All the western states and territories . hen he was, by President Jackson, made secretary ofwar. In the latter part of 1836, President Jackson appointed him minister toFrance, where he remained until 1842, when he requested his recall, and returnedto this country. In January, 1845, he was elected, by the legislature of Michigan,to the senate of the United States; which place he resigned on his nomination, inMay, 1S48, as a candidate for the presidency, by the political party to which hebelongs. After the election of his opponent (General Taylor) to that ofiice, thelegislature of his state, in
All the western states and territories . hen he was, by President Jackson, made secretary ofwar. In the latter part of 1836, President Jackson appointed him minister toFrance, where he remained until 1842, when he requested his recall, and returnedto this country. In January, 1845, he was elected, by the legislature of Michigan,to the senate of the United States; which place he resigned on his nomination, inMay, 1S48, as a candidate for the presidency, by the political party to which hebelongs. After the election of his opponent (General Taylor) to that ofiice, thelegislature of his state, in 1849, re-elected him to the senate for the unexpired poi*-tion of his original term of six years. When Mr. Buchanan became president, heinvited Gen. Cass to the head of the department of state, in which position he hasacquitted himself with characteristic ability. He has devoted some attention toliterary pursuits, and his writings, speeches, and state papers would make severalvolumes.—Lanmans Dictionary of U. S. Congress. WISC 0 Wisconsin derives its name from its principal river, wliich the Chippewas,tIio resided on its head-waters, called the Wees-kon-san, which signifies gathering of the waters. TheFrench voyageurs called it Ouiscojisin,the first syllable of which is nearerthe Indian sound than Wis. Thefirst white men on the soil of Wis-consin were two French fur traders,who passed the winter of 1659 amongthe Indians of Lake Superior. Ar-riving at Quebec the next summer,with sixty canoes, loaded with furs,and manned with 300 Algonquins,they aroused a spirit of religiouszeal among the Jesuits to bear thecross in the cabins of those distanttribes. In 1661, Father Mesnardwent on a mission to the south sideof Lake Superior, where he residedmore than eight months, surroundedby savages and a few French voy-ageurs: he finally perished, in someunknown way, in the rocky pine clad wilderness. Undismayed by his sadfate a successor was appointed, Father Claude Allouez, who arri
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