New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-05-26
THE sLAsHER ON GIN. cAss.

THE SLASHER ON GIN. CAss.
The Democratic Rerieo for April. which
has just appeared-(too late, Young Amer
lea! the Old Fogies are on hand in better
season. has less about the nomination OF
Judge Douglas than the previous numbers
since its present progressive management
began. But by way of compensation it
devotes great deal more space to Gen.
Cass, from which we infer that the Gen.
erals chances are improving. In scarf
flying article on the course pursued by MIR.
Cas-, Jr.. as American Charge d'Atlaires
at Rome during the existence Of the Re-
public, the paternal ancestor of that di-
plomatist is treated with more seriousness
than ceremony. We give one or two ele-
CANT extracts:
awas the closing days of Mr. Folks administers lon.
The Baltimore Convention had met and nominated
General Cas- the latter accepted the nomination. and
addressed letter TO Mr. Stevenson, Chairman Of tbs
Convention, pedginy himself never again to seek for
nomination. accept the position of candidates intact
20 retire from public life. On these distinct terms, and
with this very plain understanding, given publicly and
voluntarily under his hand he resigned his seat Ia
the Senate and went before the country as the Demo-
Having thus staked his continuance 10 public life
gle issue which the Democratic party then freely
accorded him, General Cas- importuned Mr. Polk for
the sppointmen Of bis son Mr. Csss Jr to the Office Of
Charge 10 Rome The indellcacy of the demand, and
his unwilngness to refuse panied Mr.. Polk. Should
General Cass bavebeen elected in 1913, his son would
have held office under bis protection and shelter.
Should be not have been elected of affairs
more embarrassing and indelicate would have arisen
The triumphant Wing party could not well displace the
con Of their defeated rival and thus young Democrat
entering upon his political career would have been COM
PEELED shape his conduct and his policy In accordance
with the wishes of the antagonists of his father or
throw himelfupon their mercy, while he embarrassed
them Mr. Polk f IL keenly the difficulty OF his position
but General Cass having pledged his honor under the
circumstances have mentioned TO retire from pub.
lie life having expressed desire that In any event IN
opportunity should be given to bis son to succeed him.
ard to obtain the rudments Of foreign and political
education even at the public expense Mr.. Polk thus
importuned, with more generosity than discretion
yielded, and the appointment OF Case Junior, was sent
before the Senate for ratification.
"The Senate felt deeply the indignty, and tbs
embarrassment which under such an appointment
such circumstances ut home and in crisis abroad OF
such xampled difficulties, was calculated to bring on
the Den ocrstc party. The Democratic Senator'S, with
but few If any exceptions justly and manully drnoun
ced it, Then Mr. Cass Junior, under his fatners Oh
rectiop proceeded TO Washington, and by personally
beseechipg individual Senator'S even with ou0oefng
tears representing his fathers services his plcdget I,
retire from public life and so forth, obtained the unw
ling assent his appointment OF various Senator'S and
finally, after much sycophantc boring the 5enas, WIN
the Stevenson letter before it, and trusting implicitly In
the pledge Of General Cas- ratified the appointment OF
his son. ~
possibly arise which will induce me again % be Candidate
for the PreSldentcy'
After some pages of further spicy dis
QUESTION upon the doings of both father
and son, The Review gives the following
piquant catalogue of curiosities which the
illustrious General might furnish for po-
litical museum:
"1st General Casss correspondence with John Quin
CIV Adams when he took from the Wing lap, efen more
markedly than his SON has now, and for services his son
has Initiated the Wing Governorshp OF Michigan "a
General Casss victorious bulletin from the battle h:d
of the Thames which the Johnsons did not win while
Tecunseh Case under order Of his fogy General Harr
son. was numbering up his troops tar of the battlefield
together with a lock OF Tecumsehs hair OF the scalp
won in that his only battle, by the great White House,
warrior of the nineteenth century. 3dly The moral
courage" and democratic IDEAS" and decision OF
character which Old Hickory God rest him D found 90
extremely deficient in General Cas- that the nne OLD
energetic SOUL not being even strony enough to De
both President and Secretary OF War, had TO get
rid of General Cass out OF the latter office BY send
ing him abroad at the public expense. 4thly The
unpublished correspondence by which General Cas-,
the great and consistent Democratic statesmen. so
strenuously aided in the election OF General Harri.
SON. his former military blowing horn; 5thly, LIST OF
all the votes he ever lodged Of all the demsgogc
speeches he committed preyar:sted aid Withdrew, OF
his snoring eloquence during the last debate on the Fn
Qfive Slave Bill his Kossuth oratons and his usus sac
actory explanations of the why he refused to
pay the hotel bill of his guest; copies Of his and
lis frerd General Shields Brtish oTaons the Irish
resolutions to be presented by to Queen Victoria
and lastly for the present. bis Niger letter No in
which he declares his deep anxiety for the Jury
clause and against the Fugitive Law; with any other
little curioses in the way Of political dupciy dexter
ty In lodging every question: and In seizDg on every
demsgogc subject TO make II subservien 10 his tempo
rary ends and betray s sincere supp rters aerwara
and such other uing gems Of political rscttuds and
honor a. the (or the last dme) revived old foy cand
date for the Presidency may remember In bis varegsted
and engthened career.
1t is painful to reflect what will happen
to Young America if Gen. Cass or any
other Old Fogy, as, for.instance, Mr.. Bu-
chanan, should get the nomination. In
that case, We beg modestly and respect
fully to recommend it to set up on its own
hook and support DIR. Marshall of California
as an Independent candidate. That gentle
mans great experience in the price of
electioneering drinks and mule feed would
qualify him to conduct the canvass in q
remarkably cheap and efiicacious manner.