Weekly national intelligencer., 1848-10-28
COMMUNICATION.
GENERAL cAss's DEFENCE.
TO THE rDrrons or rHr IsrrLrIsEScrn.

friendly esteem, that your wellknown ant
right aversion TO discussions degenerang aruy perverted
into personalities hinder you from lending the redress
your columns where the vindictveness of party
newspaper has to dsarm truth and evidence of their force,
rS resoed to individual SANDER, and then refused all op
portiny of either personal defence the exhibition of proofs
to justify the original charges which could thus be red )
only by concealment and calumny.'
You that some made, before the pub
lie OF ashngon, statements 10 the character and
conduct, military and civil of General Lewis Cas upon
To which Witness in which bore part officer,
and of which offered undenable documentary proofs Now,
prosecutions wherever testimony is both positive and fatal
every body knows that the criminals COUNSEL unscrupuods
enough have nothing left for il but either TO kill off the wit
ness to attempt that grand uidica expeden much
urged upon the great Pckwick by his ooman adviser Sam
Weller, and up aiJ Here the abb was to the Cass
Eotmen themselves desperate the facts to destroy
then, matter how the credit Of the witness, the only
earthly chance for saving the criminal.
Accordingly, of those movements, called in tactics ga
DIVERSION, made to Gen. Cass from my attack, they
attempt to force to take of my person upon that
strategy which Gen. Scott foesaw from which Gen. Taylor
suffered, they open a fire my rear" It is however, to
steady annoyance, not BY it the President
could not his passpored ally Santa Anna by his
equally valiant instruments home shall the escape
of their soldier of the broken sworl" their hero Of
enders their statesman Of salaries their patriot Of four lines
of pay once Gen. Cass whose peculiar glory is to have
made upon the Treasury of his country greater number Of
desperate yet successful charges than all other brave SOL
disrs together made upon the enemy.
Worthless, because unsubstantaied, the charges
against me- which Gen. Casss skfu advocates offer the
sole defence for him, have to thank them With all the
public records their disposal ransack and gabe these
years ago by serve nfomers President Jackson thrust in
the dark as Vence) into the lions mouth Of his party
and personal hate of Tennessean who had knuckled
70 him. good certificate, the only sor. of certificate good
from these men, that not eren their menial malice ca trump
up any thing else against me.
Nor is that all their charges not merely abortion of
evidence against me-, and thus exceedingly strong testimony
the mpossby Of fixing any real stain my character
lscred my words but they must, in the failure Of Gen.
Cas and his to meet any other the utter
y dhonong accusations which have brought against him,
be taken as clear admission part that he cannot u.ad
dare not 20 10 trial the issue-whch his conduct
and character, mine If there be huge his repu-
aton public man. it is not tearing mine private c-
that will mend them. Could be pulled all to tatters ne
would be the less rags There stand the proofs against
him proofs from history proofs from the public archives
proofs from his hand proofs therefore which he and they
Care not face, and from which their policy and fear
than theFmgniiy, would gladly escape the examination
of any bodys acts any bodys merits any bodys allowances
rather than those properly in quesonGen Lewis Casss
Further than by not which the public may read or not
as likes will break the thread of my remarks to brush
away the soo Of testimony which they have dragged Of
the darkness of communications President Jackson
The Editor of the Union has by the following note, no,
only rejected my claim that should publish original state
hu refus my
able abuse and cauInnies:
WESTERN HOTEL, OPPOSITE UsIos oFrIcE)
Washington, October T. 1913.
Being confined in bed by ndsposition have had read
to me article in the Union October s. under the
head OF Strange Dongs" which article one can doubt
refers myself and in which guardedy avoid placing
Why sir may ask did you withhold my nave and sneak
Of stranger when am well known and have been
years. many Of the respectable inhabitants
this city You know sir, that am stranger here. ! am
well knownto President Polk Hon. Cave Johnson and Daniel
Graham, Register OF the Treasury and others from Tennessee
my native State.
In the article alluded TO you call upon Gales Saton
endorse and sanction my publication Those gentlemen
have long personal friends who generally agree
with me in my political views They were specially request
ed by TO interfere in this matter informed them
that fully able to sustain myself without the aid Of any
body else My aim has been TO bring before the American
people the character OF Lewis Cass who nv opinion
unworthy aspiring the Presidency of the United States
and whom my mind shall be fixed until the h Of Noyem
ber and do not intend to have attention diverted by
any persons who may fit to assa in your columns
made those charges which of betwe,
Gen. Cass and myself When Gen. Cass pleads specially to
the charge that he sandered ALSO when he pleads the
charge that challenged him, and he refused like
gentleman and that he did agree refer the matter TO the
eman named in charges and, also, at he did give
instrument in writing admitting his charge be untrue
when he special all these allegations will
reon and prove before the high tribunal OF the American
people that my published true II you are
really desirous OF doing justice and Tightening the American
people, do not give them gabled statement obtained by
NOR OF what uttered with deliberaon, but publish my
marks they have been gven and let the public judge for
BY publishing this the Union you viii obiige your
denr servant JNO. A. ROGERS, Sr.
THOMAS RrTcmE, Esq, Editor OF the Union.
WAsHfSGToS, OCTOBER g. IsiS.
Sin cannot publish your card aud for the which
shall assign in the Union.
Under these deem Il my duty without in
tending the slightest discoure TO return you the manuscript
which you have sent me.
Your obedent servant, THOMAS RITCHIE.
Capt. JoHS A. RoeERs, Sr.
Western Hotel Washington.
This notable testimony consists Of FIRST the certificate of
John Shaugh November rs, 1891 that my leg was hurt in
horserac in 1913 1914, when was moi engaged on
public service, there being troops in that quarter
the performance Of quartermastss duties that he John
Shaug "we satisfied that many respectable persons who
were present will testify the effect and be names Of
such, in particular Jacob Miller, Daniel Chambers and VIM
Lyons Second is certificate Of five sgners, Zone Of them
the above Jacob Mlcr) that John Shaush is Justice of the
peace and that they believe his statement becaus they believe
bis credbiiy Third, is another of Wr. Cannon (July A.
1867 that che heard gentleman Of responsibility say that
he" (ihs anonymous gencman) was present when the
leg boken and that twas in that he (am
that6 6ttv bo