Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1848-07-28

-. and whilst Mr.. NVurse vas during most n
the time receiving salary OF % 400 and 3 oO(
per annum- was under consideration, ami i.
merits we're ful!v discussed, and the gentleman
could moi have riisuueI il; and yer when ,hs
yeas AMI nays were ordered he voted hf il
The oeutlemap's par!; also gave as 4 ora;ni,:
10 Mrs. Harrison widow Of Genera. Harrison
%, 900 dollars do not give these instances 10,
The purpose oi showing my disappropaion o
them for II that d. not speak-bul merely i
exhibit, The spiri AMI feelings Of The man who ha,
made many oi these reckless charges.
will now, Mr. Chairman, direct the attcn
lion of the committee to the manner in which
the gentleman has stated these several items il
his printed speech, IN order TO exhibit its un
fairness and The injustice done 10 General Cas-,
One Of the charges in his account--which, IN /,
1922, was allowed BIZ Mr.. Calhoun-runs thu
in the gentIcmans speech: "From October .
1913, TO July 81, 1881, 1880 dollars per an
nun, ertrn salaru;" when, By referring to Doc
IL, we find, instead Of being for extra salary,
it was ito cover hi, expenses for office rent
clerk hire, fuel, stationery" sc. In noting Iii,
item for making treaties, &C., at Greenyillc, Sa
ginaw, SauIt Ste. Marie, Sc. he closes witt
these words: "titiy days prepRiag before aat
1JItf TSHtU ledfiHS ~ HahSu dHu UIiUlcIIlSlDlc
and conveying the impression that General Gas.
had really put 50 much money into his pockc
without having performed any service to de
serve it; when the language used in the docu.
ment No. 81 from which ne copied is this
"And for fifty days ertra sarices, previous and
subsequent 10 the aforesaid treaties, in prepar
ing for and carrying into effect the several stipu
lations thereof" explaining this part of the
item satisfactorily. As the rules Of order will
mol permit me 10 state why ho has rcsorted 10
The Procruslean system here, leave il 10 you TO
determine what inference might be drawn from
il In his sec nd statement, which appears 10
be general, he asserts that Fifteen hundred per
annum, extra salary, (thc same 10 which have
before alludcd) from 1913 to 1881, nearly
eighteen years, va. "paid in 1885," which was
wears after the services were rendered. Now,
the documents and the accounts stated, show
that the several amounts were paid in 1922, and
thereafter whenever the accounts OF General
Cas- werc audited. There was no poslponemcnl
or refusal Of payment, and no extraordinary de
lay. The gentleman rom Pennsylvania has in.
serted in his speech particular aud general
statement of these items Of account; and in his
addition Of one of his columns Of figures, he has
committed an error o. more than four thousand
dollars; and it will bt seen that il he had enter
ed the items properly anG made his calculation
correctly, il would ave satisfied him that he
impu,ation Of General Cass's charging twice for
the same item was without foundation.
Mr.. Chairman, my time will no, permit me-
longer 10 dwell On MS portion OF his speech,
which, from the aipit manner in which ii is
drawn up, is calculaai, and perhaps designed, 10
al n M der m nI,
his purpose, why wea not all The items cl account
set down as they appeared IN The official docu
mel Is from which iev purported 10 have been
taken2 Did he act tpon The maxim that "al's
fair in politics :" IShould be glad 10 th.ow the
mantle OF charity oref IL; bus all the ,ilcum-
Stances are So strong, lhai am in doub. She her
il can be ascribc, 10 anything else lhan dspo-
silion 10 rerveri tae ru'h.
Thus, Mr.. Chairman have enGeavJrei, as
briefly as the nalore Of The case would pc.init 10
reply 10 ihl. charge; aud whether successfully or
not, submit most checftniY 10 the canlol ant
good sense OF The committee.
will now proceed TO the examination OF an
other accusation Of The gentleman from Pennsyi.
vaDia (Mr. Sewau,) which will be found 10 be
equally groundiess and unjusifaba lie says.
Gen Cass was once great lover OF IN" VI.
lan'ers. he was a volunteer himself, and 80
sometimes called The old yo!ur'eer. Bu no" u
was on the r-c0rGs Of Congress and ''scre7Tds y"
sscapc from Il, TIM on The % n Of Decem'tr Gen.
