The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-11-09
From the Federal Union
GEN CAss GONE OVER.

Southern democratic papers to be very much
onshed to find that Gen Cass has over TO the enemy
in other words recently exhibited unequyoeal signs of
iree-so proeivtes The Richmond Enquirer is savage
meat-axe about it, and formally reads him out of the
party, consgnng him to his place with Van Buren, Ben
ton and the numerous host OF northern with south
principles with whom that party has managed gull
and humbug the people OF the South since they have
known anything personally OF the party contests of this
country The immediate of the old veterans uncer
emonious election from the southern branch OF the demo
cratic church the utteanee of offensive sentiments
in which he took occasion TO say that he thankful that
he was born on free soil
1t does seem to us that the knights of the quill at the
South who have summarily consigned the old hero OF
ulls surrender TO reesol quarters for the future have
been rather slow in making the discovery that he
friend of our peculiar institution In 1913 he was in
the estimation of these gentlemen, of those fabulous
found nowhere outside of the democratic ranks
"a northern with southern principles, although he
had, anterior to that time hoasuly said am no slave
holder intend 10 be-, &c We must confess that
see Inconsistency in Gen Cass-he is now just what he
always has been-an enemy to the institution Of slavery
change has taken place the part of his Then
they wanted to use him; now they do not
The above from the Athens Waterman, {whigl is
markable for its beraty il for its Of correct
1t is the Richmond Enquirer has been very
Gen Cass for supposed want OF attachment to
peculiar institution the part of that statesman.
But think friends Of the Enquirer have exacted
of Gen Cass and indeed of northern statesmen gen
orally than they could in justice demand The democratic
party of the South hitherto and may say of both
parties have demanded OF northern that they
should surrender their opinions of slavery the natural off
spring Of their Institutions nculcated by the very laws
under which they live The most that southern ask
expect of the North is observance of the constitution
and the compact with slavery soemnly entered into by
the trainers of that great instrument When we ask
we virtually say to the North, you shall believe do
about slavery, will cut loose from YOU Such
would inevitably ALLEVIATE all the conservative and
moderate of the North who while they have objections
to the institution of slavery willing TO extend to those
who affected by it every possible security the
constitution of the Union grants Among this latter class
is Gen Cass He has for longer time than any northern
alive been the friend and supporter of the
constitutional rights of the South And when the Watch
that Gen. Cass has gone the fee-soers
and that the democracy of the South have read him
of the party il equally in The democracy of the
South have too few tried friends in the free States give
them up because they will go the lengths they
do in their opinions of slavery. AS the Waterman and
its party have such friends the North on whom to
lean in the hour of danger would it have been in bet
ter taste to say the least if that paper had kept silent
subject which cannot but be delicate for it to touch