Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1857-03-14
The Cabinet.


follows:-
LEWIS CAss, of Michigan, Secretary Of
State.
HOWELL COBB, of Georgia, Secretary Of
the Treasury.
JOHN B. FLOYD, of Virginia, Secretary
Of War.
ISAAC ToucEY, of Connecticut, Secre.
tary of the Navy.
JACOB THOMPSON, of Mississippi, secre.
tary of the Interior.
JEREMIAH S, BLACK, Of Pennsylvania
Attorney General.
AARON V. Brown, of Tennessee, Post.
Postmaster General
This is cabinet combining high per.
sonnl character, tried administrative abili.
ty, and comprehensive nationality.
General CAss was born in New Hamp-
shire, in 1882, and is now seventy. five
years of age. At an early age, he emigra-
ted to the then wilderness of the West, aud
located in the State of Ohio. lie was here
elected to several high posit ons in the Ter
ritorial and State governments, by the
choice Of the people, as well as that Of
President Jefferson, who recognized his
merits as a popular and able young man.
When the war of 1912 came on, General
Cass, obeying the instincts of patriotism,
which has always been marked trait in
his character, volunteered his services, and
entered the army, to beat back the British
and Indian invaders. He served gallantly
under General Harrison, during the whole
of his northwestern campaign, and acqui-
red much distinction as brave and active
officer in the battle of the Thames, as well
as in several other severely contested ac-
tions. After the conclusion of the war, he
was for many years, under successive ad-
ministrations, Governor Of the North. West
Territory, and in that position acquired
immense popularity. Strongly imbued
with the principles Of Democracy, General
Cass was one of the ablest supporters of the
hero Jackson, who, honored him with the
most distinguished marks of confidence -
He was made Secretary of War in Jackson's
second Cabinet, and discharged the duties
of that mostimporient department, at the
notification era, with great credit to him.
self and the country. One of the last acts
of the hero of New Orleans was to send
General Cass as Minister to France in ls36.
He remained at the Court of the Tuilieries
until l542, and during that time rendered
US more important service than almost any
other Minister we ever had abroad, By
his patriotism, ability and vigilance, he
succeeded in preventing France from be.
coming party to the Quintuple Treaty
between the great powers of Europe, which
asserted the right of search against Ameri-
can vessels, and would, had it been ratified,
have involved us in bloody war against
half Of Europe.
In ls45 General Cass was nominated
for President, at Baltimore, by the Demo.
cratic Convention, receiving a two-third
vote on the fourth ballot. General Butler,
of Kentucky, was selected Vice President.
Previous t, this time lie had written his
immortal Nicholson letter against the evil
mot Proviso," thaking the then novel
ground that Congress had nothing to do
with slavery in the Territories, but that it
belonged entirely to the people who reside
there to settle, This position was furiously
assailed by the opposition, but General Cass
has lived to see it adopted as the fixed
policy If the government, In this cam
paign he was beaten by General Tayl r,
receiving one hundred and twenty.
votes to Gen. Taylor's one hundred and
sixty three.
General Cass was one Of the principal
supporters of the Compromise measures Of
1850, which were based upon the idea of
his Nicholson letter. In 1852 General Cass
was again candidate for President at the
National Convention, and received by far
more votes than any other candidate. An
agreement was finally effected upon General
Pierce, as q compromise man, and that
gentleman then received the support oi
General Cass and his friends.
He lent the immense weight of his name
and influence to the passage ofthe Nebras
la bill and to the election Of Mr.. BVshanan
in 1855, and actually, nOtwith' tanding hi
great age, took the stump in Mr.. BIchau
ans fovor, in Michigan.
Few men, if any, in the country hav
had more successful or honorable polili
alcureer eAs man of high statesman
sh;n. Of firm integrity, Of stern and ur