The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-11-03
THE UNION.
Of the officers and men under his command, Gen. Har

:" have already stated that Gen CAss and Com Perry
an officer OF the gtss Bif and the appearances Of the
brave Commodoae e6eered and animated every breast
Ii is well known to the American people that The bat
tie of the Thames terminated the campaign IN The north
west and Gen. Harrison returned with his army TO De
tro for the purpose of making arrangements TO descend
the lake to operate on the Niagara frontier
Look once more upon the picture:
And you wul see before you the commanding general
selecting of his officers leave temporarily IN com
nand of Detroit (Which HULL had surrendered the year
beore) and the whole northwestern frontier including
the province OF Upper Canada This selection Tell upon
General LEWIS CAss, IN consequence OF his transcendent
abilities, which united IN the same person extraordinary
military and civil capacity and he thus invested
with all the powers OF military and civil governor over
that extensive region of country filed with numerous
tribes of hostile Indians who were still under the pay Of
the British government and continually excited to acts
of aggression and barbarity by British agents
President Manson confirmed this selection, and Gen
CAss Immediately, in October, 1919, appointed gov
ernog of Michigan Territory, at that time the most i'm
portant and responsible civil and military station within
the gift OF the Executive One solitary fact speaks vol
umes favor of the hero whose civil and military
has been faithfully portrayed from the page of history
Look at II
General LEWIS CAss was sevsn times nominated as gov
and superintendent of Indian affairs, by four
cessive Presidents and times confirmed unanimous
ly by the Senate OF the United States ]!
He continued to discharge the highly responsible,
duous, and important duties of that office, from the day
he first appointed up to the year 1881, when he
called by President ANDREW JACKSON TO take charge Of
the War Department. During that time he negotiated
guished their title, by far and honorable purchase to
upwards OF one hundred millions of acres Of land /!
EUery of which is free soil =!
During all this long (and portion OF 1t exciting and
turbulenD PERIOD he preserved peace on the frontiers
by his just, upright and liberal intercourse with the red
man! His favorite expression was
"Kind words, properly and firmly expressed to those
poor creatureswith few hundred dollars Judiciously
given to them presents to cover their nakedness feed
their hunger and quiet Their supersltons when they ex
press uneasness or bad temperate worth millions IN
life and money expended IN gunpOwder' !!
The man who thus treated the "poor lndians"-the
genuine Natire Amnieans, found in this country when
the foot of the white made its first imprint upon
sohe hero OF the picture we have presented, who was,
in the year 1884, at the head Of the War Department-s
General LEWIS CAss the candidate of the American peo
pie for the presidential chair!!
Citizens Of Pennsylvania, you who have the power
exercise the nestimable right of suffrage at the APP
preaching presidential electionwe ask you to pause for
ture Remember the boy of New Hampshire, as ne first
appears before you at the tender Of seventeen years.
foot, and ruth all has earthly goods Sung across has
shoulder pressing bravely along your rough and unbro
ken road from the river Delaware TO the western bound
airy OF your State at the junction OF the Allegheny and
Monongahela where he arrived with but single dollar
in his pocket! See him the leading spirit in the Ohio
legislature. at the age of twenty three years. See him
the gallant soldier in the war with England OF 1912
Territory, where the great civil powers Of his mind his
extraordinary knowledge OF human nature fully devel
oped themselves! See him for nearly twenty years,
whilst in the performance of his important official duties
governor, the occupant of old log farm house on
the suburbs OF Detroit! Every Pennsy Ivanian-every
man in the country, who has assembled our northern
lakes. will recolect with emotions OF pride and pleasure,
this old fam house and its hospable and benevolent
occupant The first and usual questions put to strangers
on landing at Detroit, were''Have you seen the govern
orr Will you go and see the governors His residence
is in that neat od-fashioned looking farm house II IS
the very home of kindness and hospitality" Thus, fell
low-citzens of Pennsylvania, have we traced the ener-
getc patriotic and brilliant career OF our present cand
date for the presidency from the time he left his native
New Hampshire poor boy, and travelled on foot through
your noble Commonwealth up to the Year 1885, when we
Ind him, at the age OF 40 years, member OF President
JACKsoN's cabinet, as Secretary OF War
Look again upon the portrait of the life and services Of
LEWIS CAss. and mark his patriotic and brilliant career
up TO the present time
You find him from the year 1881 up to the year 1885, a
distinguished and leading member OF General Jacksons
diminished confidence of that great hero and patriot who
separated from him, Secretary OF War and as one OF
his constitutional advisers although the close of
his Administrations with feelings Of the deepest sorrow
and regret The health of General CAss in consequence
OF the close confinement to the arduous duties of the
War Department during five years so different from his
former active life became much impaired and the Presi
dent IN accepting OF his resignation Immediately appoint,
ed him to the high and important place of rep, eenatre
OF the United States at the court OF France he sailed
from New York upon his mission in October, 1896
Look again upon the picture The next scene is on
the other side of the broad Atlantic
You will see before you, IN the year 1871 in the city OF
senting the five great powers of Europe-England,
France, Russia, Prussia, and Austria They are con
coctlng, under the guidance and direction OF England,
that grand scheme of maritime policy which would
power the boosted Queen of the Ocean, enter, and
search with mpuny every vessel OF every nation found
upon the high seas! treaty entered into, and
tuay signed upon this basis by the representatives of
the five powers which is universally known throughout
this country as the "quintupIe treaty"
People OF Amerca-citizens of the only republic in the
word-look again at the picture.
You will before you, the vicinity of the conclave
Just described plain. looking American citizen, in the
unosenatous garb of his country, seated his table
busly writing That citizen is LEWIS CAss, the repre-
sentative OF the United States al the French court! The
paper he holds in his hand is appeal to the gov
eminent and people of France and the other of
Europe, in opposition to the quntupe treaty. which was
then in embryo! He warns Them to beware of entering
INTO an alliance for the purpose of concentrating ar
rangement which not only degrading to themselves,
but would be direct assault upon the honor the nteg
rlty and interests of the United States! His address,
afterwards printed in pamphlet form, in English Ger
man, and French, and circulated throughout Europe, is
the most powerful argument the great maritime ques
ton OF fright of search" that emanated from the
human mind! II is document truly and purely Ameri
can, and has been looked at with wonder and admiration
even in Europe! AS master effort of diplomacy, il has
been extensively read in this country, and need only be
adverted to bring it wildly to the recollection of
the American people! During this great battle with the
combined powers of Europe, General Cass, the rep
resenative of the United States, left without IN
strucons from his government sudden and uneYpect
ed the scheme concocted and brought into being in
the form OF treaty His protest to the ratification OF
that treaty. the last resort addressed exclusively
to the government and people of France and it had the
desired effect! FRANCE refused her ratification The
famous quntupe treaty. thus received its death blow
and proud, arrogant old England experienced the first
check in her foreign policy of which this the darling
avorte, that she had encountered for quarter OF
century!
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