Rising Sun Times, Volume 1, Number 30, Rising Sun, Ohio County, 7 June 1834 — Page 1

BY STEYEXS A: LE..

THE LOST SHIP. BY .MISS LJ.M50N. Deep in the silent waters, A thousand fathoms low, A gallant ship lies perishing fche foundered long ago." There nrc pale sea flowers wreathing Around her port-holes now, And spars anil shining; coral Encrust her gallant prow. Upon the ol.l deck blenching, White bones unbuned shine, While in the deep hold hidden Are casks of ruby wine. There are pistol, sword, and carabine, Hung on the cabin wall, And many a curious ilmreer; Cut rust bar, spoiled them all. And can this be the vessel That went so bohllv forth, With the red Hag of Old England, To brave the stormy North .' 1'hcre were blessings poured upon her When from her port sail.-u she, And prayers and anxious weeping Wedt with her o'or the sea. And once she sent home letters, Anil joyous ones were they, Dashed but with fond remembrance Of friends so far away. Ah! many a heart vn. Imppy That evening when ihey eiimr, And many a lip pressed kic On .1 beloved name! How little those who lead thr in Deemed far below the win?, That child, and sire, und lover, Had fnuuil a seaiuiins grave! But how that bravo ship perished None knew, save llim on high ; No island heard her cannon, No other bark was nigh. We only know from England She sailed far o'er the mam We only know to England She never came again. And eyes grew dim with watching, That yet refused to weep : And years were spent in hoping, For tidings from the deep. It grew an old man's story Upon their native shore God rest those souls in Heaven Who met on earth no more ! IS I O fir 11 A 1' II Y. From the National Portrait Gallery. LEWIS CASS. .., . ' y, v tt , ar, was born m Lxctcr, ISew Hampshire, October 9, 132. His ancestors ii'iro nmrtt, rr Mia lircf cnlllnrs rt fh:H ..v-.v. i..,. ...c v,,...v..o v,. ...., part of the country, and his father bore a commission in tne revolutionary army, which he joined the day after the battle of Lexington, and in which hc continued until the close of the war, having particip ated in the memorable bat tles of Bunker 1T.1I, Saratoga, Trenton, Princeton, Monmouth, and Germantown. He was afterwards a Mjor in Wayne's army. In 1799, he moved with his family to Marietta, but eventually Bellied at Wackalomoka, in the vi cinity of Znnesville, in Ohio, where, after a life of honorable usefulness, he died in August, 1830. His son, Lewis Cass, was educated at the academy of Exeter, and studied law at Marietta, under the late Governor Meigs. He was admitted lo the bar in 1802, ami pursued Ihc practice of his profession successfully during scve ral years. In 1800 hi', was elected a member of the Ohio Legislature. When the enterprise of Colonel Burr began to agitate the coun.try, he wa3 appointed on the committee; to which the subject was luieClWaSI referred, and d' rafted the law which en-I . . I abled the locai' authorities to arrest the men and boati on their passage down the Ohio. Thiis law, interposing the arm of the Stale, bailled a project which was gena rally believe'd to have been of a revolutionary character, and intended to div ide the west from the east. The sam.i pen dratted the aa i a t t i lltcMj0 i dress to Mr. Jcfl erson, which unlolded nst. The nam.", non dnuiea me nu- . e.. -v.- ,' nn LrJ!li...a ...k: itiuiui.iiiuuaBui'jfc " . In 1807. Mr. Cass was appointed Marshal of the S tate which oflke he resigned in 1813 In 1812 he voluntecred his services in the force which was called out to Voin the army under r- i w.n: i ..ii iLii ir iir idi ii iiiidin i iiii. nun innii.iiuii D.iv ton where he tvas elected Colonel liavine to break through an almost trackless wilderness the army suffered o much on its route to Detroit, and it was necessary that the oflucers of the volun teers should be examplers in fatigue and pnvaUon?,.E8l.,uTea . . i. a . . i a military discipline, biiouiu luni uncn. muuarjf uiv- ' , , discouragement, boionei iass was uia.ourcibciiicin. monp the most urgent lor an invasion mong uic MiuBk & . , of the Canadian provinces lmmeaiaieiy ui 1116 vauauiiu j ' ....... J. afr ihe arriv arrited at Detroit;

