Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1848-08-04

A DEsrIcAgLE FRAuo DIscovEBEp AND EN-
P,sED2
IN las; weeks journal We alluded. in
few words. To the disgrace'ul and rfCki"ss al
tempt which has beea made 10 nis'e' q ant
impose upon the pubic mind. win rrga'd To-
the opinions and acts OF Gen. Cas- on the
"Wilmot Proviso" We also published an
article rom the National inteiIlgenter. lde-
wing that not less than SIX DIFFERENT
LIVES OF GEN. CASS are NOW IN the hands
OF The people OF the Country. each one differ
log 10 material aud essential points from all
the others And to make the matter appear
more hagrant. Ubiquitous and infamous. u IS
placed be;oRd question that at least THREE
ol the different edilions-one for the South
and two Tor the Norlh--were printed at the
"Gobe office" ia Washington city. oae IN
March, and the Others in June, ISIS; each
contains the some number OF pages. aud -
closely resemble each other III Typographical
appearance. that the fraud would not be de
tccied without minute examination!
Such wicked. Infamous, and audacious at
tempt at FRAUD and DECEPTION, Is unprece-
denied in the history OF the politic-l parties
Of the country, ana demands the execration
Of very honest and upright citizen. Men OF
integrity OF every party must view this trans
action in the same light. 1t is fraud upon
the public-a fraud upon the honest yeomanry
OF the country-a fraud upon the honest and
unsuspecting voters OF this Union-a trdHd,
knowingly. wiliully and wickedly perpetrat-
ed. to cheat and lnisedd our voters al the
ballot box
Tue attention of the United States Senate
was directed to the Fraud on the 81 OF July,
by Mr.. Mangum. whose speech on the acca-
sion may be found in the National lnteIhgen-
Ger of the 18th OF that month. By reference
10 that document it will be seen that Mr.
Mangum presented 10 the Senate two PAM
phlet lives OF General Cass, idenfic5l, word
Tor word alike. except on the eight and last
Page. One oil these OF the March edition, re-
presented General Cass on the last page as
thoroughly opposed 10 the "Wilmot Ptoviso:'
the other, OF the Juue edition, had not one
i word on the last page ON the subject OF the
I"Wlimot Pr0visu.' At this point OF Mr..
/ Maagum's exposition. Mr.. Hannegan Ga To-
/ coiuco SENATOR interpOsel for explanation, at
/ the Instance OF two members OF ihe denncra-
tic committee, (Messrs. Bdyley OF Virginia,
aud COBB OF Georgia, who had charge OF, and
therefore knew. or were supposed To know. oil
the matter printed by the democratic party
for circulation. His explanation was, thati;
was deemed proper 10 present Gen. Cas-
views on the hate French revolution, as well
Z
pamphlet could not be extended beyond eight
pages without an increase OF cost, that some
thing had to be excluded, and in that way
This Wilmot Proeiso matter was excluded
iron the June edition Il make room Tor the
new maiter. When this explanation, lame
aud unsatisfactory as many deemed II, was
about to have Its proper effect. another panph-
let was produced OF the jane edition, con-
tanlng on he last page The lphJIe Of the mat
i ter on the IViin.ot Prouiso The exposure
was complete. 1t was apparent that The eX-
! panatlon entirely failed, anl that the JaRe
CAUTION had two aces-one ,oking lovingly
TO the South, aud he other with stern coun-
tenance OF the North. Mr.. Hannegin, ultra
in the ocoloco faith as he Is known to be,
Immediately abandoned the cIse aud IN high
4 scorn and detestation denounced The frdHd
aud lis authors as unprluclpIed and Vltian0us,
+ but eXpressing his entire conviction that none
OF his congressional friends either knew OF
had any agency i'll ~
Ii is seen that the fraud was properly de-
nounced in the Senate OF the United State,
bY a prominent 'democra tic" Senator bu
Notwithstanding this, the different edjtiou.
are now flooding the country each circula-
/ ting in is proper regioa-and etfecting th
work for which they were designed.
! TO give our readers an ID OF this uuda
cioRs fraasd, perpelrated for the purpose 4.
cheating them out OF their votes, we wi.
state some OF changes and vaiiations whici
/ appear in the different works
| In the Sth page OF the Southern life of Gas,
are these words
elm December, 1877, General Cass CAV.
his views at length upon the "Wilmot Pro.
viso," in letter 10 MIR Nicholson, oiFennes-
see. In that letter, he avowed himself oppo-
sed to the measure, aud TO the exercise of i.
in any OF the territories of tie United States
respecting The domestic relations OF their IN
hdbilants. He believed that all questions o
that nature should be settled by the people
themselves, who ought to be allowed "tc
regulate their internal concerns their OWL
way, and that Congress has no more power Il
establish or abolish slavery in such territorie,
than 1t has to regulate any other of the rea-
i've duties or social life-that OF husband ans,
wife, OF parent aud child, of master aud ser
want.
Ia the northern life of Cass this enirc par
agrapb is Sappressed-not one word is sal.
said about the '.Wimol Proviso" and Cass
being opposed TO the measure > but lis pac.
| Is supplied by notice OF his glorlticatioI.
speech about the French Revolution, in mod
itication OF his euogy OF the king * Court
OF France"
Again in the Southern life of Cass, on page
Z are The following words
at was during the esslons of this Congress.
that the Tariff OF l516 aud the independent
Treasury, We're established 1t is not alone
To the exclusive champion of Tree trade ana
trade, and the ultra advocate OF hard money
currency, that the opponents of protection
aud the enemies Of paper currency are to
look Tor the defeat OF those measures. Sucl.
men are usually in the pursuit OF some theor.
etlcal absraction, which gives Them but lit
tie Influence with practical men. But 1t is
! to men OF enlarged and liberal views " hose
strength OF character aud influence carry CON
VIction with their action, that the country is
! indebted for radical and beneficial relorms
General Cass gave these great measures the
might OF his influence, and this Jealous and
uniliuchiug support"
But IN HE Northern life of Lewis Cass. he
words printed within brackets are expun-
ged.
In Southern Lewis Cas- his popularity in
Ouo IS reprf scented as resi>tless aud over
shadow my. bat IS this would not do for our
market, II Is eXpun4ed from Lewis Cas- North
and It's place sapolied by u reference to The
Democratic National Convention which met
at Baltimore on 22J OF May, 1878
But this Is not ai,--Gen. Cas- himself Is
implicated in this Transactions. 1.-The did not
ajNlss II, he counNed al IL. as appears from
"ludepen,ieni,' The ever reliable corlespun-
dent OF The North American. tie SAYS that
"Geueral Cass was himself privyiu knowledge
II not IN participation, to this base ansdc-
ton --aud he makes the charge upon me au-
thurity OF Locotoco member OF Congress-
Wequoie lis language;
Tie member states that sometime previous
Y The meedug Of The BaLlimore Cmvenlion.