The Arkansas banner., 1848-09-12
Extra Allowances,


 Gen. Cass was Governor of Michigan Territory from lel3 to ls3I nominated,to that office times by four different Presidents. and each time uhan- mousy confirmed by the Senate.
 His salary was S2,00l per annum-Thc Cover nor of Louisiana or Orleans Territory received Sj,- o0o for duties iesss arduous and extensive.
 Gen. Cass also superintendent of Indian Agencies for parts of uhi1, Indiana and limos, for the whole of Michigan and Iowa, and for the vast stretch ot country lying beyond to the foo, oi the Rocky Mountains.
 In the performances of these duties he was requi- red 10 entertain Gepntations Of ludian chiefs to rent office, emg Joy clerks, purchase stationery, &c.-to make long Jouruies and cisburse something like half q million of collars in money. For these services he was allowed an average of S3,e51 per annHm for eighteen years Gov. Clark of Iowa, charged aad was allowed S3,j, per aupun for sef- vices less expensive and hazardons Dsbursiug oi- fecfs almost universally charge aud arc allowed two and half per cent. upon money received and paid out by them. Gen. Cass having paid out Bear hal! million Of dollars annuaily, never charee4 or re- c@iyel any compensation for his risk. I bis would have been an item of Sl2 800 or heTgabouts which he nigh, justly have ciaimed.
 Gen C1Ss also ccputcd ax commissioner on the part of the uird ~t1ies 10 negotiate l1 impoY taat treaties with various Indian trtes In iie per fo7mamce of this duty he was compelled .5 traycl many thousands of miles. lie was afso required 10 repair to Washington. and prepare q c9e or eyslem of regulations for The Hagcmeut of Inden affairs. For al! these immense important s-ricrs hc rece- wed an aggregate allowance of Si2, ,jOD. No iu- Stance eau be shown in which services of such mag nitude have been rendered tl'e government at 90 slight compensation. Me cAai.eng, the coInI's.i- sou.
 fhe-r are the .extra allowances" of which s, much Ess b'cn said. They amount ih the a-ere- gate tU 90 iI2 exclusive ul iie compensation oi Governor for services and cspcn.es r,uuta. tiTou. a period of eighteen years. There is testimony on tEe flies Of the War Department from such rnea as ten. Nacoub and Col Hunt, showing cIcarly tGat the allowance of S26.d average per auuaIn, was little more than the actual expenses tucurred One portion of 1t in the shape ot rdtious-tsu ra- lions per day-thr uopcy value of Ahch was ~5Ji per annum; but tlIc money value was not received. lhc ratonS iH kind Werc taken aud applied us or- dered by the War Department. to the subsistence oi the men employed as clerks and of Indian te- Patalious and hangers oa, oi whom there were ne- crssariiy many.
 These ten rltjons per day have been prn igjou, sly harpci npou ty Leslie Conbs, and men of h:s char acirr q" hat" they exciaiG, ten ration. per a8y No wonder CasS has grown so fat Worthy siTs, II We were iIt-natnrci enough to apply your own remarks 10 your own candidate the wonder would Jc that hc has not out-grown Dame! Lambert hhli- self in grossHess.
 Gen. Taylor it is computed has drawn from the Pubiic treasury aggregate ot Sl25 ,0to, without reference 10 cEtfgs ot which there arc not few tn the service. As Magor General, he now recsiye, a greater annual compensation than Was pati .Ss for his Governofsbip. his sup"rinteudency, his tri- yelling. disbursements. nss citation Of treaties and framing of code. al put together, averaging ths term. He has q mea-y c0mmutation for f'-A}4sl rations per cay Tor bunSel aTd cuc per day each for four servants. II gels uoacy comuIuati5u for the wages S7 per n.outhb and rlothinn, S2 .5t per month Of these ioar servants. iIc ,, allowed money commutatiou for ibe forage of six horses al !, per month each. in short, ot the hole alnouui pas! hnn--Hear ,n00 per anuula--about s1 -cf b ia thc nature of allowances And h's we repeal i, exclusive of certain fstri charges which ffr- qucutiy occur iu the sersice and which oid olleca know m-ghty well how To pile up
 Now, you eonssdeFaie aHd excellent gentlemen or the whig side. who go Grtcst allowances, aad hsv, made yourselves treasury bloo5 hounds 10 wofrN the old pioneer Csss-unders4And uSi--sSe ifnpp,, no wrong 10 Gen. TDylor. The regulations ou. customs Of the give him all these allowance. We have idea thathe ever aee eighteen ratiop- iu any one day, or nscd four servants "r rode oi, horses. The allow ancr is in cash in each c1ae. N one would grndre it 10 oiI Rough and Ready, ,-pr cally in View Gt bis postage srcaun'- Bet lr, u. have 2, laig treatment towards ihr o3 pioneer tts7 N ell has he earned every ame har be hos rc,. NrG Ills bl,efest res ilcrs caHuVt ginsiy that Ct,,44 aati Ea4.
 The wings say that Gen. Csss has been in oir. many years, aud wshe tbis an obecllou to bi.h. Do they forget that tsen. TAvlor has boca u office every day for forty year- and iltai he g'i h9& oa C. htf fDRlH.sstta as arias effr rat "a fts R'n3
 Agala The wbig Pr,s>,-s @rc continually harpiu. ou tll- siag that ten Cass Gas beeu bn, elec- ted to office ny the people. Now we would ask tltesr gentlemen, in ry,uFu, as to how maRy cihec Gen Tasio5 has ocen elected To by ihe people
 Thc Wings should learn with DesherFy, tha 'oomPaFsons arc oiious. --Asshcate taia't-