Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1852-03-25


course shah be deemed advisable, we will
announce some day, in our next number.
Tor the meeting, Thc whig'of Campbell,
after having done so nobly at the late gu
bernatoisi leleciioh.. must not be eau ght
naPsSug when the election for the Prcsi-
dcncy comes on.
The Democratic State Convention was
20 have metin Richmond yesterday.
-~-~sss-
- Pie dyes md Performances.
Gen. Cass relieved himself ola leaden
harsngue in the Senate. last week, the OBJ
Get Of which. wa. to,explain, as he SO fire.
quensly finds it necessary to do the posi-
,ions assumed in that very remarkable pro
duction Of his known as the Nicholson let
Ter. So far as Gen. Cass is conccrncd.it is Of
very li.,le consequence what his opinions
werc a, that time or what they may be now,
IN regard to the matter he Dissatisfaction
nothing remain. Of his prospect for polti-
cal elevation, except tie Unsupported am
bition that prompted him to strive for 1t.
He has reached "thc ultimate dim thule"
of official tprefermcnt. He has entered
that winter Of political existence,on which
no spring will ever break. His party
have no farther use for him-because he
has sinned against the first article in their
creed, in allowing himself to be beaten for
office. BY bis failure, he has kept ocofo
!, coism four yours. if not longer, away from
"the .poil." He need not expect to be
forgiven for this. The only solace left
him, rs the dream Of his ambition fades a
way-will be, that refuge Of unrewarded
lpatrio,sm---ihe reflection that Hcpublics
are ungraieful. 'ste ~
So So far rs Inc itcpes of Gen. Cas- are
concerned. we repeat. it is a matter of no
consequence what his views were and are
---but So far as these post obit confessions
of his may expose the deception, that his
followers in this State attempted 10 prac-
iiscin the last Presidential canvass. it may
lie useful in teaching rs how to estimate
their prctcnces in the future. The lead
ers Of the democracy. as is well remem-
bcred. had in their State Convention un-
conditioually pledged for themselves and
thsir parry. that they would not under a.
~ spo'itical necessity support for the
Presidency n candidate who maintained
the right Of the people Of territory, in
their territorial condition, to pass laws for
bidding the introduction of slaves. Soon
afterwards Gen. Cass was nominated as
their candidate. and In short time his
Nicholson letter was produced, in which
lie had plainly and positively asserted the
very doctrine, against which they had SO
irrevocably committed themselves. How
did these leaders Of the Virginia democra-
cy get over the difficulty! Did they
stand up to their pledge ard refuse to
support the author Of those doctrines
by no means: md they knew but little Of
them. who expected any such course. Did
they frankly and good.na,uredly confess
themselves caught, and take back their re-
solve upon the sutjcctl Not this either
but by the most arlful and elaborate
system ofsPecial pleading, they endeavor-
cd to impose upon their followers the be,
lirf, that Gen Cass did not say what he
did say. and did not mean what he did
moan.
This is the subject Of Gen. Cass' speech
in the Senate, to which we have made re-
ference. He not only reiterates the doc
trine. against which,the Virginia democra-
cy had declared. but makes speech in
defence OF that doctrine. He not only al
inits. that such was proper construction
Of his Nicholson letter, but says. that his
language was'"plain" and that his opin
ions "wore perfectly understood, when the
letter was FIRST published" How com
piete!y does this development expose tht
worthlessness of locofoco resolves. and tn,
insiaceriiy Of their teachings. We car
conceive nothing that should be more hu
initiating, anless it were the necessity o.
supporting him again, now when there j:
no chance 10 misinterpret his views
Should such necessity, by accident, arise
the expcdnnts and subtcrfuges. that will
beinvented to meet it.cannot failto amusc,
ifthey do notdisgust the disnterested spec
later