Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1848-09-27
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The Washington Battery contains the fol.
lowing summary OF Cass's Peculations, which
we commend to our readers. The Battery
says: We cannot say that we propose to give
the matter in a nut shell-ihat would not be
easy with such a mass OF populations as mark
the public life of Lewis Cass. We propose
merely TO run over a few items:
l.. Whilst Governor of Michigan, Lewis
Cass received
o- S69, 00OEO
for extra services without special approprla-
ton by law, and without rendering any spe-
cltic accounts. This fact rests on the author
ity OF the public documents which are before
the country.
ii. The same public documents show that
Lewis Cass, from 1921 to lS2S; drew
Os-Sl ,500-EO
a year from the public treasury, which was
allowed him by Mr.. Calhoun, in considera =
ton (among other thiugs) Of his services in
experimenting the Indian agencies al Fort
Wayne, Piqua, and Chicago. In 1928, by
CoNCEALlNG THE FACT from Mr.. Por-
ter and Mr.. Writ. that Mr.. Calhoun had made
this allowance, Lewis Cass RECEIVED A
MOTHER
Og-Sl ,5OOLO
a year Tor the whole term, Tor experimenting
the Indian agencies at Fort Wayne, Piqua,
and Chicago, on the pretence that he was re-
ceiviag NO compensation therefor.
Ill. Whilst he was Secretary of War, Lew
is Cass presented another account for the year
1881, being Tor this SECOND
Os-Sl ,500-EO
4 year for services at Fort Wayne, Piqua, and
Chicago. &c, and endorsed on ii that it was
quite unexceptionable. Whereas, the fact
was, that so far from being unt xceptiona5Ie
II was grossly and abomniable peculatiye.-
This amount he was Afterwards paid.
~. In 1921, he received from Mr.. Calhoun
'ommuta,ion money at the rate OF
us-l0 RATlONS A DAYyO
for this whole gubernational term up to
hat time being as Mr.. M'CleIland says in his
'p'e-h, "ior supporting Indians" There is
not ID particle OF proof that Mr., Cass ever ex-
pended a single dollar for supporting ln1i-
aus, or feeding Indians; and II he had made
any such expenditures, were they not all
covered in the large sums received annually
by Mr.. Cass, Tor his Indian contingent
cIss
V. MIR. Cass went on 10 Washington in
1871, TO settle his own accounts. So abomi
ably enlangled we're they, aud unreasonable
,ud extortlonale was he IN his demands, that
tool him TWO HUNDRED AND ElGH-
~ DAYS to settle these same accounts
COZ this visit To Washington he charged the
United States ) ,4io. lie took away with
I'm from Washington on this excursion a
,out
0T-22 COOLED
IN a lump for EXTRAS. Under these cir.
cumstances we think il was hard that Uncle
sam should have been called upon 10 pay Tor
neaving the poker.
vi. During this last mentioned visit OF
? 2Oo DAYS at Washington, Lewis Cass not only
charged his time and expense to the United
States. bat ne drew ONE SALARY OF 81 900
a. Governor OF Michigan, u dfWO SALA-
klES OF 81 $40 each as Superintendent OF In.
dian affairs. All tins lime he was, OF course
unable 10 discharge the duties OF any one OF
these Three Offices. Bat TINS Was not the
worst oi IT.. Poor Uncle Sam was called up
on IN 1854. 10 pay Nm. Woodbridge. who
ao,ed as hoveluor Ia Lewis Cass's absence, d
salary at The Tate ul
U-Sl ,500ZO
d year Tor dis~charslus Cess duties during
these very 2US days. This was due 10 Mi,
Woodbridge. no doubt, but il ought 10 have
been paid By MIR. Cass. Il Was paid, how
ever, by the United States, while Mir. Cas-,
was Secretary OF Mar.
VII. So ia ie25 aud 1879, Lewis Cass at
tended III DAYS al Washington preparing d
code tor the regulation OF Indian Affairs, al s.
b day and mileage from Detroit and back
Go amounting TO