The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-08-29

miiiia OF The Stale at the ime-vz Duncan Macarthur.
James ney, aud Lewis Cass they We're elected colo
nes OF men respective regiments by the officers of the
IeSimels ana by accamalion; company OF cavalry,
Under SapI Sloan and independent company, under
the command OF Capt Mansfield. (both from Cincinnati
composed the command of Gen Hull and was called the
northwestern army After the army organized and
short lme before took up It's line of march for Detroit
Co Ass was requested 10 address the army He did so
ana was most eloquent appeal to the officers and sol
ders urging them to faithful performance of duty and TO
be ready 10 meet any contingency the public service might
require OF them. Many citizens of Dayton were pres
emit and all spoke in terms of admiration of the speech
OF Col Cas- 10 the army 1t was then predicted that il
in the nation.
Dana and on Its arrival, halted few days to procure
supplies and prepare for the march through the wilder
ness ian unsettled country from Urbana 10 the Maunee
'er,) distance of 100 miles Ii had MANY diff
cultes to contend with-swamp, windfas and the diff
Guilty on this account to keep the Indian trail the timber
mad 70 De cut the streams brdged, and marshes cause
waved The duties necessarily very laborious on
botn ofiicers and | have often seen Col Cass
where there was mud and difficulty to encounter dis
mount IRON his horse place sick soldier and lead
the way on foot, day after day. He was constantly
among his men, attending to their wants. He was ia
tier to them they loved and feared him. II the army
halted Tor any length of time, you would Cass with
wePs near Detroit, the 9Th day OF July where il en-
camped for few days previous TO march to the city
After 1t was decided that the army should invade Can
ada, boats were in readiness to receive the troops at
break OF day. They marched above Detroit, en-
barked and just as the made its appearance landed
on the Canada shore above Mcntosh's place Cass was
the foremost to lead the way and the first man on English
ground.
AS the boats neared the shore, British officer was
discovered with his glass viewing the army and as
they had been observed the evening previous consider
able force, warm reception expected The troops
quickly formed landing and Immediately stepped
off at quick time down the river pursuit of the enemy
but, to our surprise the bird had flown, and the army
pitched tents opposite Detroit.
Cass was constantly urging movement of the army
Maiden British fort commanding the Detroit river and
it, as he urged forward had been made the fort
would have been surrendered without firing gun, and
hundreds of lives and millions of dollars would have been
saved.
was told by British officer after the surrender of
Gen HulPs army, with whom | acquainted before
the war, and who stationed at Maiden, that they
all prepared abandon the fort the approach of
army. Cass looked upon as brilliant star in
the armyall willing follow him he was ready to
lead In peace and in war, have served with General
Cass nearly twenty years and during that time. atter
myself enjoyed his confidence and esteem; and can
say with TRUTH using the language of the Hon Andrew
Stevenson, elf there be earth of stainless char
acter-one whose public principles as thoroughly
democratic those OF any statesman the stage of
public life, and whose whole life needs neither expana-
ton nor deence-f there be whose claims to
public confidence and trust founded upon private vr-
tue-then, say, that man is Lewis Cass."