Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1858-07-23
----, U. s. Consul.
HOWELL COBB, Secretary If the Treasury

This circular throughout bears the marks of ;.c
willy Moor. lie was determined that big and little
FISH should be gathered in his net. That portion
of the ccnlar authorizing Justices Of the Peace TO
issue certificates under the direction ofthe Consul
General was designed to place n spy in every
town on the Canadion line render evasion impossi-
BILE, and compel the unfortunate farmer and mcr-
chant to buy "Moors passes or have their goods
seized. Wicked as the whole thing is, and dis
graceful to the Administration that conniyes nj
it, one cannot but admire the unparalleled impu-
dence which conceived and the untiring perseverance,
that could carry out splendid a scheme of
plumber. Rob Roy is rendered famous forever by
Scott as "Lifter Of Black Mail hut the uuscrup-
ulous Highlander was n pretty thief compared to
this man Moor. Rob Roy was confined to q small
district, but tho magnificent operations of his
American imitator extend over thousands of miles
and from the banks of the st. John to the waters
OF the great Lakes of the West, in "every noun
tain pass and at every border village Moor
collects his tolls and gathers in his plumber.
After the Treasury circular had been sent to the
different Custom Houses and the Secretary was
fully fixed, Gen. Moor commenced his operations
He appointed Babson Nice-Consul at the Suspen-
sion Bridge, place worth s., 600 or Sl0 900 per
year, and his on-in-law at Island Pond But his
policy to have few of these arstocratic vice
consulships possible.
The fee tor consular certificate has been fixed
by an old law at two dollars. Along the whole
provincial me ne authorized certain local
istrates to issue these certificates and give them
small per cenage for doing it and pocketcd the
balance himself. But return of these GER
tlfcates il made to any department, there being
necessity for it, as the whole thing is hum
bug, the Consul was liable to be cheated; but the
shrcwd Yankee had provided i'll the circular n
complete check on his subalterns. 1t was necess.
airy that each certificate of the ma gstrate should
be accompanied by another from tho Consul
Gene al certifying to his capacity. The Consul
would furnish certain number of blanks to the
Frenehman, and the number returned of course
indicated the number issued These Canadians
think it great honor to be vice consus, and
twenty-five cents is undoubtedly the largest sum
allowed to them for peddling "Moor's passes.'-
This is the way the Consul make. hi. money, and
when the immense trade of the two counties is
considered, the magnificent cmoluments received
by him be easily ima gined. Those best
acquainted with the facts estimate the cxtort
ed from the people at $4,000 per aHnum and
others as high as S7j 900 or Slo0,000. We have
u doubt if Gen. Moor can have another year to
put his scheme in full operation his lees will reach
the last suns enormous it is. 1t has been
suggested that Clifford and appleton divide with
Moor. We do not believe it. Throe more rapa-
cious men thun Moor, Clifford aud Appleton do
not live, but the rapacity of Moors is unexamplcd
in its nature, part of his intellect and strong
that he would nvoluntarly knock down The
foxy Appleton and pnmpous Clifford il hthcy
demanded division of this spleniid plunder.-
Unless they got their pay duwn they will get
nothing.
Such i. the private history of this circular.--
T he Journal OF Commerce discussed it. 1t it has
been called for by some commercial necessity aud
required an cX PLANTATION. The ashingt4u Union
white pretending To explaiu. only mvsttcd the
subject We have given cX plamatiun which
carries truth ON It. face and eyty-cs the influences
lich ought Ia b-nr upon secretary c hh
l. compel hl3n e. eaanIc The constructions ut the