Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1848-06-23


Of North Carolina, against General Cass, the
Democratic candidate for the Presidency, we
publish two articles bearing directly upon this
point The first from the Columbus (Ohio)
Statesman, and the second from the Baltimore
Republican. If any reasonable man can read
these articles and then make the charge of
Black Cockade Federalism without blushing
at his own partiZan recklessness, he must
have d pretty extensive stock of political
brass. With those who will take any pans
TO acquaint themselves with the long public
career of Gen. Cass, the charge of Federalism
will only be laughed at. But there are those
who have not this opportunity, and who may
he misIed by the bold assertions of reckless
Federal prints. On this account, and this a.
lone, do we devote so much space 10 this par
tcuIar subject. The Federal papers have
made the charge. We call upon them either
to prove it, or, like honest journals, come out
and retract it. We would advise our readers
to preserve these articles. They will be OF
use for reference during the contest
The Charge Of federalism against Cent
Cass while I'm Ohio. withdrawn and
transferred to another State. &c &c.
The charge has been rung throughout the
length and breadth of the land, that Gen. Cass,
while resident of Muskingum county, in
this State, was federalist, and acted and vo
ted with the federal party. Among others
who preferred this charge, was the GAINESVILLE
Courier. AS that paper was printed III the
county where the acts which identified Genl
Cass with the federal party were said to have
been committed, we challenged the truth OF
the charge, and referred 10 gentlemen still llv-
ing In Musklngum county, whose democracy
was never questioned, who knew Gen'l Cass
well, and who voted for him as the democratic
candidate for a seat in the legislature of Ohio,
as proof of the falsity of the charge. The
Courier now admits tine charge, as far as it re-
lates to Muskingum county, TO be false, by
saying that Gen. Cass was federalist qUhen
he iiUed n, the State Of DelauUare, and before
he emigrated to Ohio.
Bya biographical sketch published in our pa
perof yesterday, it will be seen that Lewis Cass
emigrated to Ohio when but seventeen gears OF
Gge-fOur years before he was a voter-four
years before, in law, he was deemed to have
arrived al the years of discreton-and four
ytdIS DeIOic Hc COuIu, Ill law, transact DuSI-
ness for himself, without his fathers consent
Even then, if the charge be true that General
Cass al one time was federaIst it was when
he was minor, living in the family of his
father, who, TO the day of his death, contin-
ued high-minded though bitter federaIist,
and was proud of the name OF all the fami-
ly, Lewis Cass alone broke from federal lead
ing-strngs; and his course in Ohio and in
Michigan, before the time he became voter
to the present day, has been that of a demo-
Crat of the straitest sect
Hard run, indeed. must whigery be, when it
is forced to go back for near half a century
for the purpose of making charge (and that,
too, unsustained by any evidence) 10 prove
that when boy, scarce in his teens, Lewis
Cass held to the principles of his fathers FAM
lily.
The charge, however, is not sustained by
proof. The name of the State only is given
no other time, place, or circumstance is ma
med to give it force; and upon this reckless
assertion, whigery hopes to work an injury to
man who, for the last forty-siX years, has
been known 10 the people Of Ohio as demo-
Crat staunch and true.
Although, in law, it is principle that a
negative cannot be proven, yet, in this case,
it can almost be done. Mr.. Jefferson never
appointed his political enemies to high office
yet we find that the first government office thai
Gen. Cass received Chat of marshal of Ohio
came from Mr. Jefferson
The last war with England drew the line
between the federal and democratic parties as
strongly and as broadly as the present wal
with Mexico draws it now Gen. Cass was
then marshal of the State The Office was {
lucrative one, yet he promptly resigned it, fol
the purpose of volunteering his services TO de-
fend his country. How he performed his part
the history of the country furnishes abundant
evidence.
In the political campaign of 1928, one oil
the seyerest charges made against Gen. Jack.
son, save those of murder, &c. &c, preferred
in the Infamous coffin hand-biIl, was that hi
too was tederdliSt This charge was denied
and proven false; and in the discussion which
ensEed, the charge of federalism was planted
so firmly upon the party that now cali them
selves wings, that, in spite of all their effort:
TO shake it off, it still remains, and will remain
until, with new name, they adopt new prin
Ciples.
The same game tried in 1928 with Andrew
Jackson, the same party now attempt 10 play
off against Lewis Cass. Both charges were
false; and the result in each case will be thu
same.
The father of Gen. Cass was a federalist-
the brothers of General Cass still hold to the
doctrines of their father. Upon this founda
ton, the charge of federalism is made on tht
democratic candidate. TO the day of his death
Major Jonathan Cass, the father of the demo
cratic nominee, true TO his principles, acteC
ana voted with the party now calling them
serves wings; and since his death the brothers
OF Lewis Cass have been bold, prominent, ant
lnnuentlal wings; and late number of tht
GAINESVILLE Gouner makes open boast that they
Will not vote Tor Lewis Cass for President.
Does not the Courier see that this boas
plants federalism upon lis own uartv, e.
if Lewis Cass entertained federal sentiments
his relatives in Muskingum county Would h,
among his warmest supporters But Levi
Cass is democrat-they are federalists, an,
they will do now, as they did when the dem
ocratc candidate for President was The cand
date of the democracy for representative i
him.
Like as was the case in 1928, when the al
tempt was made by whgerv, then under
new name, to prove Gent Jackson = foJora
lst, the result has been but the eIicitipg of ar
ditlonal proof to fasten the charge unon them
selves '''e"
From the Baltimore Republican
Wing ROOrbacks Already.
we noticed few days ago faIsehoc
stared against Gen. Cass, aspersing his d
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