Weekly national intelligencer., 1848-10-28

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OF one hundred and eighty dollars year, for very gevou
bodily injury gotten while was collecting supplies for tn.
marching OF the uery troops that Saped Ne,o Orleans
imposition and passed by bill through Congress without the
necessary proofs OF mer-if that single petty rroad upon
the Treasury makes me black Of what color is Gen. Cass
who has sweed to millionaire of his many and huge al
iowanees some OF which the long official comPla
sance towards him could sanction, until he be Sec
reary himself and out Of the way order that his sub
ordinate, his momentay bcun tens, his substitute and de-
pendant might in his absence pass the which nobody
else would pass From the Legislature of my country yield
ed by law after two years Of public investigation, the
mite got whence his nloufails Of emolument
From the favor Of attered Administrations to all Of which he
was supple in successon from the elder Adams Jefferson,
nom whom he took the bounty of marshahip down to the
younger Adams whom he abandoned for Jackson and VAN
Buren,, whom he deserted for Harson-a chaneeng any
power that paid sunfower That always turned its faithful
face to the God that the sky whether Federal Re-
publican Locofoco, and equally ready cringe Tyler
10 Polk, to exat Louis Philippe hail those who pulled
him down to denounce Mr. Poks coufscn the Oregon bus-
ness and then be hschampion the Senae
the face of The nation by COL Benon be-
fore, about being cu for the smples and then take Col
Benton to his arms bis escort and sponsor when he
ioh, after his nomination. show the royal goodness Of his
person TO the admiring republic
But from these general "reminiscences, merely to
fresh the public mind little in the attack Of Gen.
Casss Creatures must turn TO particular facts in
his history which he has been allowed to palm off upon the
world as quite eorious-that is glorious if glory to be
thing upon that small scale which make him somebody,
warrior or statesman patriot Of These facts
stated with all osentaon in his several electoneerng bog
phies the materials of all which have obviously been furnish
ed by himself for only do they bear the peculiarly shall
low and boasu marks Of his personal cons but his alone
can they be- because nobody but Mr. Cas thought Of
occupying himself with Mr. Casss exploits and History,
which any other inventor would consult for subject SO little
known, is either silent about them, fatty conradcs hem
as will show
The first u these, much magnied in the Life Of Cass
published in the Unio and pompousy touched upon in oil
his other biographies is that when Hull invaded Canada he
the heroic Cass, the first in the army uho dared to
set his foot that fatal shore. One would think from his
vaunng narrative that brstled with death that Alexan-
der the Greats exploit in crossing the Gancus Napoleon
a. the deadly bridge of Lodi did surpass or that he
modern Proesau who when oacles had oretod that
the first Gee who touched the Trojan strand should die and
all others held back in dismay boldly eap land voun-
ta victim of vaor and fate. Nay make the valiant fact
authentic and quiet the increduty with which some
people listen all tales of amazing bravery ,cess is
While Gen. Cass was on
his tour through Ohio apparenty in 1884,, he
ed by man, who sad 81 can't let you pass without speak
ing TO you. You don't know me- General " Gen Cass ie
piled that he did not. Well sir" said he "I the first
man in your regiment to jump out of the boat tie Cans
dian shore" No you not" said Gen. Cass was
the first myself shore" True" said the other, al
jumped out first into the river get ahead Of you, but you
held back and got ahead Of me-" See biography printed
at Baltimore by N. Hickman, p AL There thus il
appears two Aexanders at this Grancus Napoeons at
this Lodi two Proesauses at this Troy but OF them
caught the other by the tail and got forever the start
in immortality Nay, the very Of this magnaninous
competitor has pershed. Out Of envy fear Gen. Cass
has suppressed it, "But," somebody may object, wit
without name is witness" No matter that hes
been disceety provided for Gen. Hamcr heard the man.
+" Ab, then, give ii up; dead and nameless
witnesses that must convince every body of General
Casss tremendous feat o. pluck"
There is, however, must in canjor say, little ccum-
stance which makes the remarkable landing thus led by Gen.
Cass thing somewhat less desperately intrepid a,eas
military sense, than he himself would pass il for. Alter ALL
the dangnoss of the act depended little on the presence
absence Of enemy there to oppose the debakson Now
is certain there Gen. Cass himself does dare
directly that there that would have been hazard
and provoked exposure but the whole story which he
has pat into the mouths Of the bosraptes convey
the minds of the unnformed other impression than that
the crossing peious Yet report no
raive, witness, oral written, has mentioned the
slightest sloc Of hostility offered when our troops upon
ts occasion approached the Canadian shore. II gun had
been fred if red coat manifested himss surely somebody
would have mentioned it. But there is no hint of such
thing, except in the apccrypha Of Gen. Casss herosm
Ga the other hand have distinct Of how the fact
might cite from various authorities bat that Of three
eyewitness shall suffice First the "Life Of Gen Hull"
lately published from his MSS by bis laughter Mrs Camp
BELL and his grandson Mr. Clarke relates the matter as fol-
lows
In consequence Of this communication (rom the Secrea
ry at War; Gen. Hull crossed into Canada July l2 soon
boats could be collected for that object in such
TO deceive the enemy and hm withdraw his forces
50 that The American toops landed uhout opposton"-p.
336.
2dy. How this managed we learn more particularly
from the very clear and impartial narrative Of Mr. Rober,
Wallace, Zone Of Huls aiddecamp previously published
s42) in the Licking Valley Register, Of Covngtoo Ken
lucky, given large in the appendix Hus Life, p.
443. He says (p AS "The e1ten, Of Gen. Hollis in
sucons to protect Detroit On arrival there
Of officers and eager to the line,
which the General was suhorzed DO but on receiv
ing permission he moved the head Of Two egments
and back his boats for the remainder We looked for
warm reception but Jeiat to,cWds Maiden, The pre-
ereniog had induced e enemy 10 retire 10 that post
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