The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-10-07
COMMUNICATION.
General Cas- and his sianderers-No. q
Truth is mighty, and viii prevail"


transpring between him and Gen. Cass. We will at
once proceed 10 the discharge of that duty.
Steadily progressing his malignant assault upon The
democratic candidate, and upon truth and decency the
wing historian proceeds as follows:
"When Cass was on his way to the trial Of poor Hull
from Detroit, Albany, he took upon himself on the
Niagara frontier voluntarily the Secretary Of
Wartse volume American State Papers, page ASH the
given charging the New York volunteers and militia with
cowardice, and charging Captain John A Rogers your
humble servant with criminal and unocer like conduct
Extracts of letter from General Lewis Cass the Secre
tary of War, dated Wliamsville, eleven miles of
Buffalo, January IL, 1914;
"T passed, this day the ruins of Buffalo 1t exhibits
Of distress and destruction such have
lore witnessed
astonishing and unexpected that have in
duced to make some inquiry into their causes and progress
formation the subject, now trouble you with the do.
srhe fall of Niagara has been owing to the most cri
nal negligence. The force in IL fully competent It's
defence The commanding officer, Captain Leonard, is
confidently said, his house, three mi es from
the fort and all the officers appear to have rested
much security though no enemy was near Them Capt
Rogers and Captain Hampton both OF the 2ih, had
panes in the fort Both othem absent from it Their
oaSs ousS1 be sr ,h % wss @ m ann a told
a.The circumstances attending the destruction of Bufa
TO- you will have learned before This reaches you But the
force of the enemy has been greatly magnlted From the
six hundred and fifty men, of regulars militia, and In
dians, landed Black Rock To oppose these, had
from thousand five hundred TO three thousand militia
ALL except few of he bshsUed IA the e0,rary
ner They fled without dischargng musket. The enemy
continued on this side OF the m saturday All ther
movements betrayed symptoms OF apprehension. vast
quantity of property was eis n The town uniured and
the Ariel, which lies four miles above upon the beach,
safe Since they hsS' made movement
They continue in possession of Nlssf. and will probably
retain it until force competent f reduction arrives In its
/" In answer to this, need only append the following.
"'ADJurANr AND lssr,oroR GrsEs.L's ogrcr,
"'Washngton, March ii, 1874
From docume nts deposited this Office il appears
that the time Fort Niagara taken by the enemy
pain John A. Rogers of the 2ih regiment United States
infantry Buffalo under orders from Bgadier Gen.
49, al. B. wALBACH, Adjutant General"
"[see Nes's Register, volume 6, page &c. and National
"Hsre is PROOF that General Cass had LIED in his secret
letter Of the h January isi to the Secretary .by Of War
saew ne
HOOD HOOD. % ''''A - va ~
Here is the bill of indictment presented by the wing
Of elonously stealing and destroying the character of
"Capt John A. Rogers and "the New York VOLUNTEERS
and militia that were called out in defence of the Niagara
fronter!" And in the vain hope of screening his own
conduct whilst on the Niagara frontier, from Investigation,
and at the time prejudlcng "vOluneers and militia
against Gen Cass, he pours cut the oil OF attery by de-
carng that "a Drawer set OF men never DID service IN an
army" &c
Now for the trial of the case The first portion Of Cen
Casss letter charges that he fall OF Niagara was owing
to the most criminal negligence that "the command
ing officer Capt LEONARD, is confidently said, alb
sent at his own house. three miles from the fort that
NCapts Rogers and Hampton both of the Gath regiment
had companies in the fort" and that both were absent
from it," Every word of this is true-true in letter and
sprtattesed by the scahing, whitening censue which
filled the public journals of that day. especially on the
tory officially promulgated-to the book cited by the re-
doubted hero of the wing handful At page 4s7, vol 1,
american State Papers," the very book and page from
ing:
Letter from Cen Nc Cre to Hon. John Armstrong, Sec
rotary of War, dated
HEADQuARTERs, BUFFALO, Dec. o. 1878.
SIn Iregret be under the necessity Of announcing
On the morning Of the 18th instant, about O'clock the
enemy crossed the river the Fveme Meadows, in great
way undiscovered the garrison which,, from the most
correct information can collect completely surprised
small indeed induced to think the disaster is not at
TIL to any snr Of roo bu on saoss IN
not preparing being ready and looking out Tor the expect
have not been able TO ascertain correctly the number Of
killed and wounded About twenty regulars have escaped
out of the fortsome badly wounded Lieut. Peck Of the
had myself three days previous 70 the attack on Mag
isptae Black Rock, and the other villages this from
tier.
have the honor to be your obedisnt, humble servant
GEORGE MCCLURE,
Brigadier General Commanding
And who is this General GEORGE Mcclure we have
the honor of thus bringing to the witness sand' Why
clear of the Niagara affair, "Capt Rogers of the 24th
appears happened to be at Buffalo when the fort was
taken Let us hear further what this witness has to say
about the capture of Niagara in corroboraton of the facts
presented by Gen Cass in relation to that dsgaceu oc-
currence. The following is published on the page
of American State Papers above cited:
Extract ofa letter from General George Nc Clare Secretary
Of War, dated
BATAVIA 25th December, 1873
is notorious fact, that the night which Fort Nj.
agara was captured, Capt Leonard pas much infor,caa
aud left The fort about IL o. clock D. am assured that he
has given himself that he and his family now
the Canadian side of the strait 1t not without re-
but there alternative he outranked every other
officer
g cannot conclude this communication without report
ing the conduct Of Doctor Cyrenus Chaplin Gate lieutenant
all disasters to be imputed His publications IN the
Buffalo Gazette that the enemy had abandoned Burlington
fear had the desired effect"
Is not every accusation made by Gen. Glass; in his letter
to the Secretary of War in regard to the capture OF Fort
Niagara, here fully sustained by the official dispatches OF
A. Rogers, of the cath regiment is not noticed having
been there TO aid in Its defence But his gallant company
was there under command of its gallant first lieutenant!
In Gen. McClure's report communicating the disaster as
published above he announces the death OF this brave
young officer follows Lieut. PECK OF THE 9th
REGIMENT. IS killed, and it is said three others Lieut.
Peck the 1st lieutenant of Captain Rogerss COM
pany! His company acas, therefore, the fort when II
taken, reported by Gen Cass, and its captain
ought haze been there We will endeavOr to account
for his absence, proceed, and if possible ascertain
where he and what he was doing.
The discoverer of the art of printing inflicted deep
wound upon the progae and unprinciped of the civil
tory of the late with England, the newly discovered
historian OF the whig party might have things little