Democratic banner., 1848-10-23
EXTRA ALLOWANCES.

The Republican, of the 18th, contains an
article with the following startling caption :
"7He official editor cornered-a falsehood
uttered and q Gaksehood nailed to the coun-
ter as base COIN" We were led as a mat
tier of curiosity to read the disclosure, and
found, as usual, a great amount Of wind and
gass, without judgment or reason. The
facts are these:-For the purpose of manu-
Featuring political capital one Stewart, Of
Pennsylvania, commonly known as OgL
Stewart, from his following in the footsteps
of his reckless predecessor in infamy, open
y charged in Congress that Gen. Cass had
received a great amount Of extra pay from
the government, whilst acting as Governor
Of Michigan, over and above his regular
salary, seeking thereby to make the impress
SION that Gen. Csss had wronged or de-
Ifrauded the government. Not satisfied with
greatly exagerating, and in many instances
actually doubling the amounts paid, but
dishonesty concealed or failed to state the
character of the services for which these
allowances were made. A large portion
was for actual expenses incurred while ne
gotiating treaties for the government at re-
mo e places in the wilderness in the West
the residue was a compensation for his ser
ces. No man but the variest party hack
would have said aught to a single allow
ance made to Gen. Csss, for the most reck.
less have not dared to deny twas not earn
ed, every dime of it. But our readers
well know that these malicious charges
were greedily copied into the wing jour-
mails, the Republican among them, from one
end Of the Union to the other. II was to do
Justice to Gen. Cass, and toshow these pol
|~iticians the recklessness of their course,
thatthe Washington Union made a fair COM
|putation of the extra allowances made
both to Cass and to Taylor. The same thing
was doue by Democrats in Congress, but
the wing majority would not suffer the facts
to be published. This publication of Tsy-
|lor's allowances, by the Union, has taken
the wings all aback. Reverdy john
son, Of Marylsnd, in a fit of desperation
writes to Adjutant Gen. Jones to know
Firsf-If, from the commencement of
bis military service to the present time, Gen
Taylor yer applied for, or received in.
the form Of pay, e%moluments or otherwise,
one dollar more than the laws in terms al
lowed; and
SecOndy.-Whsther his pay and emolu-
ments during the period he has been q Ma
jor General, have not been the same as those
received by General Jackson whilst he
held the same post in the army Of the Unit
ed States?
No body W conten6sd that Gen. Tay-
lor had received illegal pay, nor can it be
shown that Gen. Cass did. Cass did per.
form extra servaces which cost him immense
sums that were met by his government
General Taylor did receive extra pay, and
it cannot be shown that he was ever call
ed to perform extra services, by negotiating
treaties, as was Csss, Jackson and Harri-
son. The following is
Aejutdnt Gen. JONES' reply.
Washington, Oct. 2, lS4S.
DEAN SIR:- i duly received your letter
of the Both ult., and having examined the
article in the Union of September 20, re-
ferrrd to, have no hesitation in saying that
all the pay and allowances specified asI
been received by Msior General
were in strict conformity to law snd|
the Regulations Of the War Department.
made pursuant thereto; and aie precisely
such as any other officer similarly situated
would have been entitled to receive.
am, sir, very respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
r. JONES, Adj. Gen'l.
Hon. R. Johnson, Baltimore, Nd.
) tits this reply the Republican makes SUCH
9 flourish over, as melting the Union's|
to the counter. It will be seen FROM
Jones' reply that Taylor did receive the ar
ticles specified by the Union, which he says|
he had a right to receive. The same
can be said of Cass, Whiggery is tired