The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1848-10-26
GEN. LEWIS cASS.

the life of Lewis Cass in tho ST. Louis New
Era, written while he was Chairman Of tho
Military Committee in Congress, and
scarcely spoken Of as q candidate for the
Presidency
"The career Of Mr.. Cnss il ono Of dcma-
goguc. unscrupulously devoted To sclf ag-
crandizemcnt. lie wns an carly cmgrant
from New England To Ohio; the war of
1912 found him Colonel in Gen. Hul's
army. and after the disgrncefnl surrender
at Detroit. At which place Col. Cars had
the good fortune not to be present, Col.
Cass made the best Of his way to Washing
ton, leaving that good soldier Col. Near
thur to do battle on the North Western
frontier Of Ohio in the Black Swamp, to
breast the storm brought on that section Of
country by lnll's surrender. At WASH
ing,on Col. Cass managed 80 well as to
prevail on MIR. Madison to make him n
l5rigadicr General. but when his appoint
ment came before tho Senate for conlirmn-
iion, that sterling old patriot jeremiah
Morrow, Of Ohio, objected TO il, unless Col
Macarthur was also promoted, which was
done. IL Gen. Cass did any good military
service, il has escaped our recollection
After the peace with Great Britain. Gen.
Cass was made Governor Of the Territory
Of Michigan. and or oficio Superintendent
Of Indian Affairs. A clcar field was now
open for him. and he accumulated wealth.
We all know how Indian treaties, rcN man.
aged. may afford good opportunities TO make
money, exclusive Of the eight dollars per
dav, paid 10 Commissioners vino negotiate
them. Governor Ca.s was alwnys a Com
missioner. and il SO happened that one
trcnty laid the foundation foe another, mud
wear after year treaties were held. Gov
Cass some how or another, bcguilcd Gen.
Jackson into appointing him Secretary of
War. who supposed his intimate knowledge
Of lndian character could be brought 10
good purpose, in removing tho Greeks and
Cherokccs from Georgia, and the Scminoles
from Floridn. History tells us that the
imbecility of Secretary Cass brought on
the war with the Scminoles; for when il
was determined 10 remove that tribe BY
force. under the doubtful provisions of a
fraudulent treaty, the Secretary was for
months fully warned of the utter folly of at
tempting the forciblc removal ola warlikc
tribe from n country nbounding IN fasines-
.cs, MS Florida does, with such force as
General Clinch had nj command. Mr..
Cass turned deaf en-, 10 all the remon.
strnnccs Of Hcn. Clinch. Gov. Call and
the Agent Of the Scminoles, Gen. Thomp-
son. The massacre of poor Dadc's com.
mand burst like thundcr-clap on Sccretn-
~ Cass: for in two weeks tho destruction
of property by the Indians was not less
tlAn half a million Of dollars. One fifth
part Il this sum-expended in Transporting
the troops, who were unemployed at Jeiler-
son Barracks and other posis-would hive
overswed the Indians md prevented the
war, which eventually cost the country
thirty millions Of dollars and the loss Of
thousands Of lives. Mr.. Cass trembled
like nm aspen leaf before Old Hickory, who
lind the most utter contempt Tor him; not.
withs.a nding which, he managed 10 ohtsiu
the appointment of Minister to France,
where his intermeddIing course is we'll
known. Returning from France. he OBJ
tains a scat ID the Senate; his Oregon ef.
forts TO provoke war With England we're
demolished by Senator Bcnton--but defeat
and disgrace have no terror Cor Lewis Cass.
who is aspiring to the Presidency with
wha. success, "Isough and Ready" willdem-
Unstrate.
"Some men appear TO be born for their
country--others seem ms though their
country was born for them. OF this latter
kind is Senator Lewis Cass, who has for
upwards ofthirty Years been feeding at the
public crib, without adding one io.a to the
welfare al his fellow.c citizens by any public
service. beyond tho mere routine Of an Office
holder"
MILITARY KNOWLEDGE AND SELF. PossEs.
sIcN.--ln the early part Of the action Of the
23d, whom the enemy had succeeded in
turning the left wing Of our little army, and
secured n seeming advantageous position
in rear OF our line, at the base Of the noun
tsin; when portion Of our troops, over
powered BY the superiority of plumbers,
were forced to retire in shot haste;" when,
indeed, the fortunes Of the day seemed ex.
tremcly predetermined. to every one save
the indomitablo and sclfpoised old hero,
an officer Of high rank rode up to General
Taylor and announced the Temporary suc-
cess Of the enemy. and expressed his fears
for the success Of oar army.
Old Rough and Ready's reply was per-
Eortlv cko yactDriseic nf the man GC:, "