Daily Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1854-1855, 1855-07-11
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the papers we should Judge that il was
very creditablc, patriotic Grafton. In the /
Course ofhis speech. the General aye
sand naa those seventy nine years have |
passed away--years OF STANCE vlcissisuoos
n human adars. both IN the old world and
in the new; and this returning anniversary
fnds the feeble confederation great Ne
publican Empire, wandering nearly ,aify
aiitioas Of people. with nothing to trouble
sAem but themselves, and with nothing 70
fear but the Just Judgment Of God
Towards the strengthening and continues
comm:ss;on # enc particular sin tor which |
We fear oh. jus, Judgment Of God" Gene
raj Cas- has perhaps done as much a. any |
man ia tie country. We do not wish 10
cali d gentleman 0: his years By such : name /
a. d,aga.ace ami similar terms, cut ms ser
x,i;,x "a The South has been one OF the
chief causes Of the vantage ground when
siavery at present occupies in Kansas, ana
n ws have reason 10 fear the jnst jaog-
msnt OF G ID on account OF this sin, We
c,nnat ba, think that General Cass would
be Individuality liable to pretty large share
81 the judgment His miserable doctrine
Of sauaner sovereignty and the yet more
miserable sophis,ries with which he has at
,emp,ed 10 defend ii, have been the causes
oil more trouble and msco nduct in the terri
.sries han all other causes eo'ne'ned; ana
xs ar. the more constrained to censure
g. eas-ss in this particular, because we
d, 90, believe ,ha, he adopted II from any
elevated viess OF craftsmanship or any ex'
,ssns;ye -efersn .e u ,ae good ofthe country,
hi simply becaass he IN nugat that sash
asyensn, womb help him in the race OF
popularity. o,hsr men, TO be sure. have
eftea used particular hobbies tor the pur-
pose ofassist:ns their ambitious aims but
few have ridden them 80 perseverinsiy Z"
General Cass, aud few have done SO much
harm during their rides.
In another part Of the speech, siluding TO
the many blessings and privileges which
As~ from our fsr4a Of government, the Gen
eral -ays.-
II, has protected M and mine from ex-
sermxi aggression and from internal vlo-
lence; AID By its n ole equality, jined TO
the unaeserved favor OF M fslios-ettizens
Il has o3ened 10 me positions Of pubic honor
and confidence 10 which the CIRCUMSTANCES
az NV voath gave me no rigat 10 ioos iof-
vasd 70, and y aich my brightest day dreams
thaf sometimes came to soften the harsh
yeasities o! frontier struggle, never even
pressns-d 10 my Imagination: and what y
hss done for M, il has offered 10 all. Wen
then nav proud TO acknowledge the hold
II possesses upon my gratitude and anec-
ZION, and The intensity Ut The feeling OF at
tachmant With which treasure it 10 my
heart"
We presume that only few OF Genersi
Cass' friends arc disposed to deny that ne
has AeeH amply rewarded for ell the SER
vices be ever performed for the country
from the time when he and his Colonel
comp. nions tormented poor old Hull into
esyreader, to the date of the delivery OF his |
- speech in the United States Senate.
We think he has been paid with gener-
ous me asure. hesped up and running over,
fer all that he ever did, and we would have
NO objection If receipts in full could be
5000 between him and the county, and
he would retire TO the shades Of private
life.
In this opinion we only concur with his
particular constituents, the Legislative
bodies OF v higsn, who, not long since, in
stsucted and requested him to resign his
ONCE Of Senator But this action Of the
Niehigan Legislature served only TO bring
in full view one Of the chief features of
Gen. Case character. He who ell his life
he'd been preaching the doctrine Of ins true
ton, doctrine which more consistent and
more high minded Democrats have not
-lesitatedto act upon when applied to them
selves. eoolly told the Michigan Legisl,-
iure hat they were = mere faction ard he
would listen to none Of their instructions.
Thai is the way model Democra, corrects
his political creed when ito acquisitions be-
come personally ineonvenien.. In this
matter Gen. Cess was particularly fortu-
nste be not only subserved his own inter
ests by classifying all his foru er professions
Ibt, ~ LDt same tlUieg Wbs fDdDlsl 10 lay
highly acceptable offering on that southern
altar at which he % delights TO worship
Few men experience such double opportu
mites of beneftting themselves, but Case
good luck brings forth twins.-the star Q
bis fortune shone brilliantly at the time o
Hull's surrender, and having safely Iigbtet
him through all The perjuries and rascal
ties OF the subsequent court martial, il ha,
continued TO direct him 10 the acqui.iiior
Of Office and money. Itpaied little abou,
she time hs wro,s his celebrated letter K
President Harrison, from the cour, Of Loui,
Philippe, bst he had been long enough IN
France TO acquire considerable Of the H.
briefly Of Fsenehman, and having sue
cessfully sculied through that somewhat
narrow strait, the confidence OF the Michi.
gan Legislators made him their Senator
and the shsmelessnPss Of the Senator en-.
sbled him to treat with contempt the in.
structions Of his constituents. But we
have long since ceased 10 he Snrpr;scd n,