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

inc CHtOl, Il lew days since, on the dulhoI-
ty of General CAss, denied the current and
received account Of his speech at Cleveland in
1913. We Were somewhat surprised At this
authorized denial, at so late period; but We
published il 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
Of the Union:
From the Cleueland Herald
II is perfectly immaterial how often Gen. Cass
may "authorize'' his friends to deny his "noise
and confusion" speech at Cleveland, on the 18th
of June, lS4S. On that occasion Judge Wood,
among other things, said:
"And, sir, permit me, on this occasion, to call
your attention to the fact that our political oppo-
nents declare you are opposed to the improvement
of our western rivera and harbors; and that We
have always met this declaration with the
ance that Gen. Lewis Cass, a western man,
fully identified with the interests of the West,
and could not be opposed to the improvements
much needed by the people Of the West, and Of
the whole country.
To this General Cass responded substantially as
follows: ''Sir, the noise and confusion which per-
vades this assembly will prevent my being heard
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 Herald's report of General Cass's re-
ception, and that it is substantially correct, no
honest man who heard the speech has ever denied.
But the Union, on the auth orify of General Case,
says: " There was noise and confusion to
prevent hearing both question and answer; these
existed only in the SANDER got up for the occa-
sion.'
"Who shall decide when doctors disagree %
The Plaindsaler of June l6, General Cass's most
scrvile 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
ent can do little more, sir, at this time than
return my thanks for the very and hatter-
ing reception which the citizens of Cleveland have
given mo-
Considerable Confusion" exists between this Lo-
cofoco report and the "authorzed'' denial of it by
the general; and either his memory is very defcc
tive, or, about those days, the Plaindealer
strangely given to lying" The general and the
editor can average" the matter to suit them
selves
On the 18th of June the Plandealer said: "The
Herald pirates about the generals cvading Judge
Woods alusion to the harbor and free territory
questions. Judge Wood did not expect, nor did
any else, that General Cass after stating in his
letter of acceptance that his profession of political
faith was closed,' was going to depart from this
most sensible rule to accommodate this any other
particular locality"
So it seems Judge Wood did PROFOUND the ques-
tions-G eneral Cass didn't answer them--and did
plead s'noise and confusion" We trust these spe-
cimens Of the "whole CLOTH out of which the
port was made, WILDE of Equality to suit the Union,
and that it will be gratified to find the "truth Of
history vindicated.'