The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-09-17

- Attack upon General c.ss-rrush vt"dicats<i
an. Character Of General C~ss az ths Surrender
Of Detroit.
81. Paterson New Jersey Guardian and Advertiser
- an account OF Taylor and Fillmore meeting which
snhlsd at the Odd Fellows Hall in that town the 18th
-,,,0t The Hon. T. Butler King of Georgia was an
.,o,sd as the orator of the meeting The Guardian
s,,bss al some length the points which made by
n, Kur We pass over all these, with the exception
ana MASSAGE which is extraordinary and exception
a. ..sH that we must believe there is some singular
ake in the statement. We cannot believe il possible
Mr. King should far have departed from all pro-
v Of language and all sense of justice to Gen Cass,
:, 10 have made the following statement;
acsnera Cass is hero of Hul's surrender Ordered
u.v nv General Hull before the attack upon Detroit by
p,i,isb General Cass received intelligence of the
rsr tiI he was summoned by single British officer,
s,esn miles from Detroit, to yield. and he did yield
lin Two or three regiments of men. Cen Cas- surrendered
single British officer. fourteen miles from any other
amy If Gen. Hull committed treason, is not General
Ic,. a traitor, Yes, he is an ASS AND VILLAIN. He
,un H,y. BEEN HUNG SHOULD BEEN
rprp AND SHOT, at that very time' &c
The Guardian" then proceeds to refute the statement
toom Frosts History of the United States, p 355.
Bu really this attack Gen. Cass's military character
so astounding both in its gross perversion of facts
and the low and vituperative language in which it is ex
messed that it is impossible to believe il could have
been actually uttered; still by liberal gentle
mana member of Congress-or a man having any re-
spect for himself
Is it necessary these gross allegations against
pue patriot brave man, and noble defender of his
country at every point!
Gen Cass coward Gen. Cass traitor Cen Cass
untrue to the high honor and dearest rights of his
country! No man in his sober senses; no man profess
ng to be governed by principle influenced by the facts
of history. guided by the spirit of eandor and TRUTH
could have uttered it. 1t is impossible We could sooner be
induced pronounce the report forgery than suppose
anv speaker could be guilty of such wide and foul aber
nons from truth, justice, decency, honor and self
respect
We acqut the Guardian of all forgery 1t does not
consist with the character Of that paper But we trust
may have been gross mistake OF T. Butler Kings
address.
All who are familiar with the events of the campaign
Of 1912, know that Gen. Cass the very embodiment
of the chvalry, courage and high toned nationality OF the
northwest army-urging Gen. Hull to invade Canada
enning his proclamation the attack on the enc
my posted at the bridge near Malden and foremost in
fine in every where danger was to be met SER
vice done honor On the l4h August, two days
before the surrender OF Detroit he marched with 400 men
"no three four regiments, Butler King is said to
asser-through dense woody tract on the Huron, to
outmanGuvre the enemy at Brownsown and Maiden, and
open the communication with the river Raisn. The next
day 5th) Gen. Brock invaded Michigan, and summoned
Huoan immediate surrender. (Brannans Official Let
ers As soon as Col Glass; with his Ohio volunteer
heamof this, he wheeled about to relieve the fort and fall
uponthe while the American army in the fort
held him at bay in 'front.' Though he had made forced
march all day. he countermarched on his course till mid
night then gave his men few hours rest, and pushed
the peep of dawn to the relief Of the fort 1t not
ill he came into the outskirts of the town. and the
British flag already flying the FORT that British officer
with cavacade rode up to demand his surrender, agree
ahyo the terms of the eapituation. hich he exhibited
This within eye-shot and not fourteen miles off,.
Butler King AYERS. The British general had twelve
hundred troops at has heels as General Hull asserts
IN his official letter, (see Brannan, p 49,, besides In
dian allies on the right and left, and the garrison of
Maiden in his 1t this occasion, stated
by of his men, William Willis. esq, of GAINESVILLE,
whose letter published the other day. that General
Cass gave vent to his feelings under the deep exgency
Of his position, and broke his sword rather than
der to the enemy. At the earliest moment he repaired
the seat of his government exposed the aUeakess and
orardoe Of General Hull, and aroused the country TO
nsu efforts, which crowned with success in the
triumphant campaign of 1919 It was at this point in
our national history that he came, like another Wash
gton after the disaster of 1855, the of the
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and is from this time that his grateful country has kept
her eye steadily UPON And we opine she will
elevate him to her CHIEF SEAT OF HONOR despite the
mad rawlings and wild rbaldry OF disappointed office
seekers and renegade politicians, from what quar-
Ter they may