Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-04-23
Special correspondence Of the Chicago Times.
From Washington.

The Reception ofh Netcs Of the Chicago Demo
cratic 7Tiumph-SOme of The Beauties of the
Tar BH-Thirty Millions Deficiency in the
Accounts Of the War Department.
WASHINGTON, April 10.
Early during the forenoon to-day met Gen
Richardson, OF your State. He Is not in very
good health, but 1t was dsceruable AT glance
that he evidently improving lie greeted
few friends with the expression: We have won
a victory tor the L niOn and the Constitution"
Another battle, GENERALLY"
Yes, sir, battle for the Constitution and
the Union which our fathers made and sancti-
fed; battle we'll fought and gloriously won, in
Chicago"
Anu thereupon "Old Dick" drew out dispatch
informing him of the election OF the entire Dem
ocratc ticket at the municipal election in Chca
go. And his eve lighted up and his whole soul
kindled at the mention of Douglas and this great
vindicatory tribute to his memory and to the prin-
ciples OF that great party with which he was 50 in
timately connected
Soon Voorhees,. of Indiana, Shell, of Oregon,
Pendlelon. Cox, Nalandigham, Morris and
White OF Ohio, and other Democratic members
OF the House came up, and never was political
victory discussed with more satisfaction than
yours in Chicago. 1t is hailed a sign OF
turning prosperity because it is a rebuke to Ado
assertion by the people. ia trumpet tones, that
they are for the "od Union and the old COnsti-
tuition" The dispatch was carried over and
shown to Mr Arnold OF your district. who
gave one solemuchOly gaze at the pOrteutOus
document. diew a very long breath, and ere
tired ia good order" sadly, To his place, which.
knowing him now, may next Congress know him
no more forever
TAX BILL.
in the House since the passage OF the unequal tax
bill. As illustrations OF inequality: Lager beer
Is taxed one dollar upon each barrel; barrel Is
worth four dollars, say-sO the tax upon four
hunlTcd dollars worth of lager beer Is one hun
dred dollars. But tie gay lazy OF some Cameron.
ian or Fremont army supply contractor haunts
four hundred dollars worth OF dazzling diamonds
in single finger ring, and upon this article OF
SNOWY luxury the tax Is only four dollars just
one ~ envy fifth much 1t Is upon the same
valuation OF lager beer
Upon she piano forte Of some BostOnan HabOb.
which may be worth thousand dollars. the tax
i, four dollars but upon each head OF cattle o, er
eighteen months Of are slaus hterei Tor sale by
an Illinois farmer. the tax Is hlty cents Fifty
head OF such stock would not bring 10 exceed
twenty dollars per head, which would be thou
sand dollars IN the aggregate, and upon them the
tax would be twenty i've dollars. or more than
SIX times - ulutN n the tdA uibil htA ttl
thousand dollar piano forte. Upon gallon OF
corn whisky the tax Is fifteen cents. One bushel
OF corn viii make four gallons OF whisky, and 20
the product OF one bu>hel OF corn : taxed sixty
cents. or twice n much the corn will sell Tor
IN Chicago to-day. But Yankee clock made
Ia Connecticut. and sold for five dollars, Is only
taxed twenty i've cents.
Patriotic New England, notice. has taken
good care 10 make the farmers of the NorthS est
bear. esher directly or indirectly. the greater pOE
tion OF tie buFthen which her own abolitionism
has beeu 80 Instrumental IN bringing upon the
country.
THIRTY MILLIONS Oh DOLLARS,
Just little pocket change. was asked for to day
by the War Department: AMI the bill 10 anpro-
pirate that amount introduced by Morrill, Oi
Vermont. and an attempt made Ia pass IL GOV
ertly The scheme Was fOilcf, however. by yal-
landigham, of Ohio. who was ably assisted by
Dawes. of Massachusetts. and the little deficien-
cy inquired into and ventilated. much 10 the dis
gust oi reel-yOiced ranting John COvode. OF
PENNSYLVANIA This pure patriot uses 10 be very
anxious To investigate Democratic deilnquencies,
bug las ardoF IN ferreting out their petty larcenies
was co!dness compared TO thai feryOr With which
he now systematically attempts 10 conceal the
grand and sublime arcenies OF Simon Cameron
and company. he called il reasonable IN Dem
ocrats 10 even inquire into the expedency Of
making aa Appropriation, aud dislOyal 20 quote
from reports made by Republicans themselves,