The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-09-23


We call attention to the following letter from
iy settler in the Great West-one who writes what h
snoacs OF Gen Cass 1t is eloquent in It's simplicity and
irresistible in its truth Let the base sanderers Of Gen
Cass read this statement and blush-f indeed all
of shame has no; departed from them. The Great Wes
will ndicate the character of their early governor wko
defended them in and sustained them peace and
who built up that great empire from bowling wilder
the happy abode of intelligent and mighty pop
ulaon:
ANN ARBoR, Michigan, Sept l6, 1913
DEAR SIR see that the wing press has charged GOV.
Cass with having been engaged in land speculation The
injury Of the settlers in the
Now, sir the frontier going to stand no such
charge We know it to be false, and got up by a party
whose very aliment is falsehood.
We remember right well, when were battling with
the mIasma of the West-bearng the burden and heat
tue day--endurng the Privaons of frontier ie-con-
vertng paires and woodlands into cultivated fields
adding millions the taxable property wealth of the
nation and making the great wilderness the eahs
storehouse-we branded by the wings with the beau
,im ephet of Stand pirates and robbers These words
sunk down into souls. We marked the men, and the
party which they belonged Look the great West now
the galaxy of the Onion, and every democratic
But the charge that "Cov. Gas, has Injured the early
settlers of the West" Why. sir, there are men in this
town whose farms were purchased from government with
money borrowed from Gov Cass chout interest upon the
IN his pocket, and rich only in the affections Of his
wife and some half dozen children. And when by sick
other misfaruno we were hard ppwhen the funds
gone fom the purse and the pork gone from, the
barrewe had only to the the Governor and
wants supplied from his private storns Many an
emigrants wagon has been supplied free of cost with the
subsantais of life the residence the Governor while
his excellent lady always took that the and
medicine chest for the ague, full the brm These
things not more valuable than the fact that
while pushing into the wilderness 10 TO 50 miles
from any cabin, we knew that under any misfortune
had a friend in the Governor to fall back upon
If the friends of Gov Cass choose appeal TO the young
the nation, the West is full of facts upon which to
base such appeal.
Men are now enjoying q competence gnder their own
vine and fg-trce, who the Territory friendless
boys, without fame or fortune, will do and a
hand to do IT, who put into business by the Cove mor
and backed all the way through until they able to
sustain themselves.
Some legends told Of the commencement in
business of men who are now the leading men of Mch-
gau which would be spicy were they not too common
here and the actors all living Instance the Hon L. Lyon
surveyor general of this DISTRICT whose name borne by
and villages, and is recorded in both SEES of the
general government among hundreds instance
in which capital of emily ga quarter OF dollar with the
advice, direction and guaranty OF Gov Cas- has elevated
its pos.essor to fortune and honorable distinction.
These little incidents small in themselves and are
only known the early settlers but they indicate the
heart pure lily and open sunower And hen
the time comes for voting, you will the entire West
ranged unbroken line under the democratic banner
The people may make President of Gov Cass or what
they like, and will help them do it but we shall
always call him the Governor.
Yours truly
JOSEPH BROWN