Evansville weekly journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 184?-18??, 1848-08-24

GEN, CAss's FINANCIAL ExPLoITs.-In the |
House of Representatives on the 9Th inst, Mr..
Stewart of Pennsylvania produced resolu-
tion specifying the many numerous charges
made agains the Government in the shape OF
extras foralleged extra services which have
been allowed and paid and pocketed by Gen.
Cass, with the proper dates and documentary
references, and calling upon the Secretary of
the Treasury to communicate to the House
forthwith the vouchers for said accounts as
rendered by Gen. Cass.
The Washington correspondent ofthe Balti-
more Patriot gives the following account of
the exposition made by Mr.. Stewart and the
fate OF his resolution. Read it, fellow-citizens,
and then say if this Cass, standing as he now
does before you, is the man you should delight
to honor.
According to this resolution, giving facts,
dates, and figures, carefully hunted out and
arrayed in order, Gen. Cass received his 3d.
600 per annum as Governor of Michigan Terri
tory for some thirteen years, and besides some
sixty odd thousand dollars for other services,
and moneys alleged to have been paid out OF
his own funds for the Government during the
same period of time.
After he had made these charges aud receiv-
ed his pay, the regular salary as Governor, and
$50 900 and upwards, in the shape OF extra al
lowances, he was made Secretary of War.
1t appears that; when he entered on the du-
ties of the chief officer of the War Department.
he found himself indebted to the Gevernmen.
$4,000 What course did he pursue? Why
IN nf
dates, and figures, he made up new account
during the first year he presided over the War
Department. in which he charges the fresh sum
of S53 .22S SO against the Government for past
extra services rendered, running back through
ten or twelve years, during period In which
all of his oaun account were or ought to bave
been, rendered and settled in quarterly returns
This account of S53. l25 SO, made out while
ne was Secretary of War, under his potent In
huence and direction or otherwise, was audit
ed and agreed to by the subordinates, which
brought the Government in debt to Gen. Cass
some $50, O75. in addition to the majestic sum:
he had before charged and received. A war
rant was drawn for its payment. He received
the money-pocketed it-and wrote upon the
account as audited that inasmuch as he was
Secretary of War he would defer the settle
ment of the account to future day.
After he left the War Department, and or
the eve ofh leaving the country for France
he got the then Second Auditor, VIM. B. Lew
is, 10 put the old account in proper order anc
have it endorsed by the then Secretary of War
4 The work was done. The date of the warran
by which Gen. Cass pocketed the $50, 075 wa.
July |, 1882; the number of the warrant 2,906
Objections being made 10 Mr.. Stewards reso
luton, he moved to suspend the rules that hi
might offerit. On this motion the yeas am
NAYS were ordered, and they stood, yeas 81
NAYS 6l--not two-thirds voting in the affirma
i've, the motion failed You will see wher
the yeas and nays are published aeho voted IL
get rid of the call for the vouches! If those
touches could be produced and would satisfy
the people, would they not be called for ant
produced with alacrity by the friends of Gen
Cass.