Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1848-10-16

ted the ADJOURNMENT. Now. charged Oen CdSS
with taking, while Gnvernur Of Michigan and ex onacio
Superintendent Of Indian A,ir, $64 500 As pay.
and above the Of his legal and hxed salary
Of s. 600 year Now assert that this message, sent
in by President Polk in obedience 10 resolution OF the
House. with the Documents appended sustain and estab
lsh dollar and cent have charged against General
Cass. They do m re; they show that General Cass
received Marshal Of Ohu and Minister Of rance 80
7OS and abve the amount OF his salaries and his
cuff, and RETURN which. extra. Will make his extra
pay $9l .54.l and his regular and extra pay etaer
1924 1891 40. N"w, if my charging General Cas- with
taking 564 S65 AZ extra pay justly denounced by Mr.
Richie and his other venal followers as ''vhcaiinn and
Islander" of Mr.. Cas-. what will they now say OF Mr.
Polk, who makes it much worse than did! What
will they say of CIV. aMarcy. Secretary Of War. d.
Graham Register IF the Treasury. p Hagner. and John
NJ. McCalll Second and Third Auditors, who sustain
BY their Off ia signatures these statements thus vly-
ing and slsnderins" Mr.. Cas>, and rendering him. If
true, (as has been said by his fIends) unworthy
Of the support Of any honest man ~ These .outra
geous" charges being established by his o,rn friends
what will my vyers and sandereIs now say? Ne shall
The Presidents message and documents sustaining
these charges in the hands OF every member of Con-
gress where they be SEEM and facilitate the ex
animation, will refer the inquirer pages 2, B. 5, 49,
AZ, so, l59, l6O, 233 and 234
1t Furthermore appears by these official documents that
Con. Cass charged and received Governor Of Michl
gan than double the Of ezra pay received
by all the other Governors of all the Territories Of the
United States from the foundation of the Government
up to the year S43. This remarkable fact is establish
Cd by these records. Can this be righ2 Can Mr. Rit
chic satisfy the people of this country that Lewis Cass
while Governorof Michigan, justly entitled TO double
much all the Of the Governors of all tho othe
twelve fifteen territories Of the United States! And
it also appears that great part Of the pay al
lowed to The olhe: Governors was allowed by Gen Cass
himself while he Secretary Of War, and based
upon his ertra allowance.
These documents show also that Lewis Cass received
in addition his regular salary Of $4,000 year, 800
year for fuel. Office rent &C. 800 year for
vices beyond the territorial lines Of Michigan, and also
at The time, s. per day and 40 per mile for
making treaties with the Indians, amounting alone for
part of The time to 5000 year. and making with his
regular salary and extra allowances, $4,000 year. in
ste ad Of S2OOO-more than $40 a day, when the lazy
gave him less than S.. But not sa sfed with all this, it
ap.rs thai General Cass charged and received for
al years. while " vernon C. Michigan, the pay and em /
uments of captain and qnarteIna-ter IN re3G az
my, amounting to upwards of 5000 per Veal more.
and charged and received at time $6,6lO for
rations well several thousand dollars for settling
his and assisting to form Indian CODE willis
in the RECEIPT of all his salaries, regular and ertn bve
mentioned. And what is worse than all this in July
1882 year after Gen. Cass appointed Secretary of
War, he produced account against the Government
amounting to $50 % 96, for alleged over-payments
running back twelve years; $5.37 is in 1920 for
4tO- Vi, all thueilhle
Indian Department prior TO 1922 which, if right he
could have retained in any Of quarterly settlements
made during these ten or twelve years. producing bal
ance in hi" favor Of $35,O75. For this alleged
balance requisitiOn drawn No29O6l by
John Robb, acting Secretary of War, in favor Of
Lewis Cass, then himself Secretary Of War, on the
Treasury and the money being paid the settlement stood
suspended till 1887, when it was closed by VIM. T.
Lewis.-(See pages 252 and 1881 Worse still An al
owance appears 10 have been made while Gov Gass
Secretary Of War, to VIM Woodbridge, Secretary Of
the Territory, acting Governor Of Michigan, Of 500
year for three years and twenty-five days, the time
Gov Cass was employed in negotiating treaties, ahoun-
ting 81 60274, for fuel office rent, &c. between the
years 1915 and 1927. So that the Government was
thus made pay $1,000 year ertra for fuel, office
Cass, and 81 500 acting Governor Woodbridge
the same lime. II Mr. Woodbridge was entitled to
this additional extra allowance Of 81 500 year, why
did he not apply for and receive it at the time Be
cause Gov. Cass received it Why wait twelve or if
een years, till Gov. Cas- is Secretary of War? And
why is this allowed ny 'Juhn Robb. acting Secretary of
War;" while the allowance Of $4,37S6l Immediately
preceding to 6. B. Porter, Governor d Michigan and Of
81 900 TO S. H. Mason, acting Governor Of Michigan,
m nediaely following, ''made by Gen. Cass, Secre-
! airy Of War q For this charge page 5O3 When
MIR. Richie explains these mysteries, he will perhaps
hear from again.
in conclusion, let suggest 10 Mr. Richie the pro-
prety of now turning his battery Of bingsgate and a.
buse from upon President Polk and the officers of the
Treasury and War Departments, who have taken the
task Of sustaining these charges against Gen. Cass off
shoulders. Will he do it? ] venture the prediction
that he will hereafter be sen on this subject '.Nous
vcrrons" A. STEWART