Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1848-06-09


| repeat, 10 YOUR talents, energy. and fearless
respors;b;l;tv yre are indebted for the shield
,thrn,yn over ms from the impending danger
,,b;cb ,,,o ratification of the quintuple treaty
he Rance would have brought upon US. For
IL act. the thanks of every true American,
anJ the applause of every true republican, are
vonrs; and for this noble act, tender you my
thanks.
81 admired the course of DIR. Linn in the
Senate, in urging his Oregon bill; and hope
his energy will carry it into law. at the next
session of Congress. This will speak to Eng
land language which she will understand
that IRE aUW not submit to be negotiated out Of
our territorial rights hereafter.
Receive assurances of my friendship and
esteem. ANDREW JACKSON.
"To the Hon. LEWIS CAss."
In the spring of 1874, Gen. Cass, IN reply
to interrogatories upon that SUBJECT wrote
letter declaring himself in favor OF the annex
alton of Texas.
Tn the month of May following, the Demo-
cratic National Convention met at Batlmore.
TO nominate candidates for President and Vice
President On the first balloting, Gen. Cass
received eighty-thrce votes, and continued TO
rise till, on the seventh, he received one hum
dred and twenty-three votes. Had another
ballot been taken that day, Gen. Cass would,
without donbt, have been nominated. Before
the assembling of the national convention on
the following day, Mr.. Polk was brought for
ward as a compromise candidate, and, after
two ballotngs, received the nomination.
| On the day that the news of the nomination
of Mr.. Polk reached Detroit, meeting OF the
democracy was held, at which Gen'l Cass, in
an able an eloquent speech, gave his warmest
support to the nomination, and declared his
readiness 10 enter the contest to secure its sue
cess. In pursuance to this, he accepted the
invitation of the Nashville committee. and
was present al the great Nashville convention
in August. His arrival was announced by
the firing Of cannon, and was received with
every demonstration of popular enthusiasm
Of this speech there, a leading paper says:
owe did not attempt sketch Of the elo
quent and powerful speech that was made BY
Gen'l Cass, for we felt that nothing short o
lis publication entire, word for word, and sen
tence for sentence, as he uttered it to admirlnE
thousands, would do him full measure o
Justice. 1t was the master effort of a grea
statesman, and the popular thunders of ap
plause with which it was received by the ff
ty acres of freemen in attendance, rung thro
the valleys, and reverberated from hill TO hill
exceeding anything that we had ever hear
befOre''
Gen'l Cass spent some time with, Genera
Jackson at the Hermitage. When they parted
the scene was most impressive and affecting
, An eyewitness remarks, ''The tears OF tn
veterans were mingled togethe' as they bad
each other last FAREWELL
: In compliance with the popular demand
Gen'l Cass took the tour of the States of Ohio
Indiana, and Michigan. He everywhere me
with the most enthusiastic reception tror
the people. He was hailed as the father c
the West. But great change had been Ell
fected since first he came among them. III
n lofty forests which he then traversed wer
S now fruitful fields; the lonely cabins whlc
: he protected from the fire. brand Of the savag
Il were transformed into populous cities; the In
: dian war path was converted into the railroad
II the harbors upon the lakes and rivers whic
d he first surveyed were now the seats OF com
Il merce and of wealth and the scattered pOpu
latiOn which he governed were now gree
{ people. The crowds which attended his pre-
> gress through those States seemed rather tn
e triumphal procession of a conqueror, than til
> peaceful attendants of private citizen.
The following incidents at the public meet
: ing at Norwalk, Ohio, on the 18th of Septem
e Der, are taken from the democratic newspape
: published at that place;
"Whie number of revolutionary soldier
a were being introduced to Gen'l Cass, one c
| our citizens approached the General, and ask
4 ed if he remembered him. Upon replying tina
t he did not, he gave the following account O
their first meeting: In the spring of 1918
Fort Meigs was besieged by the British an
Indians, and the militia of Ohio were Gale
out to the relief OF the fort Gen. Cass wa
appointed to the command. Six thousand as
:, sembled at Upper Sandusky, Of whom tw
thousand were selected to proceed on to tn
5 fort. The marshes and woods were filled wit
water, making the roads almost impossible
The commanding general had not yet arrived
but was daily expected. On the second da
OF the march, young soldier, from exposur
10 the weather, was taken sick. Unable
: march in the ranks, he followed along in tn
\ rear. When at distance behind, attemptln
with difficulty TO keep pace with his comrades
two officers rode along, one stranger, an
. the other the colonel of his regiment. o
: passing him, the colonel remarked, Genera
0 that poor fellow there is sick; he is a goo
S fellow though, for he refuses to go back, BIT
: fear that the Indians will scalp him, or tn
n crows pick him, before we get to Fort MeIgs
e The officer halted and dismouuted from h
n horse. When the young soldier came up,
II addressed him: My brave boy, you are sic
l. and tired, am we'll and strong, mount m
e horse and ride The soldier hesitated. D
s not wait, said the officer and, lifting him W
II on his horse, with directions to ride at nigl
IS to the generals tent, he proceeded on foot
) join the army. At night, the young soldi
d rode to the tent, where he was met by II
e General with a cheerful welcome, which
II repaid with tears of gratitude. That ofic,
IS was Genl Cass, and the young soldier W.
> the person addressing him, our worthy fellow
e citizen, John Laylin.' The General remen
81 bering the circumstance, Immediately rcco:
l. nized him. Mr.. Layln remarked, Genera
e that act was not done for the world to loo
= upon; it was done in the woods, with b
l. three to witness it,
e "Another: Our old friend Ma or Parks, c
o being introduced to Gen. Cass, exclaimed, wit
/ much animation, General, thank God TIL
. | am able TO see you | fought by the Sit
of your father, Jonathan Cass, and your uncl
: Daniel Cass, at the battle of Bunkers Hill
: Your father was sergeant OF the company, an
| was a corporal We were brothers togeth
during the war. God bless You, General, fl
: his sake The General was deeply affecte
e IN meeting the friend and companion of h
e father; while the old veteran, with eyes sparl
: ling, recounted the scenes through which the
: passed together in the days of danger and stri
h the times that tried mems sous.'''
# Another anecdote of Gen'l Cass, while @
!, his tour through Ohio, was related with muc
:, spirit by the late gallant and lamented GEL
e Hamer. The carriage containing Gen'l Cas-