The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-03-05

reflected more honor upnu by MS ssd integrity
Of oear.cser 'han be nsely 70 90 ~, c y,
young children. he II possessed o. moderate fortune.
acquired principally by his o~n efforts.
SECRETARY OF STATE.
GENERAL LEWIS CAss, os MICHIGAN.
II Is permitted e bu, play 20 long and
active part the history Of sheir country ~ has been
the lot OF the Secretary OF Safe For hslf cenm
~ he has been prominent public man. occupying posts
OF high distraction employing his great talents either Tor
the Of the iotess OF his native State or
for the general good Of the haon In every position N
which he has been paced, whether military man, N
administrator diplcmss or stsresmsn he has shown
himself equally capable, there 10 man In this ooua
try who combnes for Arduous post whlch he now
called " oil such eminent and psculiar qusud
General CAss was born at Exeter, Ne~ Hampshire. bis
ancestors amongst the fst settlers In thai part Of
the country and hts father bore 'mmissou In tho Re-
evolutionary army. and Vas present at the battles OF
Bunker Hill, saraiogs, Princeton, Trenton, Monmouth
ard Germantown. he afterwards . Major In
Way mes army. In 1893 be removed with his family to
Marietta, but eventually se.,so 81 okslowoka In the
vicinity OF Zanesve In Ohio, where after life Of he
norable usefulness, he died In August, 1880.
His son, Lewis Csss eduoatso at che Academy Of
Exeter ana studied law at Marietta the late Gov
Neixs. BE Was elected T. the bar 1884, aad pursued
the pracce or bis profession successfully daring several
years In 1890 he wss elected member OF the Ohio
Legislature. When the eDserprse COL eurr began 70
ssase the country, he was appointed on the committee
70 which the sunec, referred, and drafted The law
which enabled the local suhor,es 70 arrest the men
and boats on their passags dowp the ohio. The same
pen drafted the address 10 Mr. Jefferson, which unodsd
The views OF the Ohio Leg,sisture the subieoA In
1867 Ny Oass appointed marshal o. the ssss which
Office he resigned In 1873. In 1919 he volunteered his
Hc~~ h~h "A IN I'M in ma
army under Gen. Vim hull and marched 70 Dayton,
whore be was elected Coose Of the third regiment Of
Ohio volunteers. Dol. Csss smousst the most ur
gent Tor IN Of tie CAnadss province I'm mediate
Iy amer the army arrived at Daros; out Gea Hull did
not tho river for days and thereby lost gu
the advantage OF prompt aud decisive movement The
advanced detachment was commanded by Col Cass. and
be was the first who landed 10 arms on The enemys
shore afsr the declaration OF var he soon dis,osgsd
the Biush posted the bridge the Oauaros Tnere
he maintained his grouna eIpectsii,u that the army
would advance and follow up the by striking at
Na5en; but no WAS d,ssppo,sted oy the tndecialoa
OF the general who ordered the detachment 10 re
turn In all the timorous end tn fis'ent measures
which followed Colonel Cas- mad respousibe parsS
raaiou His known dsapprobatoo Of tue pursued
made him unwecome counsellor u headquarters. he
Immediately repaired 10 Washington and made report 10
government In the wing speps be Vas excasogsd,
and appointed Colonel the 18th regiment OF infantry,
and room sfr pro noted to the rank oil Brgadier
General He joined General Harrison d sareca, and
crossing LAKE. Erie with him after Perrys victory WAS
present In the puuit OF Proctor and psrtc atsd In the
triumph 1t the Morsv,an ,o-ns Toe Northwestern cam.
psign being happily terminated General Cas- was len 10
ormmand OF Michigan and upper province Of Canada
His heseq quarters were Detroit and he thus became
tho military guardian o. people whom he
ser (oct o. 1879. called tn pres'de ~ civil Governor
In 1915 atr the minaton Of the war General Cass
moved BIS faulty 70 Detrclt We shall not follow him
tn oueh the wire and ja1icous measures shch undcr
hs standardization. rsrq rily and prosperity 10
,he STATE 1t 10 known Governors OF Territories
are az co supeir,epdsDts u indian affairs aud they
are appointed hold councils and MAKE treaties With the
nckns whom necessary. As Commsioper, General Cas-
has held councils with the Indian uoisr than any
other ecer in the service the Uaiied States o,
ing over the volume OF Indian trcslos prblsh.
