The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-02-18
The rru. Nyitn.ss.-Contrad.ctnga Contradiction.

The rru. Vyssn.ss.-Contradietinga Contradiction.
The Republic has attempted to controveFt an explanation
which lately made, authority in respect to General
Cass Ii states that it somewhat surprised at this
authorized denial at late PERIOD but that published
it for what it and left the question 10 be settled by
the papers that first gave circulation TO the report We
(says the Republic now find in the Daily Herald OF
Cleveland renewal of the statement, which we com
mend to the attention of the Union"
1t then gives the article from the Cleveland Herald,
tempting contradict what the Union said the author
ity Of General Cass Bat meet this at by the fol-
lowing article from the Cleveland Paindealer Of the
10th February; and this statement carries irresistible
weight with il, because it is made out by Mr.. Grey
himself, the editor of the paper, who witness to the
whole transaction. And now we ask, how dares the
Cleveland Herald say that any "hones, who heard
the speech" can deny its fictitious statement
From the Cleveland Pandsalsr o h. inst.
CoxIse EVENTS CAST THEIR HIND Lres BEYoRK-The
ting what possibly come TO pass, to wits the renomi
nation OF General Cas- for the presidency are reysmPing
for that old SANDER about the Generals nose
and confusion" speech in Cleveland We clip the follow.
ing from late number OF that paperi
".vIrpIcATss THE TRUTH msroRy.'-The Washing
ton Republic renewed the stale SANDER respecting
eneai Casss remarks at Cleveland In lS4S, concerning In
terna Improvements The Washington Union has an ari
Gle in replyi
We have high authority for saying II is worth while to
vndioae the truth OF history For tnatreason alone We re-
cur to the subject The issehood had IT'S day. but ike all
such fasehoods, 1t will be renewed and reasscHed when
ever any purpose, ghtoI wrong can be attained by y
uadicton for have made inquiry and are authorized
he o1y wa mann,nnd no ore Of hoo cIo,b t
many other fasehoods that opponents circulated du
ing tho nomination OF the Baltimore Convention, General
Cass said, In substance that he should more
90 sought in his acts votes, speeches. resolution
un.n mou.y approved by the party, When the question
unI hp
ralon re- sr-ng % IL and SAYING should make no con
fes.on. opoIca faith There were no noise and confn
son. 10 prevent both question aud These existed
only in the SANDER got up Tor The occasion 80 much Tor
the Truth OF history
1t is perfectly i'm ma teria how often General Csss may
"autborze his friends to deny his noise and confusion
speech Cleveland 18th OF June iSi5 On that
casion Judge Wood, among other things, said
"Apd sir permit me, this OCCASION to call your auen
ton the fact that political opponents declare you are
opposed TO the improvement OF western rivers aud bar
bors and that we have always met this declaration with
tho assurance that General Lewis Cass western man,
fully identified with the interests Of the West, and
could be opposed to the Improvements much needed
by the people OF the West and OF the whole county"
To this Gen. Cass responded substantially follows
'sir, tho noise and confusion which pervade this
sembly will prevent being heard the topics
70 which You have called my attention must therefore
content myself with thanking you Tor the generous recsp
which the unworthy representative Of toe great dem
ocratc pa rty, have received at your hands"
Such 10 tho Herads repor, Of Gen. Cas receptions and
10 substantially correct no honest man who heard the
Bat tho Union, the authority of General Cas-
There noise and conusion' to prevent hearing
both question and these existed only in the sander
got % for the occasion" -
~, shall decide when doctors disagree fThc Plain.
dealer o, June 49, Gen. Ca.ss most .efvle organ com
uepces r. mort Of his speech thus SIT The roe ana
con 1.or WIN b pervade this vast assembly will, appre
hend prevent M from being distinctly heard by az pres
Al. can do I'M. ore, at this time than return my
,h.nks n, ~. 49,, and datterins reception which
the citizens Of Cleveland h, 70 gwen "e. 49, ,aooo,o
report and the "aulhoraed dem. Of u by The general
and either his memory is very des. we, ~, ~ ivin,
- tfan u~iv
The general and the ednor sven.~ VIZ '''' y
themselves ,.rhu
On the l7th of June the Psindealsr said - -" ~
aid prates about the general, .vsdng Judge Woot
zion y the harbor and free territory questions Jp@ y
Wood did not expeoi, did else. that Gensra
Cass. alter stating his letter OF acoepsnce that his
fesaon OF political faith closed" going Depart