The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1848-07-05

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EXTRACTS FROM SKETCH OF THE LIFE AND
PUBLIC SERVICES OF
GENERALs LEWIS CASS.
I Lewis Cass was born at Exeter, in New.
Hampshire, on the 9th Of October, 1852
His father, Maj. Jonathan Casss, iwue soldier
OF the revolution, who enlisted as "A private
the day after the battle OF Lexington; He
served in tho army tillthe close Of the war;
and was in allimportant battles in the eastern
and middle states, where hewas distinguish.
ed for his valor and good conduct, and attain-
ed the rank of captain. He was afterwards a
Major in Wayne's army, and died at an adj
vanccd age, after q life Of usefulness and hon.
or, at his residence, near Dresden. in Mus.
4 kingum county, Ohio. Hrs son, Lewie Cass,
the subject OF this biography, emigrated at
the age OF seventeen, TO the then northwestern
territory, and settled first at Marietta, in the
county OF Washington. He was thus, as he
was recently called by the convention of
Ohio, one OF the "early pioneers" of that i'm
mense western region, which has already
risen to such magnitude in our own days,
and is destined to attain one SO much greater
hereafter. The country north OF the Ohio!
then contained one territory and about twenty
thousand people.
MIR. Cass bore his full share in the tolls,
privations and dangers to which the defence
of new country, and its conversion from
primitive forest to the happy abodes of civil
izcd mani, arc necessarily exposed. He road
law at Marietta, and was admitted to the bar
before the close OF the territorial government.
tle commenced the practice, and, as was the
custom then, visited the courts in a large dis:
trict OF country, travelling on horseback, and
oripr ,nanu 1iH;cuIt;oe
the lnombers OF the bar at the present day.
In 1906, lie was elected q member of the
Legislature Of Ohio, and during the session
he took his part in the business of the day.
He draughted the law which a, rested the
traiiorous designs OF Burr, and introduced an
address to Mr.. Jefferson, which was unani-3
mously adopted, expressing the attachments
OF the people OF OHIO to the constitution of
the United States, and their confidence in
that illustr.ous man. In March, 1907, he
was appointed. by Mr.. Jefferson, Marshall of
Ohio. In the execution OF the duties OF tina t
Office, in the business of his profession, ard
in the occupation OF firm in Muskingum
county, where he resided, he passed his time
until 1912. Then our difficulties with Eng-
land assumed portentous aspect. Her muI-
tipl,ed aggressons left us no recourse but
war; and the statesmen of the day prepared
for it with iirmness. AS one of The prepara
! tory arrangements, it was determined to
march considerable force to the northwest
crn frontier, to be ready .ior offensive or de-
fensive measures, as circumstances mjpht
render it necessary The command was eiy-
en- to General Hull; and regiment OF rcyu-
lar troops, which had fought with credit n,
Tippecanoe. was assigned to him. To this
were 10 be added three regiments OF Ohio
volunteers. AS soon as this demand upon
Il. l,,~o ~ f.
that state FASTENED to the call OF their coun-
try, and The force was raised without delay or
difficulty Mr.. Cass was among the yoi,in-
teers, and was c!octed to the command of the
third regiment lie proceeded immediately
with his regiment to Dayton. where the ar
my was concentrated, and whence it com
menccd its march for Detroit. The country
was a track ess forest, and mnch of it was
low and wet. Great difficulties were inter
posed 10 the advance of the troops by the
streams and marshes, and by tho necessity ol
! cutting road. But these were overcome
with the usual good will and perseverance Of
the American soldiers. The army reached
| Detroit on the all, OF July 1912. Official in
formation that war would be declare, over
took them in the Wilderness; but TIE ecara-
ton itself was not received until tney reach
| ed Detroit. Col Cass was perhaps more ur
gent for an invasion Of Canada than any off
Ger in Hull's army. He was decidedly il. IA
vor OF making all early and decisile movement
before the British should be prepared for the
| invasion. We conceive it to be no dlsparape-
mcnt to any one to say that he was The mas
ter-spirit of that army until the affair at the
Canards; after which, it is known, he tlsap.
| proved OF every step taken by the command
ing General. There can now be no doubt
that Ilull's army never would have entered
! Canada but for the persuasions of Col Cass
! SO anxious was he TO push forward and do
| something to meet the just expectations OF
the administration and the country, that he
commanded the advanced detachment, and
pas The first man to land in arms in the enc
ny's country
| In tho discharge of his duties as Superin-
tendent of Indian Affairs, Governor Cass
was called upon 10 enter into many ne gotta
tions with the Indian tribes, and often under
circumstances of great peril and responsible
! ity. He formed twent-one treaties with them,
and extnguished their title to nearly one
hundred millions of acres OF land--a vast do
main acquired for the United States, that no
complaint was ever made'by them upon the
subject.
There are two incidents con ted with
| the formation OF these treaties, which strong
| ly illustrate Gov. Cass's judgment and de.
csion of character. In the expedition OF
1920, it became his duty to inform the Indians
Sault do ST. Marie OF the intention OF our
| government to establish military post there,
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