The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1848-10-20
UNIoNrowN, Pa, Sept. 20. 1s4s.


Gcnuemep: My attention has just been
called to two late numbers of the Union,
in which the editor has devoted ten col
umns, with the promise of more, to the
examination Of my late speech in rela-
ton to Gen. Cass' extra pay. This is
compliment hardly expected from the
editor of the Union. and am exceedingly
sorry that have given him 50 much trou-
bic and uueasiness. ... ....
have not time Just now TO read, much
less to comment on these ten columns of
editorial abuse; but, since Mr.. Richie
questions the truth of my statements in
regard to Mr.. Cass' extra pay, will refer
him TO an authority, of which he seems
TO be ignorant, but will not dare to con
trover. l refer him to President Folks
message Of the lllh of August last, Ex-
exulive document No. s6,) printed since
the adjournment. Now, | charged Gen.
Cass with taking. while Governor of
Michigan and, ex.oficio Superintendent
of flndian Affairs, S64,S65 4G extra pay,
over and above the amount Of his legal
and fixed salary of 50, 900 year. Now
assert that this message, sent in by Pres
ideut Polk in obedience to resolution Of
the House, with the documents appended,
sustain and establish every dollar and ev-
cry cent have charged against General
Cass. They do more: they show that
Gen Cass received as Marshal of Ohio
and Minister TO France $26,70S 65 over
and above the amount OF his salaries and
bis outfit and return, which, regarded as
ezt,d, will make his extra pay SOL ,574
IL, and his regular and extra pay to-
gether $234,23l 40. Now, If my charg-
ing General Cass with taking $64, ,S65 46
extra pay is justly denounced by Mr..
Richie and his other venal followers as
"viliticalion and slander" of Mr. Csss,
what will they now say ofMr. Polk, who
makes it much worse than Ididl What
will they say of Gov. Marcy, Secretary
Of War, ID. Graham, Register of the
Treasury, P. Hagner and John NJ. Nc
Gala, Second and Third Auditors, who
sustain by their official signatures these
statements, thus "viiiyug and SANDER.
lag" Mr.. Cass. and rendering him, iftrue
(as has been said by his friends,) "un'
worthy The support of any honest MANI
These Outrageous" charges being cs.
iablshed by his own Ejends, what Will my
vilifiers and slandercrs now sayl We
shall sec.
The Presidents message and docu'
ments sustaining these charges are in the
hands Of every member of Congress
where they may be seen; and to facilitate
the examination, | will refer the inquirer
to pages 2, 3, 5, 46, AZ, so, 1856, l6O, 90;
and 23l.
It furthermore appears by these off
cial documents, that Gen. Cass charged
and received as Governor of Michigan
more than double the amount of extra pay
received by aHthe other Governors of al
the territories ofthe United States, from
the foundation of the Government up Il
the year lS43. This remarkable fact il
established by the records. Can this bt
right Can Mr.. Ritchio satisfy the peo
pie of this country that Lewis Cass, while
Governor Of Michigan. was justly cnlitle'
To double as much as oil the rest Of tn
Governors Of all the other twelve or I'll
teen territories of the United Statesl-
And it also appears that great part O
the extra pay was allowed by Genera
Cass himself, while Secretary of Wul
and based upon lis 0wA ezta ahOwdnct
These documents show also that Levi
Cass received. in addition to his regula
sulary of $4,000 ayear, 81 500 yen
for fuel, Office rent, &c. ST 800 u year 70
services beyond tho territorial lines o
Michigan, aud also, atthe same time, s
per day aud 40 cents per mile for maxim
treaties with the Indians, amounlin
alone, for part Of the time, to $4,000
year. and making, with his regular salar
and extra allowances, $4,000 a year, il
stead of $2,000-more than $50 day
when the law gives him less than So
But, not satisfied with all this, it appear
General Cass charged aud received IA
several years. while Governor of Mich
gan, the pay and emnluments Of capInl
aud qualtermaster in the regular arm
amounting to 5000 per year more, nn
charged and received, at one time, S6,Gl
for ralions, as well as several lhousan
dollars for settling his accounts and a
sisling To form an Indian code, while
the receipt ofal his salaries, regular aT
e1tra, above mentioned. And. what
worse than all this, in July. 1882, yej
after General Cass was appointed Seer
tary Of War, he produced an accouI
against the Government, amounting
S53.l2S 96, for alleged over.paymeu,
running back ten or twelve years; 50
3l7 Is in 1920 for Indian aunuitie
Sl0,1S3 Gl, un indefinite charge for |
dian Department prior 10 1929" whic
il right. he could have retained in any
his quarterly settlements nude duri
these ten or twelve years, producing
balance in his favor Of $35,075. ...
For this alleged balance a rcquisiti
was drawn mo, 19o6) by j, Robb, acti
Secretary of War, in favor of Lewis ca
then himself Secretary Of War, on t
Treasury. and the money being paid, I
settlement stood suspended ill is;
when it was closed by Vim. B. Lewis,
(See page 232 and 233) Worse still
an allowance appears 10 have been mac
while Governor Cass was Secretary
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