The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1848-09-01

Presidency. Mr.. Wise being upon oath Jan.
9th, 1887, said, 81 believe that Lewis Cass,
Secretary Of War, was engaged in specializing
in the public lands whilst Secretary Of War;
that he made exorbitant allowances to favor
ties, paid one for services never reformed, an
other, after he had full knowledge that the
%favorite had forged his official signature; per-
mitted commissions under him to be ante-dat-
ed, and has ordered a Treasury warrant to be
paid to the assignee Of a disbursing officer,
who has %gambled it away, after it had been
protested by a deposit bank, and was counter
manded by the Secretary Of the Treasury, and
to have been guilty Of several other acts Of
violation Of duty.''
In 1885 Gen. Cass was appointed Minister to
France. He remained in this office 6 years,
during which time he made a tour to the east;
but though it was for his own personal pleas
ure, and not for the benefit Of his Government
thathe travelled, yet be continued to receive
his salary as " Minister Plenipctentiary to the
Court Of St. Cloud.n lie returned to the city
Of Paris in l837-while there, he wrote his cell
ebraled book, " France, its King and Court"
r In this work he pays quite an eulOgy to Louis
Philippe, and his government. He also gives
E some glowing descriptions Of the gay scenes
{ which he witnessed in the French court, and
e according to his own account he was frequent
: ly a participant in these scenes. While thus
n surrounded by the " luxuries and s~plendors Of
I that voluptuous metropolis''-he received from
Q his native land, %aletter requesting him to give a
r statement Of certain facts within his W per-
sonal knowledge, for the vindicalion ofhis old
e friend, Gen. Harrison, who was then the sub
e iect of much calunny and abuse. Gen, Cas-
silently declined complying with this request.
But after Gen Harrison was elected President,
he published, voluntarily, all that was requir-
u ed. In l84l, Gen. Cass wrote a pamphlet
against the Quintuple Treaty-as this treaty
,e did not affect the United States, Mr. Cass's
" course was regarded hazardous and unnecessa-
,r ry. lie was therefore, severely rebuked by
som Of our Leading Statesmen for thus " in
IS t~erfering without Instructions from his govern
ment in a delicate negotiation between the
great powers of Europe:' France refused to
,e join the treaty. Some Of the Biographers oil
e. Gen. Cass contend that it was in consequence
le Of HIS anti-treuty pamphlet; this lie a mistake,
t. for articles of a more powerful character than
lie his were published against the Quintuple
Nv Treaty-the authors Of which, could with
lie equal p~ropriety and truth claim the appearance
NJ of their productions as the cause Of France
no., Joining that compact. In those kind o
he negotiations, governments are seldom intiuenc
es ed by the pamphlets or newspaper articles o
ks foreigners.
Mr.. Cass returned to the United States il
IN. 1912.
in In 1874, he commenced electioneering TO
m. Mr.. Polk. At the same time he declared him
Of self in favor of the annexation of Texas
Sc In I845 he became a member Of the Unite,
~ States Senate. His services as Senator may b
rd- thus enumerated:
&c. LIST, Favoring the annexation OF Texas.
Ala ond. A violent stickler for the whole of o.
the egon.
ION Ard. An advocate of the Mexican War.
do. Atb. A warm friend of the Wilmot Provis'
,ev 5th, A voter against the veto on the lntern'
ent improvementbiIl.
,ta- 9th, A seconder of the effort OF MT Foi
Mr. to Mace Thomas H. Benton, a mere lawy'
her and civilian, over the heads OF TaylO
ant Scott, and all other gray haired and war scar
,;r- cd veterans, in command Of the United Stat
Is Army"
18th, A voter in favor of censurlng Ge
TAYLOR for the capitulation at Montery'
,nor These are the principal and leading acts
linn Gan Cass while a Senator. In l848, he
.inrod his seat in the United States SenaI
and accented the nomination of the BaltimO
and Convention. as a candidate Of a portion OF t
democratic party, for the Presidency Q
ketch Of the past life Of Gen. Cass ne
closes. Concerning his acts, &c, | have oil
NAV Id no comments; my object has been, las
,rds marked at the commencement simply
mar. !, e,ent an array %offacts, undeniable, and fr'
which. each of their readers, must draw
I MI conclusions. JUNlUs JR
mis- "
lor tRops.-We understand that the crops
~ ia county, both corn and cotton, receiv
v,a,o,;ol damage from the rain and so