The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1848-07-22

rfI I.II r.a,g ufG.b.sd o. Bll proirclon.-
= /. ...rsr ur- ulssu tfrn. Cn-s voted for IN
&C. IA ..f.Iaufrn1rris, hiu hu Wrote Hn answer
f. Q i.f.rf HI Hsfat.uu tu attend tie Chica-
g. ..fsFrl.ou bel hs uvtriihoriood--n letter
t.NaF IFf- sfafiur tbnt hr eoiddnoi attend
H.HH l..st.#ii IIr other day When nskcd
A.. #s HfH..Hf.s uu Internal improvements
u.s H.a IIHti-a. Hr sHid there was such
r-uaH 81 sas air.id Is could not be heard,
H fol- f.rrfH.fs Del sI,kc uu other sulJrciS.-
hu. f..a BaI.IuuHr Convention declared that
r.r...| Improvements WIRE unconstitutional,
i.Hl iifH. Gees sHiii, Auvu; hc agreed Ia eve
r .r.s n rI.Ht platform. tie was n man who
... Ia.Hr uH HlI -I.irs uf 90 questions; of no
.F.r#..l.. fu CONSISTENCY, but Time serving,
r .H.r. weather cock candidate, aud Ihat
b. srH.Tt.I Hls uuuiiuBiiun tor tho Presi-
~. NHf hH Nr~ 80 thUurhi lis party now
iH 500. #trb a- Father Ruchic did--very
H..H A. ..r giving 90 cop. Had the Wing cam
old. .rr rssr tur.Iiat,d ever changed his posi-
900 bee IHiurrflr-' No They were laid
Goo H HH U.s AlI-uu letter, aud were fixed as
T.a .l#r.Hsf.rE hH'-, having their foundation
F fH.|.#r aud iuuh-hHsed on the coustitu-
r.# H. .'E ruuutry, uud upon popular rights
70 d. .f.rnHfiuu ufa sound head and pure
E#4 e.. r oH- iurn--lble thnt they could bG
rr.H. Hr ruH.l change.
. Goes VAS once n great lover ofvolun-
.HH. ...H.I- called th, "Oi vuuuerr.' But
r.u .r s.s uu tIs records ur Congress, aud
f.-t. r#- r1 r-rarr from ir--hc put II to
a I. ..# en- 600 fIe other side Of the House,
....F .H H.Ha .f.--l .tu ul Congress, on Drccm-
90 Hl... Boo i'Ir -rum- of ihc United States,
Go ts.- I.fru1urrd hill reducing the pay
...I ts'uHfrrr, Cor communication for their
...r NC uus.falfi.
~ W.r. mtyrp0scd bat
". -rroHu declined to Yield the floor, ms
H#H.r v.s fI running AWAY. lie would
.. os -rH-ru.,u hoe bill: here it was, ms ii
.Hrs HfrI uu tI,r record, IF the Senate:
... ,.rafs efHs ygisi States December
.H I..- ..lI laaH. from the Committee on
I...H.. A...rs, reported the following bill,
a.fa ras read aud passed TO a second read
N.fr t. provide clothing for volunteers in
r.a srr.re oftar United States
OF. rrsa.fsf. 4.r -Thatiu lieu ofthc mon.
.r a..... urtrr rr.a'Guy laws, IS allowed 10
500 ..ra -s q communication for clothing, the
..s ..-E Ia nrd Doe % hereby authorized 10
...r. rH. ,..rr'-,rs 90 DE- furnished with
..fI rrHa Bond .rf 'ir "a nlr rates, according TO
.rrt s .. .s provided for the troops Of the
..rr rrrrHr
j.. t.. rr.F.I.d ''thlt IN lieu oCths money
rf.t..H- .u And be- furnished To the volun-
#...rs rf fHs same rates according to grade as
-rsr -.v.#"d for tho regular army. Now,
ID r- vas a letter ~ h.eh ne had received from
#ar 'nf1ut General, stating what the allow
once taa rrgulars was.
"ArJtrArr GINrRAL's OFTIcE, ]
"NasbIn rtou, June 10, 1913. :
'~ ir reply O. your inquiry Of the 18th
...ta a.. o r.TFreuully inform you that the av.
..rHE. a...~aHve oi clpthiug per month 10
s.I.srF ut JIr TFgu'ar army Is about S2.@ -
q rHg ..sr H.rrwah r. copy Of General Order
.H g. rurrrut s,rics,tn which you will find
sr-r.if I'd fhr articles Of clothing, and their val.
fol-. f1T rrrh wear ct the term establishment.
respectfully,
n JONES, Adj. Gen.
r. tar li.u. s. STEWART.
"a asr of Representatives.. Washington
~ r 81. 50 IS was 20 all grades, drng~prs.y-
u.seF ra,u 81. hui hy examination of th
r zee ...l HIdsis' referred to los the Adlutai
Geo .I..i &c. iuuud that tie whole amount at
D. r''l IHE i,r Infantry for five wears was 81 II,
B. - 2 ablrh hy computation, it would b
-ry". Easr Sl,Hl per month To The Infantry
o. ED a1 u,ufr. Thus it appeared that this hI
r .f t'rr. Cls- re laced the allowance Ia iuijln
p. rTt suiiuIryr- Tor clothing from $3.50, allow
n 90 Is IIr net or Is. to Sl.9l, the nmOuu
T allHUed So Ihr infantry of the regular nrn'!
q Tie Il uiuu," IL was trrr, and MIR Cameron
20 -Hid the volunteers could have their option
lgt Tire language of The bill was express; no
~ huls could mistake IL it wns HAT this cloth
20 Irr 20 kiud" should he furnished I'm iieu ul
- tHr money which under existing laws is nj
>; lowed" Now, could you fluid amy oPto
2 there The Till provided that clothing, whicI
BE- cost 81 81 per month, should he furnished ii
% E,u Of the $3.50 allowed under lrcviou
], laws.
+ Mr. McCcllaud interposcd, and was under
= stood to speak of the construction put upoI
20 ihr law by the Adjuinut General; but VIA
bee SAID was not caught 10y the Reporter.
= Mr Stewart declined 10 yield, and said III
n cared not what construction the Aijutan
IS General had been induced TO give 10 the law
~ hy Gen. Cas- or any body else; there was ih'
u law IL was reported 10y Gen. Cass, and NJ
j. u pnssed. lie knew it was said that Gen
- Cass had seen The Aduiant General and go
20 him OF the President to uulliy hy construc
% lion or veto it er post fdcio lie might have
j. found it would not do TO strip the volunteer
T. of their ciolhing; hanging and burning IN ct
" Ggy might have been unpleasant and th
r. Adjuiaut General might have been induced
Go cor.iTlic this law Of General Cass direcil.
D. contrary TO it, provisions; still there was thu
r law ~ introduced by General Cdss aud pass
> ed, which CNpress'y provided Tor tins change
- Hud thaI l.9l, "clOihiug IN kind" should III
IA furnished "In lieu" oi the amount previousl!
a allowed. which was $3.50 fit WIS intend
.. ed to give them ;her election, rs is now pre-
a tended why did not Gen. CnsS say so IN In
. hill; why not say TINT the volunteers shoui'
j. I,s allowed to draw 3 81 the amount of cloth
a ing allowed to regulars, which should be de
r Quoted out of the $3.50 to which they wer'
% entitled. and not Us the law declares sin lieu
b. Of the $3.50.
4 Tie 5 l,9l was not 10 be in par, but in full
/. The law was too plain. Ingenuity could no
. mysti(y u. IL was not only outrngeonsly
unjust, hut it WINS clenrly unconstitu
= lioHnl aud void. What right had Genera