The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-08-19


The last Richmond Republican is pleased to lay before
ia readers disgracefu misrepresentation, which is
copied from the Albany Evening Journal; and this by
way of contrast to the bravery exhibited by General
TAYLOR at the battle of Buena Vista. Its version Cor
ber perverson) of General Casss conduct in the
ols2 at the period of General Hurs surrender, unsthus
.Wbile the American army stationed Windsor,
General Cas- accompanied by Colonel Miller, per-
i,sd Inv General Hull make reconnaissance toward
For, Maiden In approaching the Canards river, party
British troops observed on the bridge These were
freed upon and speedily retreated in confusion. Instead
If oursung them General Cass bvouacked the bridge,
and sent messenger General Hull, asking him what he
should do General Hull replied that he could
rern Just he peased-he would assume response
billy in General Cass returned, although,
his biographers admit he had followed up his advantage
Fort Maiden mould haze fallen at once"
And thus General Cass is TO be thrown into the shade
because he determined to retreat before the British
whereas General Taylor refused to retreat before the
Meyicans at Buena Vista To establish this contrast,
however, the Albany Journal is compelled to falsify
history itself 1t grossly misrepresents the conduct of
General Glass; appears from the following statement,
prepared with great by gentleman who is familiar
with all the facts of HulPs surrender:
The heart thrills in looking back to that eventful and
gloomy period in American history, when the country was
ced by series of insults and INJURIES into the second
18Th June overlook the in The Wilderness who, af
ter tollsome march through swamps and defes, toll
The eyes of all America rveted that movement
Expectation at its height and every patriot heart
army, who were separated by hundreds of miles of
wilderness from the point of support the frontiers
Deot urged the immediate invasion Of Canada and the
prompt assault Of that nest of all evi the British and
dian post Maiden, before could arrive from
below The invasion made the 18th of July He was
the first in arms who caped ashore from the boats
cvy the plain, where the pursuit of the enemy
committed TO him; and i was from his pen that the elo
"AGer thirty years of peace and prosperity" exclans
"he United States have been driven to arms The injuries
have more let,hem alternative but manly resist
unconditional submission This is the language of
glowing words and just and indignant sentiments of this
paper And noby they carried far rested
placed in command of strong detachment of picked in
anty and hemen, find the enemy For two days they
the third day after the INVASION when his spies reported
the occupying the strong of the bridge
Yards by the French This is deep stream lowing into
the Detroit river fourteen miles beow the city. and
three four miles above Maiden. To avoid suspicion OF
his design, and conceal the true character of the
men', he directed body OF men to shield themselves
by the tall grass and copsewood the bank of
the sueam till he by marching five miles up the river
to ford, should descend on The enemy''s bank and
begin the attack The plan succeeded. His order Of
battle this He formed his rillemen on The wings
with two Ma o of any IRWIN in the centre under
and in high spirits His approach was not observed by
enemy TIL he came I to deep inlet into he
line of march. The movement gave the enemy time to
and IND, make h @ Fv and hsy d
breeze and moving in double quick time, yet main
anng admirable order the American columns delivered
was nslanthe British column reeIed and fled, but raj
ed and took another position. not the least altering ap
shoulder Cass boldly leading the centre. Three times
the enemy formed, and were often driven from their
w he
} Maiden road They were pursued till darkness super
baIte where twas determined by council of push
forward to the town. and storm the fort, early as the
commanding general could be heard from 1t was found
from the wounded and prisoners taken, that he had
gagged the 4lst British regiment and body of auxiliary
militia and Indians from Amherstburg
This the first battle vicoy the war of 1872
and the of it hailed throughout the country with
the highest enthusiasm, well the of Col Cass
the HERO TARoNrEE and it cheered the ssfu
leader and actor as he had the march, showed himself
be the eloquent OF his countrys rights 1t
at this moment too, that the Indian tribes began regard
with respect this great KosINAN
The sharp action of Tarontee which placed the skill
and inepdy of General Cass in so high point of view
was the zenith of the military operations of the northwest
had been Of unqualified success But a single
month had elapsed from It's declaration BY the timely
ton Canada had been invaded, within few days of the
arrival of the intelligence of the declaration of
the ontie-a large number of the Canadians had joined
standard-the only body of regular troops in gari-
son Maiden, with the militia and Indians, had been
defeated, with loss in well contested baule-and the
and garrison itself would have fallen an easy
prey TO the advancing troops, before they could posi-
bly, have been succorcd from Forts George and Erie
the distant Niagara. 1t required but commander.
mchlei OF energy decision and courage have prosecu
ted TO triumphant result But, unfortunately, the
umcheon of authority was in the hands of feeble tmid
supesnnuated old man 1t was at this moment that the
Tears and lrrcsoution of Gen Hull began unfold them
selves series of dilaory, vaclang, and weak
ues, which became dsgracefn and criminal and
ended by punging the country distress and disgrace
and dsspated a hlgh-toned and valiant army.
Cass was evidently the THE ERA but he was but
oone OF his very success the Taron creek
alarmed the old general, whose mind had for been
ooodng the savage hordes OF the north and the
defined horrors OF the Indian tomahawk and scapng knife
Let every man take brand OF fire in his hand and bum
council OF called the battle field by Col Cass,
spectng the odious depot of Malden--a depot where
me scalps OF American women and children and hoa-
Ty'headed men received and paid for. But
ereneral Hull instead of responding to the ardor OF
the troops under Colonel Cass, near that hateful
posltory, ordered that ecer and his command back
the policy of his whole movement. For military com
mander doubt and waver, under such circumstances,
70 decide his fate The whole force OF the invasion
Polcy was to STRIKE and strike hard before the British
could obtain reinforcement, and while the French nhab-
ants were prepared TO them. But Gen Hull fell
ulaet the terror OF his mind Cass recalled
us confidence, if that of every efficient officer OF his
command In few days the Canadians who under the
pIocanaon, had joined his standard freely began dis
ese on the night of the 7th OF August, when his army
au oeeh less than month in Canada-a time sufficient
vt teihorcements to have marched from Fort George
iaueh-he noselessy evacuated the country, and re-
% he river into Michigan, at midnight, with all his
oPs ana without an enemy in sight. Cowardice treads
~ .ue hees OF mbecity On tho 10Th of tho same month,
fei eight days OF trembling and vacilation-aer send
some OF the best officers OF tue fort detachment
y ana Cass among the numberhe basely surrendered
n of tue town. and the entire Territory, deachments and
an w'hout hrnga gun The news of this deep disgrace
% very next IN point of the order of its reception,
% oises and seaboard after the victory OF Col. Cass
e oaukS OF the Tarontee and astounding and