The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1866-09-27
THE MARTYR DUDLEY-H1s SAC
RIFICES AND SUFFERINGS
-COOLNEsS OF A RADICAL
CLERK. sr

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in tears" was "wreathed in smiles not at
what h. had Lost in .Mr. Dudley. personally.
or pained by the ACQUISITION of gala mt SOL
5ioe .,o b;s force ~ but because .Mr Drn-
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LEfs resignation anu tiie assembling y. .ne
Pittsburg Convention had not stopped the
wheels Of Government. ROLLINS was evil
IDENTIFY banpv.
rnon innnirv we learned 70 our amaze
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ihen'' 'nA' mr. noD'", nau ne,.' a'Aou
Tor "a leave OF absence OF Two Gays 10 aueho
the Pittsburg Convention He did ask for
leave Of absence Of fire days, without CIV
ing any reason therefor. In view Of the
fact that he was granted leave of ten days
from September TO- 1869, another leave OF
t,Centy days from April z, 1856, and an
other leave of ten daus from April %, 1866,
making forty days ,Cithin one year, the
Secretary Of the Treasury, in the absence of
the recommendation Of the Commissioner Of
Internal Revenue, could not consistently
grant five days more unless there was some
special reason for it.
The following is q copy Of "Mr DUDLEYs"
onnl;cat;on.
App"'" ,,,..r,r nr,,,-x,x-
oYrros or IsTEnSiL ksvrsrs,
wAsaisoros. Sep, q lss6
H'u n"g" bn,o nc h"nor ~ NJ, g"r lava
If ohsence for Ave dnvs rom Monday next
IL Eel ;,st,nt
II tha ,,on,b Of .nr;, Loot 7 uos cro,ted
leave anf for twenty davis. which was extended
ten days From this leave I returned and
.en uayS -. - a., 49, u, as
niration and have not since been absent
Hoping that you will comply with my re-
quest, am, very respectfully, your obedient
servant.
(Signed) l.. EDWIN DUDLEY.
The above letter was sent by the Commits
sioner If Internal Revenue TO the Secretary
as.h. T....,.,, .,dor.ad =. folInw..
VI '"' y '"'' NO '''
Respectfully referred to the Secretary OF
the Treasury. +. A. ROLLINS,
Commissioner"
II will be observed that the Commissioner
did not recommend the granting of the
leave, which he would have done IL it had
been proper. Consequently, the reply usual
in sucb cases was returned by the Secretary
of the Treasury, as follows:
TREAsuRr DEPARTMENT, Sept. "a, 1856.
T. A. ho1nn'' Comm,'none' o. iMsrndf h1g g,.
NIL, nnJ IpP IN n"nr os;cs for a Leave Of
absence for five days, is received, and hereby
disapproved, as under the existing regula-
tions Of the Department he Is not entitled n to
H. I'm anu ILLS sef'''es afe he'ueu III '''' pepA't
am verv resnectfu,lv
(Signed) ii. McCrLLocH,
Secretary Of the Treasury.
On the day of the date of the above letter
"Mr. DUDLEY" sent in his resignation, which
was accepted as follows:
TREASURY DEPARTMENT, Sept. 20, 1866
SIR: Your letter OF the Gath instant, ten
derng your resignation as CLERK IN the
once Of the Commssi tI oi Internal u heS'
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