Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1846-06-16

\ bill is before Congress- which will likely pass,
raising the pay OF volunteers TO $40 per month We
hope may pass JefeFsOniaa.
We were surprised tile above from neigh
Dor Elder We will not accuse HIN Of Intentional erTor,
ana only suppose rl.or4ncs and zeal the sap
port the policy of the administration,
duce him ridiculous position. It IS true
90 receive the 'regaisr proceedings Of Congress
and II IS equally that reaa them We
positively uneuivoeaily that the pay Of volunteers
is but 8 per month And the editor Of the Jefersonan
would 20 wei pay attention facts before he
tempts denoance others HIS ignorance i
bic, long he be the editor Of newspa-
per The respondent Of the Baltimore Patriot al
uding tins reduction the wages of soldiers, makes
the following remarks which worthy the consae
Of the people; AMI commend them TO the notice OF
Mr.. Elder IN particular.
.There important fet that the people all the
country Ought 10 know, hieh that while the Wings
Congress. the pay Of volunteers from
s. SO per month ami give each who during
the hundred ana siNty Of the public land
inGucemtnt them 90 the defence OF tlleir
country, the Iocotocos, almost IN body, voted against
increasing their pay giving them the Of land;
The other day, the House II the Senate the war
bill, called, increasing the pay Of volunteers to
$40 per month. The Senate amended the BILL by sub
shutting :. for $40 and when the bill returned to
the uouSc every Iocofoco present but eight voted
gree the Scuates amendment. They voted that $
per month enough. after alt. the volunteers
They receiving per day themselves; bat what Of
that They members Of Congress-not mechanics
and hard aboriug men,
To-day. Mr.. Stewart submitted resolution directing
the comm military atirs report hilt
the pay the volunteers 10 per month"; and CIV
them hundred and sixty each of the public
lands, aud moved suspension OF the rules that SAID
oution might be considered 1t b. ing important
the yeas aud nays ordcrcdand how think YOU
>a>tend rules, while ali the .ocofocos bat
voted II the negative, The party still tacy yo-
ting that $ per month sufficient for The poor and
brave fellows who volunteer fight Tor and protect their
country! no wish to the with Mexico boug ut
a speedy and successful termination and willing.
and anxious, 10 pat the compensation high enough to
make induce IL for good and substantial men
Q volunteer'-IAe Wings. Who wish . protract the
war, and unwilling allow the volunteers of
Land than s. per month fghting the battles
their country The Iocofocos, their may give
the answer
We have also a private letter from a member of Con
gross, corroboratng the above of facts.
The Hon. Thos. ienIy Indiana, inquiries
the office the Adjutant General ashington
following the pay of the volunteers: ls Sergeant
$40 per months ID 30 and lth do sl3 do Corporal -
do; Musicians, = do; Private, 81 do
The volunteers Will be required cloe tiemsev, for
which they will receive the following allowances from
tho OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES for year, 3e, Musician
do, SIS; Corporal and private do, S36
Mr.. Hcny Of the opinion that the pay of volunteers
serving will be by Congress s. per
month"; the allowed Q mounted
Mr. Elder says he would like to see the price raised to
so. Why then does he defend his party Congress
who unanimously opposed al Increase Is
becau he holds office by the has party
and that base, doglke seryii'y, is tho price he pays