Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1852-09-22
From the Richmond Examiner.
Gan annAt,n nnu simcn 1919.

tluu WueGueT 1encIh' SdSS UT 06us Lay
lor had received the largest amount oil
pay for their several services to the Uni
ted States. All our readers recollect the
combined howl Of the whole Wing press,
over the revelation that General Cass had
received certain "extra" allowances fol
expenses incurred by him when dealing
with the Indian tribes of the Northwest
A formal call was made, by various Wing
congressman from their places in the Sc
nate and House Of Representatives, upon
the Executive Departments for statements
of pay and allowances severally received
by Generals Cass and Taylor. These
statements are furnished in answer to that
call, and they constituted tho chief staple
of every stump and wing press in that
campaign.
A recollection of these facts probably
prompted Mr.. Merriwether, Senator
from Kentucky-Mr. Clay's successor,
by the way, to call for similar information
relative to the sums OF money received
from the Treasury by General Scott and
Mr., Pierce. This call was made towards
the close of the late session.; and we are
sorry to say it was very ill received by
the same parties and presses who dwelt
upon the ''great public duty" of the last
Presidential canvass. Our Wing contem-
poraries have unanimously voted tho
movement to be low'-in bad TASTE
and an outrage upon patriotic sentiment
It appears that they do not regard a
sauce for goose, sauce for gander too
What was appropriate tribute to the hero
of Monterey, is dirty trick upon he of
Churubusco.
rat III ha In inf
ton thus formally called for, has been as
formally furnished by the proper authors
ties; and summary Of the various otlici-
al papers containing it, appears in the last
number of the Washington Union. OF
all similar exhibits, it is certainly the most
remarkable, The statements are three in
number,-a letter from the Secretary of
War, and paper from each Auditor Of
the Treasury, as follows
/. A letter from the Secretary Of War,
relative to the balance of contributions,
&c. received in Mexico, anil Dithhcld By
Gen, Scott Unt2 the present time 1cithom au-
MOrity or EaeO, amOanting to $7,885 10
II, A letter from z. Clayton, the Sc
cond Auditor Of the Treasury communica-
ting four papers
l. A statement showing the amount of
pay proper, subsistence, forage and al
lowance for servants, received by Gene
raj Scott from July /, 1915, to June 80,
1852. (This statement includes an item
of ST ,O95 for treble rations for one year,
paid in March, 1899, on account of ex-
ponses in the Cherokee country, and on
the Northern and Northeastern frontier
and an item Of $S775 for transportation of
baggage to and from Europe, and allow
anoe for fuel and quarters while there. }
All the items of this statement amount to
$2O3,776 II
2 An exhibit of payments to General
Scott for services not in the line of his
duty. They amount in the aggregate
to $12,867 90
8. The correspondence relative to an
allowance paid at the Registers Office to
General Scott for personal expenses and
loss in exchange; beyond his pay in the
army, during a visit to Europe,
q. a statement of the pay proper, sub
sistencc, forage, and allowance for SER
wants of Gen, Pierce as IN officer in the
army, amount to So, 1852 62
III. A letter from John S. Gallaher,
the Third Auditor, showing payments to
Gen. Scott, through that Office, since De-
cember, 1911, as follows:
Regular allowances, $49,776 90
Ertra compensation, 1859 81
Public money accounted for
being the Jalancv Of TIER
ty houSrnd dollars Of
the Nerican hoStilaicS
fund, placed in tie lads
Of General Scott du-
RUG the Var, 1888 O3
Total from third Auditor, $63,984 Sc
~. The statement of NJ. Nourse, Re-
gister of the Treasury, setting forth the
item mentioned above for personal expen-
ses and loss in exchange while in Europe,
amounting to So, 164 10
Also, an item for pay as Acting Secre-
tary Of War from gath July to 18th
August, 1850, inclusive amounting to
1915
Also, pay and mileage of General
Pierce, as Senator and Representative in
Congress, from December Q, 1888, to
February 25 1919, amounting to
SIG, 500
Also, pay as District Attorney of the
United States for the State of New Hamp-
shire, from April 1, 1045, to February 90,
1847, $3.50 70
Such is the list of documents. The
following tabular statement exhibits
contents in more succinct and intelligi-
BILE form:
Regular pay and allowances to General
Scott.
Through I'd Auditors office, $2O1, 500 II
Sd 49,776 90
1881, 286 ~
Extra allowances to Gen Scott.
Through Registers Office $3.50 10
I'd Auditors office 14,737 90
" Sd Auditors Office 1924 I'd