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ISISIAU SVX, General Hull did not cross the river until after the lapse of several days and thereby lost all the advantages of a prompt and decisive movement. The advanced detachment was commanded by Col. Cass, and he was the first man ho landed, in arms, on the enemy shore, alter the declaration of war. On entering Canada, Gen. Hull distributed a proclamation among the inhabitants which, at the time, had much notorietv. and was generally ascribed to Colonel Cass: it is now known that he wrotr.it. Whatever opinions may have been en tertained of (he ingloiious descent from promise to fulfilment, it was generally regarded as a high sni riled and eloquent document. Col. Cass soon dislodged the British posted at the bridge over (he Canards. There he maintained lis ground, in expectation that (he ar my would advance and follow up the uccess, by striking at Maiden; but he was disappointed by the indecision of the General, who ordered the detachment to return. In all the timorous and inefficient measures which followed, Col. Cass had no responsible participauon. in Known d;?approi-V.'.,v, . j iinuc linn it li unwelcome councillor at head quarters. When the army capitulated he was not present; but the detachment with, which he was serving uhder Colonel McArthur, was included, and being unJ able to retreat by the impracticable route behind it, submitted, and was embarked for Ohio. Col. Cass immediately repaired to Washington, and made a report to Government. In the following spring he was exchanged and appointed Colonel nf (he 97th retriment r . B oi imaniry, ana soon alter was promoted to the rank of brigadier general. He joined Gen. Harrison at Seneca, and crossing lake Erie with him. after lJerry?s victory, was present in the pursuit of Proctor, and participated in the triumph at the Moravian towns. The northwestern campaign being happily terminated, Gen. Cass was left in command of Michigan and the upper province of Canad a. His head quarters were at Detroit, and he thus became the military guardian of the people o ' "--" " '"'v called to preside as civil Governor. In juiy, , Bl4j hc was as?ociated with GcIff i.i tl iiei.u liarnson in a commission to ireai (;it Greeneville, Ohio.) with the Indians, who had taken part against the U. I Slates during the war. A treaty ol . ' . pacification was formed comparative ..i...iu. 3r was resiorea 10 me tier. :i hirrrw hwlv nf ni 1:1ns I , compamed Governor Cass to Detroit, . -'".Mu, , . one penou, .mem- . ! " At -1 n 1 I g.m was iei wun only one company oi regular soldiers for its defense, and that at the time consisted of twenty-seven men. With this inadequate force, and ic oc;il militia, the Governor was for a time, left to defend the territory against the hostile Indians, who were constantly hovering around Detroit. la 1315, after the termination of the war. Governor Cass moved his familv , - to Detroit. Michigan had suffered trreatlv durinsr the war; Detroit exhibited a scene of devastation. Scarcely a family, when it resumed its domestic establishment, found more than me .... .1 .1 i-erniirmf o nf farmer we;il!h and r.omr..rl T . iws hnA hernme si ent. and v-" " " morals had suffered in the general . ... . . , . ' 4-wre.-ir nnM it renmrpfi rrenr nriuienr.e ana an uncommon snare oi nraciicui w;r,. tn le.-.rl h.nrb nennle thus disorrranized. to habits of industry and order. The civil government was cslab-

lished, and such laws enacted as could before ceded, south of Grand river, occurred during his long and intimate "-el mat we hazard nothing in the debe most easily carried into effect. The was acquired. intercourse with the Indians. claralion that the measure of lus fame

legislative power being placed in the hands ol the Governor ana judges,

rendered it a dchcatetasR to aia in ine , . . . ... . , I enacimeni oi laws wmcu weiu iu uv; enforced by the same will: but it was nerformed with decision and cnllEhten- .. u cu ul5crimiI,,u,olu . The Indian relations were iiKewise to be readjusted throughout the westcrn frontier. War had ruptured, or weakened every tie which had previi - .1 I ihA 4.. rr, I U5IJ coiniei icu ure muirs nun uui Ivernmcnt. Dy decisive, but kind mea I , I 111 1-.. . ..1 ..... I su res iae ,,0,,"w ""v.c iinu munci.islcd was converted into a permanent peace, and they reiurnea, uy degrees, - te,r hunung grouuus muu usuai pia ces of resort, with a general uisposmon t s-v iiiro it- t mi i v .4 iiii ii milk o - in l uur ie uic nir i tm, - . . ri a . a - was associatea wun uen. n.niuiui w i . TT:. treat with the Indians ai. run. xueigs. 1,. ., . l r ni.: i j ne noriawesiern uaivoi vinw aoav I . r mi . -.li but'nuired at thi3 lime, ine louowinc

