The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1848-09-01

| come prepared Tor every contingency. /
have q force which will look down all opposi-
lion, and that force is but the van guard Of a
much greater" Thps did Gen. Cass write in
1912. 1t will readily be perceived that his
strain then, was in complete unison with that
of his Oregon and Mexican speeches"-de-
Iivered before the Senate of the United States,
in the years 1856,
AS soon as the surrender ofDetroit was com
pleted sol, Cass returned to Washington City.
In that place he spent several months, and
while there wrote a number of articles against
Gen. Hull. He severely c%ensured that com
mander, for surrendering to the enemy. In
one of his letters, September 10, 1912, he re-
marks" The state of our provisions has not
generally been understood. On the day Of
surrender we had fifteen days provisions of
every kind on hand, Ofmeats there was plenty in
the country, and arrangements had been made
for purchasing and grinding -four. 1t was cal
culated we could readily procure three months
provisions, independent OF $50 barrels Of -four
and 1900 head Of cattle, which had been for
warded from Ohio, and which remained at the
river Raisin under Capt. Brusa, within reach Of
the army" How much reliance should be
placed upon this statement, can best be deter
mined after reading another extract taken
from a letter written by Col. Cass to Governor
Meigs. II is dated August 18th, 1912, being
4 days before surrender; he says-"The letter
of the Secretary Of War to you, a copy Of
which | have seen, authorizes you 10 preserve
and keep open the communication from the
State of Ohio to Detroit. 1t is all importanI
2 that it should be kept open. Our very exis
tcncc depends upon it. Our supplies mus
come from your state. The country does no
furnish them. In that case nothing but
large force Of 1000 men at least, will effect thu
= obiect.n The above extract is frequently
: omitted in some OF the lives of Cass. 1t is 70
: this reason that have given it in full. Will
Col. Cass was writing denunciatory article
. against Gen. Hull, he published a series of en-
comiums upon the then existing admlnistra
" ton, for which service he was promoted to tn,
!" rank of Brig. General. Soon after he had re
ceived his new appointment he joined tn
North-W estern division of our army, and acI
ed as Aid to Gen. Harrison during the battl
of the Thames, The history Of the times, sa
yerv little about his services in that memorabl
batlle--but the democratic papers of the cour
a. try declare, that Seen. Cass assisted Gel
l. Harrison as a meritorio Gus officer in forming tn
"a troops for action" The battle of the Thah'
OIL closed Gen. Cass's military career. 1t speak
' for itself.
IL In 1918 President Madison appointed GeI
at Coss Governor Of Michigan. He continued
ny this office, and that Of Superintendent OF ]
diam affairs through the administrator
~ Adams, Monroe. and a portion OF Jackson
His term of service in this capacity was
o' vears-from 1918 to 1881. The salary awar
i'' ed to him by law for this length OF serVlc
~ was 10000 dollars-this amount, however, d
''' not satisfy him, he put in extra claims to Il
'"' amount OF 10000 dollars, Mr.. Polnsetf, tn
~ Secretary of War, allowed him these extra
NV minds. but at the same time admitted that tn
'e' were not authorized by law. The Preside
on also informed Gen. Cass, through his Score
'0u ry Of War, that the manner in which he On
) Cass) wished to be remuneratod, could nei't
be justified by law or the usage OF goVernme
~ Gen. Cass by managing succeeded in obta
inc his demands, and received in tull Tor
wears service, the enormous sum OF ninety
oO thousand dollars. The only marked teat'
of Gen. Cass's Administration, While Cover
of Michigan, was his signing and sanction
- az the following law. 1t is copied from the P
nv lished laws of the Territory of Michigan;
/. An Act for the Punishment OF Idle
DisorderIy Persons,
ne wsection /. Be 1t enacted by The GoUeT
and Judges Of The Territory Of Michigan 1
~ anv Justice of the Peace, on conviction, I
~ sentence any servants, common drunka
' common night walkers, pilferers, or any
sons wanton or licentious 10 speech, lndet
behavior, common rallers or brawlers, sue
W. NEGLECT their calling and employment,
des. "esa'o' a..n IA IA not provide
pend what they earn ana 40 hot P'o''ue
w" themselves or families, to be whipped not
az ceeding ten stripes, or to be delivered ov'
pun any constable, to be employed in labor not
ceeding three months, BY such constable It
'S' hired out for the best wages that can be
c'S'' cured: the proceeds Of which to be apple
oeH the use of the poor of the county
.aian "Made, adopted, and published at Dei
Of. the 9Th day Of July, 1878.
&c LEWIS CAss, Governor.
lona A. B. WOODWARD, Presiding Judge
J. WHITEHALL,
q ola JOHN GRIFFIN,
snect Judges Of the Territory
l@lsta In 1881 Gen. Cass received IRON Cen :
fight son the appointment of Secretary OF
Lewis While occupant Of this Office, he was alta
5 his BY members Of the democratic party "h
49, ..aCa.,hcul IN his trust