Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1848-06-14


youth, and can look forward with rational confidence
g ages of progress in all that gives power and pride
% man, and dignity TO human nature. 1t is better
to look forward to prosperity than back to glory"
In the summer Of 1913, General Cass
received the following letter from Gene
raj Jackson:
HERMITAGE. July, 1s43.
MY DEAR SIR: Ihave the pleasure to acknowledge
your very friendly letter of the 25th Of May last. 1t
reached me in due course of mail but such were
my debility and Affections that have been prevent
ed from replying to it until now and even it is
with great difficulty that write In return for your
Kind expressions with regard to myself, have to
remark, that shall ever recolect, my dear General,
with great satisfaction, the relations, both private
and Official which subsisted between US, dur ing the
greater part of my Administration. Having fun CON
fidence in your abilities and republican principles,
invited you to my Cabinet; and can never forget
with what discretion and talents you met those
great and delicate questions which were brought be-
fore you whilst you presided over the Department
Of War, which entitled you to my thanks, and viii
be ever reColected with the most lively feelings Of
BY me.
But what has endeared you to every true Ameri-
can, the noble stand which you took, as our
minister at Paris, against the qunupe treaty, and
which, by your talents, energy, and fearless respon
sibiity, defeated its ratification by Franco treaty
intended by Great Britain to change information
the national independence, not only of our country
but Of all Europe and enable her to become the ty
rant on every ocean. Had Great Britain obtained
the sanction OF France to this treaty, ciH the ate
disgracef treaty Of WashinGton-so disreputable to
national character and injurious to our national
safsty,) then indeed might have hung our harrs
upon the willows, and resigned our national indie
pendenCe to Great Britain. But, repeat, to your
talents, energy, and fearless responsibility,
indebted for the shield thrown froTa the I'M
pie treaty by France would have brought upon us.
For this act, the thanks Of every true American, and
the applause Of every true republican, yours 2;
and for this noble act tender you my thanks.
admired the course Of DR.. Dim in the Senate in
urging his Oregon bill; and hope his energy will
carry il into law at the next session of Congress.
This will speak to England language that she will
understand-1hat piA not submit 10 be negotiated
out Of our territorial rights hereafter.
Receive assurances Of my friendship and esteem.
ANDREW JACKSON.
To the Hon. LEWIS CAss.
In the spring Of 1914, General Cass, in
reply to Undergraduates upon that subject,
wrote letter, declaring himself in favor
of the annexation of Texas.
In the month of May, following, the
Democratic National Convention met at
Baltimore, to nominate candidates for Pres
ident and Vice President. On the first
balloting, General Cass received eighty
three votes, and continued to rise till, or
the seventh, he received one hundred and
tw cnty three votes. Had another ballot
been taken that day, General Cass would
without doubt, have been nominated. Be.
fore the assembling Of the Convention OF
the following day, Mr.. Polk was brought
forward as compromise candidate, and
after two ballotings, received the nomina
| ticn.
On the day that the news of the nomi
nation of Mr.. Polk reached Detroit, ;
meeting of the Democracy was held, Al
which General Cass, in an able and elo.
quent speech, gave his warmest support
to the nomination, and declared his readi
ness to enter the contest to secure its sue
cess. In pursuance Of this, he accepted
the invitation Of the Nashville Committee
and was present at the great Nashville
Convention in August. His arrival was
announced by the firing of cannon, and he
was received with every demonstration O
popular enthusiasm. OF his speech there
a leading paper says:
s.We did not attempt sketch Of the eloquent ant
powerful speech that made by General Cass, fol
we felt that nothing short of its publication entire
word for word ard sentence for sentence, he ut
tered it to adniring thousands, would do him ful
measure of justice. II was the master effort Of
great statesman and the popular thunders of ap
pause with which it received by the fifty
of frecmen in attendance rung through the valleys
reverbrated from hill to hill, exceeding anything
that we had ever heard before.''
General Cass spent some time will
General Jackson at the Hermitage. Whel
they parted, the scene was most impress
sive and affecting. An eyewitness re-
marks, ''The tears Of the veterans wer,
mingled together as they babe each othe,
last farewell"
In compliance with the popular demand
| General Cass took the tour of the States
of Ohio, Indiana, and Michigan. He ev.
erywhere met with the most enthusiastic
reception from the people. He was hail.
ed as the FATHER OF THE WEST. But {
great change had been effected since first
he came among them. The lofty forests
which he then traversed were now fruit
full fields; the lonely cabins which he pro-
tected from the tirebrand of the savage
were transformed into populous cities; the
Indian war-path was converted into the
railroad; the harbors upon the lakes anc
rivers which he first surveyed, were now
the seats of commerce and of wealth; ant
the scattered population which he governed
were now great people. The crowds
which attended his progress through those
States seemed rather the triumphal pro-
cession of conqueror than the peaceful
attendants of a private citizen. .....
The following incidents at the public
meeting at Norwalk, Ohio, on the 18th o
September, are taken from the Democrat
ic newspaper published at that place:
ssWhle a number of revolutionary soldiers were
being introduced to General Cass, one of our citi
zens approached the General, and asked if he re
melnbered him. Upon replying that he did not, HI
gave the following account of their first meeting
sIn the spring Of 1918, Fort Meigs was beselged b.
sthe British and Indians, and the Militia OF ohl'
swere called out to march to the rehef OF the Fort
General Cass was appointed TO the command. 81
Thousand assembled at Upper Sandusky, OF whom
stwo thousand were selected to proceed on TO TN
fort. The marshes and woods were filled witt
water, making the roads almost impossible. Thu
commanding general had not yet arrived, but wa
sdaily expected. On the second day of the march
ga young soldier, from exposure to the weather
swas taken sick. Unable to march In the ranks
ehe followed along in the rear. When at adistanc.
bchind attempting with difficulty to keep pace will