The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-11-28

Detroit fired this young officer with indignation,
aud he boldly proposed to arres, Hull and place h'm
| IN confinement. II this fearless proposition had
been seconded, the American historian would not
have had To record an event that overwhelmed the
| country with regret and modification. So disgrace
tul did Gen. Cass consider the conduct OF Hull, that,
instead of surrenderlng his sword, he Indignantly
| broke il into pieces. The impression he had made
/ upon the public mind by his galantry was so ia
| vorable that President Madison conferred on him,
on his being exchanged, the rank OF a Brgadier
| General in the Army of the United States. We
next find him at the bait le OF the Thames IN the
absence of his brigade, acting as an AID TO General
/ Harrison. Seeing the regiment OF mounted Ken
tuckians, under the heroic Col. Johnson, about TO
charge the Indians, he could not remain spectator,
but waving his superior rank, military etiquette,
and every other consideration but his country, he
rushed headong into the fight, anmating the troops
by his personal courage and daring, and aiding 10
achieve that brilliant exploit that terminated the
war in the North West
| Before peace restored, General Cass was APP
pointed Governor OF Mchlganand was the principal
| agent of the Government in conducting those nu-
merous treaties with the Indians that embraced in
their cesion large portion OF the North western
| country.
! He was subsequently invited to a seat in General
| Jackson's cabinet. His administration OF the at
| fairs of the War Department was vigorous and
impartial, and gave general satisfaction 10 the coun-
| Near the close of General Jackson's second term,
| he appointed General Cass Minister to France
| Since his residence at that Court, he has watched
| over and guarded the interests and honor OF his
| country with singular fidelity and success His
| able exposition OF the lnsldous night claimed by
Great Britain TO search the vessels OF other nations
under the garb OF philanthropy, awakened the courts
OF Europe to the crafty policy OF their designing
neghbor. His declaration that the government he
represented would pever submit TO the exercise OF
| privilege so liable to outrage and abuse, found
| ready response in the bosom Of every American
| citizen. AS diplomatlst, no gentleman has ever
been sent from this country thathas ulhed his MIS-
sion with more distinction to himself and honor to
his country
Such, fellow citizens, are few Of the incidents
in the history OF Lewis Cass
| What name is there OF all the brilliant and pow
eru ones suggested, that would go before the peo-
pie OF the Union with irresistible and overwhelm-
| ing recommendations
What favorite has the party jefferson to whom
they can point with more glowing pride, than he
who was introduced into public life by the sage of
Monticello, and who has adhered without faltering,
through long career OF incident and change, to the
principles instilled into his mind by that ilusrlous
| statesman
The Democratic party has many great men, ma
| ny whose able and eloquent defence Of the Prlnc-
pies upon which it founded have gained them
| name that will be as mperlshable It's existence
But is there among them all any who for the last
| ferty years has stood up with more holiness and
consistency TO the landmarks that sprung out of the
| CONFUSION of 9S than Gen. Lewis Cass! 1t Is true
that he never embarked In the glddy whirl OF ac-
tive political life, and there may be found hanging
| on the outskirts Of the great Democratic party
few ''wreckers in politics" who will assume This as
L
| them remember that the distinguished man whose
principles they would question, though quiet and un-
obrusive in his character, and no herald OF his own
merits, can exhibit history OF his political iallh
ing from the time of his association with President
| Jefferson down to the present period
In thus expressing an early and decided prefer
/ cnce for General Cass not actuated solely
| by our admiration of the man and his history.
| There is another consideration in making choice
| ola Democratic candidate for the Presidency TO
| which all parliality for men should implicitly yield
| The restoration of the Republican party TO power
patriot in the land should first rest All the gentle
| men proposed possess abundant qualifications,
| and an exalted Integrity OF character. Which OF
them then would be at this time most acceptable 10
the Democracy of the Union, and the least liable to
| objection! Can any one close his eyes TO the TACT
that Lewis Cass would command more extensive
and enthusiastic suffrage than any other man IN the
United States? With scarcely the voice OF press in
| the Union raised in his favOr-thOusands OF miles
distant from his native land with no organiza on
or concert among his friends, and with no particr-
lar set OF men to urge him forward, SOLITARY and
lonv," and without wish effort from himself,
he has steadily and rapidly won his way into the
very front raLk OF the candidates TOR the nomination
Of the National Convention With the people OF
| Pennsylvania General Cass has long been favorlte
| and the very annunclaon OF his name In connex-
ion with the Presidency has gone with an eectriiy-
ing influence into the dwelling of every Democrat
! in the land Who can disguise itl Who can any
longer remain blind the fact that the feeling that
but few months since was supposed to have
ly an existence, has gradually grown deeper and
wider until 1t already embraces more than half the
Democrats of Pennsylvania! That this is in some
measure attributable TO he popularity of the man,
and the eagerness with which our proud old Com
monwealth has always paid her debt of gratitude TO
| those who have distinguished themselves in The
field, cannot be denied. But there is another nflu-
ence far more potent--far more elevated and far
more honorable. The Democracy of Pennsylvania
view the next Presidential contest as one OF trans
/ uIapf faIn tho nar,,o
| party, but to the welfare of the whole country
Broad and liberal in all their views, they regard the
| triumph OF truth over error as OF magnitude too
great to be brought in competition with considera-
| tons of inferior and subordinate nature. Adj
| monshed by the result OF the election OF 1910, they
are sagacous enough to see that they are not al
ways invincibe. Firmly believing that the disaster
| OF that year was not chargeabe TO any act OF the
Democratic party, TO any defect in the justice of
their Cause but owing TO gross fraud, msrepresen.
tatlons, and resort to system of bufioonery and
deception that mised the mass of the people-still
they are wise enough TO see that the engines that
reckless and unprncipled party trumphed with, up
on that occasion, may once more become formida-
bic.
Elaed and gratifed as they are with the brilliant
victories that have shed bright light all over the
| Union, yet they have not forgotten that triumphs
equally as decisive 1898. but the prelude to
| the overwhelming discontinue that the election of
| l840 brought upon them.
| With all this testimony of the past before them,
they are not willing to hazard the re-establishment
OF their principles by contendlng Tor any particular
man. when every dictate Of policy and sound pru-
dence, imperativey require of the democratic party
of every State, TO abandon all local and personal
preferences, and trust to a union the strongest
| man. as the only absolute guaranty of success.
| This, fellow citizens, has ever been the action of
the magnanimous and enlightened commonwealth,
under whose auspices we have been enabled to ex-
| ercise the invaluable right of suffrage.
Proud of her children, and ever ready to honor
| those who reflect ustrc on the State Of their
tvity, still she is TOO lofty in her character-too de-
| votedIy attached TO the democratic faith, and too
deeply interested in the preservation of republic
can Institutions, to leopard all for which she has
been so nobly contending for nearly half century,