The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-10-05

handb as 10 the charges made in il relative TO the state
ments OF Gen Cass of January ~, 1914, in which this
hero Capt John A. Rogers, charges Gen. Cass with
alsehood In his letter to the Secretary OF War l9uote
this statement OF Capt John A. Rogers thus; When
Cas- was on his way to the trial OF poor old Hull IRON
Detroit at Albany he took upon himself, the Niagara
frontier voluntarily write TO the Secretary OF War See
VOL American State Papers, page 4sT the following
condenua letter. extracts from which are gwen, charging
the New York militia with cowardce, and your humble
servant Capt John A. Rogers, with criminal and I'M
oihcerllke conduct"
Such is quotation from this celebrated handful Now
Tor an extract published by him, John A. Rogers, in this
handbl OF Gen Casss SANDER of the Secretary of War
dated Wlllamsvlle, IL miles east of Buffalo, 18th jan
uary, 1914, thus;
81 passed this day the ruins of Buffalo 1t exhibits
scene OF distress and destruction such before
witnessed The which have transpired in this
quarter have been SO astonishing and unexpected, that
have been induced make inquiry into their
and progress and doubling whether you have received
you with the detail.
The fall of Niagara has been owing the mos, crimi
nal negligence The force ia 1t fully petent % It's
defence The commanding officer, Capt Leonard, il is
confidently said was at his own house three miles from
The fort; and all the officers appear have rested IN as
much security as though no enemy was near them
Capt Rogers and Capt. Hampton both OF the oath reg
men had companies IN the fort both of them were alb
snl omil Their conduct ought 10 be strictly Investigated
am told that Major Wallace in the fort He escaped
and now al Erie The circumstances attending the de-
strucuon Of Buffalo, you will have learned before this reach
The force OF the enemy has been greatly magniiied
From tue most careful examination, am satisfied thar
landed at Black Rock To oppose these, we had from
$500 5000 militia. All except few Of them behaved IN
Tue most uicy Without
till Saturday all their movements betrayed symptoms OF
tie town nnnjurcd and the ARIEL Which lies miles
above the beach, is safe. Since the LIST inst, they have
made movements they continue in possession OF Nj.
agara, and will, probably until force competent for its
reduction arrives in its vicinity
Such is the extract of this letter of Gen Cass to the
Secretary OF War, in which this says that Gen Cass
has slandered the New York militia and him. Capt John
A. Rogers, and for which he (Rogers produces certif
cate of Col Walbach, showing that Rogers Buff
fao the the surrender NIAGARA. by order OF
Gen Mcclure
Now, | would ask where and in what manner has
Gen Cass injured this man He says he not in the
fort at the time when captured, but makes no com
ment on his Rogers's) conduct; and Rogers proves
that he not in the fort at the time OF surrender
and yet he charges Gen Cass with slanderng him, and
OF his (Rogers hunting him through the country, demand
ing satisfaction, &c, &c, and OF the subject being left
to four officers for adjustments that Gen. Gratot was
one, who prescribed such acknow ledgment as Gen
Cass should make TO this man who had been SO grossly
sandered by him
! have called on Gen Gratiot, who says he has
recollection of such meeting or acknowledgment by Gen.
Cass; that he understood there misunderstood
ing between Capt Rogers and Gen Cas-, but that what
ever it was il was satisfactorily arranged that although
Gen Cass and himself differed in politics, yet he believes
him to be an honorable and high minded man SO much
for this
militia, he wrote what he learned upon inquiry; but !
refer other authority to show that General Cass did
not SANDER the New York militia refer to the letter OF
General Jesup accompanying.
Such silly and ridiculous fasehoods will answer TO
publish secretly in handblls and distribute in obscure
districts few days before the election when there is no
by this pink of chvary Captain John A. Rogers, OF the
oath regiment of infantry, alias Colonel John A. Rogers
person who was never where powder was burnt by
an enemy, and who, brave he would represent him
self to be- (and when winter over being on the Can
ada lines, he might expect to be actively engaged with
the enemy, and who then stood on the lnea rank OF
captains, equal $50 in number within say 80 to so OF the
head OF the list where he might expect shortly to be pro-
moted resigns his lnea rank, and accepts an appoint
ably about the pay Of captain. thus placing him
self at the tail of the nea rank OF every captain IN the
army but at the same time. placing himself out OF harms
tcdy, where he would have no fighting to do
SO much for this brave man and his speeches But
would respectfully ask, what must we think OF the men,
or set Of who would secretly publish that raE a Of
throughout the country, to be used at time and place
where they hope the charges cannot be efued And this
done by that party which boasts of possessing the OF
the talent intelligence and responsibility of the country,
and is the soul and essence of honor
In conclusion, would ask this Capt. John A. Rogers,
of the oath regiment of infantry, alas Colonel John A
Rogers. if he has any recollection of John A. Rogers
who in the quaermaser's department. and who went
to Hawkins county, Tennessee on furlough and, riding
horse in that county, his horse fell on limestone
rock and broke injured his leg ankle and who applied
for pension, alleging that he received the injury while in
the line of his duty and in the service OF his country that
number OF respectable and influential men IN the county
communicated the circumstance TO the Commissioner OF
Pensions Col JAS L. Edwards) and also similar com
muncation to the Secretary of War; Gen Cass,) before
rejected his claim, after which he pettoned Congress?
And when heard of in Hawkins county, Tennessee,
number OF persons communicated the facts and clrcu
stances of his wound to the President of the United
States, ANDREW Jackson0 but before the same had
reached the President Congress had passed bill giving
him 1918 per month and the President had signed it, who,
when he received this evidence from Tennessee endorsed
on the back of it thus: This bill ought TO be repealed
A. j."
| would ask this brave man, Captain John A. Rogers,
if he knows what captain left Fort Niagara at the very
time when they were distributing hand grenades amongst
the men, expecting attack, and lett the command OF
his company TO Lieutenant Peck, who killed while
got INTO the staff of militia general! Does Captain John
HENRY NORTHUP.
WASHINGTON, October 4, 1918.
WASHINGTON CRY, October 2, 1913.
SIR In reply to the several inquiries contained in your
letter OF the 2gth ultimo, have to state that was ap
pointed or promoted from captain in the 7th to major in
the 18TH regiment OF infantry on the 9th OF April, 1913,
and was placed in command at Cleveland, one of the
three principal outposts of Gen Harisons army, where,
IN addition to the duties of my military command, was
charged by the Secretary of War with providing the
transports in which about four thousand troops crossed
Lake Erie.
The exchange of Colonies Macarthur and Cass (my
notes say, and believe correctly effected the 18th
of January 1913 they appointed brigader generals
in the army the 18th of March of that year, and Joined
the army at Seneca time during the summer Gen.
Macarthur being the senior, and Fort Megs being gen.
erals command he entitled to that command and
was assigned to It, Fort Stevenson, at Lower Sandusky,
being majors command conhded to Major Croghan
Gen Cass retained by Gen. Harrison at his head
quarters.
Being on detached service until September | had no
means of knowing when the oath regiment Joined the