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lue and intelligence OF the people is most frequently
manifested BY the whg leaders. They never hesitsls "a
resort TO fraud OF 10 abuse the democratic party with
foul epithes 10 heap ooniuney and rideals on
ocratc nominee. But they claim exemption irom all !,
taliaiion They even denounce those who would exD..
hs purposes OF the whg party or presume to eniies N.
character conduct OF whg candidate. although H..
anoga,e TO their party infinite superiority in all thin.
and insist eevaling their candidate far aboys II.
heads OF other men-above the law above accountant
ty-and burden him with ornaments he has no rgb,
wear.
Since General Scott nominated, history has bs,,
openly and deliberately falsed in order 10 cover H.
with unmented honor. and TO strip other men Of H.
laurels they have fairly won in order 10 iwne ,b.
around his brows, To this end, the events Of N.
war with England and oil the war with MEXICO h.,.
been perverted. Minute descriptions OF scenes which
never existed have been fabricated in order 10 go,,
General Scott and whenever these ridiculous rom.n,s.
have been exposed and whenever an attempt has han
made to vindcae the nuh OF history so that gallant Of.
GERS who have perished in the public service or live eoy
cred with honorable scars might receive Justice. n.
Scott leaders and The Scott presses become conyusd
with rage and indignation Moved by ine6abs aroxane,
and malignant bgotry. and having an utter scorn for
the virtue and intelligence Of the people, they have d.
manded that General Scott should be placed above n.
law and they have insoIenty refused to Justify or even
excuse his illegal demands the public treasury with m
insolent air which is equivalent an assertion that M
man shall hold their august candidate amenabe ior h;s
conduct. and that he has lodly right 10 violate III.
law, and to appropriate tbe public moneys TO hs own M,
in the same the aurels won BY the sul.n,v
OF Brown, and Mcneil, and Miller, and Jesup. ana
WORTH and Duncan have been seized on for his bepe6,
General Scott has received more than three hundred tbou
sand dollars from the treasury yei according Mr. Con-
rad Secretary War; he withholds nearly egh, thousand
dollars without authority Of law. Accordrg 10 Mr.
Nourse register Of the treasury, he has received pay
the rate OF six thousand dollars for acting as Secesy
OF War when he was receiving The ray and emolunenb
OF major general in the army. According 10 the ,hid
auditor, he has demanded commuation Of quaiteis in
Washington when he was furnished with quariers in
Mexico and according 10 the same officer be whhods
nearly thirteen thousand dollars of public money VII Cd
be has accounted for When these facts are re.
port ed TO Congress by wbg officers the parisans Of Gen
Scott do not condescend to explain them but De.
nounce those who make them public; that General
Scos have yet been adequately compensated
and sum up the emoumenls which the Duke OF yelling
ton has received from the British government. TO show
hat General Scott has no; yet taken enough from the
public treasury.
We have in former articles cited the acts OF Congress
which forbid the payment Of extra compensation to Of
without act Of Congress- and the reception OF ray
for two sfices at the same lime II turns ont that
these safeguards upon the treasury were occasoned BY
the conduct of General Scott himself and that payments
10 him made by the accounting officers Of the govern.
ment induced Congress to forbid the payment Of extra
compensation, unless by special enactment. We lean
this pertinent, fact from speech delivered by Hon Gil.
bert Dean OF New York. during the last session Of Con-
gress. from which make the following extract:
81 ask attention TO but single other OF abuse.
and thar 10 the appointnent OF the person die
chage the dates of two offices and giving him the
in salary OF each oce Prior % 1872 General Sco and
some other military oicerl had been la the habit OF
charging the government for per en- and travelling ices
whenever they directed - do sny hing whca taey
could possibly say was not within the srct line OF their
duty a military In 1888, while General Scout
receiving full pay major general he bad negss
with the Cherokees For this be camei
pensation, the Of eight dolan Ter day.
hundred ard forty-four days Mr.. PoInseu Secre,ayo
War under Mr. Van Bnren, did allow il.
Ailef the election and inaugiaton tf Gene al Haut
son. in ls4i General Scott present d his cain II
10 s2.3o III. Congress, al its ss
son hearing Of this dagaDi abuse passed resolution
requiring the Secretary of War report he House Ia
all IN which extra compensation has hereofre been
allowed 10 other officers OF the army for services similar
hose rendered by General Scott for which he il said
have received alo xanc,' &c. On tse tn of De-
cember, 1872 the Secretary Of Wa. John G. Spencer
made his report Congress and by report II sp,s ssu
hn General Scott Rad rece vel 70 Tn compensate,
between tie ls'h Of Sepemhef. 1878 snd Al the OF
slg sis ~. The las item T. 10 g.
- For per diem OF eight dollars, for hundrsd and
tory days commits and make
arrangements with the Cherokes ndians rom The lih Of
April the 10th Of December, 1888 81 ,952; and his
penscs during the time, SS55 IL
making s.. $40 II. From report made a, the
sion Of Congress by Mr. Glmer, Of Psnnsy wants, Il sp
pears that he received FOR serving or general during
the identical same hundred and foriy-foar days ae
Of S399l 3emaking In all 81, sos 20 for eight months
To remedy this abuse the following prov inser
ed 10 The army appropriate bill Of thar year. prohibiting
any repetition Of the practice
" No officer in any branch Of the public service or any
other person, whose salary, pay emoumengs,
extra allowance, conpensaton, In aay lorn whatever
for the disbursement oi the public money any Other
service Or duty whaisoever unless the shah be su,ho
lzsd by law aad the appropriation therefor explicitly i
FORTH that Il is for such additional ray, exus allowance,
or com penption.' &sT
General Scott in 1880 scel as Secretary Il War for
month after the death Of General raylot He the
same time acting as gene -sln-cssr He In tie face Of
this law received his ray Of between $780, and $500
per year for the ofo, and 5000 pr yea for the other
Tnen Congress passed tie 70 lowing law
Proridsa korcru, That her. after he proper
counting officers OF the treasury or other par officers Of The
United States. shall in low and pay 70 ndi.
vidua the salaries Of different ofces account Of
having performed the duties thereof the Dol
this prohibition shall extend the superintendent OF he
executive buldings'n