The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1848-07-05
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ssoonSas ! can receive despate eRes sfioln thsi
United States, in anawefi to nv s6n,fntinica.
stlons, shall be enabled 10 declare to syou
either TINT my conduct has been approved 81
the President, g that my mission ID sermliis
!, By. he did not deceive + himsalf. IIiss
Course wa war pplasd ded by nn}es,
tIican people, who are eyer live fos fafion
interest and honor, and scoldly approved by
The following short extract viii exhibit
the spirit which perynded this Memorable
paper:
But the subject assumes another ASPECT
when they 1.-THE American people are told
by one Of tho parties that their vessels are ia
be forclbiy entered and examined, !, IN order to
carry into effect these stipnlations. Certain
~ the American government does not sba.;:
lieve that the high Powers, contracting par.
ties ta this treaty, have any wish to compel
the United States, by force, to adopt their
measures to it's provisons, or 10 adopt itst
stlpulations II hey; have too much s,tcori6.
dence in their sense Of justice to fear anv.
such result; and they will sec with pleasure
the prompt dsavowai made by yourself, Sir,
In the name of your country, at the tribune
OF the Chamber Of Deputies, of any ainten
tons OF this nature: But We're it otherwise,
aud were it possible they, might be deceived
in this confident expectation, that would not
alter in one title their course Of action.
Their duty would be the same, and the same
would be their determination to fulfill it.
they would prepare themselves, with appre.
henslon indeed, but without dismay with
regret, but with firmness--fOr enc of those
desperate struggles which have sometimes
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where just cause and the favor OF Proyi-
idence have given strength to comparative
weakness, and enabled it TO break down the!
pride Of power s /, @ &. j.s9.'
The success of this SCENE, so long cher
ished, and 80 long projected on the part of
England, turned upon the ratification Of
France, With it she could hope to estab-
llsh this new principle Of maritime law, and
with that attain her daring object of mari.
time supremacy. But the opposition Of two
such commercial nations as the United
States and France to this Interpolation
would have rendered hopeless its. general,
recognition. Hence her efforts to accom-
plish this measure; and as, for more than
half century, she had not failed in any
great object of her policy, her pride and in
terest were equally united in this. He Jour
nails, therefore, were filled with the subject.
1t occupied the attention Of her government,
her people, and press; and her diplomatic
agents through Europe were active and per-,
seryering. While the subject was under
discussion in the French Chamber Of Dep-,
uties, the eyes of Europe were directed to
Paris, anxiously watching the result. That
result was soon manifested. The public
opinion of France spoke too loudly to be re-
sisted. The government gave way, and re-
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own directions, and signed byiits own minis-
ter. The part which General Cass bore in
5 this transaction is well understood and ap-
preciated by his countrymen; and, if any
doubt existed on the subject, it would have
been removed by the abuse heapod upon him
in the English journals, and, by the declara-
; ton OF Lord PalmertsoD, in the House of
Commons, that his efforts contributed in a
great degree to the rejection Of this meas
ure. 5.5,
An American writing from Europe, in
Niles Register, March, 1912, says
"General Cass has hastily srepared q
pamphlet, setting forth the true import and
| dangers of this treaty.-It will be read by
every statesman in Europe; and added to the
Generals personal influence here, will effec--
tually turn the tables OH England. The
country owes the General much for his eff
fectual influence with this Government.
The London Times, of January S, 1912,
says:
"The five powers which signed the late
! treaty, for the suppression of the slave trade,
| will not allow themselves to be thwarted in
the execution Of this arrangement by the ca
| pracious resistance of the cabinet at Wash
| ington."
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In the spring Of 1874, Gen 5Cass, in reply
| to interrogatories upon that subject, wrote {
letter declaring himself in favor Of the an.
nexaton of Texas.
In the month Of May following, the de-
mocratic National Convention met at Bal
timore, to nominate candidates for Presi
dent and Vice President. On the first
balloting Gen Cass received eighty-three
votes, and continued 10 rise till, on the Sc
ventb, he received one hundred and TWEEN
ty three votes. Had another ballot beer
taken that day, Gen. Cass would witl,ou
doubt, have been nominated. Before ths
| assembling ofthe convention on the fol
lowing day Mr.. Polk was brought for
ward as a compromise candidate, and
after two ballottings, received the nomina
tion.
On the day that news ofthe nomination
of Mr.. Polk reached Detroit, a meeting
oftile Democracy was held, at which Gen
Cass, in an able and eloquent speech
gave his warmest support 10 the nomina
ton, and declared to enter the contest L
secure its successful pursuance of this
ne accepted the invitation of ,thesNas
vile committee, and was present at III,
great Nashville convention in August
His arrival was announced by the firing
ofcannon, and he was received with every
demonstration ofpopulur enthusiasm. O