Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1856-10-26
GENERAL CA,

The uuwesried exertions of General Cas- during
the pending canvsss-exertoos VIII ieh exhibit in
3 striking degree the extraordinary physical and
u entail strength of the veteran statesman and pa
triot-hsve excited the admiration, and even the
wonder, OF his friends in ell parts of the Union.
We copy the following from q late lumber of TIE
Detroit Free Press
"No democrat in the whole broad Union, be he
young, middle aged, or aged, has performed more
service during this campaign than Genera! Cass
It is extraordinary the fatigue he is enabled to en-
dure without apparently feeling it Immediately
upon his return from Washington he said to the
democratic State committee, Gentlemen, lay cut
your work, and assign me my full share Of it, and
do not imagine that l cannot fill all my appoint
ments, how ever numerous they may be, and how
ever much exertion may be required On one
occasion he left this city on 3 Monday, travelled
sixty miles TO Monroe, made speech at that place
of two hours duration thence next morning pro-
ceeded to Adrian, and spoke two hours 10 the
afternoon thence accompanied committee from
Toledo TO that city, and spoke two hours in the
evening; thence next morning traVersed some
eighty miles to Hisdsle, and addressed the great
democratic mass meeting of that county. This
was the labor Of three days. The three follow
ing days he addressed as msny meetings ct Cold
thirty miles apart; besides, if we mistake not, an
evening meeting at Three Rivers, and returned to
this city on Saturday mig hit. He thus, within the
space of six days, delivered eight elaborate ad-
dresses, travelled distance of near FIVE hundred
miles, and was ready on the succeed ng Monday to
undertake nearly as srduouss weeks work Gene
raj Cass is seVenty-fve years OF age. Where is
the man of forty, or fifty, or sixty who can tire
him in the active duties of political csmpaign2
"He has since the campaign opened besides per-
forming all his duties in the Senate, addressed
democrstic.meetings as follows: Washington, Bait.
more, Philadelphia, Frederick, (Md.,) Tippecsnos,
Kalamazoo Pontiac, Detroit Flint Saginaw,
Goodrich, Lapesr, Port Huron, Monroe, Adrian,
Toledo, Hillsdsle, Coldwster, Centergille, Three
Rivers, and Cassopolis.
"He has appointments to address democratic
meetings IS follows; Albion, Jackson, Charlotte,
Marshall, Niles, Grand Rapids, Ionis, Lansing,
Howell Corunns, all OF which be will ELL, and as
many more a. the democratic State committee
may make for him.
"That General Cass should feel the deepest soil.
cltude with respect to the issue of the crisis now
pending before the American people every patriot
can well understand. This, in ali likelihood is his
last campaign. Though yet having firm health,
and enjoying the widest exercise OF all the pow.
ers of his great mind; he is admonished that he
has already reached the allotted age of man His
chief love is for his country, and for it he would
yet undertake any service. In that service he is
engaged and, If be shall efectuslIy aid in rolling
back the waves of fsnsticism which beat against
the rock of the Union, he will have ample reward
for all his solicitude and for all exertions in the
qualification with which he can by and by put of
his srmor and seek those erjOymsnts which lie
only in q serene private life"