The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1872-02-14

An rSsSrrLHD AccOCNr OF 1JECTEN'
Ant Ulysses 3. GRANT PRIV
sAxp DOLLARS AGAINST HIN
slscE THE MEXICAN WAR.

SAND O<bILAFS Ao"sSSs !
slScE THE MEXICAN WAR; =,
The pre.idrnt Of the United States !,
"a. quite recently taken an srtise IN e.
'ere.t in the question If civil service +.
reform. By a singular coincidence I,
L. rtain right minded Senator'S. have Il
mite recently i'"ag"rate'l q move j
n,rnt far an invest CATION Of the ma"-
nrr IN which the civil serSie" OF the ,
government has l,eep, and is being,
The Senatora have t's'el'
abe IT, carry their pmirc' Ms far as the .
rai.iug If u COMMITTEES, 1t isg"i'y' "es-
mite the ,,ersissent aud s''s'r vi hat "fft"-
ai.e opl",si.r'n Of the branch 81 the
Republican, party claiming T." reflect
the real sentiments II the a''"in's'ra
ti"n If General Grant. New, i""sn'"ch
as this committee l'as l*-n raised. AMI
tire .P.rsi,lsmt, hy7 q recrnt I'Orli'"''s
ton, has placed 'himsrlf "n reco'd !"
av"r Of reform in the l,oblic affairs.
!, !. p,csu,n. Il that he ia in favor "f
making the. investigation t''":onGh an''
smrchiug. In order that the commit,
zee n,ay have no obstacles IN the way
of their i"q"isi~s, their atten'i"" Is
hereby Called to tie following care Z"
Show h"~ .rrr.'p'iai ~ the President
IL the United STATES may come forward
and pronounce in favor "f u" '"'''e"s
administration Of tise Government.
When President Grant was Lieutei'-
ant Cra.t, If the United States Army.
; he served as eun,u,issary and qua''e'-
master in the Mexican war. He WAS
, ut that time attached 10 tfr inta"'r!
branch If tie .ervirs. During thar
wa, he was the recipient Of fnn''s h""
,,her auurte, masters, for which he gave
vouchers. FROM the rl.'se III TINT wa
for yeara his account With the govern
: ,ucnt waa not settled. 1t il not yrt
j. sct,lctl. The accounting officers "I the
II Trasui y ra,,s..i ,unnmernl'le dn0ninl
letters to ". addressed to him, III which
d he never tnok the a!ightest notice
T. Year after year passed ly and that &C
=. count wa< B,.t 81 tried. and year aiie
: ear the Auditor c:,nss.l M,.ices to ~
>, Mtvrd en- ii.. late quarter -"'as'er 4
cone ny and account fHr that ,mlanc
y against him on the Treasury book,
Year after year the account WAS rcg''
:" larly hronght forward FROM the 81
~ ledger to- the new. and n" credits mad
II 4" Close it. Finally. the Thi,d Aud
ry TOR gave the late quartern,asttr "p
It, II ir,h bargain and IL, him alone. IL
,s' the recent war brought that officer &"
he ward again IN II new capacity lt:f"l
:, the public, and with that adj. ent Il
~ attention Of the Auditor was aga
called to that unsettled account.
l1.s. just after the battle Ut Shil"
's Congress passe.! M act giving Gene'
IN Giant 81 .CtO in compensation of su
eqnaI to that amount all-dertl 10y hi
he t. have been stolen fiOHs him in 1S4
mt when quarter master at the army
pi. Nexicu. The act H. as follows:
~, That in the settlement If the 8
y, counts with tho Treasury IT Lipu!e
l"r ant Ul, ssca s. Grant, ~ cpm,'iss;'
n Il and tegim,ent.,i quarter master F.M'
,>r Infantry. there shall be allow cd 4"
sid Grant the sam If 81 900 on
rnnmt If the loss Uf that amount
n public fnn,l. IN his hands by tibet,
the night Of the 10Th ~ June, Ia4S,
ant lo.s teing witI,,"t neglect " fault
uip the part Of said Grant.
SIC. 9. That II the accounts Of n
~ Grant have l..-n fully Atilsd mt
grs proper accounting office If the TIRE
, Il nry. nhd the sai,i xnsnmnf "f u ,O:W
,.. c..,lui..d for. then, and IN sncI, CT
there. shall t.e paid t., snit, Grant
the .nm uf 81 COO cat o. any money
,ve, otherwise. appropriated.
Approved June iosiI.
" The aln'v- act may he found hy
nv" erence t., i,age sos. chapter IO6. s.
"" mtts at Large. v..lnne ~. M s'nl
was had this act passed C"ne,ess than
u. Third Auditor pounct'l upon the 81
or aud had it placed t., Graut's credit
r ii,- ,ccnnnt Of the Mexirau war DIET
The matter went an after that pr.
,nmch in the old way. Mare let
We" were forwarded ,.y the Third Audit
'"'" ",.l-,s, Notifying the late Inar,eri
hvs' ter that there were vouchers on Il
DiDe- f"r moneys received. far which I've
and never accounted. and asking a 81
It off ment. Bnt the repeated aud pres
'erba invitations they sent him must
!, thu. isen c,.ld,y received, inasm,ics a
Mar rrsI"pnsc was ever received tn NJ
them, aud the balance uf the I
Auditors hooks wac never dimini
hy an! snms af m.'nry beyond
81 200, which tlie Auditor was Wig
'e"S' enough tn secure tO the Governs
y "g. In June, 1850, au act was pass.'
mp0. Congress, at the request Of the
Auditor, empowering him with q
until, al equity Jurisdiction, to allow q
II, 1 or unsettled accounts If quarie,
, viii tiers Of the volunteer ser> ice il
? this late war Of the rebellion. aud
,,..5 this act, which, only a.l.lirs, rs "
seen "n p..r"s;,l, to volunteer al
Of the late war. an attempt is No,