, 1866-03-29
POWER OF CONGKEsS TO TAX
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- hn1f11DE washington correspondent 01
the Chicago Journal writes the following:
..Mneh has been said aboul the Pre=idhat joining
the Uoppeheads, especially By the Chicago THi-
BrRE and ye, the on,y .copperacsd he has ap-
pointed 10 oce upon tht evle recon mediation
.sde 70 he in.er Il Ks1snue a n0
VITO ntt ocalel repudlatiou OF national Obligations
BY ta1:rg Governmcn, bonds IN tho minority repo1
be made 10 Congrrsf."
A few words Of reply to this mag not be
Inappropriate. The Secretary Of tho Treas
ury early in April last, wrote to one Of the
editors OF the TRIBUNE, requesting him 10
suggest the " name Of some competent Union
!" democrat for Resenue Commissioner, scho.
" had r'o,ed for Gen Mcclellan .J"r P-esidens."
The letter went on to say, that two members
Of the Commission, both Republicans, aud
both from the Eastern States, had already
been selected, and that the third member
should be Democrat and taken from the
West.
1t will be observed that the circle from
which to choose was very small one. Ncn1-
II nil Inc IS Union Democrats " Of any PROM
Incnce had supported Lincoln. A Copper
lead Democrat the Secretary would not have,
sever. names were thought Of but Mr. $. s.
Hayes, then Comptroller Of this cry, was me
most u competent Union Dcmocrat who voted
for eC1e1Ian,' y that would accept it. Accord:
ingly luis name was proposed. Tie secrctary
wrote back that he was personally acquainted
with Mr. Hayes, and knew him very wen.
The names OF various other "Democrats,n
from the Western States, were suggested by
olher gentlemen, TO the Secretary. to I'LL the
third place on the Commission. Finally Mr..
McCulloch te]cgraphed TO Mr. Hayes to v,sit
Washington, Which he did, and after be had
been there weak, and had personal inter
views with the secretary. he WAS appointed
In nrpference IN any or The othrr Denorrat.
whose namea had been mcsented FIR 4hn
n,ace.
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them. Mr. HAYES, arpnmcnts on This po.nt
W. have never seen rented. 1naeed. under
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