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year he was engaged in the same dutv at bl. lUary s, to carry into elh ct, with certain modifications, the treaty of Port 3Ieigs, and for the acquisition of lud in Indiana. In 1819. he assisted in the j i t I, it in:.uy iiliu ai oagano, uv wnicii lai relinquishments were obtained from the Indians in Michigan, -ih all these negotiations, Governor Cass acted on the principles of frankness and fair reciprocity. Two events occurred this year in Michigan, which cave a new aspect to her hopes and promises of prosperity One was the privilege of electing a del egate to Congress; the other was the sale of lands within the territory. No one exerted himself with more zeal to effect these improvements than the Governor, as he was convinced that the introduction of the elective francise among the people, would elevate their political character, and that bv the sale of public land, the population and pros perity oi liic country would be rapidly idvanced. In 1820, an expedition was planned '-jovcrnor Cass, under the sanction of Mr. Calhoun, then Secretary of War, the object of which was to pass thro" lake Superior, cross the country to the Mississippi, explore the sources of that river, and establish an intercourse with the Indians, on that extensive route. The party combined men of science, who were capable of ascertaining the physical character of the country, and of making an instructive report, among whom were Mr. Schoolcraft, and capt. Douglass of the Corps of Engineers. A preliminary object was, to inform the .. Indians at the Sault de St. Mane, oi the intention of government to establish a military post at that point, and to determine the site. On his ni rival there, Governor Cass assembled the In dians and made known the object in view, iieing under the influence oi a chief who waj notoriously disaffected towards the United States, they heard w - i . i r i the proposition with evident ill will and broke up the council with every appearance ot hostile intentions. 1 hey returned to their encampment, immedi ately transported their women and children over the river, anil raised a n..;,-k ,i.. ;r i..i, ' ne ,i.,r,:,n Governor Cass at once adopted the only I J I course suited to the emergency, iakiiifr nnlv :in mfr-rnre tor with him. llC advanced to the Indian encampment, ..i ; .,i ;.-,.,e(er n-Uh (IliU l( l 1 llil UNIT fill HH.V-I'tv-v " " ,lim)he advanced lo lllc llldian oncampmcnt and pulled down, with his ow n . . 1 i i- . nanus, llie anglo-savage nag, uirecimg th illffirnr(.if.r to inform 'the Indians that u werR nUhin ,he ;liri,dKtion of lhp UnUc( s,at au, lhat ,)0 ol,u.,. flag than theirs must be allowed lo wave over it. Having given this bold and practical rebuke, he returned to his parly, taking with him the Hag, and leaving iho Indians lo further refleclion. The moral influence of this opnorfnne and secmimdv perilous step, was immediately seen; new overtures were made bv the Indians, which led , r- j i ' - to an amicable and satisfactory adjust ment. In 1321, the services ot Gov. Cass I were again brought into requisition by I ,1 ! 4 1 ine government, 10 assist in anouiei treat v to he neot lated at LhlCaco. lie l j - - o embarked at T)el rod. in a birch canoe, ascended the Maumee, crossed into the it? i i i , ijt..i.- a . 4 1. A ilrvu: . J: ii.. ni,;, 1a (K lt;. vv a nas l. nesrenoen inai nveriu m iuiiki, went uowu uiu uiu u. sissinni. and aseeniled that and the lllinois lo Chicago. Bv the treaty formed there, all the country in Michigan, not In 1 323,Governor Cass concluded an arrangement with the Uelaware inuians, by which thev ceded some vaiua- , . ' J . . : ni.:. oie tracts on me inusiaugum, m wmo. ,n 1825 he proceedcd to Prairie du ...l ; ;nMin.. illi P.Pn. """"t , i.iv.u..Ju. Clark, a treaty ol general pacification was concluded among the wnoie normwesterly tribes. In his tour of 1820, Governor Cass had observed that one abundant source of contention among Lll . I 1 f rfnm -v -v i me inutan arose irorn mitt" mm uw - defined boundaries. In order to re I . i . . I , 1 . 1 move mis cause, as many cis imun.aun. of the tribes were collected at this time, m order to ascertain by iraoiuou anu - custom, and establish oy geuoi.ti uu Sent, l.mits ot eacn aom.mon. i :ii iwii niniriiiiii Qirpruirn liiio iivt".'vn "rTZu tended adimi . .u.. .r r:, -md an innease nuuun ui us uwn iunv,i,.- r , r: ...i, h'erta nf fhe ui us iiciuoois. nuuuv-jw I .... : t- nnintA. A rum. - - nij ,c, in k.ni i, v - l a Z e nnAm..nk

