The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1848-06-22


that tho cnusc OF Democracy has there
trnmphed over tho cnlumnics lie aided to
propagate, wherein the excuses and dia-
boism OF few among the French Rcpub.
licans were artfi!ly put forward us exhibit
ing truly tho character Of them all. This
is Dcspn,sn's Oldest trick. bu. he is ono q!
tho most recent instruments. The work
men were nicely fitted to cnch other.
"Rcturning tothis country in ISL. Gen.
Cass soon after acquired the sent I've has
since filled in the United States Senate. aud
no nan has since done mprc evil in our
National Councils, or done i, with more
g'aringly selfish intent, than lac has. Oh
the Texas lniquity. and the consequent.
War, there has been no more hcadlong and
INSCRIPTIONS champion ;thoneh we believe
il can he proved That, lnst before he wrote
his published letter in t.ror Of Annexation,
which rendered him Van Bnrcn's most for
midahlc Antagonist a, Baltimore, four years
ago, he wrote one rs decidedly against An
ncxaion, md on tho broadcast grounds Of
general hostility. But this, of course, has
never troubled him since he swallowed it,
$50 soon as his party had completely re-
gained power by tho election Of Polk, he
proclaimed War with England for Oregon
inevitable aud did his best to render il So.
Ic fought to the las, the treaty whereby the
Oregon Boundary was settled, still clnmor-
iny for "a deg. 10 min. even Mt the cost Ut a
War. This was by no means his first effort
10 cmbroil the country in that quarter.
And the whole is impclIcd hy the ,nns, sor-
did, selfish calculation lIcknows what are
tho worst passions of the worst class, and he
is the very man 10 Chamber eagerly and sm-
Iingly into n window Of tho White House
over hundred thousand bleeding corpscs
Of mon slain that his ambition nigh, be sat.
is!icd.
"On the great question Of Free Soil
against Slavery Extension, his course has
been beyond example. 10 wns originally
(and the proof exists an nvowcd champion
of Free Soil. Even when he voted against
the proposition in the las, Congress. he de-
clared himself devoted 10 the principle,
bit this was not the proper time To affirm
tit was improper TO lc.islatc on an lb-
s,racton. &c. &c. Thus he stood for n
few months, when 10! on, comes his letter
to Tennessee, eating all his former words,
and nvowing hmsclfn CONVEX, 10 the South.
crn doctrine, that Slavery may be legally
established ia any territorial acquisition ot
this country BY the mere TACT of slave
holders choosing To migrate tb,hcr! So
fragrant nm instance ofapostacy and trcach-
er, has rarely or never been known, and
We hold TINT every advocate Of Free Soil
and Free Labor should vote even for John
G. Calhoun, il the election Of Cuss could
not otherwise bc prevented. Defeated
he can and mus, be-"
The baltimore Patriot truly SAYS that,
"Thcrn il great dca! ef material lor
clee,ioncering purposes in the political his
tory Of General Cass. lie will lie com.
PEELED To suffer some on account Of his
course on the Oregon question, on the Tex
as question, and on the river and harhor
improvement: question. lIis two letters to
lianneganon tho Texas qnestion-,hc cx-
act aDiipoacs of each o,hcr--wll have "a
come forth, il they have mol hecn destroy
cd. lie will hnvc 10 say, whether lie a,,-
prorcs or disapprorcs, Of tho doctrine OF
Mr. Folks veto Of the River aud iIarbor
bill. for lie mud his party hold il ms cnrdi-
nal principle, TINT n candidate shall not he
mum! Ills culocs,ic boal; Of Louis Phil
ippe aud his Court will DO shown up
against him"
The Cincinnati Gazette quotes tho aboy c
aud nppcnds the following
"Ani wc may add tina, his nricnt oppo-
silion and abuse of JEiFEasoA's Adminis,ra-
ton, and his ser,ilc and rcpu!sivc adyoca-
cv ni the extension It Slavery. 10 perpctll-
ate the slave holding interest, will lot min
the votes Of the friends Of Freedom"
The baltimore imericaa has the follow
ing
ali those who have made this nom:na-
ton, and those for whom il IL made, are
satisfied with tive refer particularly 10
the nomination fur the Presidcncy-the
Wings throughout the country. We pre-.
sumo, are well satisfied too. II the selec
ton Of n competitor had been left to them
they would mos, probably, in the exercise
Of wise discretion, have chosen General
CASA gentleman Of amiallc weakness,
Of pliable consistency, and tho representa-
ton Of nothing in particular save cum
bcrsome activity ia sclfaccommodaton 10
the probable variations Of tho political com
pass. lie has obtained the reward ofmnch
labor in securing the nomination Of his
pnriy; il tho honor be an empty one, it will
be the more commensurate with his deserts;
and he may enjoy j, while il lasts in the
gratifying conviction that he is fully paid
for all that he las ever done politically
worthy Of reward. The country will take
care that The public interests ehall not sui.
fer bv nnv such work Of supcreregation as
his election 10 the Presidency would be.