The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1872-02-21
, Grant De!au,ter.
AN UNSETTLED ACCOUNT OF LfEUTEN.
ANT ULYSSES 8. GRANT. Five THOU
F. SAND DoLLARs AGAINST HIM
SINCE THE MEXICAN WAR.

rsNr ~, yssrsa cn,Sr v -. . mmI,,. IN
+ SAND DOLLARS AGAINST HIM
|. SINCE THE MEXICAN WAR.
tss 81
!. !" PRESIDENT OF the United State
/ "' a. ''''e 'te'"''! taken an active IN
' - :" '.' question :" c'NH service
'e,o'm' ny singular co'nc'denr'
AN ''S"' iu.'"eu senators nave
WIZ 'pceh''! lhhne"ra'ed nave
49," !" al, ~, es'' s',''h'" OF me man
~ ~ :" M',"" me ,c'vii service OF The
governments nus oeen, anu Is being
''''''e'e"' "e Stnatt2rissl nave beer
4 go :" W" '".'' rHi,'Jec' ~ ',' lis tht
s - /" e .'0 ''''' :" " ''F'lhi-v' ats
80 Wv ' anu s""'eW'a' omen
p.,,,,,,,;.. '"' .'''t" VI Tue
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-. : - 80. '','"' N""' i""s''"e'
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=; " ~
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10y nc y" ~ 'as"r %
- s"'"'" '''":""ss" ana
" - -. ~ .'.e .''"''n N
r.. :. :. - -. 1854 ''S ~ w" ~" va!
~. /. l:lu, ''T "''''''' -
80 - -" -
~, w. - - = ~"
II u 80 .' ~ 'o'""'''
""'" P'""yN''"ee s'l: !! 'a'or OF an honest
u"'' ~ o's ''f ION the government.
F" " ''.'' '''r'''' 'raht was L'euttn.
""' "'""'' VI me, = ''''fd states Army.
y" ~ served as co''lhn''ssiry aud quarter
MASTER III The Mexican war. He was
NJ mat ''me attached to. the infantry
"'''.' ~ inc service. During that
war ne was me Recipient Ut funds from
"."er q"''r'efhi lHl Tor which he gave
VOUCHERS. from the close 81 that war
lot years MS us account with the govern
ment was not settled. 1t is not yet
sst''ed. ! ne accounting officers "i the
irasniy ca'isr4 lnlnnn'erahle dnnnihg
'et'ris I" oe addressed TO HIM, Of which
ne never t"k the slightest notice.
| eur ' a''rf year passed 10y aud that ac-
cniint WAS moi settled. and. year after
| wear the Auditor c.ns.a ,,t;c.s =, H.,
se,v..d an 49,, ,,,o ,,... "
:" "' ''"e q''''.er-"aSier 10
come mp ana account TOR that h"iauce
against him on the Treasury, hooks.
Year after YEAR the account was rcpu
iariy brought forw.,, f,s,n., ,,,a 81,
l,,,ye, :, ,,,.. ,.r. .,,,., ......,;. ~
!. - " :" .,t''S "'"u''
:" 80. e'"Se u ri"aiiy, TIE Third Audi-
tor gave the late. .qnar!erynaster up as
bad bargain ana let him alone. Rnt
IN. ,,,...,, .,. ,,... a,n;. -
III. - S""''' s'"' p'i'ee' '"r-
VIZ" "Sa'" :" new Capacity before
the public, aud witt, that advent the
a,tcution of lie Audit,r NO. oo.;..
o,l,aJ =. ~. '~
..et"'"'' I'D
lcco.-, JUST aitfr the battle ut Shiloh,
I"'li'ess passed an art giving General
Giant Si.U0 in compensation Of a sum
equal TO thai amount .aileiged by him
20 "ase oeeh s'"'eh nom him IN 1919,
w"e'' a qparter master OF the army in
Mexico. The act il as follows:
NAT IN the settlement at the &C
. .,. '1T,s VII" 'Se treasury OF L'eaten
and ,eoin,eut.,l ou,,,,.r . =" " E'',..i
Infantry. there shalt be- allowed to the
sam Grant ant the sam Of 81 900 on ac-
v,,',;,. .,,'I "' :, us u.s.: ~ 'i'' a'n"'nf OF
th.,nirL, of tn. Il;tI, inf .Jnn.' .,asa H..
loss heiug witl,ont neglect or fault on
the part OF said Grant.
csa,,. ,..,.,. ,,, t. 49,. 'c.." ', ., s .t
prs,i,er accol,ntins ott;ca nf ,i,. ,r,,...1
Fury, and the said amount of 81 .OiO nc.
c"nn'ei Tor, 'llt'., ana IN such case,
sn,n ,,f sIO,o ;m, ' - :" ."" I'LL, u,an VIZ
otherwise. app,npriate,l. -; :. 49,,
Approved June iei. ..tI,a-, ..i...,..
"e ""''e act MA! "e '"'''ld ny ref
.. .t' = l"'se 9o'' cl'ai"er lOo' Stat
!, -. go -" nv. = ~" S.''if'
~, nv: .'' ~, '.Sseu c''s'ess '"i'n we
-" ~ l".'sn "p". nc wv
-. 80 80 e'" ~ p''
me matter went IN ,ftor t,,,t ,,,..,t,
much in the <old w,v M.r. iet,.rs
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