The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1848-08-19


charges are not promptly explained or dis
proved.
Mr.. COBB VIII the gentlemen excus
me, 1desire 10 know whether the gentle
man from Pennsylvania intends 10 charge
or desires to make the impression on TIT
mind Of this country, that Governor Cass has
contrary toiaw, or contrary 10 good morals
drawn one xacilat from the Treasury OF tn.
United States?
Mr.. STEWART. II the gentleman want,
my opinion he shall have it. In my opin.
ion he did. He was legally entitled te
nothing but his salary of Two thousand dol
lars per annum. But, sir, l will not be
drawn from my purpose by permitting my
self 10 be catschised. My object Is sim
pie statement of facts, drawn from official
sources. Those facts will speak for them-
selves; and shall not permit myself TO be
verted from the duty have un,lei taken to
discharge in The short space Of one hour,
which is allowed me, by any false issue
which the gentleman may wish to raise.
[ shah stats facts and prove them from Of
fetal records, ana then shall call upon
gentlemen, tire friends Of Governor Cass,
to deny or to justify them if they can. l
repeat, for am very desirous to be dis
timely understood, that / charge Governor
Cas-. witt: having drawn o,4i2 as extra
allowances over and above his legal salary
of $4,000; and l shall soon proceed to max g
and prove other statements Of worse charac,
ter even than this, which will tax all the
ingenuity Of gentlemen to answer or
evade.
Mr.. McLANE. Were not those charger
ofex,ra allowances allowed by some Off
Ger of the Government
MIR. STEWART. He got the money. and
Of course they must have been allowed in
some way Or other. But he would tell the
gentleman something aboa. The ',modus ope
randp after while lie begged gentlemen
however, to be PATENT and if they could
not be patient, 10 be as patient as they could.
| have been much abused BY the parry
press of the county for making these char.
ges; but so long as | am sustained by official
documents, can we'll disregard the outcry
of,he party organs. lspeak of the Official
cond uct of Governor Cass. speak OF him
as public officer. speak Of him now,
when he is candidate for the President Of
the United States and l maintain that! or
any other citizen of these Unied Safes,
have the RICH: TO submit his conduct 10 the
most rigid examination; for ifhe could be
false 10 his trust in all inferior ofiice-lf he
has done that which cannot be justified a.
the Governor Of Territory, what msy he
not do, If he should be elected President Of
the United Sia;es2 If no has taken $50,
900 or $4,000 as extra pay while lie waS
Governor ofthe Territory Of Michigan: what
may he not do when entrusted with the
management Of thirty or forty millions Of
dollars. That is a question OF 6 eat mo-
ment; from an examination OF which will
NO, shrink or be deferred by anything lha,
can be said or done here or elsewhere. !
defy end despise the abuse OF a corrupt and
venal press and Of the ioui.mouthed sian.
derer have a duty 10 discharge-a duty
| owe to my country, to save ii i'll can from
falling into the hands Of "the spoilers" 10
defend tito the extent Of my humble abil-
lty against the utterly ruinous consequences
which, in my conscience l believe may
follow another administration under the
Cass and Polk system of Policy, in both lis
foreign and domestic influence.
General Cass is tho candidate OF ono par
" in this county for the highest office to
which he can aspire, and the propricty OF
placing hun in tina, office may be deserm,n
ed bv his official conduct in the Offices 10
which lie has been appointed. The gen.
tleman from Michigan, in his defence Of
General Cass insinuated, and suggested
tina, General Taylor, the candidate OF the
Wing party, had received more extra pay
than General Cass ever received 1t APP
pears 10 me that The gentleman from Mich
gan is very unfortunate in his line Of de-
fence ofGeneral Cass. If Gen. Taylor had
received more extra pay than General Cass
i, may show Tia, Gen Taylor has been guilty
of preying on this Government, and plung-
ing his arm as deep as possible into The pub
lie treasury; but ifirue; is tha. any excuse
for Governor Cass for dong the same thing!
But the gentleman is no more fortunate in
his facts than in hi. line Of defence. Gens
eral Taylor received more extra pay than
General Cass! Why, sir, am prepared ,o
prove, and will prove, 10 the satisfaction
of The gentleman and Of the world, from
official records, that, during space Of forty
years-and l call upon gentlemen 10 mark
i,-General Taylor has no. contaminated
his fingers with single dollar Of extra pay
This is shown by official reports made In
answer to call tor statement Of all the
extra pay of all the officers of the army
from the foundation Of the Government to
the year 1912, when these reports were
made. Here are the reports, cir, which
were made after two years careful examlna
ton gilmore than 4o, 900 accounts, showing
avery ,1ullar IF eYtra nav TO every OttlCer,