Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1865-08-25
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TsK WursKrr TRArrIc.--The Chicago Re
pu6hcua says
We hear IL stated that the receipts from the tax
on nigh wines for seven months will not reach
over So. 200, o0o Nov the consumption OF high
vince IN the whole country. intending the foreign
demand, cannot be much less than lO0,oOO,ODV
Of GALLONS IN round numbers. But, admitting
il u but so 900 900 gallons. This quantity would
yield tax Of Sl60, 000,0 600 per year. At the
rate Of consumption, a. above. the receipts OF
revenue from this source alone. Tor seven months
would amount to over 5000 1900 Of dollars
They actually are, IT IS stated, only S5,O0O,VDA
Last wear the spirits receipts we re 81, iSl,1sI.
AT the same tune il is asserted aat the stock Of
Khissey new Oh hand Is not hess than i WAS on
the FIRST OF January. This shows thst there must
have been Immes smuggfings Ia TACT, that the
quantity smnggied almost equalied that mznu-
featured. while the country has been defrauned
of an amount which would more than pay the d
terest on the national debt or er &c, 600 Oo0
Of dollars per anuum. Here is fo Cd for reflection
Oh the part Of al honest and patriotic men.
There are four vsys in which tine spirit tax Is
eyaded by tnose VINO defraud the Government
They are
Firsi, BY false osths OF distiilerr and holders
OF .-winss - who thus underrate Ii cir stocks
Second, By Illicit distillAtion.
TairG, By COLLISION with oficert-
Fourth, BY smuggling through 4 lie lines, priB-
cipslly from Canada
Some Of the methods resorted 10 10y illicit man
ufacturers are very ingenious, fully equal TO the
plan devised by the Kansas grocery keeper, VINO,
II order 10 evsde the necessity Of taking out
town license 10 retail Whskey, sold II bT the bar
rel instead of the glass, suostitutin guu-bsrrel
for the ordinary production OF the 3oper In some
distilleries the oflcers found thiE two sets OF
books were kept, one for the Unit ed Ststes and
the other for the owners.
In some cases the correct books, or those kept
Tor Ihe owners inspection, we're destroyed and
the Government was compelled Il 70 by the
false returns.
As 20 returns made on false uAths il Is said
the custom Is gettiug % be % common a. 70 be
thought by many business men no moral wrong
As III Great Britain the phrase. - Il is only
cusioul-house oath. is used in reference 10 what
Is virrIally understood 70 be . mere matter Of
form and OF no moral or binding force; IN the
United States to-day. after s year or two isexpe-
Renee with our revenue system, many q man
nolds ny ma hand and suears &c statements
which would never bes- the ties; Of the scrutiny
Of competent book-kseper- Many Of these ~
turns however, are said to be made in COLLISION
with the United States officers, who issue certIn-
paid the tx TINS was done and disoovert n
one case il Iowa, short time since. and u an
other II tins State Thus certificate Of " spec
tion IL given. say for four thousand bar reh c.
.-rines - Of which only two thousand n = ps d
dnty. By this operation the dsiiller nets $40
and probably divides with the inspector GYMS
hrrn one-hsf or one-third Of ms proeu
Another plan is for = disyilier 70 mi his e.
Ir nment to a man Of straw. Inc IA aer runs !,
" thout paving duty as long ss ne 10. th. reA
os rsr beng N the BACK ground ometimes Dc
IA been known 10 inform against ms own ten
ant All the wines are seized; and A. nal
To 70 the InforDeT. the real on ner makes a
goS d thing OF Il; for. the vhist ey orizlna iy
COS ting but thirty GEMS 10 manu- rcturc, the 10
for mer or resl owner gess one nllAr f1r what
Cos hin but thirty cent?.
Another plan i 10 vert the dREiiisry property
in the hands Of 81 az 81 mother or maiden sister
Of mature YEAR,. VINO runs the concern A. long
s. possible without p.Iying duty. Wneu ii-c0y-
ere I the Government finds the judgment against
sac parties amounts a. little OF nothing. and u
res lzes ONLY upon tn sAie Of a LOT OF worms and
tnu and the few bar .eis Of ''vInes y seized al
OF which are q oour -, bought IL very ehesp by
the real owners.