The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1848-09-29
CHARLOTTE. N. G. SEPTEMBER 20, 1915.

ed here, that the last item, commencing al
the beginning Of 1922, and the item OF ra
lions. ending on the 29.h Of May, 1922. lsF
on each other during so much Of the time
as lies between those tao dates.
Fourth. SuIl another part Of The time
that is, from the 3lst OF October, 1921. To
the 90 Of May, 1922, he aas paid IN STA
difieren: capacities that is TO say:
The three fast, as above the item Of
rsiions, as above; and. in addition thereto,
another item Of ten raiions per day while
at Washington, settling his account being
at the fGte, per year, Of $3.50.
And, also, an allowance for expenses tray.
elliog 10 and from Washington. aud While
,Lere, Of sl,O22; being a. tie raie, per
gear, Of sl,793.
Fifth. Aud yet, during the little por
lion Of the time bich lies bei~ cen the ;,
ef Jlnuary, 1922. ard tho ooh of May.
ls22. he was pad IN SEVEN diieren. cspa-
cities; that TO say:
| The six last mentioned, snd also al the
rate Of 81 500 per year for the P.qua. For,
Wayne, and Chicago vice, as mentioned
above.
These accounts have already been dis
cussed some here; but hen We are a
monesi them, as when we are IN the Pat.
eni Office. we mus, peep about good while
before We can see all the curlosllies. shall
not be tedlous with them. As TO Tie large
item oi 81 300 per year, amounting IN the
aggregate to $50 7l5. for oflicc rent, clerk
hire, lucl. &c., | barely wi.h 10 remark
that, SO far as ! can discover in tie pubic
documents, there is no evidence, by word or
Inference, either from any DISTINGUISHED
witness, or OF General Cass himself, that
he eyer rented or kept separate ,nice -
ever hired or krp, a c!eik; or ever used
amy extra amour, OF fuel, &c, in conse.
quence Of his iGd,an services. ludeed,
General Cars's entire silence in regard 10
desc i'e,Bs, IN his two long letters urging
his CLAIMS upon tie Go,erpmeni, IA, To my
mind, almost conclusive that no such items
had any real etis eoce.
Bot have intr, duced General Cass's &C.
counts here, chn a. to show The aontefful
ply seal capacities OF he nsn. They show
that he no, only did the labor Of several
men at the same TINE. bu, that he oflen did
It ut several places many hundred miles
part, al lie same tine. Aod al eating, too.
his capaciiies are shoan TO be quite as won
der.ul. FtUm Otiober 1871, 10 MAY, 1922,
he ate ten raiions day in Michigan. ten
roilons day here IN Washington, and near
five dollars v orth q day besides. partly on
Sue read between the two places And then
lhete is al inpofisnt discovery IN his ex
ample the att Of beine paid for what one
eats, instead 81 hsying pay for IT Here.
after, If any nice young man shall owe u
bill which lie connut pay IN any other way.
he Can iusl board II cot. Mr.. Speaker, we
have ell heard Of the annual standing IN
doubt between w stacks Of hay, and star
wing TO a.h : the ike Of that would new
er happen to Gtneral Cass. Place the
stacks thousand miles spur, he would
stend stock slill midway between them, and
ea, them both at once and the green grass
along the line would be apt TO suffer some,
TOO, at the same time. by all means make
him Pfesden', gentleman. He will iced
YOU bounteou-ly --if-li there Is any left
after he shall have helped himself.
THE WINGS AND TIE WAR
But, as General ray lot is, par excellence.
The hero OF the Mexican war; aud, as you
Democrats say We wings have always oP.
posed the war. YOU think il must be very
awkward ard embarrassing for US to so FOR
General rsy lor. The declaration that We
have always opposed the war Is true or false
accordingly as one NAV understand the
term Opposing the war" Ii to say" ihe
var was unnecessarily and uncons'iiul'on
! ally commenced by the President be op.
posing The war, then The wings have very
generally opposedi, it. Whenever they have
spoken o. all, the, have said this and they
/ have said i, on what has appeared good
reason 10 them. The marching en- army
into the m,ds, Of peaceful Mexican set.
/ clement, frightening the inhabitants away,
leaving their growing crops, and other pro.
perry TO destruction, TO you may appear
perfectly amiable, peaceful, unprovoklng
procedure; bu, i; does not appear so TO Us
] ~ ~ cuSu W US as Nv S'h'
er than naked, impudent absu'dlty, and
we speak Of 1t accordingly. But If, when
the war had begun, and had become the
cause Of the country. the giving ol our
money and our blood, in common with
you're, was support of the war, then il is not
true that We have always opposed tho war.
With few individual exceptions, you have
constantly had our votes here for all the ne.
ccssary supplies. And. more than this, YOU
have had the services. the blood, and the
lives Of our political brethren in every tri
al, and on every field. The beatdless boy,
and the mature man---thc humble and the
distinguished, you have hsd,hem. Through
suffering aud death, by disease, and in bat
tie, they have endured, and fought, and fell
j With you. Clay and Webster each gave a
son, never to be returned. From the State
Of my own residence, besides other worthy
bu, less known Wing names, we sen. Mar
shall, Morrison, Baker, and Hardin; they