Evansville weekly journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 184?-18??, 1848-07-20

ing, but his official conduct was a fair and le-
CLIMATE subject of discussion; and he would
not shrink from the discharge of his duty, be
the consequences what they may. 1t was 10
T.. the extra charges he wished to call the special
attention of his friends, and he would be glad
If they could furnish some satisfactory expla-
nation of these extraordinary charges, which
he feared they could not and would not.
He hoped the friends of Gen. Cass would
examine these matters and be able to give
some ex pIanatioa of the subject. The people
of this country would expect it TO be cleared
up some how or other, though he believed it
Moed be found that there were no vouches TO
sustain these extra charges-not the oath of
single witness 10 establish their Justice, but
they were left 10 depend mainly ifnot aitogeth-
er on the statements of Gen. Cass himself, on
his own ipSe DIRT. But his hour was fast
wasting away and must hurry on.
There was another thing to which he de-
sired to refer. Ii he had the time he wonld
like to refer TO the expenditures during the
present war with Mexico. He, however, had
not the time TO refer satisfactorily 10 the waste
ulexpenditnre of money. There had been
much of it squandered amongst Presidential
partisans and fayorites; some rewarded with
high Offices, such as Pillow & Co., and Others
with fat contracts. They had paid for the
n,
the sum Oils 500 had been paid for old and
worthless vessels. But he had not time to
refer to these mattersin detail, which he had
before him; he might put them in his speech
should he ever write ii out. But he must has
ten 10 advert to another thing, which would
show how the great economist of this Admin
7stTalon spent "the peoples money for the
peoples benefit His attention had been
called to the fact that this Government had
been expanding the peoples money for the
benefit of hundreds of their partisaus and pet.
for actually doing nothing; and in tHany of the
custom-bouses In the country at this time the
receipts were wholly inadequate to the pay.
ment of the officers who were qurtered on the
public. Ear instance, there were fifty custom
houses, OF which he had made list, that col
lected the sum of ia ,425 II; TO collect which
an expense was incurred of 36l ,075 Sc owe
and above The entire receipts of the officers
a clear loss to the Treasury of this amount to
support the PARTY; slaakings therefore, an expen
eiture of 434 sol 10 paid to support custo Ill
houses that paid not one cent into the Treasury
There were twenty-on custom houses whos
aggregate receipts were 49,, 2lS 80, the who'll
OF which. together with S270, 280 %, was pai
to a tot idle officers ostensibly employed il
ats collection, but actually.doing little or moth
ing gross sum, without any receipts to NEE
the expenditures, OF 1902 ,497 81 thrown ava
on favorites! There were likewise ten custom
houses which collected the sum of 1867 l9
which cost the Government S36,248 %, O
1881 81 over and above the whole receipts
And that was using s.the peoples money 70
the peoples benefit" according to the Balti
more resolutions, Oh, say they, you must TAX
care to spend the peoples money for the PEG
piles benefit, and here, as an example, was a
expenditure of $50, 248 30 TO collect 867 49,
If gentlemen had any doubt on this subject Ia
had before HIM transcript from the oflicia
statements. made out by an officer of thi
House, which he would hand to the-Reportel
he had not time now TO read it. Here is POI
ton of the list:
Statement shouting The gross amount Of reuenu
collected in the following districts, and tn
rrcsss Of expenditures beyond the duties n
ceired for the year 1915