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Ell IT LEADS THE WAY. JOE 7, fiS! cm or other known boundaries, was obtained. The beneficial effects et this highly important treaty will be an i u i i : : ; w ith cat h comiiH' !--ir. Al though many may dissent' from tin terms of the treaty for a time, yet lines of separation, defined with so muchsolemnity, and by such general consent, will at least be appealed to as decisive, and become unalterably fixed. War will still prevail, but border contest the mo.-t mveteiale huj ma be nppewscd. sangumary, The following year he again traversed the great lake to fulfil the benevolent purposes of government. A treaty was held at Fond du Lac, with those tribes who were too remote from Prail ie du Chien, to have met there. The great object of these treaties was to remove the causes of contention between tiie tribes, by inducing them to accept of ccrlain.gcographicalor oilier known boundaries, as the limits of each dominion. Cul. McKenney, who was associated with Governor Cass on tins occasion, has given a lively and picturesque account of the excursion. Another treaty was made on the Wabash. on their return from lake. Superior, by which tue Indians ceded of la:;d in Indiana. i la Tire tract In 1C27, treaties were negotiated at Green Bav and at St. Joseph's; Gov. Cass was an agent in both. On his arrival at Green Bay, instead of finding the Winnebagoes, w ho were to have been parties" in the negotiation, he learned that they were collecting in hostile bodies, for the purpose of waging war against the whiles. With iiis "usual promptitude he adapted his course to llie emergencv. j.moaiKeu in a birch a canoe he ascended the Fox river, crossed t lie Portage, and had partly descended the Ouisconsin, when he. perceived an encampment of Winnebagoes on its bank. To show his confidence in them, he landed alone, and approached the wigwams; but the hidians refused to hold any communication with him. After much fruitless endeavor to conciliate, he returned towards his canoe, when a young Indian snapped a rifle at his back. Whether ' i the piece was loaded and missed lire, or the act was an empty, but significant token of enmitv, is not known. Pursuing his course down the river, he reached Prairie du Chien, and found the settlement here in a state of ex treme ahu m. A large boat on the Mis sissippi had been attacked byanumer0us band, and escaped capture only by ' . . . 1 . . 1 - , :l gallant hut bloodv defense; ana a -ll.. f..miU- h,.l I,,;,, n.nnW.l scalped on t'.ie skirts nf fhc village llavmg organize d the inhabitants in the best manner for their own deiense, llierr heiiiff i r rirrisnn there :it llie lime, he descended the Mississippi to hSt. Louis, where the means of defense .,re i l,n kf rA ,l r l,ia enrro-es-tioi a detachment of the United States i ir.ons wn mm-ni! uniho river, in lime r... . v.. . , - to prevent further bloodshed. Iu the meantime Governor Cass returned to the bay, in the same canoe, by way of the Illinois and lake Michigan, having made a circuit of about eighteen hundrcci miles, with unprecedented rapidiI. r . . i . i I iy. liis celerity ot movement, and me aeritv with vvhieh the IT. States troons j seronded his r.il . nrnhnhl v edded a war that might have embraced the whole of I , . . .. . , . . i ie nnri iwest trontier. a npco a on r.n j ...i. i. i. i i :i:.. uoiioweu, wnicn resioreu uauuumu. The nnnare.it vielenre nffered to him bv the Indian on the Ouisconsin. is the only instance of that nature which had h, i 828, another treaty was held by him at Green Bay, and another at St. Joseph s, by which a cession was pro- . J. . ... ? . ... . . '7 cured lor Indiana, in inese various treaties, Governor Cass had been inslru monlnl in .qrnnirin.r for the 1L States. . ; , :. ana rescuing irom me wuaerness, 101 ine great agncuuuiai pui poses oi me country, many millions of acres of land ; and in a manner which ought to leave no consciousness on his mind, that he ui. . . . . I ll'lC ' iTrTP'! VtoH f ha IaI nf 1 C11WT n fl-lhl - 1 ""- b&,w,wu " lvl VI l C41,S' - of Indians. . . I I hn lircr rminil nf lihivjn nnrt . u. Wuin.u v mn.uig.ni mv. ... 1 822. This body relieved the governim JUUS ui uieiriegismiivcuuu, - fe.v. SuvCiiimuH w.... ij .epuoucan .o.m. uuv u inv,njurv.n iw uivy - cils under his administration, were al wavs written m n rhnste and dimmied . i j i . , , , , Rlvlo! indeed all the ntihhc documents , that came from his nen while he was - , . Hnvnrnnr nflin Torn nrv. m.lV he. re

