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from Delaware, about the year 1903; that he
there studied law. in company with William
Woodbridge, since Governor Of Michigan. 10
the Office OF Mathew Backus, an attorney Of
that place; that. like his father, he was then
Fedsralis in his political opinions, and that. in
1908 or 1904, hedeliversd 4lh Of july oralion
there, repele with high-toncd Federal sentiments.
Indeed, so ultra was is character, that even old
Colonel Nye, hot Federalist, said he thought
twas liule too spicyl On leaving Backus' Of
bee, however, he concluded that JefTersonian
Democracy was a more useful aud profitable
creed, and he soon embraced il. His appoint
menl to the marshaship was Obtained from Mr.
Jefferson through the influence Ex-senator Wor-
ihingtOn, OF ChliliCoihe, and IL is believed by
some Of the old citizens to have been intended
as some reward. d."-Zanesville Courier.
GEN. CASS'S VOTE FOR A LIEUT.. GEN.
TO SUPERSEDE GBN. TAYLOR IN HIS
COMMAND.
| On the 25lh Of December, 1916, the Presi-
dent sent message to Congress in which he
recommended the appointment Of "a Genera
/ Officer 10 take command Of all our military for
ces n the field" And on the I llh uf January,
le47, bill was reported from the Committee
on Military Affairs, $50 appoint a Lieutenant
/ General 10 command the military forces Of the
United States in the field during the war with
/ Mexico" On the 10Th, motion to lay the bill
on the table, which was made to test the sense Of
the Senate, prevailed. The nays were as fol.
lows:
NAYs-Messrs. Allen, Ashley, Atchison. Bag.
! by, Breese, Bright, CASS, Chalmers, Dickin.
son, Dix. Fairfield, Hannegan, Houston, Niles,
Rusk, Seyier, Sturgeon, Turney, and WestcoIt.
-2l.-[Senate Journal, Cd Ses. 29th Congress,
! p. t04.
/ democratic member Of the House Of Re.
presentalives, speaking to a similar proposition
before that body, on the Sd Of March, lS47,
thus appropriately characterized it:
Sand because said Mr. Isaac E. Il dimes,
General Taylor, who had never thought Of the
| Presidency, or Of running the race TO obtain
| it, but whose whole life had been spent in camps
and in The field, who had won victory alter VIC
tory, and added more to the national glory than
any man now living, happened, unfortunately,
TO be cursed with the name of"Whig," he must
be superseded, and publicly DlSHONORED
AND DlSGRACED."-[ Congressional Globe,
Cd Ses. 29Ih Congress, p. $40.
GEN. CASS' VOTE TO CENSURE GEN.
TAYLOR.
A resolution Of thanks 10 Gen. Taylor, and
through him, 10 the officers and soldiers under
his command, "for their courage. skill, fort.
tude, and conduct in sorming the city Of Mont.
erey." was introduced in the House Of Repre-
L., N ola oc -
3OIh Of January, l847. On motion Of Mr..
Jacob Thompson, of Mississippi, it was amend
, ed as follows:
provided, That nothing herein contained
shall be construed into an appreciation Of the
terms of the capitualon of Monterey. Con.
gressional Globe, I'd Session 29Ih Congress, p.
295.
On the Sd of February, it was taken up in the
Senate, when motion was made to strike oui
the proviso. The vote on the adoption of that
motion was
NAYs-Messrs. Allen, Ashley. Atchson, Ath.
erton, Bagby, Breese, Bright, CASS. Dix, Han,
negan, Niles, SEWER Sturgeon, Turney, and Yu.
lee-15.- Congressional Globe, I'd Ses. goth
Congress, p. 3l8.
A substitute for the resolution was then NOV.
ed by MIR. Webster. 1t was:
"That the thanks of Congress are due, and
are hereby rendered, to Major Gen. Zachary
: Taylor, his officers and men, Tor the forItude
skill, enterprise, and courage which Distinguish.
: ed the late brilliant military operations upon
7 the Rio Grande."
: 1t was adopted, the nays being as follows:
a NAYs--NIeSsrs. Allen, Ashley, Atchison, Ath.
eron, Bagby, Benton, Breese, Bright, CASS
3 Chalmers, Dix, Fairfield, Hannegan, Houston
5 Niles, Rusk, Sewer, Soule, Speight, Surgeon
S Turney, Wescott and Yulee-23.-Congres,
, sional Globe, Cd Session 29th Congress, P.
} 3l8.
That the resolution with the proviso, which
f Gen. Cass voted to retain, would have been 9
resolution of censure will be fully sustained ty
= the remarks Of MIR. Speight, democratic Sen
2 ator, who moved 10 sIrlker out. Mr.. Speighl
said:
He was not the man TO thank with one hand
: and censure with the other. He considered
= this provso A DIRECT VOTE OF CEN
t SURE, not only upon Gen. Taylor who sane
, toned the capilulation, but upon the gallant Of
} fcers, and among them his own personal friend
t (Col. jefferson Davis,) from his own State, who
made the terms. He could never consent to
, vote for such censure. Miles Register, vol.
II, p. 357.
GEN. CASS AND THE SOLDIERS
BOUNTY LAND.
The following is taken from the journals Of
proceedings in the Senate of January 81, l840:
"The Senate resumed, as in Committee Of
the whole, the consideration Of the bill (H. R.
567) to raise for limited time, an additional
military force, and for other purposes, with the
amendment reported thereto.
"On motion by Mr.. Corwin, to amend the bill
by striking out after the word ''enac'ed," in the
} first line, the residue Of the amendment and In
serting the following:
"That each non-commissioned officer or pri