"MY DEAR SIR,--I have a very high opinion of young Mr. Ketcham. I have made partial arrangements about my secretary, but I hope it will be in my power to serve him in some other way. I wish you would so advise him. "Now that you and others have got me into this scrape, I wish you would tell me what to do. Give me your suggestions. I shall need all the help my friends can furnish. It looks to-day as if the administration intended to push forward without regard to public opinion. If they do, the financial rope will hang them up. "In haste, "Truly yours, &c., "HORATIO SEYMOUR." "_Hon. S. J. Tilden._" TILDEN'S INTERNAL REVENUE TAX DURING THE WAR IN 1863 "COLLECTOR'S OFFICE, 163 5th Av. and "937 BROADWAY, cor. of 22d St. "U. S. INTERNAL REVENUE, "8TH DISTRICT, STATE OF NEW YORK. "NEW YORK, _1863_. "MR. S. J. TILDEN, No. 2 Union Square. Street. "Your tax on income $-- and on enumerated articles $2.00 amounting to $-- as returned by the assessor of this district is due, and should be paid at once. Bankable money or checks required. Office hours from 9 A.M. to 3 P.M. "Please bring this with you. "Yours respectfully, "G. P. PUTNAM, "_Collector_." AUGUST BELMONT TO TILDEN "NEW YORK, _January 27, 1863_. "MY DEAR SIR,--When you have done with the paper which I gave you at Albany will you be kind enough to send it to me at your convenience? "Don't you think it is high time for the conservatives to go to work and make a powerful demonstration in our city and State in order to compel the administration to a change of measures and men? If nothing is done, I see but ruin and national bankruptcy before us. Could not Gov. Seymour send a strong and determined message to the Legislature, recommending immediate measures for a convention of the centre States, with such others as may favor us? "Yours very truly, "AUGUST BELMONT." "NEW YORK, _January 27, 1863_." R. H. GILLETT TO TILDEN "WASHINGTON, _22 Feby., 1863_. "MY DEAR SIR,--I have just read your letter of 1860 to Judge Kent. It is full of wisdom and accurate prophecy. I wish it could be read by all reflective men of the old Union. Until we act upon the theories there developed, our country must submit to the evils which error has brought upon us. More fatal delusions never led mankind than guide the party in power. Until they give place to reason, sound sense, and honesty there will be no relief.