Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-09-02
II win be, seen that WISCONSIN, paid few

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| 1t will be seen that Wisconsin paid few
more dollars Internal Revenue Tax than
Maine, and yet Maine has over $72 in cur
rency to the voter. while Wisconsin has not
quite $40 to voter. Indiana paid within
La few thousand dollars as much Revenue
Tax as Rhode Island, and vet Rhode Island
has 1858 to voter, while Indiana has only
$50 to a voter. Illinois paid a couple hun
dred thousand dollars more Revenue Tax
than Connecticut, and yet Illinois has only
little over $2 to the voter, while
Connecticut has over $1s5 to the voter.
Michigan paid within a few dollars as
much Revenue Tax as New Hampshire,
and yet New Hampshire has over sixty
one dollars in currency to the voter, while
Michigan has only little over twenty
three dollars in currency to the voter.
| Nothing can be clearer from this exhibit
than that the Western States have not a
sufficient amount of currency to do busi-
ness with successfully. If an average cir
culation of two hundred and twenty dol
lars and fifty cents to a voter in the Eastern
States is not too much, undoubtedly an
average circulationo of twenty seven dollars
and thirty-three cents to a voter in the
West is entirely too little. If this is circu-
lation enough for the Western man, GER
tainly the Eastern people, with eight times
the amount of money that the Western
people have, should pay eight times the
amount of Internal Revenue taxes.
The outstanding 20 Bonds are chiefly
held IN the East. If the National Bank
Notes shall be retired and the Bonds paid
In Greenbacks with only reasonable rapidi-
ty, the currency will be equalized. The
West will secure, its fair proportion; taxes
will be reduced and prosperity will become
the order of the day. Did the West have
an average circulation of over two hundred
and twenty dollars in currency to the voter,
as the six New England States have, there
might be some propriety in crying out
against the increase of currency; but, COM
paratively speaking, having no money and
being distressed with taxation, it must be
manifest to all persons whose perceptions
are not too blunted, that Greenbacks are
/ the things to make times good once more.
/ why the eAndersonville Prisoners
| were not Exchanged : Buffers
Charge against Grant. n
The Radical papers are much exercised
on the subject of Mr.. OULD,s letter, which
we published some days since, charging,
that to Gen. GRANT was to be attributed
the refusal of the United States Govern
ment to exchange the prisoners, and thus
to reclaim the brave men who were sick
and suffering in the Southern prisons at
Andersonville, Richmond and other points.
The charge of Gen. GRANTS completely is
fiercely denied, and Mr.. OULD branded as
a slanderer-his statements unworthy OF
credit. The charges of the GRANT papers
may be all true-we would be pleased to
d, find some better evidence than that vet
submitted, to prove them so-but untortu-
nately, Mr.. OULD is not the only witness
to the truth of his statement.
In lin January, 1865, General B. F. BUTLER
now one of General GRANTS warm sup
porters, made a speech in Lowell, Massa-
chusetts, in which he said that he had him
self made successful arrangement with
Mr.. OULD, the Southern Commissioner, fol
the exchange OF all our aohite soldiers
/ against all eQudl vi IOUcl pTlSO0ers
held by us, leaving the exchange of negroes
for a separate and subsequent arrange.
ment. This, BUTLER said, would have LEFT
a balance Of fifteen thousand rebel prisoner.
in our possession, and about five hundred
ne gro prisoners in the hands of the rebels
! When the negotiations had reached thii
stage, General BUTLER was brought to {
sudden halt, and his work undone, by supe
rior authority. What followed was SO re-
markable and is SO fraught with painful in
terest that the account must be given in
General Buffers own language:
IT rzeenorted the points of agreement be.
tvuee,, myself and the rebel agent to the
iSecretary of War, and asked for power tc
adjust the other questions of difference, SC
as to have the question of enslaving negro
soldiers stand alone, to be dealt with by
itself; and that the whole power of the
United States should be exerted to do JUS
tice to those who had fought the battles OF
the country, and been captured in its SER
tyice. The sohole subject aods referred by the
Secretary of War to the Lieutenant General
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