The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1855-02-24
General CASs.

dislike controversy unless for the mainten-
uncc Of great principles or in defence Of un-
doubted right. But notwithstanding this,
we cannot resist the temptation to copy the
following description of General Cass, which
wa find embodied in q letter from one Of the
Washington correspondents of the N. Y.
Tribune: we cannot resist, because there is
so much truth mixed up with the cutting
sarcasm Of the writer. In short, it is one Of
the best descriptions of the General which
we have ever seen, drawn in bold lines it is
true, almost amounting to caricature yet
the likeness is perfect, and could only have
been etched by an appreclatlve genius In
politics, the General is ID Vicar Of Bray-a
doughface-a " senatorial squattcr," whose
rrc-cmption may be questioned on his own
showing But to the letter Of the Tribune's
correspondent:
9 Mr. Cass is an old man, and dead man.
and we hate TO disturb the ashes of the de-
parted. Bat when their remains lie super
fuous,' we can't help the desire to charac
terize and shovel them out of the way
Cass is a most valorons man in circumstan
res where it costs him no exhibition Of
pluck. But under other circumstances,
such for example, as at the Chicago conven-
lion it is uicG UerSn with him. Cass was
afraid to say what he thought on internal
improvements, at Chicago he was afraid to
saw and vote what he thought on the Will
mot proviso he was afraid to do his duty
on the Nebraska bill, but he is not afraid to
dtfy the legislature of his own state, and say
No TO their proposition for him to resign.
His valor in conduct reminds us Of the man
whom his wife put under the bed, but who
insisted upon looking out through the cracks
in the counterpane. When she child him.
he resented it, and declared that while he
had the spirit of man he would peep out
"But we do not wish TO be hard upon the
soft, spongy old man. He has good quail,
ties and his notes are A |. But he is no
sort Of a man to hold up as model for the
youth of this great country. On the con-
,rary, nation Of Casses--the thought sug-
gests parody
Nature could form but such -,
And broke the die i'll moulding Cass.
Perhaps this may be thought personal
and severe, but we do not so intend it. We
have none but the kindest feelings of con.
tempt fer his moral qualities. There is
really no stand up TO him. He is not the
man who is known as an animal who stands
erect on perpendicular vertebra. He does
not &C upright. but hoops through the world.
II YOU hit such man, you don't knock him
NONU YOU OHlN SNI iIliil ou
might as we'll talk Of knocking down foot
ball. He is the natural advocate of squat
ter sovereignty, for he is professional
squatter himself. He never does anything
else. lie always squats. He squatted on
sluvery, squatted on internal Improvements,
sQuattcd on the proviso, squatted on Ne
braska, and wus never known in any emer-
gency to do otherwise than squat. He is a
SQUAT man of himself and at length, through
the action of the people of Michigan, he has
been reduced to a senatorial squatter. He
is occupying territory that does not belong
10 him, and which the owner thereof has or
dered him to quit. But he doesn't go; he
still squats.
"Indeed, Mr.. Csss is, politically, all put
~ and dough. The wonder is he has ever
exhibited any powers of locomotion. Men
generally need bones to do this. But Cass
has not one. He is purely muciaginous. s.
He is human blanc mango with the flavoring
omitted. Doubtless he is virtuous and pious
after his own standard. But it is virtue
and piety which springs from the fear that
the devil will get him at last. So shaky, so
timed, so filled TO the brim with all manner
of opprehensions, from the frown Of slave
holder up to the imaginary scowl Of Satan,
he breads to fall into the hands of either
Such man must be pious-very.
"Mr. Cass enjoys the high honor of stand