The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-05-28

mates seemed rather the tumphal procession of
.nn the peaceful attendants of private citizen
Inc following incidents the public meeting at Nor
yak ONO on the 18th of September are taken from
'he uemocra'c newspaper published at that place:
While number of revolutionary soldiers wsr. ha;n.
Introduced 10 General Cass our citizens
The General and asked if he mbeed him non rsnlv
ing ha ne did not he gave the following account of their
'eged by The British and Indians the militia OF Ohio
were called out to march to the relief of the Gen Cass
appointed to the command Six thousand assembled
AZ Upper Sandusky OF whom two thousand were selected
to proceed on to the fort The marshes and woods
hlled with water making the roads The
peeted On The second day OF the march, young soldier
rom exposure to the weather, taken sick. Unable
distance behind, attempting with difficulty to keen pace
with his comrades, officers rode along. stranger
he colonel remarked Gsnerai that poor fellow ssrs Is
sick he is good fellow though for he refuses 10 back,
hun we s For, Mss The oosr S.sd aaa
from b. horse When the Young soldier came
lIred, am well and strong mount my horse and ride
The soldier hsslsa s DO wait said tho officer and
to the generals TENT he proceeded foot 70 Join the army
by the general with cheef fol welcome, which he
repaid with tears of gratitude That officer was General
worthy fellow citizen. John Layn The General
Me- .e el5oum'ense mmedately recognised HIM
the world to look upon it was done in the woods with but
Another Our old friend Major Parks on being intro.
duced Cen Cas-, exclaimed, with much animation,
General thank God tina, am able to see you fought
Daniel Cass, At the battle Of Bnnkers Hill Your father
,ss Sa dag the
General for his sake. The General deeply affected in
old ve,sran with eyes sparkling recoun.sd the scene.
through which they passed together in the days of danger
and striie-the times that tried mems SOULS"
Another aneclote of General Cass, while on his tour
through Ohio, related with much spirit by the late
gallant and lamented Gen Hamer The carriage contain
ing Gen Cass was one day stopped by man who, ad.
speaking to you You don't know me, General" Gen.
G replied that he did not SWELL sir (sad he'd was
The first regiment Jump out Of The
Cass was the first man myself on shore: "True.
(said the oher) jumped out first the river. get
ahead OF you but you held me back, and got on shore
ahead of me-" ~ ns raE suae
The result of the contest in 1914 is well known. The
vote OF every western State save one and that by mea,
General Glass; and his great personal popularity exerted
favor Of MIR. Polk much Of this is to be attributed
n the o H cas
of March, 1s45 In the formation OF the committees OF
the Senate General Cass unanimously rendered the
post OF Chairman of the Committee Foreign Affairs,
which. however, he declined. On two subsequent occa-
sons, the position has been offered him, but ne has
uniformly declined it. .ea lfaf v
tons the Senate relative to the national deences, with
particular reference to the condition Of our affairs with
Great Britain, growing out Of the Oregon question
These resolutions he supported in sneach OF which the
following is an extract referring course which
shoud he prsued in maintaining our rights to the err-
tory IN question:: hss p sw aa, aslf
Gas receding it is neither be discussed thought
Of refer TO it but to denounce tia denunciaon which
will find response in every American bosom Nothing
ever gained by national pusillanimy And tho country
unjust Preensions buys present at the of per-
manent honor and safety 1t the wind, reap the
whlrlWind. have SAID elsewhere, what will repeat
here that 1t is better to fight for the first inch of
territory than for the last 1t is better defend the
sill than the Notwithstanding porch than the altar Ma
tiona character richer treasure than gold silver and
exercises moral influence in the hour of danger which, if
not ITSELF its ally Thus far,
nsed and let us all oin however separated by party
by space, so to preserve it.' -
ara1 Nc coIahr,tad snoo,h ~ a. o 80 "eAis
Iteu HE oIIolaIu oPteon vi Tue oregon queston AS
s sleeEl Hdo oee ccuiaea ana read very generally,
mere aluslon 70 II mere is all that would appear
sary; but the following extract expresses fully the
sentiment of every patriotic American that ia worthy
OF record: - NE
ar main. mo air ~ ba,r .I,s;o,,. ., a., ,.--.. r.
this oovrnment and IN The dsso"tin " .h; o.
II Mans me- nof hecansa ,haw nsn;r " nn
but we ought to have one unpronounceahle Word
the Jews had of old, and that word is dssoluion We
should eject the feeling from orr hearts, and from
our tongues This cry of NO, 700, to Jerusalem CRATES
harshy upon my ears Our Jerusalem neither beleaguered
nor IN danger II Is yet the city upon hill glorious in
WA !, y, hn S,oJu'; uy .ne pressing o. GOD, ~
vord s,rngonu mon th., stornu a,Jus oi .ae
PRESTON to follow us 10 havea Of SAFETY and Of
liberty No English Titus will our temple Of freedom
breach the batements bear thence the ark
OF our constitution and the book OF law take their
stations IN Tumpna procession IN the streets OF modern
nome as trophies Oh CONQUEST ana proofs Of submission
hoe t,a and no r.nhI;n ~ ~ III uay, Du. ihe sMHnguy
crisis has presented Itself to the masinston on, not;ca