The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-10-12

camp, was about four hundred Col. Cass was not
A part of the detail he joined a volunteer When
understood that he desired go, objected to two coo
nels going with so small a detachment but the serve,
was considered by us AS extremely penlous. Col Cas,
claimed il right TO share the dangers with his men
and be was permitted by the General not ordered TO ae
company them"
Col Macarthur tesies before the court, wide manu.
script records that in obedience this order he march
ed taking the interior route trail in the direction to
Godfreys trading house the Huron that the late Col
Godfrey was one OF his guides that they marched with
on, provisions, Gem Hull promising to send them on
that this promise was not fulfilled that the men We're
worn down with fatigue and hunger, but pushed on,
with part Of his command TO the point where Captain
Brush was TO have joined him. and he then reaced his
way back, still without raiions and when, on the eth
he had reached within three four miles Of Detroit he
received intelligence of the surrender. Astounded by
this he fell back to the river Huron, where he delber
a,ed upon the course TO pursue and while thus engaged
he received from General Hull the articles OF capiula
ton with orders 10 surrender 1.-The Colonel observes
Gen Jesup in his letter above quoted, was, believe
bound in good faith surrender; but whether he or
not he compelled 10 submit, for he had not DAYS
subsistence dozen rounds OF ammunition for his
command He gallant soldier and as patriotic
citizen as the country could boast. and he did all that
was possible under the circumstances but whether the
surrender of the detachment right wrong he alone
was responsible for it. Colonel (now GeneraD Cass had
no more TO DO with than the honorable gentleman. who
makes the charges against him"
That gentleman" he observes, "has been so unior
tunae in the random statements Of his facts not 10
have stumbled upon single truth His charges know
to be unfounded from beginning end There nothing
in the history OF the country written or unwten, to
Justify any one of them in the smallest degree As to
of the time under his orders and attached to hi,
brigade have seen him in situations and under cir
cumsances that would test the courage oil any man.
and he fatered but always acted in accordance
with the principles of high courage and patriotism
Whatsoever may be the OF others, he is the
apologist of the enemy, but is always found the
side of the country"
1t is thus shown, both from the records of the
martial and from the testimony of living actors in those
scenes that the conduct OF Gen. Cass in that campaign
all that hgh-mnded brave officer and patriotic sol.
der could be. From the testimony of Macarthur, Col.
Casss regiment III front OF the volunteer force
the march through the wilderness, from the time the 4h
infantry joined 1t, at Urbanna till they reached Detroit
opened the way through the forest l, is shown by the
same record that it the front regiment in the nva
sion OF Canada He was the first, with rart Of his
regiment and few regulars, to find and defeat the
my; and it was Col. Cass whom Gen Hull ''dreaded" to
meet after be had betrayed his trust and surrendered his
army In The next years campaign (of 1879 his brigade
again placed In front in landing from the fleet
the Canada shore. when it was expected Immediately to
the enemy, and his had, by orders, diencum
bered themselves OF their knapsack that they might
ter into the expected conflicts and Gen Harrison, the
triumphant close of these campaigns, pronounces him
ian officer of the highest promise" This was also the
verdc, OF the army and the country; and it such in
dnbtable evidence that be advanced Immediately to
a civil Office OF the highest trust
No man ever called in question his military or civic
traits Of character, questioned the noble part he had
played for his country in these perious campaigns until
the democracy of the country announced his name for
the presidency about four months ago. But the reversal
that is attempted be got up of the judgments OF that
day. deliberately formed and fully expressed in the most
solemn forms, and the vtuperaon with which these as
saults are accompanied have sgnay failed They have
reused up witnesses from all quarters where was least
expected to vndicate the character of their old command
er These aestations pour in upon from all quarters;
and we are only pressed for time and space most appo
priately to notice them
Governor Lucas who in the affair OF the Aux
Canards bridge. says, letter hereto appended that
gives him pleasure "to defend brother soldier from
false or erroneous inputaiions and sustain that honor
to which he may be Justly entitled for his faithful public
services" He expressly states shat the officers in
council were all in favor of abandoning the bridge, in
obedience General Huls order, except Colonel CAss
and Captain SMELLING who insisted retaining posses
sion of it, as an important point; but they over
powered in council"
Colonel Henry Northup adjutant of the regiment
commanded by Colonel Cass in the invasion, Qhe 27h0
and who accompanied him in that capacity to the Aux
Canards, in letter of Oct 4th. lsis, published in this
paper records his testimony in favor OF the aacry, firm
ness, judgment, and intrepidty OF his commander on
that OCCASION and repels with ndgnity the aspersons
cast on his fair fame and character. He states that the
enemy thrice rallied and fired the detachment as
from their position, and ingloriously ded leaving the
of the bridge and the field to the American
arms He refues also, the charges of certain reckless
and mendcan slanderers of Gen. Cas- this and other
points, and submits statement of events creditabe TO
this officer ha wing passed under his own eye, which
it would be equally difficult to discredt or deny
In General Jesups letters of the cd and 9Th of October
present. which have been called out by these unwarranta
BILE attacks made on General Cass, he bears honorable
testimony to the character of his old commander and COM
panion in arms ''In both campaigns" he observes,