Excerpt from Biography of General Lewis Cass: Including a Voice From a Friend The civil and military qualifications of Gen. Lewis Cass for the Presidency, and the distinguished services which he rendered his country, are briefly set forth in the following sketch, the greater part of which was written before Gen. Cass's name had been connected with the Presidential question. It may, therefore, be justly regarded as a tribute, which the impartial historian pays to the merits of a gallant soldier and distinguished statesman. Lewis Cass was born in Exeter, New-Hampshire. His ancestors were among the first settlers of that part of the country, and his father bore a commission in the revolutionary army, which he joined the day after the battle of Lexington, and in which he continued until the close of the war; having participated in the memorable battles of Bunker Hill, Saratoga, Princeton, Trenton, Monmouth, and Germantown. He was afterward a major in Wayne's army. In 1799, he removed with his family to Marietta, but eventually settled at Wackalomoka, in the vicinity of Zanesville, in Ohio, where, after a life of honorable usefulness, he died in August, 1830. His son, Lewis Cass, was educated at the academy in Exeter, and studied law at Marietta, under the late Governor Meigs. He was admitted to the bar in 1802, and pursued the practice of his profession successfully during several years. In 1806, he was elected a member of the Ohio Legislature. When the enterprise of Colonel Burr began to agitate the country, he was appointed on the committee to which the subject was referred, and drafted the law which enabled the local authorities to arrest the men and boats on their passage down the Ohio. This law, interposing the arm of the State, baffled a project which was generally believed to have been of a revolutionary character, and intended to divide the Western from the Eastern States. The same pen drafted the address to Mr. Jefferson, which unfolded the views of the Ohio Legislature on this momentous subject. In 1807, Mr. Cass was appointed marshal of the State, which office he resigned in 1813. In 1812, he volunteered his services in the force which was called out to join the army under General William Hull, and marched to Dayton, where he was elected colonel of the 3rd regiment of Ohio volunteers. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from Biography of General Lewis Cass: Including a Voice From a Friend Two events occurred this year in Michigan, which gave a new aspect to her hopes and promises of prosperity. One was, the privilege of electing a delegate to Congress the other, was the sale of public lands within the territory. No one exerted himself with more zeal to effect these improve ments than the governor, as he was convinced that the introduction of the elective franchise among the people, would elevate their political charac ter; and that, by the sale of the public land, the population and prosperity of the country would be rapidly advanced. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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