The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-10-20

OIL lnulan VINO is ACCOUNTABLE
JOHN ROBB,
Acting Secretary of War.
WAR DEPARTMENT July 81, 1882.
Heads under ,ohich accountable.
Appropriations per of April 20, 1882, viz.
For payment of the annuity to Chppewas, OF
towas and Pottawatomies $4,000
For expenses of salt for same tribes l25
For payment of annuity to Winnebagoes $1,000
For tobacco and salt for 425
For support of backsmiths' shops, and for iron
and steel 1000
For purchase of oxen, carts, and for services of
man, &c. 365
For transportation and other expenses of the afore-
said annutes 100
a5,O75
Thus the amount not paid TO General Cass, for he
had long before received it upon the draft but paid
to Richard Smith, of the branch of the United States
Bank in this city, in liquidation of the draft when pre-
sented The draft was The custom of the time, was
drawn in General Casss official capacity governor and
superintendent OF Indian affairs. for money to dsburse
in that capacity public account for objects under the
several heads named in the requlson In his accounts
for the second quarter of 1881, which rendered be-
fore he entered upon the duties of Secretary OF War; and
which the last and final accounts presented by him.
the received the draft included, and Its
payment public account accounted for by the proper
vouchers, which file And when the draft
was paid the amount charged up against him on
the books of the treasury where he stood accountable
for it until the final settlement of his accounts in Decem
ber 1897 for, from delcacy, he would not permit them
be acted while he Secretary OF War; because OF
personal item of $3s75, which was perfectly just, and
which, after he had been year in France, admitted
and allowed, matter OF course, by the Secretary OF
War, (Hon J. R. Ponsett) the Commissioner OF Indian
Affairs and the accounting officers. Then, in December,
1897 his accounts which had laid open and untouched
from the time they had been rendered 1891 were taken
and finally settled and here repeat again, that not one
dollar had been paid him. into his hands,
cept his salary as Secretary Of War, is shown by all the
documents and the official records and yet Mr. Stewart
basey repeats the infamous charge have quoted, not
whsanding had fully refuted it in former article
in the same way have done and referred to the
documents number and page, for the proof
But what is this famous account for $53l2s SO, which
Gen. Cass is charged with having rumped up Gin July
1882, year after he appointed Secretary OF War;"
by which he brought the government in debt, and on
which he was paid the said sum of $35,o75. In Mr.
Stewards second speech he referred to il in Document
49, Sd session 25th Congress, page l6 (the famous
" CARRIED and curtaled documentD and he now re-
fers to il at pages 's232 and 233" Of the docu-
ment-"Executive Document No. &c." We defy any.
person to find these references in any part of any
document or on the files of any OF the departments
Offices of the government any such account; for none
such ever existed His references convict him
either of base invention of stupid gnorance for what
will be found at the places referred to is no account
proiuced by General Cass in July, 1884, anything
like it, but the official statement made by the accounting
officers of the result of the final settlement of General
Casss accounts in December 1897 and which cannot be
mistaken by any one of common sense common hon.
esty for ANYTHING else for il headed No 1927 Treas
ury Department. Second Auditors Office, December s.
1897 " and after stating the result of the settlement is
signed ssW B. Lewis, Second Auditor" and counter
signed Albion K Paris, Second Comptroller" And what
is the result of this settlements Does bring the gov
eminent in debt to Gen. Cass the said sum of 35,o75
Not at ALL nor is there anything whatever to indicate such
thing or that there any account producing
such result 1t shows that Gen Casss final accounts,
rendered before he entered upon the duties OF Secretary
of War, and uuch had remained untouched the ,cholc
time he ,oa Secretary, they had been rendered.
EXACTLY BALANCED Let any who chooses and can
refer to the documents look the places referred to in
them by Mr. Stewart and he will be convinced of
the misrepresentation of that honorable genemans state
ments, and of the correctness OF To prevent
any msapprehension add that the dates and phraseo
ogy given by Mr. Stewart not the dates and specific
objects of payments but the head Of account and the
date of the law appropriation, under and pursuant
which the payments were made.
We have thus given Mr. Stewart answer, though
he Aaered himself with the prediction that we would
dodge the subject And here would take final leave of
him; for after convcting him of these gross, malicious
and wiIful misrepresentation, consider it almost I'M
necessary to pursue him further But if any minded
and honorable person desires further to discuss this sub
ect in fair truthful, and courteous spirit we are pre-
pared to continue it,