The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-09-19


EXTRA ALLowAScrs.-Gen Ca.s was governor of Mich
gan Territory from 1918 1881 nominated this office
seven times by four different Presidents and each time
unanimously confirmed by the Senate
His salary 49, 900 per The governor of Loui
Orleans Territory received $4,000 for duties less
arduous and extensive.
for all parts of Ohio Indiana and Illinois, for the whole Of
and hs S,
In the performance OF these duties he required
ertan deputations of Indian Chiefs his office,
ploy clerks purchase stationery, &c. make long jour
and to disburse something like million oil dollars in
81 $50 per eighteen years Gov Clark, of Mis-
souri,. charged and allowed S35oo annum for
vices and hazardous Discussing officers al
most universally charged and allow ed and half
per upon money received and paid out by them
Gen Cass, having paid half million o. dollars
never charged received any compensation for his risk
This would have been item twelve thousand five hun
dred dollars hereabouts, which he might justly have
General Cass was also deputed as commissioner the
part of the United States negotiate nineteen important
treaties with various Indian tribes In the performance Of
this duty he compelled travel many thousands OF
miles. He also required to repair 10 Washington and
prepare code system of regulations for the manage
ment of Indian affairs For all these immensely important
services he received aggregate allowance OF S2,5OO
No nsarce be shown in which services OF such
nit de been rendered the government at slight a
| mpensation.
These are the extra allowances" of which much has
been said They amount in the aggregate to $780, ex
elusive Of the aon of governor for services and
expenses running through period OF eigh.eea years
There is testimony on The files OF the War IRON
early the allowance Of 81 $50 per little
the actual incurred. por-
the shape OF raons (ten ratons per day
the money value of which $3.50 per annum bu the
money value was received the rations in kind were
and applied, ordered by the War Department. to
of the employed clerks, and OF In
dian deputaons and hangers-on, OF whom there were
| necessarily many.
These ten ations per day prodgiousy harped
upon by Leslie Combs and men Of his character what
they exclam rations per day. No wonder Cass has
grown fat" Worthy srs if we ilnatured enough
apply your remarks to your own candidate, the
wonder would be thai he has outgown Daniel Lambert
himself in gTossness.
Gen TAYLOR il is computed, has drawn from the public
treasury an aggregate of hundred and twenty
sand eight hundred and thirty dollars, without refer
of which there not few in the service
As general he now receives greater annual COM
penaton than paid Cass for his governorship his
pernendency his Yelling disbursements, negotiation of
treaties and framing CODE all put together averaging the
term. He has money combination Tor eighteen raons
per day himself and per day each for four servants
He gets a money commuation Tor the wages (S7 per
and clothing (S2 30 per monthly OF these four ser
He is allowed money Communication for the forage
horses, at IS month each In short, OF the whole
amount paid him-near $1,000 per annum-about S2,S0O
is the of allowance And this, repeat, is
elusive of certain extra charges which frequently in
the service, and which old officers know mighty well how
| to pile up
Now, you considerate and excellent gentlemen the
wing side, who detest allowances and have made
selves treasury bood-hounds worry the old pioneer,
Cass-undersand us we impute no wrong to Cen Tay-
all these allowances. We have idea that he
eighteen raons in day. used four servants, rode
| six horses.
The allowance is in cash in each case No would
grudge it old Rough and Ready especially in view of
his postage But let have fair treatment
wards the old pioneer, Cass. Well has he med every
dime that he has received His bterest revers cannot
gainsay that.