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third regiment OF Ohio volunteers, and was
with Hull at bis famous capitulatiOn, which
Col. Case denounced openly as treachery. On
being rsrcled hy the British at Detroit, Col.
Cass repaired to Washington and made re-
por, 10 government. In the following spring
he was exchanged and appointed Colonel of
the Iwenty-seveuth regiment of United
States infantry, aud soon after was promoted
90 the rank Of Brigadier General. lie joined
General Harrison at Seneca, and. crossing
Lake Eue with him after PerIy's victory,
Was present a tie battle Of the Thames.-
The Northwestern campaign being termIna-
tld, C,ncIal Cass was Left IN command Of
Michigan ard the upper province of Canada.
His headquarters were at Detroit. On the
close O., the war, ,ae General was appointed
Governor OF Michigan, and applied his en-
ergy aud talents 10 the civil administration
Of tho Territory and to The establishment Of
permanent. peaceful relations with the In
dians, with whom he concluded the ireatIe
Of Fort Meiss, St. Nary's and S1gano, and
eighteen other treaties. His Indian services
w,re 10y 10 means bis least important, and
it was tac conduct Of these affairs thet led
to biz acceptance Of a scat in the Cabinet Of
General jackson.
10 she meantime, however, Governor Cas-
had Ire ne "a permanent. resIdaL. and citizen
cf Michigan and Of Detroit His family
Wa removed from obi1 in 1878. He had
been married in 1896. at Marietta, to Miss
Elia-b-,h Spencer OF that place, BY whom
he lau several children.
Mr.. Ca-s was appointed Secretary Of War
ry Psc-;ien; Jackson in 1881, during tine
cri,icsi period Of uullifca,ion. and held 1t
ill 1886. when he resigned. and accepted
the mission To France. lie left for that post
in Oc.oicr. 1896 and continued TO fll it I'M
til 1872. rssisning 1t after the conclusion Of
t.,. As 'u-- ~ .re.t,. ii~ ,ritici-ms IN which
brc.4a, .aa c.uTov.ay between him and
Mr.. Webster. t.cn Secretary of State.
Oa his ro,ora 90 ilr United states. Gen
.ral Gas. va. ru ia n.minal.u flr the Pre-
il,a.y. and received ouc hundred aud TWEEN
IS five VOTES AZ tie Baltimore Convention in
1874. Nj PIE h'-- finally nominated.
/ u the same ysas. III. Clss was elected
United States senator from Michigan, and
took p is seq, 90 N.r-.. 1918. with Mr. Polk
r.l Ts.>ieur In t'c-,s-isn of Congress Of
T l>.5- 45 oa ,ae Oregon question. head her
ci t. the h,t go Lis own firm conviction that
IT, United States were lawfully entitled to
tie Whole territory up t. latitude 81 degrees
anl 30 minutes
Ia 1915 General Cass was tic Democratic
mmsc for Pr,siaont, but was beaten by
General Taylor. and was then reelected
Senator. His name was also a prominent
one in the tall5;Incs oftte Democratic Con
venti 20 OF 1852. Ia 1856, he took the stump
In favor Of Buchanan, in Michigan, and on
Blclanau's election. was appointed Socreta-
rs Of State. which Office be held till 1850,
re=isuing in disgust at the "old public lunc-
tionary's" Incompetence and treachery. Ev-
CT since be has lived in retirement at Detroi.,
dying there on the 18th Of June, aged 50
years.
He was wealthy man, having acquired
muci property by tie rise Of real estate IN
tie city OF Detroit: was very fond Of books
and pictures, and was in habits a strictly
MIGRATE man, having, it Is said, never
tasted liquor in his life.