Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-11-30
Gen. Cas- and The Presidency.


The Detroit Times, II a late date, IN rrpIy TO the
announcement oI Democratic paper, that Gen. Cass
had given up all idea Of the Presidency, has the fl.
lowing
The assumption that General Cas- has laid aside all
Aspirations or the Presidency entirely grauitou- on
part OF our Washington contemporary Here at nom. his
friends protest against thus coliy despatching n with
snse stroke oil The pen, and will by his CONSENT bring
Ais name forward in their time We cav d,s,;rc.ly
that General Css will be candidate before The National
convention aud nothing is calculated to Shame.
M determination Than just such paragraphs the anovc
aud the occasional blows which he receives from ,rse
portion OF tue Southern press Besie, III. Idle. nj
western Ciss men being transferred over TO Douglas ia
TOO silly to be commented upon"
We had a suspicion when we saw the yol,ninops
defence the Great Michsander made Of him. elf. a
short tims ago. that he might have il in an,cipa,i IN Il,
turn up agl'n fr the Presidency. The inIotm,,,,
contained IN the abuve extract conny from one of bis
hume organs. makes out pretty plain case tina, The
old General has an eye on the White Honse wei, ~
friends have, at all events for him and when was an
aspiring politician ever known 10 90 contrary to TIM.
wishes Of his ffends, when they proposed to pl.ce him
in higher political station 2
We read this article from the Ds,r,l. Time,,yi,b
moro than ordinary degree Of Concern for sum. If IN,
Southern Democratic friends. We irenbed. aI,n,.,
when we thought Of the terrible dennncistons they had
been hurting against the General and learn d that bs
ha1 MT laid aside all aspirations ~ tn. Presidency and
that ne "irW be candidate before h. National. On,
veHtion" Those who had coplly consigned him a
place in the limb Of lost politicians i, seems ss,s
little too fat and they NAY again have the same pie,
sure Of suPPiinI him for the Presidency which thew
h'd IN AS. Stranger things have happened
They will surely take warning from the decl,rs,,o
that "ths occasional blows hch he receives from III,
Southern press and gratuitous statements that he IA,
Isid aside all aspirations Tor the PRESIDENCY a,o
things most calculated TO shirpen the discrimination I,
put the General un the track again Sh ,uld our Dsn
ocrs''c friends Of this quarter have any particular dread
OF that result They will at once tina, they had
ter lei Cen Case alone 81 he will mo-, stav in h liz,
b. Of lost politicians. after all their trouble in eon.,o
Ing him TO that fate. They had an 10 hill ob AID
very unsuccessful one. in defending the General ,n.
before. but that IL nothing to the difficulty they yYI
have Ia defending him hereafter We never vi.b r.
zee them placed in such disigeaable fix aysn. and
therefore We kindly tender .m the bat ,iyi.,w.c,
Nr--noti To 'r'g II about by any ;nyfe blows - Of
frPh' 'ha' lee i'np Iussr, c,Iiidite 1T ill.,, Pfes;.
de""y. WIZ 'hcy take til. hint
I"E CsIs R'rJaLtciS.--ras hrs, nun,,,r of tli. n,
per h' o'cu fccoVei IL !, Whik IN politics. pub
"'ei Ia stiuUoi .eni- weekly and weekly and ,Ji,.d
%, Tyrs d'uan. E~l. iorm,riy ed tor Of tho u,,i.oo
p"x "io'li'n Zoo p'pr 10 hinisonily g,,,sn 10
'sh'o' 10 gIntis'n'o ~.d kuoso f,r kDr.I ,nd