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

,uelye dl1eIe"
I,asd by the Democratic anu
Y = coautry. Most of these
= y "a are 80 completely envel-
"a. Of rhetorical embeIllsh-
q distorted and mys'ifed BY
: I'd party preiudioes--tha'
,,,.rsst to any, save the bitter
M same time they prove
.,,,ss Of information to the
' .,,h not fiction. For the ben
,l,.s Of my fellow citizens
", ,,,,.,Ied to publish the following
NJ and public services of Gen.
viii be perceived is simply "a
Ii, leading acts contained .eo ~
!, i that distinguished indl-
"a from the highest and most
yrces.
do,tober, 1882, Lewis Cass was
y. d New Hampshire. In the
.i,i,ens Of Wilmington, Della
u him as an instructor OF the
.I,d Of that place. 1t was at this
~ lass was first known to APP
\. Si,b his hat decorated with the
i Federalism Niles Register OF
'.,,,d, the fact-and the Gazette, a
mD,r published in Wilmington
a ,hsrecord as correct AT the age
,nn, ! student at law in Marietta,
INo-4, he composed and delivered
\, assembly, Of his fellow citizens
I, ootiop-wbich breathed forth SO
a,nl spirit, that not only the .oPpo-
,i,ndism condemned and censured
A, leaders Of the Federal party
hssd him, by declaring that the
, ,opsch was a little too splcy.'
,,,ioj Of his life he doubted the
man for sell-government. De-
1896, tso says lhe.M Marietta lntell''
,Der published in the place where
radsd,) he took his seat in the
aatus as a representative OF th'
M. 10 the following year he chang.
hes, and was appointed by Thomas
Marshall Of 0hiu-this Office he re
1912. The United States having a
become involved in a war with Grea
M, Cass relinquished his civil ap
and accepted that of Colonel Of
d volunteers, with whom he march
relief Of Gen. Hull, thel statione
Egnow for the first time, see hlr
by man
accompanied Gen Hull to Canada
nr With him when that Genera! SUI
although his command was include
qlulation. In some of the lives {
hit is stated that Sat Hull's surrend'
mIy broke his sword" VI
is an error-for the history OF tn
la even, makes no allusion 10 al
aton the part Of Col. Cass-it HOY
establish the fact that a Col. McA
hah biz. History is equally silent
mother incident related in some
Cass, viz: shat he was the I'll
Hdis army to land in arms in the e
Pirry" No proof, as yet has ev
htleed by the biographers of &c
lNch was the case; and the only o
ah an announcement which we ha
: 70 ind, is the following unecdo.
mage containing Gen. Cass, while
though Ohio, was one day stopp
! who Addressing the General said,
pu pass without speaking to yC
l'know me General 3" Gen. Cass
SAe did not. swell, sir" suid he,
l'' mas In your regiment to Jump
~ sn''e'" N" you were moi, repl.
1'l-i wast the hist man myself. TT
a 'AsF-l jumped out first into
s'' ahead Of you, but you held
g'l on shore ahead Of me-" "
wy 'ala anecdote we have not b,
"'a-nor have we ever seen publish
~ me soldier, who it is said, thus
u'paled with Col. Cass the honor
#'ung British soil.n 1t is proper thu
's'shOuld reject the above inciden
w We are furnished with more re
my In doing this however,
us''acI one lota f,om The milit
''a' 0ass-as all the accounts
landlng Of Hull's army"-'
'slng executed without opposir
'9sa' 4 gentleman who was an
seleOialed scene, and who has /
giaphic descriptions Of it, h
8 We we're met by an awful iO
Sisn waving white handk erchit
w ne case it will be more to {
'0ll' iiit is proven that the story
Y lanting first upon the Cana
uncut foundation, for to see an
NJ, v 'aah Of Col. struggling with OF
'lal, with drawn sword, and
| NJ. a'ga' be the first man 10 rush
|. n.y., vas defended by two feeble
\ s'''a lead a sensible man to SUI
4 ss4l'nan belonged to the Fa
l. !, 's'' and that he was born to
N /, IN men, The BiOgraphers of l
omit such an incident in hi.