ed By the War oep,r,ueas We ard .hat he
has been commissioner In tho neg ,s,lou OF twenty
one treaties with the lncians 10 the expsaons
STATED by then be psvs and had
canon for The display OF Hrmness and nlrcpdry
than any engaged In THE service Ia 1881 sn
Cas- was called TO Tho adm,uisuanon Of the War Depart
mont By Cen Jackson. Dunss The period he presided
over two questions discussion OF vital mpor
to the country and involving ine fundamental pra
cples Of the constitution The measures which were
called for BY the Indian qoeion belonged exclusively 70
the Wa Department. and the political diicaues which
accompanied greatly Increased b. q dcosisn OF
the Supreme Court which confirmed the Che rokees In
the opinion hey hsd formed o. thar ipecpendesoe The
nais AUTHORITIES Believing ,ha Sue principles Of sns
decision erroneous aud that their pracnc sp plea
ton would be frsusnt with the mott dangerous cosse
qucnocs Gen. Cass published In the Cite of MArch 81
1884, temperate review Of the snole subject II wss
perfectly unoesstooo that previous 70 lie puolcsaon
submitted 70 Geu Jackson aoo M Caoae, and hat
II met their entire probsaon. Toe conclusions Of
document may be bus briefs stated First that
cvinzsd communities nave right 70 tase possesson
jurisdiction over them, aoo coDnne thom whlr
im, or IN other voros 70 spproprisie 20 tssir own
seoono that y toe exercise Of this rishi conmaui
ties are the judges of toe extsot OF jtrsdcroa 10 DC
The relations OF the gove,s with various
Indian uinee living vhin boapdares tue s.ss,
these Indians vntn the pisss u the opcrsaoa Of
laws Of sucn states Ear more portsnto1s In s asp sct
s one period "" TOE south o-,olisa controversy. It's
otR5, progress aud ter bson, 90 ~t the pro ples
Involved IN II sse po~ ma tors o. nstory ssd rs 10
pcoesasry for the pu'p~e o. tots pref skstco thN
should recsptu ate them In cIpnection 9Th we have
merely add that tho COPIES OF military orders dis
cose at once the prudcoce and mode ,s,ion Of sns
v.rpmsrt The con adenus sstrucu ,os TO Genersi ss
were submitted 10 Congress aud thcy were ever as
sailed, IN 10 be PR ssned tost tncy net v,h general
Of war 1t 10 vci known ina, he epj ,yet he full coau.
depce of general Jscrsor, shb s.s anro1s tnst ne
should retain bis ia Cabinet 81 she esprssn OF
his aomnistyatiou. Bat bis ns.th having been nrowss
down BY tcisi labor nc oous mt remain and be re
tired with decisive pvoos OF The fooo feet az al
saais'sc,ion Of the Pre- ioebt One . Earn 'e,tsr
thanking him or his services the osber the Ole
OF The mnsiob Franco, ~hco be accepted. Dining ms
residence In Pars arose TIE qussso 81 tue qninaSe sea
~ OF The moss porepsous subjects whon nave
threatened honor iosercsts Easlaoo IRON profess
"a ph.nihr0pic bot from really Interested views vas
te'sirf 70 helbh new prfncipe OF mayit'we police
by wnoh ale could tt.rc the vrs els Of oil par1ns ira
ye'inE The oossn ~ persevetiog efforts sne had Oh
tspeo scpasse vtaue~ varioas Powers OF Edr1pe
some great a1d some small by soch rsnt VI
Nas ed She tDes declared that shs could not
s,ecpe thosf srs shous searching the vessem NJ oil
psii,ps % sc.ain 20 shicb they belonged should
assume that rsht std SOP and board the vessels Of TIE
Unned states sbcrovor hey m,sht 10 found Add 4,
sft Nap.