Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1848-10-04

j. W hist governor OF Mich gan Lewis Cass
received sixty THOUSAND DotrAEs Tor extra ser
wees. Wiilout special opp rop uou BY law. ami
without rendering specific aceouut<- NraTis the
Whole OF II paid his osn certificate
>. From l-2i 10 i~2- Lewis Cass drew ST.
$50 year fregi the pab5e Treasury, which WAS
allowed hin by Mr. Caii4oan. al consideration
among other taing>s Il his SERVICES RIA superIu-
tending the Indian ae+ucj~~ at Fort " ayn-. Pr
qua aaa [ hicago- Ia l~-z-. uy eonceailng that
fact from Mr. Porter anI ir- Wtft. I*~ : as
prevaa.eu Oh them II allow him ANOTHER ,1t3
! Year, f6r that whole trrni. for superinsenfin.
si.e iu1ian asenc a. Fort Wayne, plGua, an.
Chicago. on the pretence Tia. he MAS receiving
No ce:npr asatfon therefor.
; While Secretary of War, Lewis Cass pre-
s-ntea another account FIR ii.r years ie-t. Is o,
aiid seven months III al. besng for The second
81 ..l0t a We ar. for al Fort w yue Piqua.
Chicago, ami endorsed il ,het Il WIS quite uS
the Il, being, that IL gross
~ EetL,rIvE-
l. la 1921, Lewis Cass received $3.50 com
mutation money fer 10 ra,ioas a day. for seven
wears. as NJ. NcCfrilanl SAYS. fur supporting
iatians.' there being net particle of Proet that
Lewis Cass supported any lnaians, All large APP
preparations for the ''co IilugencIe, of his ind
saperiats nd~ney having been ALREADY maze.
). IN 1921, M. Cess went TO W Washington. 10
sesfts las aeeo4afs- This oecap pied him 33> DAYS
For this visit, he ch urged the United States ST.
Is; drawing at the same time THREE SALARIES.
for alleged services in Nehig lu, one Of 1000
as governor. and two of 81 500 each, Indian
superintendent All this time he was of course
unable ,seharg - the duties OF eae of those
three offices. In loii. consequently. while MI
Cass MAS Secretary al War, the United States
p III w N. ~ oodbridgt, WHO acted governor
md sap-riuend-n Mt. curing Lewis Cass'~ seuee,
u salary at ie rate al 81 400 year. for aischasg
ing Lewis Cas- aaf1es dassng t.ose ssfs 21-
dags. THIS was, dou5:, due M. " uodaf.a.e
but i. ought to have been paid by Mr.. Cass.
g. So in 1923 1899. Lewis Cass attended II I
days IN w asisington. prepariag an iaaian code,
charging for 1t 81 ,o2J. Al, tbs time his pay
gong governor aud superintendent ali
Ibis t,ar, wn. u oodb-ii-r was Going Lewis
Cass's DUTIES at Detroit. and was paid for doing
them out of the Treasury OF the United States
several yeats Afterwards, wh..e Mr.. C-ss was
Secretary of War.
:. In 1896, Lewis C.,ss. as governor of Michi-
gan. received S...9pD for his salary as governor
5000 as tnsian superintendent, and i,lbD fo'
other alleged extra services, iii negotiating trea
iits, " IA " ooaDllage, ineanwhlie, Gid las ia
ties governor, aud was pasi Tor doing them by
Tie w ar Departme Mt. while lie wis tass was Sc
r.tsrv.
I :. In iS3., Lewis Cass was noulinallv minis
ter i. PARIS. ana TIA It pfeisnce RECEIVING s.,
100 a year irou the United States, while he wa
/ really cruising about the Mediterranean. i'll arm
ed ships OF ih- Unit. States ami travelling IA
the last The secretary Of legation. during Ia,
i5ss.e ace, charges the United States the salary
charge q 'aiiures. aui Cum lnoioie Elliott brin =
the expenses of entertaining the minister's fam
iy into his annual accounts,
We ask the countrymrn of WAsHiN0roS
MADISON. JEFFERSON, MONROE. aud IlARRIsoS =
men VINO were chlvalrouSly nice on tins pecuni
AIRY pancttio-if they viii raise sordla an,
crasping creature Of ENTR, ALLOWANCES TO tn
Preside ncy OF the United statcsl