Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-12-03
The Way if Was Done.

After the passage OF the Internal Revenue Law,
it was decided 10y the President that the appoint
ments of Collectors and Assessors for the differ
ent Congressional Districts should not lie made
upon partisan grounds In order that nothing
unfair in this arrangement should take place. the
appointments of Collector and Assessor were left
to- the two Senators of the State and the Repre-
sentative of the Distric--ind the persons recon-
mended by them were to be appointed.
la this Congressional District, the 81 ) Semi
tors Lane and Wright selected I &. Slaughter
of Corydon, Republican, for Assessor of the
District; leaving Major Cm,ens, our Representa-
tive. to select the Collector for the District. He
presented the name of John c. Albert, Demo
crat of this place These two men were agreed
upon by Lane. Wright and Cravens and recon
mended for the appointments Soon after our
Senators aud Representative left W ashihgton. a
hue and cry was raised against Mr.. Albert, by
Republicans and Abolitionisrs; they represented
him as being dislo, al &c. To counreract this, a
petition was forwarded 20 the DEPARTMENT. from
this place. signed by leading Republicans and
Democrats, showing the charges To be false.
Finding that their efforts were about TO fail they
applied to John ID Deirees Superintendent of the
Government Printing. 10 come to their aid. John
lent his aid, aud his letter to the Department
shows that he was the most unprincipl-d scamp
IN the lot. The following is copy OF Derees'
letter:
WASHINGTON, Aug. I. 1862.
"Hon. S. p. Chase, Secreiory ofthe Treasury:
"SiR--l have just received letter from our
Treasurer of State. who says:
Il learn that Colonel Lane gave to Cravens
(member OF COngre-s) the selection of Collector
tor the Second District. He has recommended
Mr. Albert OF Paoli. who is an Sth of January
Democrat. he Is not confded in 10y loyal Dem
ocrdts--this won't do. IL is nonsense
'ln State the loyal men will have a hard
In in rha nh of Iap C,,p
venton was controlled by the knights of the
Golden Circle a conspiracy to defeat the cOllec
ton OF the taxes The United States Grand
Jury recently made presentment of the fact
That evidence had been produced before them that
there were over fifteen thousand of those Knights
i'm Indiana
Let them get control of our State Govern
ment in October--and what would it be worth to-
ward sustaining the Administration.
The Department certainly would not appoint
any acting with the enemies OF the country
TO go important position. or 10 any thing.
VERY respectfully. yours. &c.
JOIN ID. DEFREEs"
This letter settled the contest against Mr.. AL
bert over the recommendation of Messrs Lane.
Wright Cravens. and the citizens of this place OF
both political parties.
The Department certainly treated our Senators
aud Representative with very little respect let
TWO out>uCF> o'etlu'e 'heF Recommendation W
"a important M appointment as that was.
Mr. Defrees letter shows that IL decided
on partisan grounjs-Mr Albert Demo
erat and would not fuse with the opposition
therefore Defrees had to. in order 10 defeat his
appointment denounce him ~ m enemy to his
country. &c.
No more loyal man to the Government lives
than Mr. Albert. What will our citizens say to
such ,Onductg
The election IS over. and your party is badly
defeated IN Indiana, aud the Department and
President will learn. Mr. Defrees, that
your charges against the Democracy oi Indiana
are base ISLANDERS The Democratic party OF IN
diana will sustain the Administration in all lie
Ultimate means to put down the rebellion and re-
store peace to the country.-[ Paoli Eagle.