New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-11-07

Next to the brand aft Sed to Erastus Brooks for
the brutal personalities and scurriGies with which
he enyenomed the late canvass, we regard the
demolition Of Gen. Cass as among the most graft
fyipg of the minor incidents of the result. Gen.
Cass was, up to Monday last, the Oldest, Simplest,
most inv eterate efice-secker in the world. Com
mencing responsible life in $50 by mounting the
Black Cockade then the distinctive badge Of John
Adams Federalism, young Cass quickly threw il
away when he found il a bar to preterment, and
raft ID 10 the newly ascendant party of Jefferson
obtaining Office a reward of his transformation
When J. Q. Adams was chosen President by the
aid Of Henry Clay he wrote Mr.. Clay letter hot
with Indignation at the d" Bargain" Sunderland
kept bis Office When il became evident that
Adams and CLAY were to be beaten by that very
Bargain" calumny, Gen. Cass prudently kept
silence with regard to it and secretly went over
to Jackson whereby he obtained in due time
still better Office. Being ambassador to France
in 1910 he kept silent till the result was manifest
when be came out with letter in praise o. the
military character and services of Gen. Harri-
son. He held on TO this Mission til he saw
fiji To come home, and SCI up as candidate
for President taking the Office of Senator from
Micb;s,,u as restingpace. lie had hitherto
,la,nd tbe rt Of moderate in politics. hen ,eorth
il was his cue to ride the widest waves OF iacton
and sticmatize those fro N whom II was his interest
10 differ, not as mistaken in 'neir views ou' a.
moderately hostile to republican inStl'"''"' "'''
secretly or openly plotting their overthrow. Ana
IL; Elol. caI,, bo had n, tn1ae
utter while candidate for President OF she United
States.
Gen. Cass has stood four times on the doorstep
Of a National Convention of his party as suitor
for its Presidential nomination. and once was ena-
bed to pass that point, but the people stopped him
this side Of the " hite House. II is now certain
that he can never hang up his hat in that coveted
abode.
No other man has done So much TO debauch and
miscad the Northern mind with regard to Slavery
Extension as Lewis CasS. When the Wimot Pro-
yiso was first proposed, and seemed certain 70 pre-
vail, he protested to approve and support II. He
publicly regretted that he had been deprived, by
John Dayiss unreasonable talking, Of an oppOrtu-
nifty to record his vote in lis favor But when il
became evident not long after, that the leading
politicians of the South were serny opposed 10 the
measure, and would not hold fellowship with It's
supporters, Cen Cass took the back track. and
being candidate for President and the delegates 10
the Nominating Convention about 10 be chosen
announced that "a great change has been going on
"in the public mind upon this subject, in my own
as well . others" (ihe grammar is the Gen
erals, not Ours) and proceeded to pettfog
The case adversely TO Slavery Restriction. His
general ground was that Congress had no power 10
enact such Restriction (:housh that power hadbeen
asserted and exercised without dispute since the
very origin OF cur Federal GoverninenD, aud he
summed Up bis new view Of TIE matter as follows:
Briefly II II, | am opposed to any exercise Of
iuri, ictun by (ongress over this matter and | am in
favor az eayu. 10 the ,eoue OF any Territory which
NAV be hereafter acquired. the r,t 10 regulate f..
tbcnselv,s under the general principles OF the Consti.
r.tion. - Letcrto N.ci ism Dec p, ls41.
Til, assumption that Congress should rot leg.
i,Iate with respect to Slavery in tie Territories.
but that To- the people OF those Territories should
be conceded the right 10 regulate il for them.
selves" Was elaborated by The General IN many
speeches Of dreary length end prosaic dizziness,
yet OF considerable sOhiiiy and power. Though We
c,Ld no; assent 10 the lcc,Fle tia: Congress has