Excerpt from Sketch of the Life and Public Services of General Lewis Cass: With the Pamphlet on the Right of Search, and Some of His Speeches on the Great Political Questions of the Day A desire to present a fair and impartial history of the public career of one of the greatest of American States men', has prompted the compilation of the following pages. However great may be the difference of opinion, politically regarded, between the reader and the distinguished sub jcet of the work, the former cannot but feel a just and honorable pride, in the successful career, the command ing position, and the statesmanship of his countryman. Whether he be viewed at the bar, on the battle field, 'as civil governor, in the cabinet, at the foreign court, or in the senate. He stands forth a noble monument of the te wards of industry, integrity and patriotism, -a cheering example to the young men of the Union, to strive to fol low in bile path. 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.