The New York herald., 1866-06-18
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Lewis Cas-, OF A.eh igs..

INST calls MIN 'Generai" Inc mHtuIy career oI Mr
Cas though highly honorable is the least glorious par
OF his public services and history, in estimating h
character will, place him high the list Of the states
men, not the soldiers, Of the country The title Of Gen
el has been generally adopted mark Of courtesy
that OF statesman will be adopted in Justice his marked
| abilities
General Cass the son Of Major Jonathan Cass Of
New Hampshire, who in 1776 enlisted company OF hs
fellow mountaneers and marched at their head 10 Bos
time TO take part in the battle which was called
Bunker Hill, 'because,n as John Phoenix used L
explain, the battle wasn't fought there" Captain Caa
went through the whole Revolution with great credit
triumphing with Gates At Saratoga captured the Hes
SLAMS with Schuyler at Trenton and swore with Wash
ngton at Monmouth In 1871 Captain Cass appointed
captain in the Second infantry Of the embryo United
states Army and placed in the Second suDlegon In
February, 1898, lie promoted Major Of the Third
snbegion Of the regiment shortly after transferred
TO the Third infantry. He remained in the army until
the difficulties with Franco were settled when he re-
signed February is. 1901 Jonathan Csss lived to
good old age, and died, believe, at Zancsvc Ohio
on August H. 1880.
Lows Cass was born At Exeter N. H., on October 0,
l7s2 When ten years old he entered the academy at
at that place. but before he had completed his studies
his father, who yet In the military service was
ordered to duty At Wilmington Del, where he removed
in 1892 The studies OF tho SON. thus interrupted were
not regularly resumed. Instead or contauing pupil
Lewis Cass then seventeen years old became tutor.
II was only for short time, however as in 1850 Mr..
Cass removed TO Marietta, where the young man COM
menced the study and practice of law He adj
mted to tho bar in 1902 and pracced with some sue
cess for four years. when, is usual with members Of
that profession, he dived into politics.
His political career antccedent to his military cam
pagns was neither very brilliant and successful long
and important. In 1909 he was elected member of the
Ohio Legislature. Whom tho reasonable enterprise Of
Aaron Burr began to agiate tho country Cass ap
pointed on tho committee to which the subject
fcrred, and drafted the law which enabled the local
authorities to arrest the boats their passage
down the Ohio He also drafted the address to Nr Jcf
erson which unfodcd the views of the ohio Legislature
the subject In 1907 he appointed marshal OF the
State, which office hc resigned in 1873
In 1919 he volunteered his services the force which
called out to join the army under General VIM Hull
and marched to Dayton where he elected Colonel
the third regiment OF Ohio volunteers Colonel Cass
among the most urgent for invasion Of the Canadian
province Immediately after the army arrived at Detroit,
but General Hull did not tho for several days.
and thereby lost all the advantage Of prompt and de-
cisive oycment. The advanced detachment was
manded by Colonel Cass and he was the first man
who landed In arms the enemys shore after
the declaration OF war He soon dislodged the Brit
ish posted at the bridge the Aux Canards There
he maintained his ground in expectation that tho army
would advance and follow up the by striking at
Maiden; but no disappointed by the indecison Of
the general who ordered the detachment TO return In
all the timorous and inefficient measures which fol-
lowed Cass always discaimed responsible participation
His known disapprobation Of the pursued made
him unwecome counsellor at headquarters and is
stated that he among the bodcst Of those who de-
nounced the subsequent capituaton Of Hull at Detroit
treachery tho part of that probably only incompc
tent officer On being paroled by tho British Detroit
Colonel cass repaired Washington and made report
10 government. In the following spring he ex.
changed and appointed Colonel OF the Twenty seventh
regiment Of United States infantry, and after
was promoted TO the rank Of Brgsdier General
He joined General Harrison at Seneca, and, cross
ing Lake Erie with him after Penys victory, was
present in the pursuit OF Proctor aud participated in
tho triumph at the koravan towns and the battle OF the
Thamea The Northwestern campaign beng happily
term naed General Csss left in command OF Michi-
gan and the upper province Of Canada His headqusr-
tiers at Detroit He pacifed the Indians who
accompanied him TO Detroit auxiares, and with his
small regular force sometimes not exceeding company
OF regulars and the local militia defended the province
against the hostile Indians On the close Of the war the
General appointed civil or what would now be
called Provisional Governor OF chigsn, and as suci
applied his energy and talents to the civil administration
Of the Territory and to the establishment Of permanent
peaceful relations with the indians, with whom he
concluded the treaties Of Fort Meigs, st. Mmys and
saeano
As ex-of,c,o Indian Commissioner Mr.. Cas- held more
councils with the Indian tribes than any other officer In
the service OF the government On turning over the
volume OF Indian treaties, published by the War Do
partment find that no has been a commissioner in
the negotiation OF twenty treaties with the Indians
In The expeditions necessaied by them he encountered
more pers and had occasion for the display Of moro
nrmness and intrcpdy than any man ever engaged In
this servics In 1890 with the sanction OF Mr. Calhoun
then Secretary OF War, he planned expedition fol
crossing Lake Superior, exploring the sources q
the Mississippi, aud establishing commercial inter
course with the Indians that extensive route
Another object was establish a fort a, sault d,
ST. Marie, but the Indians feeling hostile 10 th'
United States instead OF counseng with General Csss
returned TO Their encampmen and raised the British flag
General cass, accompanied by single Interpreter nd
vanecd to their encapnen pulled down the British flag
and Informed them tina, they The territory o
the United States The moral effect Of this bold move
ment brought the Indians terms aud secured the ob
ject Of the expedition
The next Indian treaty OF General Cas- conclude,
at Chicago IN which all the lands In Michigan south
Grand yer not before ceded 10 the United siates
acquired This followed by treaty with the Della
In 1873 and In ls25 by treaty OF general pacin
cation with the Northwestern trbca His Indian ser
vices by means his least important They wers
equally grave aud successful and Il IN the conduc
OF these affairs that te qus cstons which subsequently
shone higher grades oi life aud aspects of poll
teal relations nrs attracted the attention Of the govern
nent and led TO his acceptance OF In the Cabne
| of General Jackson.
In the meantime, however. Governor csss had bccom,
permanent resident and citizen OF Michigan and o
| Detroit Hts family was removed from OHIO In 1915
He had been married in 1900 At Marietta 10 Miss Eliza
beth Spencer OF that place, by whom he had sevcrs
children.
Mr Cass appointed Secretary of War by PrceIdsn
Jackson In 1881, during tho critical period " nun
ton and was he who Jacksons pr ncipal ins,ru
ment in crushing the treason which again grew and bios
somcd In 1891 aud dugjup, root and branch in 1885
The Of Mr. Cass In 1888 mder than thos
which Jackson threatened and Nr Lincoln com
pelled ~ adopt. IL he who originated and forms,
the delegation OF medators from Virginia TO Charleston
who accompanied rather went simultaneously witi
4 Jaakson's medistors, General scott and the army.
MT Cas- always had scrupuious regard for the right
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