The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1852-05-02

sgn his The Senate rather than to under in
ItIs said that Gen Csss lodged the vote the fugitive
slave law. II has been explained, 10 justice 70 Judge
Douglas and others, thousand tines that the vote upon
that bill was taken unexpectedly Gen Cass was absent
Bat had he-coud he have hadany motive 10 nave oeeh
50 by deslgni lie was its most jealous ana constant au
vocae. Let those who doubt this read the connunca
ton OF - written by distinguished State rights demo
cfat and published in the Union OF to-day and which
hope Eiessrs Editors act Of justice TO great and
good man YOU will repubsb Trusting that you will do
So shall not 20 over this ground but cannot iorbear 10
quote passage from Gen Casss speech OF 18th March;
1880 six months before the Compromise passed. Ii Will
be seen that the he wished passed FIRST The one
in which the South most Interested On that occa-
sion he said; Y
My own opinion ii sIr thar we should up the bill
the recapinre Of fugive slaves reported by ht J.ietarg
Con.mitss lMr Masons bill am disposed 70 suspend
pon bill without necessary delay and
pass in such form would be acceptable 10 maor
feels mos, aeaey and "a osa,d 10 Which i has The most
serions cause of complaint, have heard bs one man y
necessity Of providing nm adequate remedy
ssThe 1898 provided that tho State magistrates In
the various cities and counties OF the Union should carry
that law into object This provision has been since rem
sequeny the idges Of the United States alone have Jurs
dietion The subject They not enough io mat pu
for oae willing take up tie subject ard provide The
necessary resns Of carrying me PROVISIONS q Tue uonsn
best effect upon the South this time i would be
pledges OF sincerity and Of desire 10 do justice to that
great section OF our coistnon country 4 HlE# 4n
st is had policy TO run beaten horse" they say
That maxim is borrowed from the turf and upon the iur
II is very wise one; but II has no application here
In hotserace contest is purely physical one, and
moral causes DO operate horse which has m an
actual trial shown deficiency OF physical powers, had
better he Withdrawn anxiety zeal on the part Of
his hacker or reste his defeat by Others can supply
the OF capacity 10 run. Bat In political contest
moral causes alone operate; and so lar from the maxim
OF the tart being respect 10 them, the is
There is scarcely any man who Will not run better
the second time than the first This has besn the case
through all time Who cannot at once recall many in
stances of persons who were beaten in their first contests
and ever afterwards succeeded Why, at one time IT
considered in Virginia almost matter Of course Tor
10 he beaten in ls first contest, could ennmeraie
many distinguished instances OF 1t; hat Will content
myself with one. is late and it occurred with
one OF the most popular who ever lived in Virginia
Gen. Dromgoole beaten in Brunswick the FIRST time
Z he was candidate Tor the House OF Delegates de
was beaten in Brunswick afterwards! The first
time he for Congress he was beaten lie was never
beaten aerwards How many oil the present delegation
in Congress from Virginia were at one time beaten
horses y" CT it'll aa#.a @ @#
When we look TO our presidential contests the folly Of
the maxim as applied to them is sirikngly exemplihed
Mr. Jefferson beaten IN his first race for the pres-
dency be elected in the second General Jackson
was beaten in the first; he was elected in the second
Gen Harrison beaten the rst he was elected IN
the second MIR Clay ran better in the second than The
fret and better in the third than the secoDd and would
beyond all doubt have been elected in the third but or
his position the Texas question The same thing has
mot occurred with incumbents. The two Adamses and
Van Buren, beaten in their second contests but they
were beaten by their defeated competitors in the former
contest The philosophy OF this IS apparent The iee-
ings of the friends of the defeated always stronger
than those OF the friends of the successful; and 10
second contest they active and jealous in re-
pairing their common defeat than their opponents in
maintaining their ascendency. The overweaning conf
dence of the latter than compensaes Tor any des
pondency the former. Besides. the incumbent cannot
avoid disappointing many his original supporters, while
those out OF office cannot do IT.. ga#i
The reason defeated candidate better the second
time than the first is as papabe as the TACT is notorious
In the first contest everything IS said against bm which
can be said when those things are repeated they are
listened TO with the indifference .'tbrce told tales
and they produce about much effect.
II Gen Cass Is candidate we know beforehand all
hat be said against hsl and we know how TO meet
it, But with another candidate we know not what EN-
barasng things may dragged oat OF the musiy record
nof The past The writer OF this has heard OF some very
awk ward things OF that sort in store In the event OF
their obtaining for some Of those spoken o. Gr the nSm
Gen Cas- candidate we will be iorewaTned and
iorsarmed. s.} etv
So lar from the contest OF IS4s showing the weakness
OF Gen. Csss il shows the reverse. a.t Ha .8l
w hat candid man will say that any other one OF our
great would have made better run, under the cir
lcumsiances ef that contest, than Gen. Cass did. With
bin candidate told that we lost Pennsyva-
: MA. Sd we did in 1s4O We lost New York. So we
did in 1910 We lost Georgia. SO we did in 1870 We
lost Tennessee. So dad in $40 and 1914. We car.
Il ried Ohio So we did not in 1s40 and 1874, We car
red Indiana So we did not in ls4O But dismiss this
branch Of tho Argument without running out luther as
: i might do. a ~ U a. EEK
Ia conclusion hermit me to say that personally pre-
fer other 10 Cass. Bot democrat, looking 10 the
OF our party and the prosperity OF country,
i prefer him regard him our strongest and
his nomination. for obvious reasons would give less dis
satisfaction than any else 10 the friends oil other
didates Bot IL the convention shall decide otherwise,
and shall nominate Douglas or Buchanan, or Marcy
or Dickinson or Butler, Dallas, in word any
other good aud true MA, will give him
; est and jealous support as ] Will give Gen. Cas-.
Nav will give any OF them actiue sup
port for however the fact may be. my opaion q least
there will he greater necessity Tor IT. ACATES. /.
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