The republic., 1851-09-09

not it was true that the Democracy of Mr..
instructed their delegates to vote for CAss
representatives to the Baltimore Convention?
Now; we object TO the inferences of the
PenRSylrGniGn. Who believes that General
CAss prompted the Free Press to make
any such inquiry? The suggestion does
great injustice TO that honorable gentleman
A man as tender-footed as General CAss never
ventures to tread upon his neighbours corns.
Once in a while the General may throw
stone, forgetting that he himself lives in glass
house-but not frequently. We are confident
that he would not do so uncourtly thing as to
put an unpleasant interrogatory to such cour-
tier as Mr.. BUCHANAN.
But we have not yet given the gist of the
article in the Free Press. That journal pro-
ceeds to say, in tones of significant warning:
"We confess we do not exactly like Mr.. BU-
cHANAN's position before the country. He is
an able man, and has done much good ser
vice TO the Republic, but we do not see how
his position. with reference to the adjustment
We have no unkind feeling to express toward
= Mr.. BUCHANAN, nor do we even introduce the
subject invidiously, by running this seeming
parallel between himself and General CAss,
but only to warn the Democracy against de-
parting from what is just and right, for any
end whatever"
This was rather more than the PennSyIra-
MAN could endure. So, having denied that
the Democracy in Mr.. BUcHANAN's county had
instructed their delegates to vote for CAsS re-
representatives. to the Baltimore Convention, it
goes on to PROFOUND certain pregnant queries to
General CAss, or rather topics for his perusal
and reflection, and wants to know how it hap
pened that General CAss did not vote for the
Fugitive Slave law, on the final important di-
vision, though she was in Washington, if not
in the Senate chamber, when il was decided
having just before, on the same day, voted on
another question" 1t accounts for Judge
DoUGLAs's absence on the ground of illness, as
the Judge subsequently stated in the Senate.
1t accounts for Mr.. DIcKINsoN's absence, as
that Senator had paired off, and took occasion
on the floor of the Senate to advocate the bill
But the PenasylUalian has examined the record
''and SO have Others" but it gives no reasons
for the remarkable omission of the vote of Gen
eral CAss. Indeed, says the Pennsylranian:
owe have never yet seen any explanation
of the course of General CAss in that crisis :;
and as the Fugitive Slave bill is the part of
the Compromise measures upon which the
South is most sensitive, and to which the
Abolitionists and Whig agitators are most
violently opposed, we shall be glad to see
statement setting the matter right, SO far as
General CAss is concerned"
Then comes in the Huntingdon Globe, and
calls its Democratic contemporaries to account
for assailing Senator BRoDHEAp, and upbraids
the Pennsylpanian for its insolence in this be-
half And the latter journal replies that Mr.
BRoDHEAD has been circulating 'under his
frank the most scaadalous aspersions of Mr.
BUCHANAN's personal and political charac-
ter !" and that it does not care three brass far
things who Mr.. BRoDHEAD is in favor
of for the Presidency, and rather hints that
the fayorite candidate of Mr. BRoDHEAD is
himself 1t then intimates that Mr.. BUcHAN-
ANS friends would not have touched the new
Senator with pitchfork before the election, if
he had not declared himself one of them-and
now it charges him with the " circulation of
ISLANDERS against that distinguished gentleman,
: without excuse, provocation, or reason"
All these things ruf1le the naturally sweet
temper of the Pennsylvania Statesman, another
Democratic paper published In Philadelphia,
as friendly to General CAss as is the Pennsyl-
sanian to Mr.. BUCHANAN. The Statesman
devotes column to the demolition Of the Key
Stones g favorite son"-and gives the follow
ing graphic sketch Of the causes Of the war be-
tween that gentleman and the late Democratic
Senator General CAMERON, and the present
Democratic Senator Mr.. BRoDHEAD. 1t is an
though painful picture, we'll wor-
thy of minute examinations:
General CAMERON became the first object of
his MIR. BUcHANAN'sl impotent fury. He was an
acknowledged advocate Of General CAss and al
though he did not obtrude himself upon the party
but expressed his preference, every man is
called upon to do who is at all interested in the
political prosperity of his country, he was mme
diately assailed with all the rancor and venom
OF which such presses as can sympathize with the
heartless and unforgiving character of Mr.. BU-
cHANAN are alone capable.
"But it was not enough to attempt to crush Gen
: eral CAMERON, who had strenuously supported
Mr.. BRoDHEAD in the canvass for United States
Senator, fully understanding his predictions
{ for General CAss. After Mr.. BUCHANAN and his
friends had exerted all their appliances to place
decided Buchanan candidate from the west in
the exalted position occupied by Mr.. BRoD-
HEAD, and ingloriously failed the only reparation
of their defeat which offered itself was the posi-.
bility of reversing the expressed sentiment of the
Legislature by claiming the successful candi-
date as a retainer and supporter of Mr.. Bu-
cHANAN. The affected attachment of Mr. Bu-
cHANAN soon became palpable enough to ex-
cite general suspicion. No one could detect any
atinities which could possibly unite two such
{ totally antagonistc characters. MIR. BaoDHEAD
was as pure in politcs as Mr.. BUCHANAN was
{ corrupt and intriguing. Mr.. BRopHEAD favored
: the aspirations of General CAss; Mr. BUCHANAN