Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1848-11-01
GEN. TAYLOR'S PAY.

The Washington Union continues to assert that
Gen. TAYLOR has drawn t74.S6i extra nav from
the Government, notwithstanding the statcment of
Adjutant General JONES to the contrary. which :,
most pertinaciously refuses to publish-Ip order ,o
bring the matter to practical test, the Hon. AN
DREW STEWART has addressed the following pro-
position through the National Intelligenccr If the
editor of the Union has confidence in the truth of
what he asserts, he can have no hesitation in ac
cepting the offer:
UNIoNrowN, Pa, Oct 10, 1913.
Messrs. GALES s. SEAToN:
GENTLEMEN: Finding the task of disproyin,r
the various charges made by the Editor of the
Union and the Democratic Committee at Wash
ington against Gen. Taylor to be a tedious under
taking, and as the documents referred to are acces
sible TO but few persons, and the election now close
at hand, propose 10 submit the whole matter. =,
once, to a practical test, With this view. make
the following proposition
Whereas have charged Gen. Cass with taking
So, S65 46 "ertra pay" over and above his leuai
salary, and to offset this these gentlemen have
charged Gen. Taylor with taking $74 1854 .sertra
pay" over and above his regular compensation. in
the following words: 1.-The addition of this amount.
", AZ 81, regular pay, TO the allowances of
Si4 1904, proved by the record, will make the
handsome sum OF $loS.2S5 "a received by Gen.
'laylor."-(Se their pamphlet, page p
Now, | agree to bind myself, with ample Seen
rlty, opay to Thomas Richie and ''the jackson
Democratic Association COMMITTEES" every dollar
of this charge of $74 ,S61 Of allowances TO General
Taylor In addition his regular pay, that thew can
prove to be true ''by the record" referred to.
Ihe said Thomas Richie and Democratic Com
mttee agreeing, on their part, to pay Andrew
stewart, not the amount of extra pay he NAV es-
taolish against Gen. Cass, but only so much as he
snail prove, by the Presidents message and the
documents Herewith printed that Cen Cass re-
ceived as ''extra pay" over and above the S64.
COD 40, as heretofore charged by the said Stewart.
1hat there may be no equivocaiion or DELAY, il is
proposed that both parties be confined in The ev;
dence furnished by President Folks messare If
the L. th of August last and the documents there
with printed. and that the said message and dozen
ments be referred to Roger Jones, Adiutant Gener
al OF the United States, whose report shall be final
and conclusive
Ana II these gentlemen not satisfied TO refer
'"e maiter 10 Gen Jones alone, they may associate
with him Gov. Marcy, Secretary OF War from
whose Department most of the documents have EN-.
anated. ~
'ur'her hereby authorize and empower GEORGE
Gideon, Esq, of Washington, TO carry ont this ar
rangement on my part.
II these gentlemen fail to accept this offer to nav
tnem me whole amount of this charge of S74. SGD.
II established against Gen. Taylor as stated bv
them when, on the other hand, they are only re-
9ulleq 10 pay The amount of extra pay that Presi-
oeht Folk s message and the documents referred to
snail establish against Gen. Cass, over and above
the Soi. 500 46 with which have charged him.
what Will the public say of their conduct? viii
IT not be conclusive evidence that they have no con-
ldence in the truth of their own statements, while
In effect they admit the validity of mine2
Yours, &C., A. STEWART.
Go-The National Intelligencer, of Saturday last,
says eve think it proper 10 state that neither
the Editor of the Union nor the Democratic Com
miltee have accepted Mr.. Stewards proposition
respecting the alleged extra pay of Gen. TAr
LoR"