garded as good models of executive composition, and exhibit a highly cultivated literary taste. But his literary reputation rests on a broader and more

appropriate basis than his gubernatorial writing?. Sometime in the year 1825, John Dunn Hunter's narrative appeared, which at the time attracted much attention. Governor Cass, in the course of his tours through the west, had satisged hlTnself that this work was an imposture. In determining to expose it to the world, his mind was led to dwell on the ample subject of Indian character, language, and condition, and he wrote the article which appeared in the fiftieth number of the North American Review. The subject was full of interest, and was written in a style uncommonly earnest and eloquent, and the public was gratified to find that a theme so interesting and important, had engaged the attention of so cultivated and iberal a mind. Another article of his, presenting (he aborigines under new aspects, appeared iu the fifty-fifth num ber of the same periodical. I Ins artiw Inch w as altogether of an histor ical and statistical character, attracted equal attention w ith its precursor. sometime in 1828, an historical socielJ was formed in Michigan, of which Governor Cass was elected the presi(len, He delivered the first address before it in 1829. This address, emll0(1JinS the early history of Michigan, brings it down to the period when the United States came into possession of if 'ts publication excited a spirit of research and enquiry, which has already produced the most beneficial results. m i oou. tovernor iass was invitea by the alumni of Hamilton College, N. York, to deliver an address at their anniversary meeting. He accepted the invitation, and in the address which he delivered he displayed an afiluence of leading ami reflection which proved his acquaintance with most of the departnients ot human knowledge, riomthat college he subsequently received the honorary degree of L. L. D. He had previously been admitted an honorary member of the American Philosophical ..." society, in Philadelphia; of the JNcw ' lampshire, Rhode Island, and Indiana Historical societies; ot the American Antiquarian Society; and of the Columbian Institute. In July, 1 831, having been appointed Secielaryof War by President Jack son, Governor Cass resigned his office s Governor of the Territory, after laving administered it for eighteen cars. When he began his administration, he found the country small in population, without resources, and almost sunk under the devastations of war. lie left it with a wide snread population, and thriving with unprecepipeui. xnis auspicious condition may not all be attributed to executive instrumentality. But an ad I ministration, impartial, vigilant, perva uinS anu uueingent, may De iainy supj- , . . ii- . T i l'U5LU "AVW muueucu I ,1 I I UJ 1 IiJ lo h on all around. It will long be remem bered in Michigan, where its termination is universally regretted. In the important station which he now holds, his sphere of usefulness is enlarged, and none of his predecessors ever enjoyed a r i .r.Z a1 -ei bu.tre oi puonc conuaeuce. , ptnet and punctual in his business Klhirs. n :nn !iflih a lniiiBmnnnArc u ma I with powers nf mind whirh o-rasn. a it i - - & r were ' intuition, CVCrV OblCCt to wmch they are applied united to va"ous and extensive acquirements; we . . A specimen of antiquity in a Sword was icccntlv ,1-Ll111 found at Windsor, in Connecticut. It was discovered pro- - jecling from the hank of Connecticut r. i.i... .1 r f ' "--, '-iow 'eeuN.nc m the ground. The blade is straight, ai)0Ut IS inches in length, bearing the jate of 1554, with a German motto signifying, as wc understand, "God is with us." The rniard is cone. evidenti m n i iy corrouea on oy uie rusu now long it has lain buried in the earth no one I 1 1 iY I i L T T . 1 in 1 . I L. i. - 11, 1 Knows, mougu noi improoaoiy nearly two centuries. It was finally brought to gnt rvy me gradual changes m uic current; oi me river. - . J . . - toxicates the holder and beholder. mm , Kt fhe imnression which beauty makes , u , c .r, c" j;( unon the heart, rehnesmere sensuahtv. , , , , and elevates it to a level with that - ivhirh IS r.eicltial.