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GEN. LEWIS CASS, Mexico Cali- It Tious Opposition to the Democratic Policy, Under Tho He on to Washington and Immediately Proceeded to the City of Paris Mr. Speech IXcsponscs of the Whig CuiiIil:Meft. ic of the Louisville Journal IVailcd Territorial IJill Vot upon its Passage. The German 1'urlinineut. In Chamberlain's Washington 2 ilia na State Sentinel. Judge Chamberlain, one of the Democratic Sena- The mystery of Taylor's long delay in answering to tlic Counter. City, July 27. 118. FitANKioKT, June 23. After remaining in session nil night, and until a Mr. Soiron proclaimed the following "law on tho torial Electors, to ap- the Whig Na- Greensburg, Ind., July 27, 1819. spoke in this according the official letter of President of the o city, y, New-Mexic- L?mAL TI01LAKCC IS THE rICt OF LIBEBTY. late hour to-da- the Senate passed tho Oregon, creation .f a Provisional Central Power for Ger- pointment, "Slaughter-House,- To the the Coon Skinner : I see in a on Saturday last. His speech was able tional " is at last fully explained. Editor of and California Territorial bill, by a vote of many " 44 Ky., called the f l AAI'Ol.IS, AUGUST 2, 1S48. and effective, os his speeches always are. He re- It nppears that Taylor refused " to take the letter little sheet published at Louisville, S3 to 22. I send you the names of those who voted " I. Until a Government he definitely created for e, a infamous article an ariicle bearing bill. Terms. viewed the past and the present attitude of tho whig of Gov. Morehead out of the post-offic- because the Journal, mo?t against the Germany, a Provisional Central Tower fhall be formed Our impress falsehood upon its own face, headed Nays Messrs. Allen, Badger, Breeze, Baldwin, for the administration of all affaus hich afuct tho M1 following will hereafter be the permanent terms party, and spoke in such strong terms of its wrong- postage iras rwt paid, and that it, together with about the of i Bell, Rrndbury, Clark, Corwin, Davis of Mass., Day- winde of the German nation. f :! nW.'.y InJhvn S:i!r Sentinel: fulness and inconsistency, that it was Impossible for 40 others, mostly from Philadelphia and Washington, thus : A financial operation of General Cats . i - ton, Dodge, Lhx, Felch, Fitzgerald, Green, Hale, " II. The Central Power shall, 1st, act as execu- merits to be iiui.e always in nutans. any one con- developement Look at this.'1 , w no not mentally blind, to be otherwise than on which the postage amounted to about $7, were Hamlin, Metcalf, Miller, Underwood, Upham, tive in all to safety and welfare copv. Nile. aflairs that relate the ine var, vinced. Having thoroughly discussed some of the forwarded on to the dead letter office, by the postmas- This article sets out by saying that, "In 1830, and Walker 22. of the nation in general; 2d, it shall take the su ! cop i s, on1 yenr, Francis O. Smith, W.UU great measures heretofore advocated by the whig par- ter of Pa ton ltouge. As some of the whig papers, Lewis Cass, Henry Hubbard, J. All the rest of the Senators (except Messrs. Came preme direction of the whole of the armed forces and .Mvi' i"pis. niTjr, 15.h0 and Francis Markoe, Jr., and Ramsey McIIeury, all ron, Pea rce, and Webster, who were absent,) voted j nominate the Command 3d, it shall pro T n . lUs. one vear. ty, which, though they had long been maintained had been bao enough to assert that the letter had xf.uvj city, formed themselves into an for the bill. vide for the political and commercial representation . vit-,- on vnr. by that as absolutely essential and necessary to been probably stolen while on the way, dead then at Washington Tu copies, party these Gertnat and this end appoint Ambassadors association under the title of the Western Land As- Oregon Reject- cf y, to Sein the prosperity of the country, had ot length been letters were carefully examined at Washington, and Territorial Hill virtually and Consuls. (lYV.Ube.l three a wwk during the session.) ed by (tie House. tili' proved by experience to be so unnecessary that they two of them appearing to have been directed in the sociation,' for the purpose of speculating in Western The creation cf the constitution remains Ono copy. Three copies, 10.1)0 Washington City, July 28. "III. hand-writin- be for on, 1 involuntarily them all g Lands.' This far it might true, Gen. Cass excluded from the of action of tho Central ()!' ri''V (!irinr th" .M declare that they have given of Gov. Morehead, were saved. In the The Senate has passed the bill to liquidate the Mex- sphere up, he put it to tho good sense of all honest men meantime, Taylor seeing by the papers