The Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1850-1852, 1852-09-23

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dssSantd Ne arpfihsad. instks nsS
esssarily large expenses Of "a '6lDttr's
life; and No should not be ssppriscd
L some cf the vety men Who are aow
writing bin dow D Tor his extravazancc
aad greediness Of money had shared
the veterans hospitality, and aided
him in the cousumation Of tho very
income which they now think 70 dis.
proper ionate to bis services.
This is not the 6fst time that Gem
eral SCOTS income has been q mat
ter Of Congressional investigation -.
and his enemies took 10 little by thei,
previous molten o. they are likely to
take now. On the 29th Of March,
1874, Mr.. John w. Davis. then a
member Of the House of Representa- :
lives from Indiana, introduced in the
House tn nendment to the Arr,v
Appropriation Iilt, by wh,,c', lie pre-.
posed to abolish the office Of major
general.
Mr.. J. A. Black, a Calhoun Dem
ocrat iro IA s. Carolina, OF posed this
q nendment of Mr.. Davis. because i I,
fact there were ".ftwer field cf era
than a regular organization Vi the
peace Establishments would require -
4 regular organization Of our present
force would require two lnAjor g, Ie-
rails and four brigadier gehcrals,
whereas there was now Int one ,nsi
general and two Lrigadier generals" :"
10 this Mr.. Davis replied that he
had no .'personai objections" to the
Major General. aNonc in the world :
Of course! His objects were purely
public and political. "As saw no
earthly use fer the Office ns it wns
now conducted. aud lie could not con
sent to paying this gentleman $4,000
year for living here in Washington,
tor what purposes he could not ina
gine. If the Major General was do.
ing duty with the army, ar comman-
ding some military division, be should
not object; but he must express bis
disnrrrobation Of his being placed
here as the military adviser Of the
Secretary Of War, rs some gentle
men suggested"
Here was All imputation sufficient
ly explicit upon General Scott Mr..
Eean, DEMOCRAT. Of Ohio rose at once
to repcl it. lie said he Was opposed
to any act Of Legislation which would
reflect personally on General Scott.
" If any man had added glory to L's
ccuntr.- it was General Scott" lie
would not " Stoke" he said with ern.
paths, at the War w9,m peterans Of
the country" This sentiment is more
deep and more general than the de-
famers Of General Scott imagine. -
The day Of election will show tha,
there are thousand OIL thousands Of
the Democracy who like Mr.. Dean
will refuse to strike at the war worn
veterans Of the country" az
| Mr.. j. ". Davis then proceeded
to bring ont hi, flca more distinctly
and explicitly. lie did no: IKE this
rssideace of General Scot at Wash
ington, which was making him faEil
lar with the Legislation and the pubic
men Of the country. lie proceeded
to say, With some bitterness, (" tha,
hs wished to reievc the Treasury
from the payment of . Major Gene
raj for sitting in his Psrior here, and
1ictatirg to Congress what it should
do. His object Vas to get rid Of ths
ONCE ard lie had, said nothing in
disparsgement Of tho officer. lie dH
! hot wish to see an officer anartered
here on the country, fiching from IA,
TFsosu,y some eight thousabd dol
lars per snnum, when lie was worse
than useles- ~ 5T. .fs.- El
These and similar remarks reused
the indignation Of Mr. Drmgoole. .
Democrat Of Virginia, q very shis
and eloqusnt naaI win soul some
what above the capdie-end aad ebeess
psiring economy tina. is 50 much II.
feeted BY sen,leRsn from Virgins
in oil cases except when Virginia u
, concerned. Mr.. Dromgoole burst 10
to tbe debate With one Of tAoss inter
rosatire Iassages in which IL sas ,,
formidable and effective. {" What
he exclaimed. in that thrilling tone ol
his xhieh sank into the heart Of eve
~ listener--" xba. did ths gensiS
man MEAN xhea he talked Of mo-
uey.BEINC FICliED FROM The
TREASURY as spp'isd to '.st oG.
'esI: Did the gentleman MEAN ,c