General Cass was true to the flag. His influence. like that of Douglas. sustained the wavering. checked the disloyal. and inspired the patriot. The homes which he more than any other had opened for the emigrant. the civilization which he more than any other had promoted and encouraged. then sent forth hundreds of thousands of men to die. if need be. for the Union. He saw the flag trailed in dishonor. he lived to see it restored in glory. He saw the staff stripped of the emblem of a united country before hostile cannon. he lived to see it bend beneath the streaming folds. no star blotted out and no stripe discolored. when it was again hoisted amid the salvos of artillery.
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