The national Republican., 1866-12-15

ing II through the Secretary Of the Senate, the
Clerk Of the House Of Representatives, or st the
once Of the REPuBrrcAs, No. bil Ninth street,
near Psnnsylvsnia avenue.
EMPLOfMRNT OF LADIES IN THE
TREASURY. !
"A Loyal woman,' whose communication
elsewhere, under the same caption which we
employ above. is entitled to our thanks. We
did not see the paragraph in our depart
mental news columns Of the 18th instant, TO
which she refers, until we read it in print,
else It would not have appeared in the Re-
PUBLICAN. That Secretary MoCuLLocH has
taken Unto his serious consideration the
proposition to dispense with the services Of
all the lady clerks Of the Treasury " is nom
sense, and nobody knows it better than Sec
retary McCULLooH. He has done no such
thing, and is too much Of man to perform
so unjust an act There are women in his
department who were guiding our escaped
soldiers from the dismal walls Of Libby
prison, through the streets Of Richmond, by
rebel pickets to places Of refuge and final es-
cape, when Mr.. MoCULLooH and most Of his
male employees were comfortably provided
for in the Treasury Department, beyond the
reach Of rebel bullets. He has not seriously
considered" and decided" upon the dismissal
of any such persons. he could not do II If he
would, and he would not il he could. There
are widows, daughters, sisters and mothers
of fallen Union soldiers, who are left without
any other protection in this selfish, cold
world than that which they can honestly
achieve by their own industry. Will the
Government refuse to employ such women
There are women in this city to-day, with
children dependent upon them for support,
whose husbands we're made invalids by SER
vice in the army, who are only temporarily
employed in some Of the Departments, when
as long as any woman is employed that class
should have the preference permanently.
There are highly-intelligent, industrious
ladies, Of irreproachable reputation, en-
ployed in the Departments Of the Govern
ment who WELD "a ready pen," write as
boldly and rapidly as any gentleman, calcu-
late as accurately as and exhibit as much en-
durance, which as question Of economy is .
point at issue, as the best ofmale clerks. Is the
head of either Of the Departments prepared
to remove such employeesi We think not.
Let us have an exhibition Of pluck on the
part Of the heads of the Departments to this
extent: that if Congressman, or any other
men, have introduced bad women into the
Departments, turn them out for the good Of
those who are not bad, and not by one sweep.
ing ukase indicate to the world that all the
women employed by the Government in all
the Departments are implicated in the every.
day reports which really apply only to com.
paratively few.
If there are women in the Treasury and
other Departments whose relatives were
rebels during the war, and whose sympathies
were with their relatives, turn them out, fol
loyal women want their places. If there are
ladies in the Departments who have fathers
husbands and brothers able to support them
dismiss them honorably, because there arr
equally worthy and respectable ladies wh'
have no fathers, husbands or brothers t,
care for them.
Let the Heads Of Departments remembe
that the nation owes much to the sacrifc,
made in its behalf by loyal women. Neve
let one be turned away from any Depart
ment while an employee remains whose 10y
atty to the Union in its struggle with trea
son is questioned in the slightest degree.
As resolutions Of inquiry are getting to b,
fashionable, let some gentleman put in one Il
ascertain the number and names of all tn,
women that have been employed in the dii
ferent Departments of the Government dur
ing the last three or four years, to ascertain
the names of the parties asking for and re
commencing such appointments As it ha
been the practice Of Senators and Represen.
atives to talk freely and falsely about tn
female pardon brokers at the White House
and especially was this the case with man
of the national legislators during an unu
sually exciting political campaign, we thinl
that it is only matter Of fair play that tn
public should understand both sides, and b,
able to compare notes. Let there be n,
dodging. The Senators and Representative
who have manifested SO much virtuous car
for the White House and brotherly love fo
the negro should have no hesitation whateve
in opening up their own records.
Who will move the resolution of inquiry
Having said this much, we cheerfully Civ
way to "A Loyal Woman" through whom
to all loyal women in the employment Of tn
Government, do we apologize for having don
them any injustice in our columns.
THE BEST JOKE OF THE SEASON