Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-07-03
rne rax mssl, and the Nmmersss Of
Grentes

The tax bin has at length passed both Houses
Of Congress and only awaits the signature %
the President TO become a Law. IL j. 90 take ct
feet on the 1t OF August. Toe people will,
therefore. soon see the national tax.gatherer ap-
preaching their doors for ihe fret time IN the his
tory 81 the nation Public attention thus Tar has
ony bsan directed 10 the long list OF articles 10
be ,axed and the scheiale Of rates, the manner
and mode Of collecting the tax has attracted but
little notice. Our readers will see by those sec
tons OF tho law which provide for putting IL into
operation. which We published the other day In
the Herald. that IL provides for a small army of
Office holders, With good salaries-a feature that
will create no little con motion among the Office
seekers.
In the frst place. there l. 10 be Commissioner
CT Internal Revenue at Washington. surrounded
by his necessary assistants and clerks, 90 be the
centre Of all operations The President has the
power to divide the different States into districts
the number In each State not 10 exceed tie
number OF representatives Ia both Houses OF
Congress. For each district there TO Le mp
pointed an assessor and collector. with assistants
These districts are 70 be subdisidci into convent.
ent districts. with deputy assessors, collectors
and assistants This will create several thousand
new Offices. at the disposal of the National Ad.
minI-trstIop. with salaries ranging from one TO
four thousand dollars per annum. A new scramble
f0r Office Will Immediately take place; the party
oilers and party will be on the qui rire for
the spoils aud will soon be on their march 10
Washington, hesiegng the President for an ap.
polntment There will be plenty OF those who
will be ull OF patriotism, under this incentive,
ready 90 serve the Government under this law.
however much they may have doissled shoulder.
Ing the muskvt In their countrys defense; aud
we NAV expect soon 90 Those scenes that
were enacted Ia Washington upon President Lin'
coins taking the heln, al government fo.enncted
in every particular. The rqusbblcS between the
different factions will be renewed With all their
former vigor This will no doubt be the absorb.
Ing subject nj Washington until the appoint.
ments NE disposed OF, even 10 the exclusion oi
the army ~ Richmond
Ia view of the large number OF Offices created
by this bill, the scramble that viii take place Ia
obtain them. with the rpolls attached. aud the
importance that they should bo hlled with bet.
ter class than usual the President should forth
with establish some national principle as a basis
or guide Tor their selection. Hsshoud mark onl
such course for his action ~ will prevent theso
important positions from falling nto the hands
OF another set of inefficient officials like those
IN possession of our custom houses and post OH
ce> throughout the country. The public viii
Judge OF the law great deal by the character Of
the men Who execute II In their midst. Let US,
then. have men Ia every particular competent and
conservative, and not of that class which will
furnish work for a Congressional investigating
committee la every tar district, like our Custom
House In tins cty,-N Y Herald