that Puch a was in Washington city part of that year, though it ican claims. Power. The Central Power decides on questions of FOR PRESIDENT, hitherto attached to party, to give any reason, if letter had been to him, informing is a notorious fact that he was, during that year, ap- In the House a message was received from the "IV. that sent him, much to war and peace, and in connexion with the Kations! minister to the Cloud, Senate, transmitting the bill for the erection terri-tori- al they could, why they ahould etill continue in a fac- his surprise, no doubt, that he had received the whig pointed resident court of St. of Assembly concludes treaties with foreign Towers. GEN. LEWIS CASS, Mexico Cali- it tious opposition to the democratic policy, under tho he on to Washington and immediately proceeded to the city of Paris. But governments in Oregon, New and confided to or miciiigax. nomination, sent to have the fornia. "V. The Provisional Central Power is of the article is a whom the National Assem- FOR VICE PRESIDENT. operation of which the country was now prosperous letters returned, which he had been too mean to pay the beauty and truth little farther Mr. of Georgia, moved to lay the bill a Regent (reichsverwrser) Stephens on 17.").) and happy to an unprecedented degree. An opposi- for; and they were returned, but not before a second along. Take the following extract : the table, which motion, after much confusion, was bly elects. (Ayes, 373; Noes, WM. O. BUTLER, VI. Regent his power by Ministers GEN. tion like this was as unreasonable as it was unjustifi- had been sent to him from Gov. Morehead, on This association for purposes of land speculation carried yeas 112, nays 77. " The exercises OF KENTUCKY. letter whom ho but who are responsible to the This is considered a virtual rejection of the bill, os nominates, able; and they could have no motive for it, except a which the postage was probably paid. was formed when Lewis Cass was Secretary of War National Assembly. All his decrees, to be valid, under the rules it will require a vote two-thir- ds to rucsmEvriAi electoks. miserable personal hostility against those who had In tho meantime Fillmore had responded to the under Mr. Van Buren." Here we have the beauty cf least one responsible SENATORIAL. take it up again. Ohio Statesman. must be countersigned by at uoRK.rvr OAIT. owkn. f Puy County been the successful advocates of a correct policy in nomination for Vice President, hut his response was and consistency of the article. In 183G, Lewis Minister. CHAMBERLAIN, of Llknart county. UmKNEZEII M. the administration of the government, and the poor withheld until Taylor's reply could be received. 13ut Cass and others formed themselves into an associa- " VII. The Regent is irresponsible. DISTBICT. Correspondence cf the Philadelphia Ledger. The National Assembly will by a special Hairison county. hope of victory over former opponents with a leader failing to in season, the correspond- tion, under the title of the Western Land Associa- "VIII. I ALBEIUSON.of the latter arrive Prom Washington. law fix of Ministerial responsibility. NrilN!ELDUNHAM, of Washington county. the limits 2. CYRUS L who disdained to give them any pledge whatever as ence was published recently in the National Intelli- tion, for the purpose of speculating in Western Washington, July 20, 1819. .Ministers entitled to be present WILLIAM M. MftAliiiiM rrinmin ci.uuij. "IX. The are to the policy which he would adopt if they should be and is as follows: Lands," and, for land The Compromise Bill has been fluctuating Assembly, and to CIMKLES H. TEST, of Wayne county. gencer, "This association purposes of rather durin'e the sittings of the National county. to-da- y, to J A MKS RITCIIEY, of Johnson able to elect him. Letter to Mr. FiVmnre. speculation, was formed when Lewis Caes teas Sec. owing the discovery of a mare's nest by be heard by the ame. r.EOHRK V. CAUR, f Lawience cunty. 10, 1848. Mr. Calhoun. He seems to labor under the impres- arc bound, on the demand of But by far the most interesting portion of the PiiiLittF.Lf hi a, June retary of War under Mr. Van liuren." X. The Ministers JAMES M HANNA.rf Hay cunty. At a convention of the whig ot the Uni sion that Oregon has got too much by the compro- the National Assembly, to appear before th.1 6imeand nly. Dear Sir: I) f TtppfCn.e Judge's speech was that part in which he spoke Lewis Cass was N1EL MACE. of ted State, aaaemblrd in this city on the 7th instant, and never Secretary of War under mise, and that tiiere should, at least, a loop hole be to give information. ll AM N.
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