Mr. SHERMAN. Mr. President, I certainly did not wish to do any injustice to the POTUS or to those who control the appointment of civil officers. I am somewhat surprised at the statement of the Senfrom Pennsylvania, that but 460 changes have been made. If that be Iso can only state that the rule which been observed in Ohio. My impression is that every leading office holder in the State of Ohio received a polite notice that if he did not attend the Philadelphia convention, or did not approve of the call of the Philadelphia convention, he should promptly communicate that fact to a self constituted committee in this city, composed of men very high in official position. Circulars of that kind were sent all over the U.S. I am informed. They certainly were sent to the office holders in the State ot Ohio. They were called upon to contribute money to support a new party in antagonism to the party that brought the President into power and to which they were attached. If I am not mistaken, the name of at least one member of this body was used in that circular, and some of those circulars were issued in the name of a Cabinet officer and were distributed all over the country. I know very well that those who did not reply satisfactorily to this peculiar mode of interrogation were soon after removed from office. The Senator says that but a small portion out of the great number of officers have been removed. I can only speak for my own State. Nearly every prominent office holder in the State of Ohio was removed, and in nearly every case for political reasons. The attor seems to have been observed elsewhere has not neys and marshals of both the northern and southern districts were removed, although in one case the attorney resigned in anticipation of removal. A majority of the collectors and assessors of internalrevenue were removed, and I know in some cases they were not removed either because they were guilty of using uncivil language in regard to the President, or because they were guilty of misconduct. In the northern district the removals were made of men who had just been confirmed by the Senate; who were entirely unexceptionable to the whole people among whom they lived; who had faithfully discharged the duties of their offices. In some cases the incumbents had only held their offices for one year. They were removed for political reasons, and partisans of the new party were appointed in their place. There can be no doubt of this. I know also that in many of the congressional districts self constituted committees were organized to super vise the distribution of the Federal patronage in. of the State, and that appointments and removals were made upon those political recommendations; that Democratic candidates for Congress running against the organization that elected the President controlled all the patronage within their districts; and that postmasters were appointed and removed upon their recommendation. The Senfrom Pennsylvania says that but 460 removals were made out of about 260opresidential appointments, if I understand him correctly. Then, sir, Ohio has been very unfortunate, because I can scarcely recall a single promi nent officer in that State who was not removed. It is true that many of the postmasters were allowed to remain, but not all of them. In one case I know of, and about which I have received so many remonstrances, a Democratic editor, who had been a violent Copper head during the war, and who did all he could to encourage the rebels, although living safely in the State of Ohio, and who weekly was publishing articles intended to excite insurrection and controversy in the State, was appointed a postoffice of great importance in that State. Under these circumstances I think we had a right to complain. In regard to the delay in sending these appointments to the Senate I have been overwhelmed, as most Senators have been, with remonstrances and papers in relation to them. I say that these nominations ought to have been communicated to the senate within ten days after we met, or at least within a reasonable time. Up to this hour scarcely a nomination made in the State of Ohio during the recess has been communicated to this body. Perhaps I ought not to state more than this, because these communications are made to the Senate in executive session; but as the nominations when made are matters of public notoriety