Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1848-10-06
RICHMOND, VA.
Iyednesdoy Morning, october 4, ls4s.
.ooSs INIIIsTICE REFUlED

GROSS INJUSTICE REFU1ED
70, Leslie Coombs, the prince OF humbuss,
in his foolish speech al New York, INDUCED ID
The coarsest abuse Of Gen. Cas-, whom he slig-
matised as "car;-load of iniqui,y," and whose
conduct in the war of 1912 he insulted the c0oh-
ry by attempting TO ridcule.
A few days since, a Col. Rogers, oil fenEsJ',
vana, asserted al Taylor meeting 'ha' Ue"e'a q,
Cass was no soldier, was not brave man. On"
that he was never in any fight or skTm'sn "he'e
ANYBODY was killed or wounded.
Finally. the "Hon" Thomas Butler King, q
Georgia, is reported 10 have said, in speech Al
Paterson, n. J.:
.Gen Cas- is The hero Of Hull's surrender
Ordered away by Gen. Hull, before The attack
nnoo Dr.ro,t by The British, Gen Cass received
rp ;pteiIieeucc OF the disas or ill he was sum-
n,oned nv single British officer loureen miles
rom De roi) TO yield, and he did yield WIN
,wo or three regiments OF men, Gen. Cass sur
rendered TO single British officer, fourteen miles
from any other enemy. Ii Gen. Hull committed
reason, is not Gen. Cass lratoI2 Yes; he IS
an ass and a Gillian. He should have been f1ed
ami hung; he stouM hare been tried and saof al
that very ,ime."
The following strong testimony OF gallant
officer, who has himself done glorious service,
u,,erly explodes ali su h slanderous charges as
we have gwen above. There never was man
more violently and bitterly viluperaled than
Lewis Cass-here never was one more gallant.
ly and ,riumphany defended:
WASHINGTON CITY, Sept. %, 1913
SIR: have received your letter, daiec the 2Sd
inst, calling my attention 10 certain charges said
10 have been made BY the Hon. Thomas Butlcr
King against Gen. Cas-. in speech lalely &c
iyered w him at Paterson, New jersey, in Inc
following words, viz: "Gen. Cas- IS the hero OF
riulrs surren;irr. Ordered away BY General
inll before the attack upon Detroit by Inc Bri
tsh, Gen Cdss received no Intelligence al The
disaster till he was summoned by single British
fflcer, fourteen miles from Detroit To yield; and
he did yield With two or three regiments a
men. Goa. Cass surrendered 10 a single British
officer, fourteen miles from any other cnemy."-
And, 10 compliance win yonf request thai
should give such information as pusSess III re
gard Ia the situation OF thu detachment referee
| 10 by Mr. King, al the time OF hull's capilua
tlon "aud tne position OF Gen. Cas- in relation Il
| |. and whether the General was in any way
| guilty u ANYTHING unbecomiDg brave and gal
| liant 1ficrr,"l have the hOnlr to STATE, In reply
lsat The charges made by Mr.. King relate to Int
surrender OF detachment sent by order OF Gen
| Hull, on the l4yh o! August, 1912, 10 meet con
voy vi provisions under The command Of CAY
| Henry Brush ul Ohio, supposed then to Be on ths
toule rom tue river RaisiS 10 The army d: Detolt
| As the acting Adjutant General of the army
| detailed that detachment, aud, by the order o
| General Hull, placed Colonel Macarthur, (no
colonel Cass) in command of it, The Genera
| directed that the attachment should consist o
one hundred and fifty men from Colonel Near
thurs, and The same number from Colone
| Casss regiment and few mounted meE were
| directed 10 accompany il. Before the detach
ment marched number Of volunteers joined j
| from both regiments SO that the aggregate fore,
when it lief, The camp was about four hundred
men. Colonel Cas- was not part Of the de
tail-he Joined as volunteer When | under
s'ood that he desired to 20, objected totwo %
loncls gong with so small detachment; but III,
service was considered by us all as eStremel,
pcrious. Colonel Cas- claimed it as right Il
share the dangers with his men, and he wa
permitted by the General, not ordered 10 ac
company them
On the 10th of August General Hull surren
dered the fort and army, BY equalization, 10 tht
/
neral Brock, aud included oloncl Macarthur
detachment in the capi,ulaion. The Colone
haG been ordered by express TO return to De
truii, ant he was within three or four miles o
the fort when he received intelligence of thu
surrender. He fell back about three miles Il
The river Huron, where he received the article:
Of capituation, with an order from Genera
Hull 10 surrender. The Colonel was, believe
/ nil IN u pth n
he was or not, he was compelled TO submit, for
he had not days subsistence, nor doZer
rounds oil ammunition for his command. II,
was rs gallant soldier, and as patriotic a citi
zcn as The country could boast; aud he did al
| that possible under the circumstances; bu
| whether the surrender of the detachment wa.
right or wrong, he alone was responsible fol
| il. Colonel NOW General) Cass had no more Il
! do win IL than the honorable gentleman wht
makes the charges against him.
| From the foregoing statement you rcrcev
| tina; tncIe was moi even 4 single regiment u sur
render, nor was Col. Cas- in command al tn
| time AMI on The occasion referred 10 by Mi
King. Thar gentleman has been so untCrunat
| IN The random Statement oi his facts. as not L
have stumbled upon single tIuth. His charge
! Know IL &c uuefiy uutountrd from beeinnn
10 end. Thrrc is nothing in The history ot N
country, written or nnWTilten, ojnsli!y any on
Il them in tie smallest degree. As 10 Genero
| Cas-, | served with him in Two campaigns,
part OF Inc time under hrs orders, and attached 1
his brigade. have seen him in situations an
under circumsta noes that would test he cuurdg
OF any man, and he never falIered; but Away
acct in accordance with the dictates Of his
courage AID patriotism Whatsoever may b
The conrs- 0! Diners, he is never Inc apologist q
he enemy. tul is always found on The side OF n
country.
am, sir, with great respect your obedie?
! servant, TEL. ). !ESUP.
Hon. ROBERT SMITH Washington CRY.