The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-02-13

The Union, a few days since, on the author
ity OF General CAss, denied the current and
received account OF his speech at Cleveland in
lS48. We were somewhat surprised at this
authorized denial, at SO late period; but We
published it for what it was, and left the ques-
ton to be settled by the papers that first gave
circulation to the report. We now find, in
the Daily Herald of Cleveland, a renewal of the
statement, which we commend to the attention
OF the Union:
From the Cleveland Herald. ai
II is perfectly immaterial how often Gen. Cas-
may "authorize'' his friends to deny his "noise
and confusion" speech at Cleveland, on the 18th
of June, l846. On that occasion Judge Wood,
among other things, said: et
"And, sir, permit me, on this occasion, TO call
your attention to the fact that political oppo
nents declare you are opposed to the improvement
= Of our western rivers and harbors; and that we
have always met this declaration with the assur-
ance that Gen. Lewis Cass, as western man.
was fully identified with the interests of the West,
and could not be opposed to the improvements 80
much needed by the people of the West, and Of
the whole country
To this General Cas- responded substantially as
follows: "Sir, the noise and confusion which per-
on the important topics to which you have called
my attention. must therefore content myself
with thanking you for the generous reception
= which !, the unworthy representative of the
great Democratic party, have received at your
hands, -
Such is the Heralds report Of General Ca ss's re
ccption, and that it 10 substantially correct. no
honest man who heard the speech has ever denied.
But the Union, on the authority Of General CASE,
says " There was no noise and confusion to
prevent hearing both question and answer; these
existed only in the SANDER got up for the occa-
sion.n M
'who shall decide when doctors disagrees''
The Pl0indsaIer of Juno 16, General Cass's most
seryile organ, commences a report Of his speech
thus-"Sir: The noise and confusion which per-
vades this vast assembly will, apprehend, pre-
vent me from being distinctly heard by oil pres
emit can do little more, sir, at this time than
return my thanks for the very warm and fatter-
ing reception which the citizens of Cleveland have
given me-" atgtt
Considerable Confusion" exists between this Lo-
cofoco report and the "authorized denial of it by
the general; and either his memory is very defec-
tive, or, about those days, the Plaindsolr was
strangely given to lying" The general and the
editor can average" the matter TO suit them
selves. d III ei8 6sR 5iaTts
On the 18th Of June the Plaindealer said: "The
Herald pirates about the generals cvading Judge
Woods allusion to the harbor and free territory
questions. Judge Wood did not expect, nor did
any one else, that General Case, after stating his
letter of acceptance that his profession of political
faith was closed going to depart from this
most sensible rule to accommodate this any other
particular locality zsel8 isg
So it seems Judge Wood did PROFOUND the ques-
TONS General Cas- didn't answer them-and did
plead 'noise and confusion" We trust these spe-
cimens Of the "whole cloth" out of which the
port was made, will be Of quality to suit the Union
and that it will be gratied to find the ''truth of
history vindicated.'' $3.50