The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1848-07-15
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net, or in the Senate chamber, he
promptly repaired TO Washington, and


promptly repaired to Washington, and
entered upon his new career Of SER
vice. This he did before his accounts
as superintendent Of Indian affairs could 9
be finally settled and closed. These
accounts embraced the sum OF 1885, Z
624 09, of which he paid out TO the va
rlous agents and sub-agents and 9TH
ors within his superintendency, and
disbursed on public account, $13ls
749 %, for which he produced the re-
quisite and proper receipts and vouch-
ers, and received credit on the books 3
Of the accounting officers Of the Treas-
ury. The balance he claimed "for ex.
ira services in experimenting lndian
agencies not in the Territory Of Mich
igan. (and not belonging to his superin-
tendency,) in the years 1929 and 1880,
and for the first seven months OF the
year lS3 !, at the rate Of 81 500 per an.
mum, amounting to $3,o75. This was
the whole amount unsettled in any way
connected with any claim for services
as superintendent; and instead OF al
lowing and causing it TO be paid to
him, he endorsed on the account thus:
SIN the peculiar position in which !
now stand with relation to the depart
ment, although the charge is not only
unexceptionable in itself, but support
ed by previous decision Of the War
Department. yet am willing it should
remain suspended, and not acted on-till
is can with propriety be decided."-
The same allowance had been made to
him in previous years, not only on the
decision Of the Secretary at War, but
on an opinion Of the Attorney General,
(Mr. Wirt,) that he was entitled to a
larger amount. 1t might, therefore, ac-
cording to the practice in such cases,
have been properly allowed by the ac-
counting officers themselves, without
the action Of any other or higher au-
,hority; but, from scrupulous delicacy,
and punc.iious regard even to APP
pearances, Gen. Cass preferred that the
claim should remain unsettled, and 10
do without the amount so long as he
remained in the War Department, and
so it did remain till allowed by the Sec
retary of War, and the accounting Off
GERS, in 1897, when he had been nearly
year out of The country.
AS is usual in such cases, he was eg
o6icio superintendent Of Indian affairs,
by virtue Of his Office as governor Of
the Territory. His superlntency EN-
braced certain district OF country, for
which he received no compensation or
allowance whatever, except his salary
as governor, and his actual expenses.
But, from the necessity Of the times,
and his great efficiency, numerous 9TH
er and far distant tribes Of Indians be.
yond his superintendency were assign
ed to his charge--a charge he was not
compelled to take, but which, from his
regard for the service of the govern
ment, and for the welfare of the lndi.
ans, he cheerfully assumed in obedi.
ence to the wishes Of the departments
1t greatly added to his duties, RESPONSE.
bilities, and personal expenses--some-
times subjecting him to long and toll.
some journeys of thousands of miles,
iu an open canoe, or on loot and on
horseback, through trackless wilder.
nesses, exposed not only to the inclem.
ency of the elements, but to attacks
from willy and treacherous Indians, who.
being attached to the British govern
ment by the system Of bribery, BY the
aid of presents, and otherwise, prac.
tised by her authorities on the north.
western frontiers during and long after
the last war, were hostile to the Amer.
leans, and were ever ready, on the
slightest pretext, or even without any,
to spill their blood. For this arduous
and onerous extra service beyond his
legimate duties, he claimed a just meas
ure ofcompensation; and it was allow
ed TO him, as stated, by the Secretary
OF War and the Attorney General, at
The rate OF $500 per annum. though
the last mentioned officer was OF opin-
ion that he was entitled to more. In
that opinion he says: "His (Gen. Cass'l
salary as governor is compensation
for services as governor; but the SER
vices for which he claims do not belong
to his duty as governor OF the Michi.
gan Territory; he has a fair claim to
them on the principle Of quantum
meruit. The facts conceded, his right,
think, is undeniable." The whole a.
mount thus received by General Cass
was $l3,375, embracing ten years
from 1921, to September, 1881.
There are many more facts and cir.
cumstances in the document referred