New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-06-19
Cas- a. Indian Agent.

WAufNGr0N. June 70
Il win take some time and some labor O. uItur-
den from tas rubbish oi t-a Public Document. t.e
facts connected with tlc admin tr.-on ana m.-at-
mUi-frafou o.. Cen Ca-s as an oicer oi fle General
Government The mocrauc nominee Aas grown
r.ch upon rho s00ls OFT Office. doing nothing we are
wiiiin- enough o. believe personally Dlt yet holding
most ln-crurlolly t9 the creed iLat o. Tie Flcior
belong tle tfo.- OF o-.c..
Gen. Case was Governor o.. Michigan Territory from
l-.t o. l-l. and received liberal -a.ry s conpcl-'
ton 10 tAe discharge % ls Gunerriioru 4ut,s- h.-
love of arrui-t n. ans per-erfrlnE appicflan now
ever secured fr hm extra cownsr- lt1n, uOrnnaiy
tor llisu service o, fifteen hundred dollars year ail-
tuua salary and 5.g19f at t.e, tl r1ioHs dl.,
eqla. 90 S-3Is year from the date of Dis appointment
n l-I3 90 Che end In l--. Here i an cXtrt allowance
OF g $50 pr apHan for tischsr-ng duties incident 20
the Office o. Governor w ra le l,. l. aud TOR which De
wa- most literally PAID. A. ths. of course. was indie
pendent Of bis salary 10 Governor.
ON tAe 3lh o. April 1851 General Ca-s after begging
taadi!y for ten v.ar- received n1 ~ eNr-a compen-
-a on and ora tie l5tI of November. l-3 $3.50 Wa ~
lowed him l- additional pay. The pa-uclar' oil ING
case lay be- found boz document ll---Ji congress 81
session. q. Of T.
In document a. same Congress. ind the following
items under tie head of " or1Hc,s made 20 Governors
of Territories 20 cover expenses incurred on ace ant
OF Che Superintendent Oi indian AIurs, Tor once rent
L.r's cis Michigan. from Oct 1913. 10 Nay
- l-2 l0 r4iiou- per day 81 80 cents eacn- -jolU
Le,rs Cas- from Octia. l-l3 10 July 81, l-3l-
extra salary az s-.olO per anluml --.----. -t,-2
T0.al. 1890 SO 80
All received a- extra compensation
In more important document, No. O. Goth Congress
ind tie following items under tie head Of 1Ii'l ~
rquccs" and where Gen Cas- appears 70 have rcceiv
ed. not Governor OF Michigan bat as additional pay
white holding the Office OF Governor
Lewis Ca-s Tor per diem OF s. for - days *
ira service as Commissioner, al the treaties
Of Greeuyiile n IL !. and ~ Mary ~ l-i-,
and concluding arr sn-cmeufs VITA the Nyan-
d0rfe- in iu l--l and l-4c----.-----.------- SttD
Travelling expense, -.----..------- -----.-.--- ~
Attendance and travelling ~ Fort M.igs. l-l1--- I'D
Attendance and travelling 20 f. Nall, ln sep
tembcr and G. tnuer, ---.--.-.--- ---------- vY
Travelling and other expenses incident % the
Saeucusw treaty, 10 j. p -.--------.---- 2il
Do do. 20 the treaty ~auli - Mary l-!J---- $50
Hty diys extra service before and after the
treaties 5000 SUI
Commissioner OF Chicago, - days, al 8 per ..-
dav. l-ll -.------. 1.'
Mileage for do 3 for every ~ mles.......... 81,
Att ndsuce al the seat Of Government. l--o Tor
settlement of his own accounts ---...------ LEU
For treating with Indians al Wapaghkonetam
l-2j and allowances ------------ 20
same 4 nj of service -amc YEAR at Prairie du
Chen. and carrying the treaty 20 Warrington 20 p
Similar 81 rvire 70, il Indiana. 10 sept and Oct ~
Similar service l--5, 40 Fond dI La, months l3lJ
similar service l-l1, 40 Butte des MOrte, June,
July and Auyu.t OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES POD
similar service l-2s az Green Bay July and Aug lil2
Similar service. iezl al a. Joseph for sept @l1
services and expenses az seat Oh Government
ID ddy-. l-yJ l.o-'
Extra pay Tor services ~ piqua, Ohio. for Wayne
and Chicago l-.2to -.-..............-.... l05 500
Extra pay for services AZ liqua Ohio. for Wayne
and Chicago ls2g, 1880 ami part o. leJl.---- $50
Total Observation-Disclosures. 81 -7
This il triple nav for actual service and duplicate
extra pay % The amount OF SIXTY THOUSAND your
HUNDRED DOLLARS
There were other benefits than this received DI-
ny tine time fhut Gen Cass was Governor of tie
Michigan T,rrtory be received his regular salary al
ways hbcra-eyen munihcnt for the amount of ser
vice performed. Nor was this al. for the position o
GOV Cas- enabled him 10 become rich and a spccu-
ator in the public domain and be located his lots al
most n the heart of the present great City Of Detroit
The Government has made him rich and 10 mann T.
II would SEEM not always In accordance with prnci-
nles of strict equity aud many viii doubt even d
resry, he etricflv M EB