The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-09-09

ulatiOn in regard to the allowance for servants
and horses, and the whole amount in the hon
est and just Interpretation of the contract with
the Government was paid to General SCoTT
from the contingent fund for foreign intercourse.
Ii is not denied that General SCorT per-
formed the services in question to the full sat
isfaction of the Government. Indeed, a letter
of thanks was addressed to him by the Secre
tary of State by direction of President MADI-
SON, complimenting him for the manner IN
which he had discharged the duties which his
European negotiations imposed upon him. His
increased personal expenses, made necessary
by the mission, were paid to him according to
the agreement of the Government.
There was also paid him. as appears by the
Registers account, the enormous sum Of three
handred and seventy five dollars for his services
as Acting Secretary of War in 1850, while
he was receiving his pay and allowance as an
officer in the army. This the Union thinks
was an allowance in violation of law. The
accounting officers of the Treasury thought
differently, and paid the money. We prefer
the authority of the accounting officers on this
point to that Of the Union newspaper.
The statement of the Second Auditor contains
| the following items of extra allowance:
1919.
/. For per diem allowance OF six dol
lars, made General Scott by the Sec
! rotary of War, from the 22d Septem-
Der, 1918, to the 18th May, 1919. 23s
days, for extra services in the compi-
lation of a military work for the
army, under orders of the War De-
partment.. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. ", 42S w
1925.
| 2. For six dollars day, allowed by the
Secretary Of War, the estimated
difference between his pay and emo
luments as major general and briga-
der general, from the lst July, 1924,
to the 3lst January, 1925, while eE-
gagged in revising and publishing the
book Of Infantry Tactics and the Re.
gulations of the Army, and preparing
| an abstract of those works for the use
of the militia of the United States. 1890 90
| 3. For same allowance for same ser-
vices from lst February to 3lst
March, 1925, allowed by the secrc.
| tary Of War. 1854 OO
| 1882.
4. For eight dollars a day commits
| sioncr for comforting with the Potta-
| watomies, WInnebago, and Sac and
| Fox Indiana at Chicago, Prairie du
| Chen. and Rock leland, from 22d
| June to 18th October, 1892, inclu-
sive, and mileage from New York to
those places and back, together with
| his expenses during the conference.
allowed by the Acting Secretary of
Var. 2,4s5 %
1885,
S. For his compensation author and
| compiler, and services in supern.
tending the printing Of the New Sys.
| TEN of Discipline and Tactics, for the
| use of the army. as authorized per
act Of Sd March, 1885, chapter 80,
| section L.. B 600 W
1889.
6. For extra compensation incurred
while acting as commissioner under
the Cherokee treaty. from April to
December, 1888, ga days, allowed
by Commissioner of Indian Affairs
| under the 10th and 18th sections Of
| the act of 30th June, 1884 .......... 1858 II
| lS4l.
7. For eight dollars per diem COM
| missioner to treat and make arrange
| ments with the Cherokee Indians,
from the 18th April to the 10th De.
cember. 1888. inclusive, allowed by
| the Acting Secretary of. War;. 1852 90
| $l2,s67 SO
| 1t is not pretended that these payments were
made otherwise than in strict accordance with
law. They were ordinary charges, always
made and allowed, under similar circum
stances, not only to officers but to civilians,
as General CAss will be able and happy to in
form the Democracy on all proper occasions.
The largest item, that of IS, 900, was express
! ly voted to WINFIELD Scorr by name in the
Civil and Diplomatic bill passed at the second
session of the twenty-third Congress. We re-
fer Mr.. MERIwErHER, the Union, and the
Buffalo and Nashville Conventonists general
ly, to the clause of the bill making the appro-
priation, which they will find on the 77O,h
page of the fourth volume of LITTLE s. BRowN's
edition of the laws, and which is in the follow
lowing words:
| " For the publication of the New Sy stem of Dis.
cipline and Tactics for the of the army of the
United States, two thousand six hundred dollars;
| and for compensation to WINFIELD ScoTr, the
author and compiler, and for experimenting the
printing of the same. five thousand dollars.'
This sum he received and held by precisely
the same tenure by which he held the gold medal
voted him by Congress in 1914; and the thanks
and gold medal voted him by Congress in lS4S
for his good conduct in certain battles in Mex
leo. 1t was service capable Of being estima-
ted and paid for in money. and was paid ac-
cordingly-by the vote of both Houses OF Con-
gress on the direct proposition. So much for
the Second Auditors account.
Now for two other counts Of the indict-
ment brought by the allied Secession and
Abolition forces of the Opposition against Gene
raj Scorr. First, for the amount of 81 1856 10,
"withheld without warrant Of law" This
was retained by General Scorr as a compensa-
ton for his losses, trouble, and responsibilities in
cured in collecting and disbursing $225, 29l As,
which came to his hands from contributions
sales of captured tobacco, taxes from gamblers
licenses, &c., during his occupation OF Mexico
General ScorT retained this sum for reasons
which will appear in the letter of the SEcRE,
, rARY OF WAR, which we annex to this article
But we will give the Union the benefit of it,
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