Staunton Spectator, And General Advertiser

Gen. Cass As A Warrior.—The Locofoco press are trying to set off the immense popularity of Gen. Taylor, derived from his splendid achievements, by showing that Cass too is a great warrior. The battle at the Aux Canards (Duck river, for he too is a Duck river hero,) is cited as a proof of his great military skill. To judge of the nature of this exploit, it may be necessary to mention that Hull, on his trial, pleaded in defence of his conduct the rawness of his troops. He said there was but one regiment among them (Col. Miller's) that had been tried; for the insignificant skirmish at the Bridge at Aux Canards he presumed would not be insisted on as an exception. That is the substance of what he said, though we do not pretend to quote his very words. We have his trial, however, and it will be easy to state his exact words should it be deemed necessary.

If Gen. Cass had never been a candidate for the Presidency, so little impression had this exploit made upon the public, that there would not have been, at this moment, one man in fifty who knew anything about it. We confess we had thought we knew something about all the great battles of the last war; but we had forgotten this. Every body has heard of the Thames, of Sackett's Harbor, of Chippewa, of Niagara, of Fort Erie, of Plattsburg, and of New Orleans; but who ever heard of Aux Canards, until lately?-R. Whig.