gen. Cass has detracted anything from Washington, 1t
was to give it 10 his "counymen" II was taking from
him the surplus of fame-not needed-and bestowing 1t
on those who had been denied all intelligence and love
of liberty; in fact had been cruelty abused Cass
gives all that he of any servcethe wings deny that
their countrymen entitled to anything Cass thought
there "glory enough in the revolutionary struggle