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The whole amount 81 the allowance.
made to General Cass, while in the public
service, over and above his regular pay,
which the Wings, with all their remarkable
facility at figures, can make out, Is $63, $50
las, unless they resort to the new mode
of computation, discovered by Mr.. Andrew
IOgle Stewart, Of the House OF Rsprssen.
~tatives, Of adding together the same sums
twice.
OF the above amounts we, have clearly
shown, in the articles upon the subiect
published in the Union of the 10th and
18th instant, that SAG, 954 30 was for actu-
al expenses and expenditures incurred
Iby General Cass in the performance Of the
duties imposed upon him, and by which he
was not therefore benefited one cent; thua'
leaving only $l7,0S5 SO as extra compen.
Isation for a large amount of extra services
lof the most important character, extend.
ling through nearely nineteen years, and he
value of which, both to the government
and the Indians in his charge, could scarce
lily be computed.
In our paper Of the 18th We showed that,
according to reports Of the proper accouns-
ling officers, laid before the House Of Rep
|resentatiyes at the last session, but which
Gen. Tsylor's friends, the Wings, would
not suffer to be published, that officer had
received up to the LIST January last, the
very moderate rum Of at least $74,864 Oh.
The items and amounts of each, composing
that sum, we stated in detail, except that
for quarters and fuel, the value of which
we could not ascertain, but which would
amount to several thousand dollars more.
We have since obtained a list Of General
Taylor's present allowances and their a.
mount per month, according to his last &C.
counts which We append for the Informs
|tion and satisfaction Of the Wings, who
have been so much troubled about the *
ira allowances to Gen. Cass.
Pay and aNOwancss@ Gen. Taylor per
Il month. .ssa
Pay & $500 90
Allowances for quarters, 8 rooms,
at $l5 100 90
Allowances for fuel, 8 cords Of
wood for self, and 80 Of q cord
for four serveants, at So per
cord, ..r, 90 g.
Allowances for subsistence for
cents per ration. 1870 90
Allowances for four servants,
4 rations per day, at 20 cents, - 90
Allowances for clothing for same,
at $2 80 each, 10 %
Allowances az nav for aama. NJ &S
each, SO 90
Allowances for forage for 7 horses,
at So each, IS 90
'.. ..s.. . -
Making, e9I %
being Seren thousand three hundred and
ninety fire dollars and ninety-sir cents pe+
annun., which this military candidate for
the Presidency is now in the receipt Of;
and appears to be determined to hold on to,
unless the good PEOPLE can be gullsd, as
the availability 10 principle Wing party
hope, into electing him TO that high Of
fee.
The Democratic candidate, on being
nominated, relinquished every thing, and
placed himself in the hands of the people;
but nothing short Of the $4,000 per an
mum, as President being secured to the
Wing candidate, will induce him 10 give
up his cherished pay and allowances, a.
mounting to considerable more than the o.
mount received by any of the high cabinet
of the govsrnment-and for which,
we opine, he has for some time past been
rendering little other service than writing
political letters, each of which, in some
way. c%ontradicts or is inconsistent with its
predecessors. Whether, if elected to the
Presidency, we would be willing to dis
pense with his uniform, sword, and the in
flexible military habit Of command, re-
mains 70 be tested. His four "dark' ser.
""Tom," "William,' and
"James,"-as they are described and nam
ed in his account, he would probably pre-
fer to leave behind in Louisiana, lest some
Of the Van Duran Abolitionists might be dis
posed to fraternize with them; and to afford
them an opportunity of making a journey
still farther north. The giving up of the
seven horses would appear to Be rather.
hard case, as it is not to be expected that
such ample means of locomotion at the sx-
pense of the Government could be readily