New Orleans daily crescent., 1866-06-19


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DEATH or GEN C4as.-The telegraph an
nouuees the death OF Gen. Lewis Gess, which
event occurred sunfisy morning, at his residence
in the city Ct Detroit. His death was aot unex-
pected, for besides having attai ned extremes old
age, his health has been bad for sleveBalnsonth
He was bern at Exeter. New HtamPshiFe, Octo-
Der 9TH iF82 He -woRzd ther efore shSEe been
eighty-four gears old, had he lived tour months
longer. His father Wass captaha in the army Of
the revolution. .In'the year 1900 he renewed with
his family to Marietta, Clio. E ere his son, the
ate Gen. CasE. studied law, was admitted to the
bar nis02, RsHaeyed to nesvile, ard commenced
practice. In 1896 he married Eli. sabeth Spencer,
whose father resided on tie Ohio, ID Western Yir-
ginia. Soon aftsT his marriage he was elected to
fhe Ohio Legislature. NJ hie here q ma5s report
on the subjectoF the Barr oeonsph raey, (which at
tracted the attention Of President Jefferson, who
appointed him United States marsh AL fOg Ohio. In
1872 he was eecteEcolonel d the Il 1rA egiment OF
Ohio volunteers, sza expedition gaRized against
the Indians. He was with Hell at time Of his
surrender. on which occasion his lends ssy that
he broke his sword rat hen than give it up. In 1913
he was commissioned ssva0oaeA in iihe regular ser
vice, and soon after prosmUted0 the rank of brig
adler general, joining Gen HErrisons arEsy in the
West. He soon returHe to caRs lfei having been
appointed Governor Of Michigan Territory and
resigning his eommissT1ia n tie army. Gen. Cass
continued to act as Gosre4,ner Of Michigan until
1881 period of fifteen or siEtsen years curing
which time he was prinsaiasaiiy engaged in pego
tating with different Indigssa tEi5esr having made
during chat time nineteen treaties with them. In
August. 1881, vacancY ccarring inJaokaon's.
cabinet, Sen CassS was ApIgoinsed secretary OF
war, fr 1886 Gen. Jackaf.3n sent him as minister
10 France, where he remaaaeid Rntil 1872, distin-
gushing kstnself BIZ his oppe-s zion to the AslhaF-
ton treaty. and his prejudea4s against Englishmen
and everything Engsh. ON his return to this
country he remained at home salat1 i845, when he
was ELECTED TO the United States Senate from
Michigan. in Is4s he was the Democratic eandi-
date f0r The, Presidency, bat was defeated by
Cen Taylor bg majority of 3a6 votea in the elee-
toraI ooilere In Is49 he retur ned to the Senate,
where he reRsaiaed continuously suatilflB57, when
he went INTO Mr.. Buchanan's cab anetas secretary
of state At tho expiration of his service there
he returned to fhss hoHe ia Deh toit, where he
remained up t, tIss time Of his DEATH
Such Is bria fTt.sune.0f the poll teal and mill
tary career Of General Cass We eaoubtR there
has everbeen o yGBaitaent poidcianll the country
who held office so long as he did ne entered
public life in 1906, nd was not out oa ONCE from
that time to the day' of his DEATH more thah ten
years al told He "a IS, thus, atleasfsaaii q cen
tury in the public sery! ce Yet we seasV We ne gs7e
general satisfaotiop IL his employers Ard oonsttl
ents excent tbat b. ns rmitted his diaEke Of the
British government sad eeople to peiEaS am ocea-
sionally into extrav.aax 'cies of speech and CON
duct. he was some aha, yaelllating az a states
man. and was accused by us enemies OF SEimming !
and shutting but we iyaey e lie preserved always
the personal respect Of Nose VINO we're acquainted
with him.
By iudicious saeoulatia1s in Western lands he |
acquired an immense fortrA e, Wnien deseenas We 1
presume, 10 his son, Le,ds Ass Jn, and, his
daughter who, few years ago married a titled
foreigner connected with ora Of the emhassies at
Washington He preserved his health by rigid
Temperance, both in eating sBul dsi Okng; and tis
said oF him that during ali ha lsAg residence in
Washington he never attentlea 2 public dinner.
He was extravagant only in bot 'ks ana paintings,
having aecualalated very isggsa library during
his fe and made perhaps the best paaRate colec-
ton ID paintings n the country.
Contemporary with jackson, 9el houa, olay and
Webster, he has o9tlived them al but has not
made the mark ahsss men did. nor h,ft name as
imperlahable as atsirs he did noS possess the
fortaier Ia 70 sufficiently to make h'm great
statesmen.