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pay and emoluments' continue the same, which would
make them, per annum, as follows
PAY" per annum ~, 400 90
.Emolumens" ditto 1856 s
$500 90
ss,a5 s.

Now. though these ''emoumen,s' are "extra" Of
General Tayors pay, do not say, nor have ever
said, that they were "exua pay;' for we could not
reconcile ii conscience to make this term embrace
As pay what is not as Mr. Stewart in spirit far from
that Of manness, fairness, and justice. has done the
case of General Cass viii he deny that General Taylor
has received and is receiving, the "emolumentsn
set forth by u.s. and which, the LIST January last,
amounted to the said $7l ,s64 oi-not estimating the
value of his quarters and fuel the allowed him
for travelling expenses, which unable to asce
tain, and which would amount to thousands of dollars
more Let him make denial of this kind, instead Of
denial of what have not stated. One thing, however
is very certain-and so the country will clearly under
stand-tha the quarters and fuel allowed for the personal
accommodation of Cen Taylor and his servants are as
much "extra pay" as the amount allowed to Gen Cass
for the expense of office rent and fuel that the allowance
to the former for the pay, clothing and subsistence Of
servants much "exra pay the allowance the
latter for clerk hire that the allowance to the first for
travelling expenseswhich does not appear in expo
silionnd for horses in addition is much exa payn
as the allowance for travelling expenses to the latter
and, finally, that General Taylor's thirty rations
day-amounting alone to six doars-are as much
extra pay" the allowed to Gen. Cass about which
Mr. Stewart made so much ado, and over which
the wing orators and presses have been exceedingly
faceous and witty; though believe they have been
quite silent on this point since they found that Gen
TAYLOR went SO far ahead of Gen. Cass in the matter Of
rations
1t is not true that we have attempted to injue Gen.
TAYLOR by the statement of his 'emouments" OF allow.
ances over and above his pay. As we said at the time
we simply stated the facts and this did for the pur
pose of illustrating to the country the great injustice
which had been done to Gen Cass in the base use made
by Mr. Stewart and the wing orators and presses gene
rally of the allowances Gen. Cass beyond his salary
the greater part of which no 'emolument" what
ever, but was for actual expenses.
Since writing the foregoing, the proceedings OF the
House OF Representatives in relation to the printing Of
the reports respecting the payments to Generals Cass and
Taylor have been shown published in the Con-
gressional Globe and we find that according thereto we
were substantially correct in first statement When
sent n the reports laid the table and ordered
be printed but this order reconsdered and on the
motion of Mr. Stephens of Georgia, they then re.
ferred to the Committee the Expenditures of the War
Department. Mr.. Lincoln, of that committee, Ia whlg)
made report the subject the last day Of the ses-
son, recommending their being printed with certain other
documents The charge thereupon made that these
documents had been culed for the purpose and should
not be printed without examination by the House. This
charge was not answered. far the proceedings
show and the House adjourned without action upon the
matter. 1t is for Mr.. Stewart TO explain how the
document to be printed, and whether has been
fairly made up for that purpose.