The North-Carolina standard., 1848-09-27
. HAIL LEWIS cAss, OF MICHIGAN >"


Gle from the Mobile Register and Journal one of the
abest papers in the South: --r.a see ~
.sTbe commencement of the war of 1879 filled every
American bosom with the most intense anxiety. 1t
was be the first struggle of country since the
Revolution, with foreign enemy,-that enemy, too,
the vaunted mistress of the seas" and the invinc
ble conqueror on land. The first army was organiz-
ed in the North West. 1t was placed under dis
tnuuished soldier of the Revolution,-an especial
favorite of Washington. Every equipment or mun-
ton that the country could furnish, supplied,
and it announced that an invasion of Canada
was at once be made. The forces were composed
of the best troops of the West-fery, chivairous,
indomtable Spirits who had been familiarized with
danger and Injured to hardshps in the rough expert
ence of frontier life. Towards that army all patriot
eyes were turned with hope and anxiety. 1t had
moved towards the lakes, and the deep curtains of
the vast wilderness had shut it from the sight The
first tidings of its movements that came were those
of Joyous triumphs. 1t was announced that the ad-
vance corps of the army the Ohio Volunteers, under
a gallant young officer, LEWIS CAss, had landed in
the enemys territory, and encountered his forces at
the Ripier Cdn0rds, and given them signal de-
feat. This before the days of telegr4phic dis
patches, but the intelligence flew like electricity
through the country, and the of the gallant
Cass' was upon all ips,-the old, the young, the
beautiful, in admiration and praise.
But this moment of rejoicing was to be followed
by one of reverse and disappointment. Some of us
old enough to remember the incidents of the day.
With what terrific gloom, how like stunning thun-
der, did the of t' Hulls Surrender fall upon
the naton 1t darkened the sky of the country like
moral eclipse; it caused the hearts lately leapng
with patriotism and pride, to stand STILL faint and
sicken. Our army-the army of our hope and reli-
ance-the best strength and valor of the country
had been ngloriously surrendered without striking
blow, to the inferior forces of the enemy. No
could account for it-all astonishment and de-
spair-whch was little relieved when the intelligence
came that it was entirely owing the personal inn
becility of the General.
To relieve this degradation there was scarcely an
incident that could be looked upon with pride
qualification. Yes, there II was announc-
ed through the nation that all our forces had not
tamely and slavishly submitted. One gallant heart
least had revoted at the treacherous and cowardy
surrender. The young hero of the Canards-the
Colonel of the gallant volunteers of Ohio-the pride
and boast already of the American people-had not
ingloriously submitted. He was absent with Colo
mel Macarthur, when the disgaceful capitulation
made but they included in its terms, and upon
returning to Detroit, he suddenly found himself
prisoner. The British General advanced to take his
sword. The eye of the young officer flashed like
STEEL his bosom heaved, his cheek became pallid
ashes, and as he took the weapon from his side,
he gazed it moment, then at the hand outstretch
ed to receive it, then starting back he indignantly
snapped the blade upon the ground, and threw the
handle towards the astonished Proctor.
This incident thus narrated through the country,
was like single ray of light in the midst of the
gloom. 1t was told, in connection with the name of
Cass, from end of the Union to the other and
he was hailed everywhere the pride and flower of
our army the hero in the midst of foul surrender
But contemporaneous to those events, there
party in country who reoiced at the surrender of
Hull-who from the commencement had denounced
the and dinlqutouS-who adopt
ed resolutions that it unbecomng to rejoice at
the victories of troopS-who refused to vote sup
plies of food clothing for the soldiers-who burn
ed blue-lghtS upon shores to guide the vessels
of the enemy-1xho held Hartford Convention, to
plot treason and disunon-who were British in
all their sentiments and parallues this party, we
say, reoicec at the infamy which covered our army
and they sneered the gallant young officer who, in
the ndignaon of his heart, had refused to yield his
sword to the enemy the 6 hero of surrender!''
80 the hero of Hull's surrender Yes, the British
nik that circulated in their veins in place of blood,
curdlsd .Chey with exultaton at the nations dis
grace and gave additional acdity to the sneers which
they lavished upon the young Buckeye Colonel,
"who broke his sword"
More than thirty years have passed by since that
time. The officer, whose youthful brow was then
entwined with chaplets by the fingers OF fame, and
to whom his country voted medals and other swords
has passed steadily the path OF honoTs 10 dlstln-
guished positions in the word-the cabinets of states
men-the council halls of legislation-the diplomat
lc saloons of potent monarchs-and now stands be-
fore the American people as candidate Tor the 9gn
est Office in their gift. Now, as in that day of his
early struggles, he has his revlers and slanderers
There is now, then, party in our country, who
have denounced her as engaged IN an unconstltu-
tional, unjust and disgraceful war"-who have re-
fused to vote the necessary supplies for the army
while battling In foreign land-who have prayed
that troops might be met &" by bloody hands and
hospitable graves in Mexico. This party is now
with the sword but with the head and the heart and
the voice of statesman, in the battle fields of the
Senate, defending the honor of his country He has
been her chief champion in the late war with Mexi-
co. Like Aaron of old, he has held up the arms of
political Moses, till the of justice and In
tegrity has triumphed. Yet even now these enemies
of the of their country-this Mexican party,
is sneering the services of Gen. Cass, and from
the lumber house of refuse scandals, the sewers of
sander, they have hunted up the rotten cry of the
Hero of HuI's Surrender and bowling and
yelping it the feet of the great and good man whom
they thus abuse.
We have exposed their course. We exempt
large portion of the whig party from our anlmad-
version. They have too much self respect too strong
of justice, to indulge in such miserable OBJ
loquy. But for those who do not sickle at the truth,
who not whether charge be true or false so 1t
only be highly seasoned and satirca, we have no re-
spect. Their efforts will be impotent they are
vile. Gen. Cass's character is far above the reach
of their miserable ribaldry Cease Oipers, go" bite
fk!' ~
THE HoGAE COTTON. We cut from the VicksbuTg
Sentinel the following notice of this species of
cotton seed, which has excited much interest
among the planters of the Valley of the Mississipp
''We Saturday last, two stalks of this new
species of cotton, the commission house of Messrs.
JauUhIn e. SearIes. They were from the plantation