The Arkansas banner., 1843-12-02

were to be obtained, and at his suggestion large detachment of United States troops was moved up the river, i'll time to prevent further bloodshed. In the mean time, Gov. CAss re- turned to the Bay, in the same canoe, by the way of the Illinois and Lake Michigan, hay ing made a circuit of about eighteen hundred miles, with unprecedented rapidity. His ce- lerity of movement and the alacrlty with
 which the United States troops seconded his call, probably averted a war that might have embraced the whole northwest frontier. A negotiation followed, which restored tranquil ity The apparent violence offered to him by the Indian on the Ouisconsn, is the only in- stance of that nature which has occurred, du- ring his long and intimate coulse with the h. dians
 In 1928, another treaty was held by him, at Green Bay, and another at St. Josephs, by
 which cession was procured for Indiana
 In these various treaties, Governor CAss had
 been instrumental in acquiring for the United States, and rescuing from the wilderness, for
 the great agricultural purposes of the coun- try, many millions of acres of land and in a
 manner which ought to leave no conscious ness on his mind, that he has aggravated the lot of a single tribe of Indians.
 The first council Tn Michigan met in 1922.
 This body relieved the governor and judges
 of their legislative duties, and gave the go- vernment of the territory more republican form. Gov. CAss's messages to the several councils, convened under his administration,
 were always written in chaste and dignifed style; indeed all the public documents that came from his pen, while governor of the territory, may be regarded as good models of executive composition, and exhibit highly cultivated literary taste. But his literary re- putation rests on a broader and more appro- priate basis than his gubernatorial writings
 Some time in the year 1895, John Dunn Hunters narrative appeared, which, at the time, attracted much attention. Gov CAss, in the course of his tours through the west, had satisfied himself that this work was an imposture. In determining to expose It to the world, his mind was led to dwell on the ample subject of Indian character, language, and condition, and he wrote the article which appeared in the N North American Review The subject was full of interest, and was written i'll a style uncommonly earnest and eloquent, and the public was gratified to find that a theme so interesting and important, had engaged the attention of so cultivated and liberal mind Another article of his, pre- senting the aborigines under new aspects, ap- peared in the fifty-fifth number of the same periodical. This article, which was altogeth- CT of an historical and statistical character, attracted equal attention with it's precursor
 Some time in 1898, historical society was formed in Michigan, of which Gov. CAss was elected President. He delivered the first ad- dress before 1t in 1929 This address, em- bodying the early history of Michigan, brings 1t down to the period when the United States came into possession of 1t. Its publication excited spirit of research and inquiry, which has already produced the most beneficial re- rults.
 In 1880, Gov. CAss was invited by the Alumni of Hamilton College, New Y York, to deliver an address at their anniversary meet ing. He accepted the invitation, and in the address which he delivered, displayed an af- huenee of reading and reflection which prov ed his habitual acquaintance with most of the departments of human knowledge From that college he subsequently, received the ho- norary kegree of LID. He had previous ly been admitted an honorary member of the . American Philosophical Society, in Philadel- ! phia; of the New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Indiana Historical Societies; of the American Antiquarian Society, and of the Columbian Institute.
 In July, 1881, having been appointed Se- cretary of War by President Jackson, Gov CAss resigned his office as governor of the territory, after having administered 1t for IS years. When he began his administration, he found the country small in population, without resources, and almost sunk under the devastations of war. He left 1t with wide spread population, and thriving with prosperity. This suspicious may not all be attributed to exeeu- tive instrumentality. But an administration, impartial, vigilant, prevailing, and intelligent, may be fairly supposed to have shed hap py influence on all around. It will long be in Michigan, where its termina- ton Is universally regretted. In the impor- tant station which he now holds, his sphere of usefulness is enlarged, and none of his predecessors ever enjoyed a greater share of confidence
 'Strict and punctual in his business habits, plain and affable in his manners, with pow PTS of mlnd Which grasp, as IL were, by lntu- tion, every subject to which they are ap- >lied-united to various and extensive ac- luirements we feel that we hazard noth- ng in the declaration that the measure of his anne IS not yet full"
 National Portrait Galiery
 During the period that Gen. Cass was Se- cretary at War under Gen. Jackson, his ad- of that department was distin- guished by the same frmness and ability that usually characterised his course In the ever contest between the General Co., and South Carolina, on the subject of Notification, his correspondence bears evidence of mind deeply penetrated with he delicate and important trust he had to perform; whilst on the one hand 1t was to he last degree forbearing and eonciliatory towards the exasperated and gallant citizens of the South, yet on the other hand, it was dignified and appropriate for an