Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1857-07-31
General Cas- at Home....Interesting
Correspondence. A

General Cas- at Home.
Correspondence.
A4public dinner Was a5few days ago
rendered at Detroii. 60 Gen. Lewis Cass.
u. S.ASeeretnry Of State. by . large and
highly influential body Of his felloH>citi-
Ezens. upon grounds Of personal respect.
and in consideration Of his public services.
This token Of attachment was offered on
tirely without poclitial distinction or de-
sign. and the Detroit Advertiser says tha.
the list Of signatures affixed to the cor
Tespondence contains the names Of many
who have acted and will continue to act
in open opposition to some Of the prinei-
pies Of publice guidance .ayowed by Gem
eral Csss. In their letter 20 the General
they say: ,-,tqpsl .
Having been witnesses Of your deyo-
tion TO the interests Of Michigan long an
tecedent to the formation OF her State con-
stitution; having been admirers of the
wisdom by which you shaped her terrific
rial policy. SO as to be instrumental in de-
veloping her maturer institutions know
ing how ably the Department Of War and
the Indian affairs Of tho country were ad-
ministered during the time you were Sec
rotary Of War and Superintendent Of In
dian Affairs and feeling also common
pride in the dignity accorded to Ameri-
can citizenship through the influence Of
your character and the vigor Of your con-
duct during your residence as her minister
at foreign court, and in the reputation
given to our own State by your senatorial
services, we. your neighbors and fellow~
citizens, now that you are about to leave
Detroit to fulfill the duties OF high public
trust, which, in probable ordering Of hu.
man events, may be the termination Of q
long and brilliant:public life, desire to mani.
fest our personal appreciation Of your ser.
vices to the state and nation, and to express
our admiration for what we value most Of
all the purity of your private character,
by offering to you some token Of our So
cial courtesy in which our fellow, citizens,
without reference to party affiliations, may
participate. ..T,....
Gen. Cass, in reply, declined the com
pllment, and after stating that his public
life first commenced under an appoint
ment by Mr.. Jefferson. adds: 49,. e.
For almost half century this place
has been my home. I saw it when it
was but very small exposed village up>
on the very very of civilization, and l
have lived to see it become q populous
and fourishing city, in the midst Of q
beautiful and cultivated country, abound
ing in the elements Of prosperity, and l
am attached TO it by oil those ties of re~
collection and association, some Of Joy aud
some OF sorrow, which bind together the
past and the present. But l have been
hS11 ~
leave this scene Of my earlier and my 10.
ter exertions, and break off a connection
so dear to me. I have been called by the
President Of the United States TO take
charge OF ono Of the executive depart
ments Of the government at Washington,
as was called there BY one of his prede-
cessors twenty-six years ago. upon si~
milar duty. recognize among those
who have given me the assurance Of their
esteem upon the present occasion the
names of several Of our fellow. citizens who
then babe me alike farewell. Rarely does
it fall to the lot Of any man to be able TO
thank his friends rs think mine now for
srch grateful and renewed testimonial
of confidence, under circumstances so
nearly similar. but so long separated by
time and by varied events. both in our
own country and abroad. which have
marked the intervening years Of my life.
During the few days l shall remain here
it will be out of my power to accept the
invitation to q public dinner with which
you have honoed me. But though COMPEL.
ed TO decline it, l shall ever bear in CRATE
full recollection this mark Of your kind
ness trusting. by the favor Of Providence.
that when this, my last public duty. shall
be determined, l may be permitted to re.
turn and pass the few days that may re.
main to me in the midst Of q community
where I have lived 80 long and happily.
Gen. CaSs returned to Washington or
Saturday morning. in 6ne health. He
made the trip from Detroit in thirty eight
hours. In former years, when railroads
were unknown, and voyage down the
OHIO and Mississippi was regarded as nc
ordinary undertaking. trips between De.
troit and Washington were taken on horse
back. and were, rarely accomplished under
twenty-five days. Gen. c. has often made
the trip between she two cities on horse
back. the journey then occupying nearly
as many days as it now takes hours.
TAKE NOTICE The subjoined timely
and pointed notice appears in the Wor>
cester Bay State
u0ur polit;co1 fr;apda ~ Tho Wosk MIL