The Placer herald., 1867-03-09

We give the following correspondence to
our readers this week, as the current events
of the times. The only sober Senator shows
bis bullying nature very plainly:
U. S. Assessors OFFICE,
SACRAMENTO, Dec. 26, 1866.
Hon, JOHN CoNNEss, U. S. SENAToR-SIR:
In reply to the telegraphic dispatch signed
by Gov. Low, Controller Oulton, Attorney
General Mccullough ana AdjutantG General
Evans, addressed to the California delegation
in Congress, and which, on the 18th inst:
was published in San Francisco, have to
State that it may be true that my appoint.
ment is "distasteful' TO the signers of the
dispatch and their followers, but such is not
the case to large majority Of the true
Union men of the Fourth internal Revenue
district. The truth is that Avery's removal
was hailed with JOY by a large majority Of
the tax payers of Sacramento city and coun'
ty; and believe of the whole district. 1t
may also be true that some of the men who
hailed Avery's removal with joy would have
preferred others to me as his successor, but
tbatta large ma jorty are content with mat
ters as they are, is certainly true.
Concerning the difficulties which have
had to encounter, | desire to state facts
which are known to hundreds of good men
here, and which | can conclusively prove.
The only difficulties which have had to en-
counter in the Performance of the duties of
my Office, were produced by the 81 gners Of
the dispatch, who first advised Avery TO de-
ny the power of the President to make re-
movas from Office, and to decline the deiv
cry of the archives of the Assessors office to
ne, his duly commissioned and qualified
successor. 1t was the signers Of the dispatch,
Avery cooperating, who influenced the AS
sistant Assessors, and induced them, regald'
less of the requirements of the law, to de
cline making montbly and other reports to
me, and for which they have all since been
indicted, and Justly, too, by the U. S. Grand
Jury. After having done all as above stated,
and more too, with view of preventing me
from successfully and correctly performing
all the duties of the Assessors office, they
turn arould and telegraph you and the 9TH
er gentlemen of the delegation, falsely affirm
ing that unless am displaced, this revenue
district must become dsorganized as 'none
but rebels will serve under Bigler.'
Now, my dear sir, it is we'll known to the
citizens of this city that, but for the presis-
,ant efforts of the siguers of the ispatcb,
and the late Assessor to create embarrass'
ment and confusion, all would have moved
on smoothly.
The applicants to me for positions are nu
merous-all true friends of the Union. In
deed, have as little, if not less, sympathy
with "rebels" than the siguers of the dispatch,
and l am very certain that no man deserving
to be so classed will ask me for position.
Then again, as you well know, the power of
appointing Assistant Assessors is vested in
the Secretary of the Treasury, and not the
Assessor The Assessor as understand the
law, is authorized to recommend or nominate;
that done, bis power in the premises is ex-
bausted.
Your attention is also respectfully invited
to Enclosures Nos. and 2, simply because
| desire to show you that never have, in
public or private, uttered OF Endorsed word
inccnsistant With, or in contradiction OF,
sentiments expressed in the Enclosures |
have ever been, and am now, Union Dem
ocrat, l have ever been faithful to every OBJ
legation imposed upon me by my country,
and until life is ended will remain SO.
The Conduct of the signers Of the dispatch
in telegrapbing statements positively untrue,
must say to you, is surprising 10 me, and
their eagerness to injure me, as manifested
in the act of telegraphing, can only be plausi'
bly, accounted for by the fact that they are
all candidates for high offices, and probably
have fears that | may be unwilling to use
the Office as to enable them to triumph over
other and better men of the party to which
they belong, and Of which they are anxious
to be regarded as leaders. There is yet an.
other matter, which | regard as calculated
to surprise all right thinking and honorable
men. allude to the fact that the signers
Of the dispatch, who are all bitter opponents
of the President, and who have and still ad-
vocate his impeachment and immediate dis
mssal from office, should now be SO anxious
to place themselves under obligations to
him, as to telegraph the delegation in Con-
gress to visit him and request him to strike
down true friend. ..
In conclusion l have only to repeat the
assevernnce to you, that the statements made
in the telegraphic dispatch referred 10 are all
untrue.
have the honor to remain, very respect
fully, your obedient servant
JOHN B1GLER.
UNITED STATES SENATE CHAMBER,
WAsH1NGToN, Jan. 2S, 1867.
Hon. JOHN BIGLER.-Sir: | am in receipt
of your letter of December 26th, since which
time the Senate has rejected your nomina-
tion for Assessor of Internal Revenue, and
could not consistently with my own, nor in
view Of your political course, do otherwise
than recommend it.
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