Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1848-10-27

the sleeps of Monterey, and against the tremon
dous odds at Ruena Vista, than cntrllst il to tha
man oil klndcrhook. who carried out that radi
ant standard and laid it at the foot Of the Eng
Ilsh throne. Immense applause.
Enormous Extra Allowances Of Gen. CasS.
The following letter from the Hon. Andrew
Stewart, member of Congress from Pennaylva
MIA, We commend to tho grave attention of every
member Of tho Administration party who are
honestly seeking for tho light and truth. The
letter is addressed to the editors of the National
lntoIlgcncer:
UNIoNTowN, Pa, Sept. 90, l848.
GENTLEMEN: My attention has Just been call.
cd to two late numbcrsof the Union, in which
the editor has devoted len columns, with tho
promise OF moro, to the examination of my late
speech in relation to Gen. Cass's extra pav.-
This is a compliment hardly expected from
the editor Of the Union, aud am exceedingly
sorry tina. have given him some trouble and
uneasnoss.
| have not time Just now to read, much less
to comment on these ten columns of editorial
abuse; but, since MIR. Richie questions the truth
| OF my statements in regard TO Mr.. Cass's extro
pay, will refer him 10 I'm authority of which
ho sConls to be ignorant, but will not dare to
controvcrt. | refer him TO President PoIk's mos
sage Of the llh Of August last (Executive
Document No. 86,) printed since the adjourn
mcnt. Now, charged Gen. Cass with taking.
while Governor Of Michigan and ox-oiIicro SD
perinlendent of Indian Affairs $6i.8G5 4G cx-
ira pay, over and above tho amount of his LEGAL
and liked salary of 5000 year. Now, as.
scrt that this message, sent in by President Polk
in obedience TO resolution of the House, with
the documents appended, sustain and establish
every dollar and every cent have charged a.
gainst General Ca5s. They do moro: thew
show that Gen. Cass received as Marshall of
Ohio and Minister to France, SEQ, ,708 G5 over
and above the amount of his salaries and his
outfit aud return, which, regarded as erira, will
mako his extra pay &9l, ,57l II, and his regu-
lar and extra pay Together, 1894 ,23l 40. Now,
If my charging Gen. Cass with taking 665. 1865
AZ extra pay, is justly denounced by Mr. Rit.
chic and his other venal followers as "vlifca-
lion and SANDER of Gon. Cass, what will thew
now say of Mr. Polk, who mtdles it much worse
than did! What will they say of Gov. Marcy,
Secretary OF War, ID. Graham Register of the
treasury, I. llagncr, and John NJ. McCaIIa,.
Second and Third Auditors, who sustain by their
official signatures these statements thus "viIl-
Tying and slandering" MIR. Cuss, and rendering
hun, II true, las has been said by his frcnds,)
unworthy the support of any honest manl"-
These Outrageous" charges being established
BY his O'on friends, what will my vilIiryers and
slanderers now say! We shall sec.
The Presidents message and documents sus-
tanning these charges are in tho hands of every
member OF Congress, where they may be seen;
and, to facilitate tho examination, will refer
the inquirer to pages 2, 3, 5, 46, AZ, so, I56,
160 233 aud 234.
II furthermore appears by these official docu-
ments, that Gen. Cass charged and received as
Governor OF Michigan more than double the
amount OF extra pay received by all the other
Governors of all the Territories of the United
States, from tho foundation of the Government
up to the year 1913. This remarkable fact is
established by these records. Can this be right!
Can Mr.. Rltchio satisfy the people of this coun-
Try that Lewis Cass while Governor of Mcbi |
gan, was justly entitled to double as much as all
The rest Of the Governors of all the other twelve
Or fifteen territories of the United States? And |
1t also appears that great part of the extra pay
was allowed by Gen. Cass HIMSELF while he |
was Secretary of War, and based upon his Opn
cTtra ailowance.
These documents show also that Lewis Cass
received IN addition to his regular salary of &c.
200 year, $l 900 year for fuel, Office rent,
Nc.' VI 500 year for services beyond tho ter.
,ltoriol lines of Michigan. and also, al The same
ime, S8 per day and $40 por mile for making
reates with the Indians, amounting alone. for
'arI of the time, to $4,000 a year, and making.
with his regular salary and extra allowances,
IS 900 year, instead of $2,OOO-more than
$50 day. when the law gave him less than Sc.
But, not satisfied with all this, it appears that
Gen. Cass charged and received for several
years, while Governor of Michigan, the pay and
smoluments of captain and quarterlnasier in
he regular army, amounting to upwards of 5000
Der year more, charged and received al one time
s6,6lO for ratons, as we'll as several thousand
IoIIars for settling his accounts and assisting to