Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1848-07-25
THE EXTRA ALLowANGEs.

the recent rcfntatioh Of the "over-pay tSooFback
against General Cass, which the Whig:P'ess, and
particularly our itnmeciat., neighbcFE over the
way, are Just now so busiIy mOutfiFg &:ct:
YESTERDAY briefly referred to Ir. MsfEIellabd's
/ triumphant vinGication OF Gen Casa from me
charge by Mr.. Andrew Stewart OF haSiSs Ieee's
| ed enormous sums from the government, as extra
! CONDENSATION, while Governor OF tho sErFitory oil
! Michigan. have since given more attention 10
! nv notes of Mr. McCleIland's rcuar:fs on this
! point, and give below substantially t:rccapi'H-
| ation of that able and conclusive ViEns:atI1u'
/ II is we'll known to all who have ANY know
/ ledge in relation to the political hi$f:sy oil Tie
/ Northwestern Territory, that OF aat .the posts
| of governors of territories, that OF Het Lass AS
| Governor of Michigan was, terhaRa.Ethe most
important and responsible His saiafs as as Gov
crnor was $4,000 per annuun, while t1lA allowed
TO the Governor of the territory OF Off2ns' VINO
had no superintendency of Indian AFFAIRS, was
$4,000 per annum and the strong py"HeblIty IL,
the duties OF the one as Governor we:@ as atdn-
GUS as the other.
allowances, as shown by recent analysis OF the
documents which have been SO treqp2l:tIy refer
red TO, were as follows;
|. lst. The allowances made by Mr.Calhoun,
Nov. 2, 1921, and sanctioned by President Mon
roc and continued to him by subsequen1 Secreta-
ries Of War, one for ratons from Oct g: 1873, to
May 90, 1929, 10 rations per day at 9Eents each
for supporting the indians, $G,6Gl:z-and the
other being for office rent. clerk hire, LUST station
cry, &c from October 8, 1913, TO July 81, 1881
$26.7I5. (sce Doc. s. Il2, p. 9, 3El, P. 20
S33, 1875.
cd The allowances made under the opinion ri
the writ of the Secretary of War, dHrlDg Mr.
Adams administration, and -su6seT:l@ltly--"ne
for services in experimenting tho a.encIes OIL
Rirua, in Ohio-Fort Wayne, in InltSna-Chi-
cago, in Illinois, &c. at 81 500 per annsm, for the
years 1922, 3, j, 5, 6, aud 8, O,5nt. and Gno-
Their for similar services, same agencies for 1929,
1890 and the first seven months of the gear 1881 {,
al S $40 per annum, as allowed n5 previous
years. (sce doc No. 6, page Is. liz, p; % beng
amounts received for actual services l5,d eXpcn-
ses, as superintendent, in travelling, Eattendng
councils, discussing some $500 900, t"r which
others were allowed 81 per cent, SlA&75 90.
3d. Tho other allowances, viz: MS
comnissa!cs, Sc.-see document
No 6, p. l and u, (read BY MT.
McC..} s'2,7l2 90
The fist Of tf~s, i:ems was snn" \ !:Y mir. Nc
CleIand TO have been for actual expenses at his
local Office, as superintendent OF Indian Affairs
within the peninsula OF Michigan, dur:nG space
of over ISL years. 1t was, therefore, no cmoin"
mcnt or compensation whatever. tw,st to cover
the expenses of THE and not IIf OFFICER.
And Gen. Cass, when applying for Il in 1921,
says-"It may be readily presumed mat, upon
such frontier, and in such times, my expenses
must have far exceeded the salary ofn:" Office
| can solenny aver, than expended more tlRn
the whole sum received as SALARY (2,GNr per an
num.l and refer TO Col fEunt and Gcu Maco!n5,
and accidentally to Gen. Macarthur arsl Mr.. Ora
ham, al gentlemen distinguished for their vera
city and integrity" (See dos. ll2, pays4 and 81
The second item was for services anil expenses
as Superintendent and Agent for numerous tribes
Of Indians not within his SUPPLEMENTARY, which
duties the law did not require him TO perform, and
for which, as decided by the writ, he t2a:' clearly
entitled TO extra compensation. OnS half this
amount, at least, was for expenses
or the third item, it was shown thai only $780,
27G was for compensation, the baanc@ being for
actual aud necessary expenses.
Thus instead of his having recelvedEi:tr *Sl0O,
500, or ,II2, [sce my letter of lst in ycster-
days Pennsy Ivanan,I mainly as extra t:"mpensa-
ton, the whole amount paid him Tor extra services
of all kinds beyond his salary as Governor, did
not exceed, in 81 years, Sl3,I57 81: This is
rrJta5Iy n far less sum thar an eXa!:dnatiOn OF
the accounts OF his distinguished opponent [Gen.
Tav'or1 would show that he has received, as eX-
ira compensation, during the career Of tI5 service
which service it is disna EagrmeAt to hin to
say has for the greater parL OF his tII: consisted
OF only the formal routine OF light mlii!ary duty,
at comparatively unimportant posts, and Tor which
calculation of only his regular and ordinary pay
and allowances, in the several grader through
which he has passed, will chow that lte has re-
ceivcd lsepara1e and apart from his tI&v"IlIng a-
lDwances and allowances for attending and sit
ting on court martial, the large sumo{ $4,000
Sec statcment marked a. do not desire 10 and
Shall not draw any insidious compa risnN:' between
these two men-my only design is 70 slow that
Gen. TAYLOR, as we'll as Gen. Lass, hHa received
his share of the public treasnre-at The 4a'nc time
I am candid eaough to frankly admst my hel'et
that he has deserved every tarthing nc received
BoUSrY LAND VYARRASrs-S soldiers: land war
rants are worth in Philadelphia, or aqy other mo-
new market ia the United States, ai3o. The
scripts worth ony$ 90, if sold at par Cnr VosHn-
teers should, therefore, send for their warrants,
and not for the scrip. Any assignment or dis
CHARGE purchased from soldier previous TO the
issue of the land warrant scrip by ti;s Pension
Office is worthless, the soldier having tic right TO
claim his warrant or scrip.
Broke JAZZ !-JAaIEs HAWKES.. ccilvicted of
Horse. stealing ut the last May term orS1ur Supe-
rior Court and condemned to fire yeuIS and sir
months confinement to the Pcnitentiafy broke Jail
Oh Thursday night last the 18th inst. nd effected
his escape. He accomplished his purpose, by DO:
ring and burning holes through the tiFaaere, and
then removing the stone from space Sufficiently
large 20 admit the passage of his body.
BY very cunning deception, Qetgs:ng 'nFen'
sibility.) Hawkins avoided having sentence pro,
nounccd on him at the time of his conviction, and
thus secured time to effect his escape: We pre-
sumo the Governor will offer.a reward Ser his aq'
prehension.7R Rockingham Register:
FRENCH CHARACTER ILLUsrRATEp.-@Now that
the conflict is ended, says Paris letter OF the
sOth. no difference of speech, action crdress will
enable one to detect the insurgents cfyesterday
from the workmen of to-day. Your ;coschman
who takes you now across the city t?r franc
would have murdered you yesterday tos less ; ana
those who were preparing bullets t2rty hours
since TO shoot down the guard, are now: perhaps,