The New York herald., 1863-05-28


National Taxation with = Vengeance.
We have received batch of very important
documents marked "Ofiicial Business" and
dated at the Internal Revenue Office, Eighth Col
lection District, New York. These documents
purport to come from Mr.. A. s. Duncombe, or
Buncombe, Assistant Assessor of the District
aforesaid, of which Mr.. Anthony J. Bleeeker, our
friend Of forty years standing, and highlyre-
spectacle old Knickerbocker, is the Collector.
We are therein called upon to step up to the
Collectors Office, at 937 Broadway, and pay
the taxes upon our carriages yachts, billiard
tables, silver plate, gold plate; incomes and
many other articles too numerous to mention
We should not have the slightest objection.to
do this, were it not for the fact that only a few
days ago we were served with q similar notice
from Mr.. Homer Franklin, who Is alss a-friend
Of ours, and a very respectable man. To Mr..
Franklin we paid the sum of four thousand dol
lars as taxes upon our carriages yachts, billiard
tables, gold plate, silver plate, advertisements,
&C.; and yet, strange to say, after this little
transaction we have been honored with another
notice from Mr.. Franklin, summoning us to pay
'no s"A "Po" ou' iHIvi"c' III auoision W Ino ono
siready nentioned from Mr' Duncompe' Ok
DuucohDe. S6t,a5
Now it becomes rather serious question
wnen 'nS sort oI tning wni end. Inere Is
another collector down in Nassau street, who
is also an extremely respectable man, and
whose name may or may not be Buncombe,
VINO wAi pronAoiy iavor US with still another
Al IL
ho''ce. II we pay tnose gentlemen lour 'snou-
sand doilars eacn' tnere WILL undouDtediy' oe
dozen otner Respectable assessors ana coliec-
sors IN sne clty VINO Will desire 20 ne treated IN
tne same handsome manner Wnat Win Mr.
Homer FRANKLIN, Mr. Duncombe, or Buncombe,
sne NASSAU street man anu tine dozen other In
terhal era revenue agenss tnrougnouts tue We
can see no escape from our diiemma' unless Dy
lnvising them 70 take possession OF the entire
HERALD once, Win It's carriages, yachts,
oiiiiard tables silver plate gold plate, adver-
t'semehts' incomes ana all otner sppurtenances,
ana TO allow us merely enough money to pay
our board at some reputable hotel. How many
taxes must the HERALD pay? How often must
we increase the internal revenue by four thou
sand dollars? To whom shall we pay the taxes.
Is it Sufficient to settle with Mr.. Homer Frank
lin, or shall we also pay our old friend Anthony
J. Bleecker and his assistant, Duncombe, or
Buncombe? If the Nassau street man sends us
bundle of documents must we give him four
thousand dollars also? Shall we hand the
amount of our taxes to as many people as may
choose to send us official notices, and as often
as these notices are received? These are ques-
tions in regard to which any definite informa-
ton will be very acceptable.
In our present confused state of doubt and
uncertainty we can do nothing but await fur
ther developments. We are willing to pay our
taxes once, and have already paid them
to Mr.. Homer Franklin. If we are to
be required to pay them again to Mr.
Duncombe, or Buncombe, or to the Nassau
street man, ought not Mr.. Franklin to refund us
the four thousand dollars we have paid him?
Or, if he is unwilling to do this, ought he not
to give us some guarantee against the demands
of Mr.. Duncombe, or Buncombe, and the rest?
Certainly nothing could seem more righteous
tuooo,,.r = a., ho,ora,,In no, AZ. u.,,,
Lron,,;, :. - ho,ouotIo ,,.u NJ. n,..,,.
or R,ncomhs % ,nao,h,oa,v . ;, hororoh,. n,an
Tho Nossor s,ree, ;nd;v;d,,, n,,s, y. an
hororoh,a nav Inao.,, :. ,,, !. "a !, 49,,
internal, ravenne ooents IN hodv a. Mor,,