The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1848-08-19

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stand before the world together, and lei the
country 'look upon this picture, ami then
upon that"
In one. we see that which s'gives liz
world assurance Of a r4,an'-"an honest
man. the noblest work of God.n But villa,
shall be said Of the other! The man who
has taken more extra pay while he was
Governor Of the Terri DRY OF Michigan and
e1-o6ieio superintendent OF Indian affairs,
than all the Governors OF all the Territories,
and all the Secretaries acting as Governors,
from 'he nndAhou OF Tho Gvvefnmenth
the present hour, and II r.,nss not be forgot
TEN, that twelve or thirNen Of the Ssares OF
this Union have been Territories before
they were admitted as States into this Tn
ion Startling as this statement may be,
ii isclearly shown g be true by the official
documents which have been published hy
order Of Congress Ihave those documents
before me, respecting which intend Mat
there shall be no mistake, and therefore !
invite to them the particular attention of
this committee ard Of the country. The
first document j. No. s, of the Sd session Of
the 9th Congress; the olher No. IS OF tho
LIST session Of the 2s.h Congress. From
which documents it appeared thai h.
whole Of the extra allowances received by
ii! the Governors, and Secretaries ac,iar
as Governor, amounted TO bat $40 400,
while Governor Cass alone received $64,
s65.a6!! This embraces al omitted item,
Of $s75. See doc. ll2, 3 sess. 25,h Con-
tgress page Is.
nov come, raid Mr.. 5. to the neu ac-
counts IN my indictment against Governor
Casa, based on facts discovered sincs my
former speech, and to which | call tho spe-
cial attention 0! gentlemen over the way
LIT, Then, charge that Governor Ca.s,
while in the receipt Of his legal salary Of 81,
900; and two extra allowances, one of 81,
500, and the other Of $3.50 per anan, and
also s. per day and 40 cts per mile sravel,
actually charged and teceived, in addition
10 all this, the pay ofan assistant deputy
q,aarte1mastsr general" At the rate of ,ool,
so per .nur,, and "lhe pay and emolumen,s
of captain" in the army for four years
(fyom 1917 to 1921 $2,57S,66, increasing
his extra pay 10 $64,s65,46. In support
Of this charge, refer gentlemen to Doou-
men. Nc. 10, LIST Session, Goth Congress
page %.
ed. Icharge that Governor Cass, willis
receiving his regular salary Of $4,000, tvs
extra allowances of $1,000 eaoh, and s.
per day, and 40 cents per mile for ,rave',
amounting to $25 and sometimes $50 pr
day; per mitted Mr. Woodbridge, the Secrs
ary who acted for h,na in his absence, to
charge and receive a third extra allowances
of $1,000 for three years and twenty 6es
day. thus charging the Government @3,ooo
per anNm for clerk hire, ohce.rens, &C.,
when believe there is no evidence, MT
oven all allegation, that dollar had evts
been paid by Governor Cas- for either tho
one o, the other; TO support this charge,
rsfe, to Document No ll2, ID Session, 25,ls
Congress, page 2. Who can be found 10
j ify or defend thiss
These, repeat, are facts derived frcns
official souys.ss
A MEMBER. How n,uch did General
Harrison receiveUwhile Governor Of toe
Northwest territory.
Mr.. STEWART. lam reminded that Gen.
erai Harrison was the Governor OF territory
in the Northwest and will tell the gentle
man how much he received. The whole
amount Of Gen. Harsison's extra pay during
the whole time he wan Governor Of Indiana
and Tho Northwestern territory, and for all
the treaties he negotiated--{as numerous
and important perhaps, as those Of Governot
Classy - was $3,2ol, instead Of $64,s6s,
the amount received by this great and extra
ordinary hero and patriot, Governor CASE.
No, Harrison was an honest man-and like
an honest man he neither changed or receive
ed one cent Tor ra,ions; Office rent olerk-hire,
or fuel, or for eAtra territorial services, for
which Governor Cass charged and received
$3,7 100 per anum extra. Here is the differ
ence between Harrison and Cass-any
u.ote questions if not will proceed to al
OTTER point.
Nh. McLANE. Does tho gentleman
mean to say that he obtained these pay
ments without, vouchersa
Mr.. STEWART. lsay that General C:ass's
letters which arc published with these re-
ports, do not assert tina, he ever employed =
clerk or rentedlan Office Of any kind. But
to specify something 10 sustain the charge
this was adopted as the most convenient
and PLAUSIBLE pretext 10 got tho money,
Blu, the gentleman from Maryland asks il
General Cass obtained those payments with
on, vouchers' answer, l believe he did
but 10 ascertain the fact with certainty,
went Yesterday; frat to the Third AUDITORS
office at the Treasury department, and
there Iva. told that The vouchers were FL.
ed in the Office Of the Second Auditor. I
then proceeded to the Office IF the second Audis
tor Mr.. McCslla, and told him that wished
to seq the vouchers Of General Cass for tho
payments thai had been made to him, and