The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-10-12
CITY OF WASHINGTON.
MORNING, OCTOBER ia, is4s.


Gen. the CRISIS OF tho Surrender OF Detroit.
A great deal has been said about the Hull campaign
and the position and influence OF General Cass then
colonel of volunteers in that crisis Well be II remem-
bered that this took place hrysX years ago Most oil
the prominent actors in their graves History has pul
her broad seal upon H. approaching him and condemnng
his commander Nor does truth require that his seal
should be broken the actors, who testified before
court, summoned from their dreamess rest TO be inter
rogaled over again.
All the facts connected with then fresh They
investigated by the government and by the country,
and eventually by general court martial, and the
duct OF all concerned, except the commanding general,
was approved and he condemned and sentenced TO
be shot The principal volunteer officers under him
promoted and appointed to the regular army, and
their everywhere applauded, and the com
mander himself says in his official report that they
opposed the surrender. Ii argues but little for the
elevation of the human mind to observe how the malevo
ence and dishonesty of party, which. producing not
fact the decisions and opinions of the past
generation II the fortune OF Colonel Cass to draw
upon himself notice in that campaign than Others
whose good services and merits received the testimony OF
the counirys approval That this was owing to his gen.
the impression OF his talents and fitness for command
to the ready share he took in fatigue, his soldcrke
rankness and enlarged benevolence in the emergencies
of the campaign be only inferred from the tradition
OF the living actors but from whatever causes this prom
nence OF notice arose. ii is certain that his bearing and
presence had much weigh, the spot and the time OF
the events In this truth General Hull himself concurs
# almost Dread" said he, on the day OF the surrender
in ntar at . ne Maio lar
R. Munson, of the 9th regiment (Casss regmeni) ito
the COLONEL expect he will censure my conduct
very much, and expect my country ,cM also"-[V Vide
manuscript record of the trial Of General Hull, on lille
Washington 1t was not General Macarthur, (who had
not, however, minced matters with him. nor any other
officer, that he dreaded SO much to face at this time
presentimen it may be added, which well found
ed for it owing to the indignant spirit of Colonel
Cass, who but expressed the sentiments of the whole
army, that the mbeciies, errors, cowardice, and
treachey of the commanding general were exposed Such
the award OF the country and the solemn averment
general martial composed of the highest Off
GERS who decided ON the matter And shall this award
be reversed this late day, by party viruence
seeking party purposes, without particle OF tes
mony, and without shadow of proof' Fortunately
neither the cause of truth nor history demands this 1t
cannot Dc uOnc history VIII not DdCk Hef
AS well might the bitterness party spirit essay disprove
the PATRIOTISM that condemned the moral turptude of
Burs conspiracy, TO reverse the proofs which
demned the treachery of Arnold.
There are two points in the acts OF General (then
CooneD Cass, in the Hull campaign, which party has
tried to torture and mysty into aspects OF dspraise
These his retreat from Aux Canards river BRIDGE
after clearing that key to the approach Maiden, and
the conduct of the detachment sent out under General
Macarthur and himself Just previous the surrender
These points of continued attack, notwithstanding
their refuta,on in columns from documentary
sources, and from the recent communications of highly
reputable actors in those scenes. The matter lies in
nutshell.
BY reference to the manuscript records of the trial Of
Gen. Hull before referred to, kept in the archives of
the government, not to the big book published by Of
The HUI family year tDo ago, il will be seen, from
the testimony of Col Miller, tnow Gen Miller OF Sa-
lem, Mass.) and of Capt Smelling, and of their CO.
actors in that scene, that Col Cass his own request
was ordered to take out reconnouing party merely,
but to risk Col Miller testifes that it consisted
of just so regulars and $50 Ohio volunteers that with
these Col. Cas- drove the enemy from the bridge,
and took possession of it; that it the key
of the position below; that, by this movement, the
only obstruction to the march of Gen. Hulls army from
Sandwich to Maiden was removed that they encampei
there, and Immediately held council, who unnni-
mously agreed to recommend to Gen. Hull to allow them
to remain and march down himself Immediately with
ais army and attack Maiden. 1t was the gallant Capt
smelling, Cass himself esifes who took up the letter
stating the result that this Jealous officer might add his
personal representations to the written He went,
and returned the next morning with orders from Gen.
Hull for the return of the detachment. Col Miller says
thai the he gave for this he would no, be
ready for time, and that he did wish 10 divide
MS force. We then wrote TO him." he says, 81" urging
upon him, in pretty strong terms, the necessity OF
tanning the bridge" To TINS his OF
pIee non.responsiby. He had declined to march vita
whole army the bridge after 1t had been cleared
OF the enemy; and yet, by his second reply, in
the testimony before the court he left the hazard OF main
tanning to recommending party OF 200 men, with
not field piece, baggage wagon, tent, and
supply of provisions, beng Ii miles from the place
supply, and blu, four from the cnemys stronghold. And
yet the paper warriors of the present political campaign
will have subordinate officer, with this handful OF
men, thus destitute OF supplies, have attacked for
defended by cannon which the commanding general
with his whole army and all his military materel, de-
clined to attack
With respect to the other point, may be despatched
with little comment. By turning to Gen. McAnhurs