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nR. rASclx AND m. cAss.
Mr. YAscEy, Of A>tzna, 4 ptominen, mem
berOfthe Convention which nominated Mi. Cas-,
addressed Democratic meeting held IN the civ
Of Charleston, South Carolina. on The f,b ;ps, -
His remarks are given IN he Charleston Mercu-
ny. from which We exuactlhe following:
As an evidence Of the moral power
bthe South can WELD Ehen. united. Mr..
Yancey gave brief hi4bry Of the views
iof Gen. Cass on n. proIiso. Healludcd
to certain deyel0flncn' made by Mr..
Rathbun, an ex-ntnbS. ~ Congress. 81
the Utica Conren| '1n. I;.1 showed thsi
Gen. Cas- I'D bon lie rigihafor Of tie
proriso, bal in1fSed = .,;:s. members IF
sshe Hone u Representatives, TO tack Il
ON to another measure in that body, as
the great principle upon which the North
could and would be allied and carried by
the proSisoists; had promised to support
the move; and had, in the United States
Senate, actually endorsed it, in few re-
marks upon it, as correct in principle
This was, of course, before the South had
been aroused to action; but, continued
MIR. Yancey, no sooner had we spoken IN
firm and united tones, than the Northern
Democracy became alarmed lest it should
be deserted by the South and left in mi
nority, land that to politician is the nc
E'fas ultra Of political pnnishment,) and be-
gan to tremble, and finally to recede OF
course this quite interesting change in the
public sentiment Of the Democracy was
not unnoted by so keen an observer of
the political atmosphere as Gen Cass-
His own opinion changed in a correspond
ing degree. He deserted his poor bant-
ling, and left it unprotected in the hands
Of those political midwiyes, Wilmot Brink
erhoff, and Rathbun lie very ingeni-
ously confesses to this interesting change
in his letter to Mr. Nicholson
Mr.. YANcEY then went on to speak Of how the
South had Jared in the Convention, and after re-
marking that "the CoArcntioa and Us nominee
are Of such character as Reher n exciie our re-
Teet nor coataand our support q he proceeded to
give brief history Of thai body:
Amongst other things he instanced,
as evidence Of its unsoundness as an expo
nent Of Democratic views, its refusal to
adopt its resolutions, avowing its princi
pies, and the platform upon which it de-
signed to place its nomination. And now
mark the result, he continued After the
nomination was made, committee was
raised to report series Of resolutions
Mr.. Yancey said that the committee met
on the evening of its appointment, and sat
until ten at night. Before it adjourned,
the resolution in relation to the veto pow
err had been amended 50 as to show its
happy effects in saving the country +" from
a eerFupting system Of Rpssrai iRtsruat7
improvements" 1t was unanimously a.
greed to as sound Democratic doctrine,
and as deserved compliment to Mr..
Polk When the committee met the next
morning the first proposition made was to
reconsider that amendment; and to strike
it out | inquired why2 had been adj
mitted to be good Democrats doctrine the
night before! The answer was: "Gen
Cass voted against that veto of Mr.. Polk.
and If we put this in we WIN condemn our
our nominee %
sThese virtuous politicians-thesc trust
worthy representatives of democracy
had discovered by morning that the ayow
al of truth would put an error to blush !!
that the praise Of a patriot would be the
condemnation Of political hereticl
"The vote was net.reconsidered, but it
was, as Mr. Yancey firmly believed, be-
cause it was too barefaced even for that
body; and that if this idea that Cass had
voted against Mr. Folks veto had been
thought of before the amendment was a
dopted, it never would have graced those
resolutions. As it is, it will indeed be-
come thorn in the side Of the nominee