Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1848-06-20

IN Inc summer OF 1S4S, Gen. Casg re-
ceived the following letter from Genera
Jackson:
! "HERMITAGE, July, I643.
any DEAR SIN-I have the pleasure
to acknowledge your very friendly letter
of the 25'h of May last. Il reached me
in due course Of mail but such were my
debility and Affections, that have been
prevented from replying TO il until now
and even now it is with great difficulty
that write. In return for your kind ex-
pressions With regard to myself, have &c
remark, that l shall ever recollec., nv
dear General. with great satisfaction, the
relations, both private and official, which
suosisted between US, during the create.
part of my Administration. Having full
confidence in your abilities and republican
principles. invited you to my Cabine. ;
and can never forget with what discre-
ton and talents you met those great and
delicate questions which were brough,
before you whilst you presided over the
Department. of War. which entitled you
to my thanks, and will be ever VecoIlected
with the most lively feelings of friendship
by me. rs a..4 10
"But what has endeared you to every
true American, was the noble stand which
you took, as our minister al Paris, against
the quintuple treaty, and which by your
talents, energy. and fearless responsibility,
defeated its ratification by France-a
treaty intended by Great Britain to change
our International la xs, make her mistress
Of the seas, and destroy the national indie
pendence, not only of our country, but of
all Europe. and enable her to become the
IyTant on every ocean. Had Great Brit
ain obtained the sanction of France to this
treaty, ('eith the late disgrace ful treaty OF
WGshington-so disreputable to OUT ma.
tional character and injurious to our ma.
tional safety then indeed we might have
hung our harps upon the willows, and re-
signed our national independence to Great
Britain. But, repeat, to your talents,
energy, and fearless responsibility. we are
indebted for the shield thrown over US
from the impending danger which the rat.
i6cation of the quintuple treaty by France
would have brought upon US. For this
act, the thanks of every true Anne riean,
and the applause of every true republican,
are yours; and for this noble acI tender
you my thanks.
IL admired the course Of DR.. Linn in
the Senate in urging bis Oregon bill. and
hope his energy will carry il into law al
the next session of Congress. This will
speak 10 England language which she
will undeTstand-Th0t we will not submit
to be negotiated out OF our territorial rights
hereafter.
"Receive assurances of my friendship
and esteem.
j,ss "ANDREW JACKSON.
ITO the Hon. LEWIS CAss."
10 the spring of 1914, Gen. Cass in re.
ply to interrOgatories upon that sUbjecl,
wrote letter, declaring himself in favor
of the annexation of Texas.
In the month of may following. the
Democratic National Convention met al
Baltimore, to nominate candidates foI
President and Vice President. On the
first balloting, Gen. Cass received eighty
three votes, and continued to rise till on
the seventh, he received one hundred anC
twenty three votes. Had another ballo
been taken that day, Gen. Cass woulc
without doubt, have been nominated. Be
fore the assembling Of the Convention or
the following day, mr.. Polk was brought
forward as a compromise candidate, and
offer TWO ballotings, received the nomina
ton.
On the day that the news of the nomin
alton OF Mr.. Polk reached Detroit, q meet
ing Of the Democracy was held. at which
Gen. Cass,in an able and eloquent speech
gave his waEmest support TO the momina
ton, and declared bic readiness to enter
the contest to secure its success. In
pursuance of this. he accepted the invita-.
ton of the Nashville Committee, and vat
present at the greatNashville Convention
in August. His arrival wac announced
by the firing of cannon. and he was re-
ceived with every demonstration of popu
lar enthusiasm. OF his speech there, I
leading paper says:
ave did not attempt sketch of the ell
oquent and powerful speech that was mad,
by Gen. Cass, for we felt that nOthin.
short of its publication entire, word 70
word and sentence for sentence, as he ut
tered it TO admiring thousands. would d,
him full measure ofj0stice. Il was tn
master effort of great statesman; an,
the popular thunders of applause wit
which il was received by the fifty acres 9
freemen in attendance rung through tn
valleys, and reverbega,ed from bill to bill
e1ceediDg anything that ve had eve
heard before" a msai g aoa
Gen. Cass spent some time With Gen
jackson At the Hermitage. When the
J. parted the scene was most impressive an
. affecting. An eyewitness remarks =
"The tears Of the veterans were miDgle
together as they bade each other les
farewell. = - a