Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1848-08-17
From the New York Tribune.
Mr, Wise I'm Hot Water.

Mr. Wise I'm Hot Water.
Mr. Henry A. Wise went into Congress rOar-
ing Jacksonian, having run out his predecessor,
Coke, on the charge that the latter did not go
the whole hog MIR. Wise HAD not been long
in the House before he refused to dance to The
Palace music at all-cutting up all manner of di-
does and coming out one of the most obstrepefous
Wings in the whole Union. eve can't help sus-
pecting that his own estimate of his merits and
capacities differed somewhat from that of the ell
ders of the Loco-Foco Synagogue at Washington
Any how, he became one of the hottest A nt ia ack
sonmen alive. No missile was too hot or too
heavy to be hurled by him at the heads of the
leaders of the party he had deserted. Gen. Leo-
is Cass, then Secretary of War, came in for a
share Of his blessings; and in 1886 he made the
following statement on oath before Committee
of the House:
81 believe that Lewis Cass, Secretary Of
War. was engaged in specializing in the public
exorbilant allowances 10 favoriies paid one for
services never performed; another. after he had
full knowledge tina, The favorIe had forged his
official signature; permitted commissions under
him 10 be ante dated, and has ordered Treasu-
ry warrant TO be paid 10 he assignee of disbur-
sing officer who had gambled i. away. after il
had been protested by deposit bank, and was
counrermanded by the Secretary Of the Treas.
ury; aud to have been gailty Of several other
acts of violation of duy."
In process of time the Wings got into power,
and Mr. Wise, still one of the most vehement "a
nong them. wasn't chosen Speaker of the House:
So he kicked over the traces again, turned Tyler
man, was rewarded with the Embassy to Brazil,
and there got into hot water-ol rather into diff
ferent kettle of it from the several in which he had
hitherto disported. He came home a Loco-Foco
and, as there wasn't room for him in Congress. he
was nominated Cass Eector of President! In
this capacity his old oath against Gen. Cass rises
up TO comfort him, and he consumes two and a
half columns of The Unton im showing why his
affidavit of 1886 should neither weigh against Gen.
Cass nor embarr1ss himself We really think he
takes too much trouble. He might have said in
fewer words that he swore in 1886 what the ext
gencies of the case seemed to require, and now,
Under exalted circumstances, he takes an opposite
view of the matter. He says he is not only will
ling but ANXIOUS to vote for Gen. Cass especial
ly since he finds associated with him that "pirk
of Chivalry and pink of Poetry, VIM. 0. Butler" !"
Mr.. Wise announces that his adhesion to Gen.
Cass is based on these among other considera-
tions:
Politically, was we'll assured that General
Cass is in favor of free trade;
That he is opposed of protective tariff;
EThen Gen. Cass has changed essentially since
he wrote home from France demonstrating against
the ruinous policy of our letting in French fabrics
at such low rates of duty.]
"That he is opposed to breaking up the great
land system of 1887, and to squandering the pro-
ceeds of the sale of our rich inheritance of nation
al real estate for mere local and party purposes of
electioneering
That he is opposed to public debt, and to cre-
ating any necessity for it -
Isn't this really too impudent considering the
larger Debt he ,Oouldhav rolled up il he had been
allowed his way about $40 4O!]
'sThat he had sustained the vetoes of President
d
unconstitutional system OF Internal Improvements,
partial in its applications and wastelul of the pub
lie money"
why, thou most unWise dost not know that
Cass voted for eUery Of these Internal Improve
ment bins that Polk vetoed, and John Wentworth
says they two went tosether to the President to
persuade him not to veto them 4
"Fhat he is pledged to exercise the constitu-
lional power of the Veto against the odious mea-
sure called The Wilmot Prouiso, and against all
measures of that class, and that he has voted a.
gainst that Proyiso in his place in the Senate of
the United States"
Good for you, Wise! o that we could make
your allies up this way stand up to that rack -
But don't you remember that he was tn faoor OF
the Proviso at first, and sadly berated John Davis
for depriving him of chance to vote for it in 46,
When he voted against il last year, he declared
himself favorable the principle, but said it was
moi time yet TO apply il. This year be says : a