The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1848-06-23
OTTAWA, ILLINOIS, FRIDAY. JUNE o. 1915
Receive ASSURANCES of my friendship and esteem
ANDREW JACKSON.

ply TO the heterogeneous upon that subject,
wrote letter, declaring himself in favor Of
the annexation of Texas.
In the month Of May, following, the Dem
ocratic National Convention met at Balti-
more. TO nominate candidates for President
and Vice President. On the first baloting,
General Cass received eighty-three votes,
and continued TO rise, till on the seventh,
he received one hundred and twenty three
votes. Had another ballot been taken that
day, General CasS would wi,hou, doubt,
have heen nominated. Before the Assem-
bling Of the Convention on the following
day, Mr.. Polk was brought fOrw ard as a
candidate, and, after two ballotings, receiv-
ed the nomination.
On the day that the news ofthc nomination
of Mr.. Polk reached Detroit meeting ofth
Democracy was held, at which General
Cass, in an able and eloquent speech, gave
bis warneSt support to the nomination, and
declared his readiness 10 enter the contest
to secure its success. In pursuance ofthis,
nc accepted the inv itation of the Nashville
Convention in August. His arrival was an
nouncedby the firing Of cannon. and he was
received with every demonstration Of popu-
lar enthusiasm. OF his speech there, a
leading paper says:
We did not attempt n sketch Of the eloquent and
powerful speech that was made by Gen. Cas-, for we
ten that nothing short of fs publication entire. word
tor word and sentence for sentence he uttered IL IN
adlrung thousands would do him n iuil measure Of
justice i was the master effort Of great states
man; and the popular tlmndrrs "l applause with
which 1t was received by the fifty acres Of ireomen in
attendance rng though the valley and IcyerIerated
from hi.l TO hill exceeding any thing that we had
ever heard before
General CasS spent some time with Cen
cral jackson at the Hermitage. When
they parted, the scene was most impressive
and affecting. An eye witness remarks,
"Ihc tears of the veterans were mingled
together as they babe each other last far
we'll"
In compliance with the popular demand,
General Cass took the tour Of the States Of
Ohio, Indiana, and Michigan. He every
where met with the most enthusiastic recep-
ton from the people. He was hailed as
the FATHER or THE WEST. But great
change had been effected since first he
came among them. The lofty forests which
he then traverSed were now fruitful fields
the lonely cabins which he protected from
the iircbrandS Of the savage, were trans
formed into popnlous cities; the Indianwar-
path was converted into the railroad; the
harhorS upon the lakes and rivers which he
first surveyed, were now the seats Of com
merCe and of wealth; and the scattered
population which he governed were now
great people. The crowds which attended
his progress through those States seemed
rather the triumphal procession Of a conuue-
ror than the peaceful attendants Of private
citizen. .,.,,,s Al q pnouc meet
ug afNGrwSI&, Ohio, on the l7ih of Septem-
Der, are taken from the Democratic news
papers published at that place:
willie number of revolutionary soldiers were
being introduced To Gen. CAS-. one OF our citizens
approached the General. and asked if hc remembered
HIM. Upon replying that be did not h. gave the toll
lowing account Of their first meeting: In the spnng
~ 1913 Fort Meg; was be-riged by the British and
Indians and the militia at Ohio were called out to
march % the relief Of the fort General Cas- WIS
appointed 20 the command. Six thousand assent
bed AZ Upper Saudu-ky, of whom two thousand
were selected 10 proceed on 20 the tort, The marsh
cs and woods were filled with water, making the
roads almost impossible. The commanding genera.
Ind not yet arrived. hut was daily expected On the
n day oi March, % ypuuE soldier from exposure 10
the weather, was taken sick. lunhc to march in
the ranks he followed along in tHc rnar. When az
distance behind, attempting with difficulty 90 keep
p9Cc with his roWrajr,. Two officers role along, one
stIunEaraui the Other ha Colonel oi his regiment.
ON r1..iur hmm the Colonel Ifuarkcd General
,hatraur fellow there is SEX; h. is Il good fellow
ou-h, for refuses 10 go back bui tcar tno' the
Indians W" r., tP H or n, c'T ; PICK l'n n'l2 ,
,-,.,,,c 1 ,. Tor.. Ibr" ,hn ,oo, asa SOL h.
c1mc mp. d. addressed him. MY brave boy. you are
sick and tired, am well and strong mount my
horse and ride The solder hg-imiei. ,'Do not
w' sl w, PINCH VI a, w., ' , @r Uni "1'g ,
h., n-gcrcI.d ON foot To rom tha amy. A. ni,h.
the young ud.rr rode to thc tent wheT, be was met
by the O@o'a, with ach'yriu lwecom', which he
5,la' WI" ,..., %. -'a'' ,I, I ni wal, ,'
irr i.I "rr WORTHY l-.oW-ci..l.n. John LAWN
| Ths Genera. remembering the circumstances mime
dHoy rcomHci him. Mr. l'y.rnm remarked, Gen
el t{' nr' was nor d9''' l,f ~. word 10 LOOK upon
..l1",r. Ggr nI rrnI Minor Pink on n.na
introduced to Cen Cas-. cycaiuicd with much AMI.
nation, General lhau, Gol that am able to see
you. fought 10y the si4r OF your father Jonathan
3i,I' at YOUR g.'''; '., - u, 'f ..u, ,.. %
ng I,, and WASH co-p1raI Viewer brothers ror'
ihcrdu~ng h' war. God bless You, General tor boz
sak"' The General was deeply affected h. m,rul.
u'. lI..AI anl 'ohlI'n"' oi - I'u.,5 N,'t W.. ",
,i.r,,, in i.,,i.,,I fh.ri,, ,l I,. nj pr
u.rauI -rrl.-,ht times that tried men. sous 10
Another auccdote of General CaSS on hi,
tour through Ohio. Wa related, with much
spirit, by the late gallant and lamentcd Gen