Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1852-10-23
Gen. SCOTS Demands upon the Public Treas.


Senator Meriwefher, of Kentucky. introduced into
y 8 Senateust before the close Of the last session,
resolutionscaing on the President to furnish the
Senate with the amount of money drawn from the
Federal Treasury, by Gen. Scott. It will be remem-
bered BY the reader that the wings pursued similar
course towards Gen. Cass, in 1885, and it will be fur
her remembered that the friends of Cass were called
to defend the Justice of the charges against the govern
ment made By him for servcesrendered, and also
allowed for extra services. We well remember the
made Of the showing against Cass by the wings,
and have not forgotten the flourish they made
the "extra allowance admitted by accounting officers
of the government The Taylor men set the example
and we reason why the Scottites should OBJ
ject to similar being pursued against their
candidate now. If it was fair then, it is equally
now.
The friends of Gen. Scott cannot object to this call
for information by Senator Merwether IfGen. Scott
has received from the People the money due him for
services rendered, his opponents charge him with
neither illegal conduct selfshness. It is due alike
to his reputation public officer and man, that
the seal of privacy be removed from his pecunary tran
saction with the Public Treasury. No is either
too high too low, to exempt him from this scrutiny,
if he be in the employment of the People, It is their
right not only to know how he discharges the duties
entrusted to him by them but they have the right to
demand from him showing of how he dsposes of the
money that they may at times commit to his hands.
Nor is this ALL The friends of Scott cannot pretend
that this exhibit of his pecunary transactions with the
government are either partial or dishonest. They are
denied the sweet privilege of saying that it is Pierce
fabrication. 1t should be remembered that the pres
ent is Wing AdainiStrdtion-tha its executive, as
fiscal officers wings That is these officers, I'M
der the instructions of wing President Mr. Fillmore
who furnish the record Of Gen. SCOTS money tran
sactons with the government. These officers act
der an oath, and it may be sad that whatever their
showing Isl that it is the truth The showing Them is
wing, and no Scott dscredit it, without first
dscrediting the wing officials of awhig administra.
ton. Will they dare do this
/ We have received from Washington city, under the
| frank of the Hon. A. G. Penn, member of Congress
from Louisiana, pamphlet copy, containing the sub
stance the reports of the officials charged with the
duty Of complying with the acquisitions contained in
the resolution offered by Senator Merwether. This
pamphlet,or the substance ofit, we shall give in ou
next issue. 1t is not intended by u.s. to enter into
discussion of the showing exhibited by this pam
phlet we have neither the time nor the inclination
and had we both, it is not probable that should DE-
any good, for the pamphlet puts the showing up in
clear and perspicuous manner. We ask for this pam
phlet carefulperusal, and have considered it wortI
this Introductory notice