The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1848-10-27

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AS Senator, I'd session, 29th
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AS Senator, Special session,
1s45. 45.................... 432 90
Total 81 .432 90
Here then we have an over-charge of
fourteen hundred and thirty-tUo dollars
for mileage, received by Gen. Cass, a can
didate for the highest Office in the gift Of
the American people.
General Cass was also member of
the Senate, during the Session of lS47-
'4S, and we suppose received the same
amount of extra" mileage. But as we
have no means of ascertaining the pre-
else amount, we say nothing about it.
We now call upon The Editors of the
Eagle, who claim to be "conservators of
the peoples morals" we call upon the
gentlemen stumpers of Locofocoism, we
call upon all those men who, love "hon-
esty and fair.dea'ing," to assist us in ex-
posing this "dishoaesty' of Lewis Cass
who now asks the American people for
their sulfrages.
Gentlemen, one and all, we now will
test your honesty of purpose, your purity
of motive. You know that these things
are so. lfyou do not the document. pure
aud genuine, endorsed by James X. Polk
and RobertJ Walker, will convince you.
It is open for your inspection. lfyou do
not come up to the mark, we will expose
your hypocricy and deceit.
Particularly to the Senior of the Eagle,
we would address ourselves. He claims
to be "conservator of public morals"-
a man in high station to expose the dis.
honesty of the peoples servants. Let him
but back out from exposing these over
charges Of Gen. Cass, for mileage, and
we will place mark upon his brow, that
all may see it, He cannot claim exemp-
ton because Gen. Cass is his candidate.
And more than this, we can tell him that,
if Representatives do not, Senators do
"eertJy upon honor" to their accounts,
aud General Cass, as Superintendent Of
Indian affairs, did "certify upon honor
so says the document
And now, fellow. democrat, let US turn
your attention, for moment, to General
ZACHARY TAYLOR.
This same document says that no did
not receive dime of"extra" compensa
tion-yet you know that he performed
more extra" services than ever Genera
Cass did.
This same document says that he re
ceived~not dime for mileage, yet ht
has travelled from Kentucky to Fort Har
: rison; all over our North western frontier
during the last war and the Black Hawl
War; way down through the swamps O
Florida; To Matamoras. Palo Alto, Resa
ca de la Palma, Monterey. and to Buen
! Vista; all the time adding lustre to tn
}. American name and honor to the Anne,
: ican arms, never "leaving wounded sol
dier between him and the foe;" inspiril
g ing his gallant soldiers by his courage
kindness and humanity, so that when fC
U a moment the tide of battle was again.
our army, his form, in the distance, woul
Q raise the shout, "Old lack Is coming,
o and the stoutest and most determined el
emy would stand appalled,, give a hast
II FIRE aud theh retreat. The hasty fire ht
Is already been given. The gallant Penn
70 sylvania. Florida, Georgia and Ohio re!
y imenis have routed the foe, and Oh
c. Zack's voice is again heard, "be kind au
humane to fallen enemy"
I'd Such is the man, fellow democrat, "
present to you in opposition to Gen. Cas-
Few men have performed more "extI
~ services" and travelled more extra mile
IN than he, yet the public records say, ar
or they tell the truth, that he has never cha
Id ged any "extra compensation" or "ext
m mileage"