Weekly national intelligencer., 1848-10-21

&c. amounted during the first eight years of his official tem
only sa 1890, being less than S27l year. which Gen.
Cass regularly charged to the Government and which
regularly repaid to him.
In 1921, eight years after Gov. Casss appointment he
made general charge against the Government Of 500
year for fuel Office rent &C., and $3.50 for making
year for the whole eight years. from which the s27l
year actually dsbursed and repaid to Gen. Cas de-
Quoted, Os stated by Mr. McCalla, p. l6, thus
I" Eight years at s., 500. observation-disclosures Sl2, 900 90
1920 days, at ten raons per day. at 20 5,s40 90
I7,s40 90
From which is deducted. ................ 1875 33
Being part of the above Of SO, l62. 80 re-
ceiyed by Gov. Cass from the United States
during the eight years aforesaid and leaving
balance o.. ..........-.. ;............ l6,563 6f
clear profits, which into Gov. Casss private pocket,
and which he continued receive with $40 ayear additional
for ten years. until he appointed Secretary Of War in 1884,
amounting, with $4,000 Of other extras, S6s 99o &C.
admitted by Messrs. Richie & Co. To which add the
81 SO previously received by Gov Cass for bis actual dis
busements, making aggregate Of s66 70 received
and above his legal salary, and without the authority
lion of law.
During the whole eighteen years that Gen. Cass held the
Office of Governor Of Michigan application made
to Congress TO sanction these charges by
appropriation to pay them, but the whole taken of
the appropriations made for the Indians Congress having
however, in way discovered these abuses in s2l
stricted these appropriations to their legitimate objects In
consequence Of which Mr. Calhoun then Secretary of War;
addressed the following letter Mr. Cass dated the 29h of
May, 1922:
81 consequence Of the temper manifested in Congress-
the late session. in relation TO allowances made Governors
of Territories snpentendents of Indian affairs and also
the reduced appropriation which has been made the Indian
Department. il deemed advisable reduce those allowances
The ten raons per day which formed part of the allowance
to you will be accordingly discontinued, and the allowance
500 only for clerk hire, office rent &C. will be continued
| from the last settlement"
Strange seem from the date Of this letter. intended
to restrict Gov Cass to $500 year. he managed receive
$4,000, instead Of 81, 500 from that time up the end Of
his service in 1881 managed in this way. He
quesced in this decision, and received his 81 500 year
about years. then III $685. favorable opportunity offer
ing, he brought forward another claim Of 500 year for
services alleged TO have been rendered beyond the territorial
limits Of Michigan, which be lack the time his ations
stopped by Mr. Calhoun in 1922 and which he
tnued to receive, with his other 500 salary, up
the time he went into the War Office in 1884, So that his
extra allowances instead Of being reduced intended by
Mr. Calhoun to ST. 500, actually increased to $4,000
year. which he continued receive with eight dollars day
and forty cents mile for travelling in negotiating treaties with
Indians, amounting s2 600 for years. when
his office expired in 1881.
To show the exnasagan character Of these extra charges
made by Gov. Cass sufficient the single fact
proved by the records referred to- that Gen. Cass while Gov
Of Michigan actually received in the shape Of
extra charges than double the amount paid all the other
Governors Of all the other Territories Of the United States
similar services from the foundation Of the Government up
the present timc
The late message Of President Polk having compelled Mr.
tche and the committee admit the Of
ceved by Gov. Cass, they attempt justify
him by abcang Of the base and bareaced ISLANDERS
against Gen. Taylor that conceived uttered They
that in addition to his regular pay Of $685. 42s4 Gen.
| Taylor rcoeiccd s74, s64 extra pay.
Now distinctly that this charge Of S74 s64 Of extra
pay against Gen. Taylor, in addition to his regular pay
sheer fabrication without shadow Of foundation TRUTH and
utterly dpoyed by the very documents they refer sup
port it, not only assert that this charge against Gen. Tay-
lor false in all its parts but will undertake pay OF
my own pocket every dollar that Mr. Richie and his coau-
tors Of this charge Of s64 pay received by
Gen. Taylor, in addition his regular pay, amounting to
81, making, they alleged an aggregate Of
$685. 2s5s4 provided they will agree acknowledge the
ebood if they fail to establish the charge. Must not the
deliberate fabrication Of such fasehoods destroy the repua.
ton Of General Taylor Of the pures baves and best
Of country, destroy oil confidence in elna-
mating from this in future That there may be no
mistake give the charge made against General Taylor in the
very words Of the pamphlet, as follows
"The reader may well imagine the aggregate amour, Of
money drawn from the public Treasury by Gen. Taylor il he
added to hs allowances his regular pay for than forty
years Of all its grades, from that OF lieutenant major
general In the addenda to Sewas speech his regular pay
is stated at S93 42lS4 Stewart to make his one
doubt reduced this aggregate the lowest SCALE But
suming to be true, the addition Of this amount S93 42l s4
regular pay TO the allowances Of Ss64 proved by the
cord, will make the handsome Of Sl6s 2s5 s4one hun
ded and siSy-eight thousand two hundred and eighty five
dollars and eighty -four cents received by Gen. Taylor.
Now il is this additional charge Of S74S64 Of extra pay
that say is utterly false and unfounded every dollar and
every cent Of which have agreed pay, and on the terms
mentioned, every dollar they establish by record to
true. These gentlemen further that Andrew Stewart
and bis coadutos finding that the report only did sus
tain his statements, but exposed its utter goundessnoss anc
Taylor exceeding those fabricated by against Genera
Csss, prccened The publication Of tie document when ex
acty the Of this is the fact Finding the documen
did sustain every cont charged against General Cass an
showed not cent Of pay received by Genera
Taylor, "Andrew Stewart and his coadjuors did no, pre-
vent, but procured the publication Of the document cop,
Of which, endorsed ordered TO be printed" in the hand
Of every member Of Congress in the United States Yet it
chic Co. say suppressed and they no doubt ao,
" had been, az detects and exposes their fasshoods
For conclusive evidence Of the fac. tha, General Taylor