Cass iltroam,cd into Inc Senate Z bill! cuIcios
the pay oil volunteers, tor ccmmuta'on f'r c!oih-
ing, one.third' II. knew i, was said al Gen.
Cass had seen tar Adjuian General andgo' him
or The President 10 nuli!y by constructor OF ve.o
il As CT post fa;to. He nigh have found. would
no, do 10 strip the gylunirc;s OF their io!hns !:
hanging and burning IN ebfsy nigh: hive been
unpleasant"
To such as the gentleman ircm Pennyi9aaia
10 be burnt in eflisy, might be very unpleasant
and doubt no, ii would; bur in the mnd OF
man Of as high maTal and intellectual! tlafactei
as Gen. Cass il could cause not even feeling
of displea.nre against the perpetrators such an
acl. Nov undertake 10 say, Mr.. caitmah
lhata paragraph more replcie with VIII errors
was never, in So lew words, uttered. TIE yolun.
leer who first made The charge in Mexo had no
access 10 The records, could no, ascerlalnhe iaciS,
and, therefore, on The impulse OF The morenl, and
under undue excitement, aad from talsein;orma-
lion, he did tina, which doubt moi ne vii deeply
regret when he learns the truth. Rut wat pa!il
alton OF the offence can be ionnd tJr he gentle.
man from Pennsylvania All the i&ls were
within his reach; many Of The circumstances
should have been within his own knowscs'; ana
yel, 10 Willy distinguished political oPoheni, NJ
resorts 10 The mos; monslIous misrepresentation.
That gentleman could not TAIL IL rem nihcf TIE
return Of Col. Baker, OF Illinois, tom atxico 10
this hail. On he 2S;h Of December TAG; Tor II
was rendered memorable by manY Of Il, accom-
panylns circumstances, and exnible' seem
which We all hope never 10 witness agIn. Coz.
Baker claimed The privilege Of addinsins nc
House; and, ai'cr some objections wefoobviaied,
nd m pst n nal = 6.
In his remarks, he said he hal beca dpu'ed =
come here 10 effect change Of The sslenl Tor
supplying clothing 10 The volunteers; aid s'a'ea
that o! ne lwenty-,ix regiments OF VOLUNTEERS VINO
had been Sen, 10 Mexico, there were hh TWO OF
three VIII were possessed Of decent clon!n5 loI
the campaign, and urged, in thr most IMPRESSIVE
and imp'orns manner, the adoption OF alcsoiu
ton ne proposed inr thai purpose. ,,,.,
On the 26rh July, IS47 Lieutenant TIC WE
liams second Pennsylvania volunteers, sais, III d
letter forwarded TO the War Department, "as &c,
CARDS clolhine, would prefer the clothing 'hsraa
OF The Communication thereof"
On the Nth OF August, 1917, Lieutenant AnE-
rim first Pennsylvania volunteers, il speaahs u
the want Of cltthing, says:
"The dissatisfaction has been OF The increase ioi
two weeks pasl, during which time sHyeta n u:
deserted, aud o:hcrs have manifested dIsp1'''o''
follow their example"
And again, December IL, IS41:
~ canno! see The propriesy OF Withholding c'o'"'
ing from our service"
Cap. Scot. first Pennsylvania volunteers says
Nov 3d. lS47:
"Somc Of The recruits come here in lruiy uss
tilule condition. One of those received ms MN
ing had but enc shirt, and no shoes. Wheh oun
srcss meets, canno. provision be made 10 supplj
The volunteer recruits with clothing as hc'fsH'l''
are supplied" ASA,
A join, application was also made BY oti, ,se
of the Two Pennsylvania regiments Of volunteer .
for the same allowance of clothing as reg nlafS &c
ceive.
have also extracts from letters received al IN
War Department, and written BY Lieut.. nsnley
Lieutenant Gardaet, Lieut.. Kinney, and C coaI
Darlington, Of The Virginia volunteers, Coo ,",
Waback, commanding depot for Virginia Y al
unieers and Colonel Morgan, la'e superintendent
OF the recruiting service-all urging the aePaI'
men, TO press the mater through Congress a !,
speedily as possible, as The volunteers were ac, !,
ally suffering, and The service, in consequence
was much injured. =, Al
In compliance with these solicitations, lae A a.