, 1866-06-02
FROM WASHINGTON.
Mr. Stevens and his Course.
Secretary mcCnt;bcll and the Funding
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Secretary mcCnt:bch and the Funding
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lFrom Our Own Correspondent
WAsu1sGroS, May g.
With his impulssve, explosive temper, Mr..
Stevens is very quick and determined In par
liamentary offensive. No sooner does IL dis
cover n wrong or 3 wrong doer than he rlakcs
q epirited onslaught upon 1t or him, Uniform
ly characterized bE q rlgor and vlgor of de-
np1ctatiou commanded by NO other member
Of the House. With the least delay he. sccks
TO npply what he deems the proper remedy
for the evil demanding correction. eud In
sists upon Its nd option hr the House. But,
while he Is deserving credit Tor Ills bold cx-
pos1rc Of wrongs and his fearless initiative
Of reiormatory 1aeasurrs, his course during
the present winter indicates a laek on. his
part OF pcrseverance-that quality which,
next 10 1nornl courage. Is the main element of
successful reform. lie starts ont earnestly
and detcsmindIy to accomplish certain puT-
pose, but he does not clius to it with eu!u-
cieut pertiuacity to carry It out- lie Is too
apt to take alarni At opposition or want Of
certainty Of imnediatc success. He has too
much the inclination OF tho professional poll
tlc1nn TO yield Lis Judgment and surrender hls
convictions 10 considerations or cxpcdiency.
No member has made 1oftfer rromises-inslst.
ed more loudly nnl ychemently upon exact
justice regardless OF Temporary consequences.
urged street adherence to principle more
earnestly than The aged leader from Pennsyl-
| raDia. But at the same titnt no othe= mcm-
| bcr has made d more Inconsistent record sfucc
the opening Of the session than Ae-
am led to these structures by the demon
stration Mr.. Stevens made in the House on
| Saturday against the Secretary Of the Treas
| ury. No true Republican will question that
there WAS sufficient provocation Tor some
l u 1r-r ~ fhor pt,o
spirit ot intolerance and prescription that
t animated Alr. McCulloch. when hc coolly
| Informed a!r. Sawyer Of Wisconsin, on Satur-
DAY morning, that the political views Of appli.
canss ior Office would hereafter be mad. a
lest in his department, and that it was hls
ali Treasury appointments in the Northwest
This open proclamation OF pruscriptivc pol.
ICY by the head of the Treasury called fol-
some direct, or Indirect rcbuke. But the gen
tleman from pennsylvania should either have
made no demonstration ct ali, or made uf
his mind. beforc Undertaking 1t, to push 1t tl
the bitter eu1, aud not allowed tAt
| force Of Ills attack to dwlnale to mere empty
waste OF words by his failure to-day
conttnry to Ills announced intention, TO follow
IT up. BY abandoning the effort 10 check til,
| Secretary IN his ovefbearing course, he simpt,
admitted = constructive defeat, which Is no
| likrty to Improve his sstandinC, and will b.
looked upon Us personal triumph By tn
head Of the Treasury, and make him still
more defiant q Congress. and proscziptir'
prove Of the Executive policy. While d.
not wish to be understood as approving Q
the exact mode OF correction proposed b,
Mr.. Stevens. nm convinced that forma
| vote OF ccnsure would hare had q most whole
some effect, and TINT, If lie hnd modified hi
! original motion into rebuk.ng resolution, !
| would hare been carried through the House
The direct cause OF Mr.. Stevens abandon
merit to-day Of hss motion on Saturday, +
, strike out the sixty.htth section, providiu
for the appointment OF especial Cammis
sioner OF the Revenue" )" whose duty shout
be to Inquire into nil The sources OF na.ions
) revenue, and the best methods OF collectfn
II the relations Of foreign trade to domcstl
industry the mutual adjustment of the s.:
tcl.s ot taxation BY customs and excise IN
; the manner in which officers charged with th
administration and collection Of the revenue
perform their duties, and to report tic resu
, Of his inquiries to Congress, was the c3rnes
, pleading with him Of the friends Of the il
dividual for whom, By common understand
> Ing. the Office In question was to be crcatet
4 10 by the Senate, the public will be assure
Of the appointment Of Mr.. David .. Well
, the Chairman OF the Internal Revenue Con
: mission, who Is to be the Especial Commi
u sicncr" under it.
# If there had been auy possibility for th
l
scheme for tundtng the national debt, intr'
il ciucca by Mr.. Sherman, his violent tulmin
+ ttors against the majority OF Consrcss {
the occasion of the immortal Cabinet sere
), ule the other hight, would hare removed
e Tia: laial 'aps,ts lingatr has opened the eyt
L cf the b1indest of Radicals to the imueaau
;, able danger OF furnishing such a rccLles
desperate partisan as It has proved the Sc
: rc,ary Of The Treasury to I've, With the II
J. uense means Of operating against the 81
e cess OF tho Republican party In the ne.
Presidential election, the allowance OF Of
:. rer cent for the disposal Of the ffye per ces
- bonds proposed by the bill. Suppose Il
u {urting scheme was practicable; it would RI
= the Secretary the control Of fund Of no lie
! than twenty-five millions Of dollars, VIII,
y y hr could distribute At his pleasure amol
= = the agents for tue disposal Of the loan in Il
= interest Of the administration. What IND
Z cnce this enormous amount Of money won
y c1crciec in the next contest for the Preside
=. cy can easily be imagined. feel entire
y safe in saying that, II a vote wero taken
:. the House to-day, not n dozen Rcpubfica
y would vote for the scheme, and doubt We
- much whether enough Republican votes
y ~ ,he Senate would be obtained for 1t to fol
J. minority with the Opposition.
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