Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1852-04-21
GEN. CASS.

alarm Of the Virginia Democracy, lest Gen. Cpss
should assin receive the nomination of the Ma
focal Democratic Convention. His prospects of
obtainiog that high honor are said, with how
much truth we know not, to be bright and bright
ening and accordingly, the uneasness of our To-
cofoco friends is becoming every day more and
more pa.pable to the obseI yer. The bare idea of
staggering to the polls, as one of their writers
6 graphically expresses it, with the bulky weight of
Gen. Cass on their shoulders throws them into
spssms. They protest vehemently against his no
ni1aton and are at great pains to prove that inc
vtable ard disastrous defeat awaits the Democracy
if they so INTO the next Presidential campaign un-
der the leadership of such champion. This is
the tenor OF sundry communications that have re-
cen y appeared in the Enquirer, and from which
we have had occasion to quote many extracts.-
The South-Side Democrat of Tuesday harps up
Oh the same string devoting something like three
columns to the subject. Our Petersburg cotem-
porery appears to be almost frantic at the thought
of being compelled to enlist under chieftain
whose oacuer has lost the prestige of victory.
Heerf'm:
Its o. i'm opinion, long since expressed and ar
sa'aed now VIII i.cteased confidence in its soundnes1
1
I.'ss CessJor es' ee@dadose Some of ne gounds OF
is conS ion will sate end ae Y en- ymanto show
sse--fasraicency Max we say roynicg against Gen
Cass as a pc sol or poA Ger AS man end sta3cs
me-, 2cede 30 .espec ability of character o.
ennees aenss; ard shoed he be the candidate of the
pay, opld ecist under his banner and egbt ngan
tee camoeya of4s Our ooecsionstofs nomination ere
a med Only sgairss his ovadnbty. His fitness for the
Office OF resident OF the Uted States is beside the ques
on which we proooset TO discuss That may be conceded
and nobo1 would think ofnomnating him he stands
| no chance OF an election
/
him for mel leader will Democratic party be defeated
or be vieso4ious? This is theques.;on
Gen Cass kas been beaten His strength has been tes
tee and owed his election He was bea
/ Tea and beoly heated. His fends would rally to him
In another campa'go without heart hope while the en-
eny would be aamaedto extraordinary efforts by
hdence OF vlcoiy In political contest every thing de-
ponds upon the enthusiasm of parties for cold passive
compa SOL s1opotis equivalent to defeat Would the
Democratic parry under the leadership of Cass be fired
by enthusiasm. woud their banner droop
ey aad theif be unaervcd the recollection of the
disasters of'AS?
The editor proceeds to assign other reasons
why Gen Cass cannot be elected, and ought not
to be nominated ,,Democrotic seasibilities Che
says) caH be ogain lacerated by the ridcule which
the story of the broken s,Uord provoked in such
abundance in .46. We shall hear something
more of the memorable noise ard confvsion.-
The scandalous charges of Indian agency corrup-
ton will be revived. To these will be added de-
prnciations against Gsn. Cass' Intervention doc
trines. His iailere to vote for the fugitive slave
bill, will be exposed in glaring colors. And last
| ", Southern Democrats will be tainted with
their erroneous construction of the Nicholson let
ter and the rather dscourteous if not insulting cor
rection OF their candidate will be necessarily rurc
in their ears Is the Democratic party willing
wantonly to encounter these difficulties Z"
1t must be conceded that this is dismal pros
pect to contemplate; most unenyiabe predica-
ment to be placed in, and we shall sincerely con-
dole with the South Side editor, if the contingent
cy which he so nervously spprehends and so
feelngly deprecates shall ever arise. But is it
true after all, that the democratic sensibiites
were really wounded by the story of the "broken
sword?" Were Democratic ears really annoyed by
the memorable ''noise and confuson?'' Did it
give the Democracy serious trouble to refute the
charges of Indian agency corruption! II our re-
collection serves us .ght, the Democratic spea-
kers, and editors in the last Presidential canvass
affected to trust these things with calm Indifference
and philosophic contempt and but for the candid
confession Of our contemporary we should never
have come to a knowledge of the inward tortures
they endured that memorable occasion. We
never dreamed whilst contemplating the calm and
imperSurbable yisages ofthe unter1ifed Democra-
cy that their Rhinoceros sensibities were all the
while cruelty 'lacerated" But such be'ng
the fact we do not wonder at the anxiety they
now manifest to avoid similar infection in the
approaching campaign.
Ire Souta-Side says, that if Gen. Cass shall be
nominated Southern Democrats will be tainted
with =. il erroneous construction of the Nichol-
son lad the rather scourteous if not insul-
ting co ion Other candidate WILDE incessant-
ly zuag IN their ears. We think this quite
probable. The Democratic politicians Of this
State in 1913, grossly deceived the people of Vir-
gina, whether wilfully or not we cannot under
take to say, in regard to Gen. Casss opinions on
question which they themselves had made test
of Southern orthodoxy. They induced the peo-
pie to believe that the Nicholson letter meant Just
the reverse of what it really did mean, and pre-
vailed upon them to vote for man who, when
tried by theirown test, unsound upon the great
and vital question of slavery. We do not WONDER
therefore, that these politicians shudder at the
thought of coming before the people of this State
and again asking their suffrages for Gen. Cass.-
We are not surprised at the dread they so plainly
manifest of having their former declarations ard
professions srung in their ears.'' Well may they
shrink in dismay, when contemplating the proba-
bity of facing their Wing opponents on this issue
before the popular masses of Virginia fit shall
ever be their well deserved fate to occupy this po-
sition, very nauch fear that their democratic
sensibiltes'' will not survive the aceration'' to
which they will be inevitably and justly subject
ed.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
The proceedings of the House yesterday pos
sessed but little general interest.
n engrnssed bill estahlishing q Sinking Fund