Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1848-09-06

ShaSeu tch rouoiiS Jay, at ~ Genus eaci, iol c'
cry day from tic date of his appointment, in 1878,
to 1921, Il or years.) amounting to $3.50 year,
fr the whole period. This was charge of money
made for ra,ons TO which Governor Cas- was never
entitled. The Governor ola Territory has no rieh.
to ratons; but Governor Cass, who never drew i
ration, drew this amount VI money as 4 sum IL
which he alleged he was entitled. repeat, tina,
the Governor of Territory is net entitled to IA
tons but if he were, was it likely that Governor
Cass would not have drawn them through period
of 7 or 5 years? lie was not entitled 10 them, and
he did not draw them; but. 1t the end OF or 5
years, lie makes up an account charging ten ratcns
day al 20 ceuts each. for the whole time, 4
mounting 10 $500. This charge the gentleman
from Michigan admits, (and who can deny II y hut
he interpoa'es the woids for supporting The In.
dams" Raiions for supporting the Indians! No.
The gentleman knows that no raiious were ever
drawn by Governor Cass ''ior supporting the In
dans, or any body else. No, sir he knows il
was money charge; and, as far as truth is con-
cerned, the gentleman from Michigan mi Int as well
have said that they were drawn to support the
starving Irish, that they were drawn to supper,
tho Indians. Were the 10 rations day, charged
by Governor Cass for 2CS days, (nearly seven
months,) while settling his own accounts for extra
pay in this ci,y-wero these also drawn TO support
the lndians2 But here is the gentleman's speech,
in which he quotes from the official report this
charge of $500 for rations, where he tcrpolates
these words, ''for supporting the Indians" Why
is this done? Is it not to deceive the people and
screen Governor Cass from merited popular indig-
nation? ask, again, who then is gully, to use
the language of the gentleman Of ''wilfl error and
Misrepresentation ?'
MIR. Cobb, of Georgia. Will the gentleman from
Pennsylvania permit me to ask, whether he intends
TO charge that Governor Cass ever drew one dollar
from the public treasury dishonesty or improperly
Mr. Stewart. shall not attempt to characterize
fnf .l..1l
from public official documents, with the dates and
pages, and shall then leave it to the country to
characterize his conduct they may think the facts
warrant My business is with facts and | here
adduce facts, which defy gentlemen TO invalidate
or disprove. They may promise to answers as they
have done on other occasions, but they will again
fail to do so the less said the better | will give
gentlemen the document and page for every fact
state and every dollar charge-doeuments acces-
sible to them, which can be seen in a moment and
there can be no escape, therefore, if the charges arc
not promptly explained or disproved.
Mr. Cobb. Will the gentleman excuse me- I
wish to have clear understanding on this point
desire to know whether the gentleman from
pennsylvania intends to CHARGE or desires TO make
the impression on the mind of this country, that
Governor Cass has, contrary 10 law, contrary TO
good MORALS drawn one dollar from the Treasury of
the United States2
Mr.. Stewart. If the gentleman wants my opin-
ION he shall have it. In my opinion he did. He
was legally entitled to nothing but his salary of
thousand dollars per annum. But, sir, will not
be drawn from my purpose by permitting myself to
be catechsed My object is simple statement of
facts, drawn from official sources Those facts will
speak tor themselves; and shall not permit myself
to be diverted from the duty | have undertaken to
discharge In the short space Of ore hour which is
allowed me, by any false issue which the gentle
man may wish to raise. | shall state facts and
fhnp IA
shall call upon gentlemen, the friends of Governor
Cass, to deny or to Justify them if they can | re-
peat, for am very DESTROYS TO be distinctly under
stood, that charge Governor Cass with having
drawn $60,4l2 as extra allowances over and above
his legal salary $4,000; and shall soon proceed to
make and prove other statements of worse character
even than this, which will tax all the ingenuity of
gentlemen to answer eyade.
Mr.. McLane. Were not those charges of extra
allowances allowed by some officer of the Govern
ment2
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 about
the .'modus operandi" after while. He begged
gentlemen however, to be patient and they could
not be patient, 10 be as patient as they could.
have been much abused by the party press of the
country for making these charges; but so long as
am sustained by official documents, can well dis
regard the cutlery of the party organs speak of
the official conduct Of Governor Cass. speak of
HIM as public officer. ! speak of him now, when
ne is candidate for the Office of President of the
United States, and maintain that l. or any other
citizen of these United States, have the right to
submit his conduct TO the most rigid examination
Tor II he could be false to his trust in an inferior Of
hce-lf he has done that which cannot be justified
as the Governor of a Territory, what NAV he not
do, If he should be elected President of the United
States2 If he has taken 100000 or $40. 600 as
W no g, IL.
OF Michigan, what may he not do when entrusted
with the management of thirty or forty millions of
dollars That is question of great moment, from
an examination Of which will not shrink OF be de-
tered by any thing that can be said or done here or
elsewhere. defy and despise the abuse of cor
ruPt and venal press, and of the foul nouthed Sian
derer have duty 10 discharge duty I owe
to my country, to save it if can from falling into
the hands OF 'the spoilers !" to defend it TO the ey
tent or my humble ability against the utterly ruin
Gus consequences which, in my conscience be :
le'e, must follow another administration under the
Cass and Polk system of policy in both its FOREIGN
and domestic influences
General Cass is the candidate fone party i'm this
country tor the highest office TO which he can aspire
and the proprlety Of placing him in that office NAV
be determined by his official conduct in the offices
to which he has been appointed. The gentleman
from Michigan, In his defence ofGeneral Cass, in
situated and suggested that Gen Taylor the can
didate Of the Wing party had received more extra
pay than Gen. Cass ever received. Ii appears to
me that the gentleman from Michigan is very I'M
fortunate in his line Of defence of Gen. Cas-. If
Gen. Taylor has received greater amount of extra
pay than Gen. Cass, it may show that Gen. lay
Tor has been guilty of preyiOg on this Government,
and plunging his arm as deep as possible into the
public treasury but if true is that any excuse for
Governor Cass for doing the same thing? Bat
the gentleman is no more fortunate in his facts than
in his line of defence. Cen Taylor received more
extra pay than Gen. Cass Why, sir, am pre-
pared to prove, and will prove, to the satisfaction