Evansville weekly journal., 1848-08-17

DRAFTS On UNCLE SAM.-Notwilhstan
MIR. Benton was very anxious short time ago
to ''cut Gen. Cass for the Simples," and shoot
him for the ''big head, - we now find him adj
vocatong his pretensions for the Presidency,
and doing what he can whenever the General
travels to sell his retinue by attaching him
self to the trail of the gang. This is easily ac-
counted for. Mr.. Benton is dear lover OF
"mint-drops,' has large connexion TO provide
for, and is more than willing that Uncle Sans
Golfers shall contribute to keep up the dignity
andarlstocracy of the family. He is aware how
easy it was for Gen Cass to get an allowance
of ''extras," and has commenced to pluck the
bird on his own hook. The following which
we copy from letter of Independent to the
North American, explains Mr. Benton's pres
ent love for he Presidential Candidate of the
locofoco party, the man whom but few
months ago he believed really needed "cut-
ting for the simples'' and shooting for the big
head"
In my last letterI referred to the regular
system which has been adopted of pensioning
plausible pretexts and resolutions convertly in
troduced. Here is sample:
On Motion OF Mr. Breese,
''Rcsolucd, That Select Copnmittee of five
be appointed TO enquire into the expedieDcy of
providing for the publication, as a national
work aud without copyright, under the direc-
ZION oiCongress, of the results of the recent
exploring expedition of J. c. Fremont. to Cali
nd md nj mt ,J,a
diency ofproriding for continuing and COM
pleting the surveys aid explorations of the
said Fremont IN Oregon and California, with
view to develope the geography of those
countries. and to discover the practical lines
of communication by railroad and otherwise
between the valley of thc Mississippi and the
Pacific ocean. The results of said further ex-
ploration to be published under the direction
of Congress as national work without COPY
right"
| 1t is but the other day that Mr. Davis, of
Miss, introduced resolution appropriating
! from the contingent fund of the Senate So per
day to Mr.. Fremont for preparing map, en-
bracing, ii is alleged, in the account, a portion
of the period when he was employed in the
public service as Lieut.. Colonel. We all know
that a bill recently passed the Senate nomina-
| ting him as one of the Commissioners 10 ad-
judicate cams which were incurred by him
self, and appropriating $500 900 more than he
! testified before the Committe would be neces-
sary to liquidate every demand.
Unless am strangely misinformed, there is
another item of $4,000 pending to cover ex-
penses of Mr.. Fremont's last expedition, over
and above the amount set apart by law.
Now, no one is more ready TO admit the
merits of Mr.. Fremont than am, and no press
has been more forward in applauding his SER
vices than that with which am associated
/ But this game upon the Treasury has been
! played little too strong, to ibe tolerated lon
ger and in silence. MIR. Benton can well af-
ford to compromise his opposition to Cass and
I such men. when they agree 10 report bills and
resolutions to order, which are 10 fill his pock-
els and to enrich his family at the expense OF
the public. There is a false delcacy in the
Senate which forbids gentlemen from oppos-
ing these personal propriations-which they
do not hesitate to resist the passage ofbils for
the relief of widows and orphans, that are re-
commended by justice and-have been delayed
/ by neglect. 1t may be that | am wanting in
! perception to distinguish the right of this par
tiailty, but SO far as am able to distinguish, it
| appears to me wholly unwarrantable and i'm
proper If MIR. Benton is to be made fixture
on the Treasury. let the bill signify the object,
so that the public may not be misItd; but, at
! all events. letushaven0 IN Nc of these sham full
resolutions appropriating bounty from In. t5on
tingent funi of the Senate Such proceeding
want courage and honesty.
INDEPENDENT.