The daily union., 1852-09-08
General scotps Pay and Allowances.


Of money received from the treasury by enera Scott and
General Pierce, and the character of the various
items composing the aggregate amounts paid to he has
been violently denounced BY the whg press throughout
the Union. Mr. Meriwether, the representative OF
sovereign State had perfect right TO make such call
Similar movements have been made by the whig party
and under certain circumstances, it becomes the impea
tive duty OF representatives OF the people call for such
information The whg press however, has villifed and
abused Mr. Meriwether for requesting statement of the
accounts of General Scott and General Pierce and il has
probably fixed tnge of prejudice on the public mind by
adopting course which tends suspicion that
General Scots friends apprehensve of the effects OF
exhibiting his transactions with the treasury.
Just at the close Of the session Of Congress the
Acting Secretary of the Treasury communicated to the
Senate the information called for by Mr.. Meiwether.
We have gwen the papers careful examlnaon and we
present the result of that examination with the hope that
It will be canddly considered, notwithstanding the
which the whig press has pursued Justice to General
Scott demands that his accounts should be laid before the
public, II all OF them sanctioned by law Justice
the country demands that they should be exhibited, il any
Of them are not sanctioned by law. Truth demands a
full statement, no matter what the result may be.
The papers transmitted are
!. letter from the Secretary of War, relative TO the
balance Of contributions, &c., received in Mexico and
Withheld TO the present time without authority of law.
amounting to $7,ss5 10
H. A letter from P. Clayton the second auditor Of the
treasury, communicating four papers:
IA statement showing the amount of pay proper sub
sence forage and allowance for servants received by
General Scott from July 1875 to June 30 1852 (Ths
afafa lad
year, paid March, 1885, on account Of expenses in
ne Cherokee country, and the northern and north
eastern frontier; and item Of SITS for transportation
Of baggage 10 and from Europe and allowance for fuel
ad quarters while ih.e) All the item, Of this
nent amount to $2o3.779 III
2. An exhibit OF payments TO General Scott for ser.
,ices not in the tne Of his duty They amount in the
Aggregate to 20 sla,se7 90
g. The correspondence relative to an allow ance paid al
the Registers office General Scott for personal expenses
and loss in exchange, beyond his pay The army. during
visit to Europe.
statement Of the pay proper, subsistence, forage,
and allowance for servants, of General Pierce Off
GER in the army, amounting TO S3.ls2 60
ILL., A letter from John s. Galaher, the third audi.
or, showing payments to General Scott, through that
flee, since December, 1911, as follows:
Regular allowances S49,77e 90
Extra compensation 1854 81
Public money unaccounted for, being the bal
ance Of $4,000 of the Mexican hos,ilities
fund placed in the hands of General Scott
during the war 12.s73 o3
Total from third auditor : S63 ,soi So
ly. The statement OF NJ Nourse Register Of the Treas.
iy, setting forth the item mentioned above for personal
xpenses and loss in exchange while in Europe amount
ugto s2.i64 70
Also, item for pay Acting Secretary OF War from
Ah July TO 18th August, 1880, inclusive amounting
o 1915
Also pay and mileage OF General Pierce as senator and
preventative in Congress- from December 2. 1892 to
february IS, 1912, amountingto sl6 sos
Also pay district attorney OF the United States for
the State OF New Hampshire from April l. is45. to Feb
uary IS, lsi7 $3.50 IS
Such sethe contents OF the letter and accompanying
Oapers communicated by the Acting Secretary OF the
Treasury in obedience 10 Mr.. Merwethefs call for
Attenuation. The following figures will show the whole
natter at glance:
: Regular psy and a,iopanee, 10 Genrai Scott
Through 81 AUDITORS Office, s2ol5os II
81 auditors office 1910 90
Ertra a lopaness 10 Generai Scott
Through registers Office s2539 10
I'd auditors office l4,737 90
80 auditors Office 1854 81
sls.532 20
Amount vithhed ViIom parrapt Of iaw 1855 10
unaeeounied for 1858 o3
29O.577 IS
Regular pay and allowances 10 General P,uos.
Through the registers office s7,1oo IS
81 auditors Office 3,ls2 90
$40, ,373 40
Extra sitouanos 10 General Pierce
Through registers Office, nothing.
I'd AUDITORS Office, /"
81 auditors Office,
AMOUNT illegally wHhhsid,
unaocountsf for,
2o.373 40
or General Scotfs regular pay and aiowances have
nothing ba antted m thcro hy but