The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1848-08-21

| GEN. Cass's FINANCIAL ExPLoITs.-In the
House of Representatives on the 9th inst, Mr.
Stewart of Pennsylvania produced resolu-
ton specifying the many numerous charges
made agains the Government in the shape OF
ertras for alleged extra services which have
been allowed and paid and pocketed by Gen.
Cass, with the proper dates and documentary
references, and calling upon the Secretary OF
the Treasury to communicate to the House
forthwith the vouchers for said accounts as
rendered by Gen. Cass.
The Washington correspondent of the Balti-
more Patriot gives the following account of
the exposition made by MIR. Stewart and the
fate OF his resolution. Read it, fellow-citizens,
and then say if this Cass. standing as he now
does before you, is the man you should delight
to honor.
According to this resolution, giving facts,
dates, and figures, carefully hunted out and
arrayed in order, Gen. Cass received his 81 y
| 600 per annum as Governor OF Michigan Terri
tory for some thirteen years, and besides some
sxty odd thousand dollars for other services,
and moneys alleged to have been paid out OF
| his own funds for the Government during the
same period of time.
After he had made these charges aud receiv-
ed his pay, the regular salary as Governor, and
$50 900 and upwards, in the shape of extra al
lowances, he was made Secretary of War.
1t appears that, when he entered on the du-
ties of the chief officer of the War Department,
he found himself indebted to the Government.
$4,000. What course did he pursue? Why
according to Mr.. Stewards resolution of facts,
dates, and figures, he made up new account
during the first year he presided over the War
Department, in which he charges the fresh sum
of $50, 22S SO against the Government for past
extra services rendered, running back through
ten or twelve years, duringa period in which
all of his own account were or ought to bave
been, rendered and settled in quarterly returns
This account of S53. 25 SO, made out while
he was Secretary of War, under his potent in
| fluence and direction or otherwise, was audit
ed and agreed to by the subordinates, which
brought the Government in debt to Gen. Cass
some S35, 075. in addition to the majestic sums
he had before charged and received. A war.
rant was drawn for its payment. He received
the money-pOcketed it-and wrote upon the
account as audited that inasmuch as he was
Secretary of War he would defer the settle
ment of the account to a future day.
After he LETT the War Department, and or
the eve ofh;s leaving the country for France
he got the then Second Auditor, VIM. B. Lew
is, TO put the old account in proper order and
have it endorsed BY the then Secretary Of War
The work was done. The date of the warrant
by which Gen. Cass pocketed the S35. 075 was
July l 1882; the number of the warrant 1905
Objections being made 10 MIR. Stewards reso
luton, he moved to suspend the rules that ht
might offer it. On this motion the yeas ant
nays were ordered, and they stood, yeas 81
nays 6l--not two-thirds voting in the afEirma
i've, the motion failed. You will see wher
the yeas and nays are published ioho voted t.
get rid of the call for the vouches! IL those
voucbes could be produced and would satisf,
the people, would they not be called for aut
produced with alacrity by the friends of Gen
Cass.