New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-02-10
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WASHINGTON, Wednesday, Feb. Z, looo.
Mr.. Cass 10 al old man, aud dead man, aud
We hate to disturb the ashes OF the de-
parted. But when their reA.ins "lie super
nuous," We can't help the desire to character
ize and shovel them out of tue way. Cas- is s
moss valorOus man in circumstances where 1t
costa bin no exhibition of pluck. Bat uader
other circumstances, such, for example, as at
the Chicago Convention, i. is rice rersa with
him. Cass WAS afraid to say what no thought on
Internal Improvements, at Chicago; he was
afraid 10 say and vote what he thought on the
Wimot Proviso; he wss afraid to do his duty on
the Nebraska BILL but be is no; afraid to defy the
Legislature Of his own State, aud say ono to
their proposition for him to resign. HIS valor IN
conduct reminds US of the man whom bis wife
put under the bed, but who insisted upon looking
out through the cracks in the csunterpane.
When she cbid him, he resented it, aud declared
that while be had the spirit of man he would
peep out
But we DO NOT wish to be hard upon the soft,
spopgy old man. He has good qualities, aud his
notes are A |. But he is 10 sort of a man to hold
up as model for the youth of this great counT ny.
On the contrary, q nation Of Cssses-the thought
suggests parody:
Nature GO uld form bat such -,
ARD brose the die in modius Casa
Perhaps this may be thought personal and go
we're, but We do not 90 intend it, We have none
but the kindest feelings of contempt for his moral
qualities. There is really no stand up to him.
He is not the MAJ who is Known as an animal
who stands erect on a perpendicular vertebrs
lie does not go upright but hoops through the
world. II you hit such man, you don't knock
him down; you only set him spinning. You might
ar well talk of knocking down Q football. He is
the natural advocate of squa.ter sovereignty, for
he 10 professional squatter himself. He never
does anything else. He always squsts. He
squatt.d on Slavery, squatted on Internal In
prcyements, squatted on the Proviso, squ,tsed
on Nebraska, and was never known In any
emergency TO do other wise than squat. lie is .
squat nan of himself; and at length through the
action of the people Of Michigan, ne has been re-
ducsd to Sc material 'quatter. He 10 occupying
territory that does not belong TO him aud which
the owner thereof has ordered him 10 quit. Bat
he does mt go; be st'l squats
Indeed, Mr.. Csss is, politically, all putty and
dough. The wonder is be has ever exhibited
ADV powers of locomo,iou. Men generally nsei
bones 70 do this. But Cas- has not one. Ho Is
purely mucasi nous. He Is human blanc mango
with the 1avoring omitted. Douote" he Ia viz
tuogs and picus after bis own standard. Bu; it
is virtue aud piety which spring from the fear
shat the devil will get him at last. SO shaky, so
timid, 60 filled 10 the brim with all manner OF
spprehensions from the ffown of q stakeholder
up TO the imaginary scowl Of Satan, he breads to
fall into the hands of either. Su'h man must
be pious-very.
Mr. Cass enjoys the high honor Of standing at
the head of a class. This is the political mock.
auctOneers of our times-men who keep the red
flag flying continually, aud perPetually expose
their brass and pnchbeck, declare them to be
pure gold, and Try to impose upon everybody.
He is the head and front Of the whole breed OF
doughfaces, of which it is to be hoped this gen.
Grafton will zee the last; but perhaps not 1t is
hard to eradicate an entire breed, especially
when it is bad. Foul weeds need perpetual up
roofing. The signs of the times, however, de.
note that most of them will be brought to the
stake for their crimes Let US, at least, hope
20. If We only could get rid Of the troublesome
rsscals, and bring the North and South face to
face on the Slavery question We should have peace
and harmony. The question would then be SET
tied once for all. But the doughfaces aud com.
promsers thrust in their time-serving interference
and make all the mischief The Lord deliver US
from the whole doughiace race-timid, hare-like,
trucking, sponey, prevaricatiDg, backing out,
selling out crew. If such thing existed as q
political Jew-shep the whole tribe could not be
pswned for enough to replace the wig Of the
venerable head of the order upon whose merits
We nave descsnted.