The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1872-09-12

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cord. EtsssI
EIo4rth--That the said Carl Schurz
took advantage of the necessities of his
country, in demanding and taking
Gold Salary, for Foreign services,
which he never performed.
Having made these charges, it be-
comes us to prove them, which VIC do,
as tiollows;r4 bHs @ aayejasi
i,ns 81, WASHINGTON, D. G. ~.
.,,s .I,o,s ..,.,s.,.. !, Sept. 4, 1872. III
5sSirs--By direction of the Secretary
ofthe Treasury, Of this date, I enclose
., maenorandum OF The sums paid to
Carl Sohurz, as ". s. Minister to Spain,
| insis8l & 80, and the amounts claim.
la, and the time he wss at'hfs post Of
dhty, SC. i am yours Rcspecty
,s(Signod) GEORGE COWIE,
1eaT .sl49s tli "a Actg Chief Clerk.
isiss aaTdy sa -----}g 4, ltuap ,til
iMesofaadani Of amosHts pusd to Carl
aaScNg,z, as Mihistsiato Spun, Il, 1861
.siEis@ cfsy Il GfH sasGHuaa aN ~ POTASSIUM
~ gtf fNVfs lIos bias 10 st,4 egags, 9is; sss
AwilssssAnsdai ayftesl see'y Of state, $1,000
; sss s 1h isslTss Barring Hso S sIs Ja
OBJ ssti1 msi-asspia.. l4~istg 10: III 4,ase,is
S Sss sssf 4 rs 'ss'..
j. .si'ssaT,etr fs'i ~, saa ess
,rotst sum +.... ~, o67;ss
hlIe ,waso;entitled to Salary fisoih
March ssth to Aprif2sth 1881, ms fol<
ilows:] ~ iigaA ssaf asE hai'at
a afr, ,aays receiving s;s,rSssons ,ssg 4,
IVY 1 e +, tg 9 ssps sesa ss big post
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He, was at his post from July 18th
1861 70 Dec. 18th 1861, .fpe, months and
sia ddys.i s II aa. s.f saa Ill
He had leave of absence for three
months, from Dec, 18th 1861, which
Terminated on tho 18th Of March 1862.
lie resigned juno 10th 1862, to takc
effect April 10th 1852, to which date he
ciaiDss the salsry-he claims to have
lad n ccrbaI. extension of leave from
Mr. Seward, to April 18th 1862.
He was at his post five months and
six days, and has drawn salary for
eieccn months aud tUeaty-three days,
and claims for twelve months and
seven days.
Thusit win be seen by the foregoing,
that Mr.. Schurz was absent without
leave, after the 18th of March 1862 !;
during which time he was Emporium
lug President Lincoln for a Major
Generals Commission in our army,
with his usual threat OF boiling the
party, il his demands were not CON-
piled with. He. succeeded in being
made Drigadier General, to date from
April 18th 1862.
pAgai,i,--T he records of tie State De-
partment, as noted above, show that
he was entitled to pay from Jan'y 1st.,
1862, to March 18th 1852, after which
time he would not be entitled to pay,
unless he returned to duty without
delay, which the said SchuH utterly
failedito doc Instead Of doing this, the
gushing and accepting reformer waits
until the end Of the month, then quiet
~ slips over to New York anu draws
on the Barring Bros, of London, for
$3,0oOn0IN GoLD thus over-drnwing
his dues, as shown by the record,
S772.S2 GoLD. ..o
NeGt,--The records show that the
leave Of said Schnrz, expired March
18th 1852 after which time he failed
to return to his post as it was his duty
to do without delay. lie employed his
time however, {for the good Of his
countryD in Fostering Lincoln's life
ont, to secure promotion IN the army.
ORee Ncre That the ssid Carl
Sclagx, baseiy and meanly took advan-
tage Of the necessities OF his Govern
ment. at time when it was struggling
to afni and equip its men to preserve
its life: by going to New York and
drawing ON london, for lis salary in
GoLp, when he could have drawn his
money from the National Treasury.
If Greenbacks were good enough
then for Soldiers ard Sailors, who
were rushing to the front, they were
good enough for those who were "loaf-
ing around the throne seeking offices,
they were utterly incompetent TO fill
The above is only one item in the
record of Carl Schurz; comment is
needless. 1t brands him as being un-
worthy OF the confidence of honest, of
intelligent voters. lie may Ao,cl re-
form until he is hoarse, but with this
record staring him in the face, it will
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lie rs idle breath.
a man must be honest himself. If he
would reform others. One who, with
honesty and fidelity, faithfully dis
charges the duties imposed upon him,
is the true rcformer. He who fails in
this, uses his place to further personal
ends. neglects his duties, and wilfully
oycr-draws his salary, is demagougc,
and. unworthy of confidence or trust.
The official Count in North Carolina
gives Caldwell, Republican candidate
for Governor, LOIS majority. The
Republican majority on the total vote
for all the congressman is 1920.
y A sensible enactment of the Missou-
ri LEGISLATURE provides Tint the doors