, 1865-05-29
pEfRsUpInG The REVENUE.
BEER AND TOBACCO BROUGHT
TO GRIEF.
SEIZURE OF $4,000 BARRELS OF
LAGER AND A BREWERY,
Serious Charge Ae ainst a Leading
Tobacco Firm.
4 Squabhle- with Notwithstanding tip
Unpleasant Fac4s.

No ptEsons but the officers appointed to collect
the revenues Of the Government ard aware Of the
variety and tngsnul!J Of The dihoness measure,
to eynbc the payment Of taxes. With many par
tier It has become systamshc and deliberate de-
psrtment Of theit business to rob the public
t1sa.us3 Of It's daes. Br false accounts, false
voucher, u system ct Is double entry " designed
IL lions 4 MD nd receipts. % have H they 20 aettspded
the Government Of many thousands and doubtless
p1n to be lett IN ts1e:.. Every sneh instance is
deliberate robbery Of the people, for the Govern.
1nenl II Of the people. The war u their war, Aud
fully crushed the rebellion arc re4lly among the
liehtctt burdens Of this period. The nHtions life
r. we5h sasiDg It snJ prizes md is ehesply pur'
It1s crime against The people to defrsud the
tax Faihetcr: Is simply one MAJ, or separate
lndividuals shirkng by fraud theit Own shaIe, and
leaving to rnofe honest cluzeuB TO PSF VIII It be.
Stances theae fraudulent parties have not thc poor
1t; ea e 10
1axee to pay generally, proving their material
prosperity md yet tutn1shtns 60 much the more
TheFe i stili .notler and less general view taat
maker This ofense grave one against the CON.
nuntty. |. ..s, th1tit hrows double burden on
elass. he pnts his article into the mstket having
honestly added to it, cost he amount of the tax
he has actually psid snd be t. forced
1
IN chesung thc Aeeeesor and Collector, can offer
biz goods 1t al q les. price Thus both the peo-
pie and the trade interested that eyerg instance
prott cuted ard heavily punished. So clearly IS
tht. felt to be irue by the trade themselves that
aa we hare alreaa5 published IN theee columns,
York apd Brooklyn, amorg ditttlle1s and 1ecu1-
err who deem II necessary for their own pEotsc-
ron to ferret out al easet q fraudulent dlstll!a,
enc skilled detectives set at work to put an end
| 10 all Illicit businees. Wat has been done
~ these gentlenen N assoelsuoq y no lsss the
city, to lend eTerJ aid TO break up the lutatnou1
and wide spread system ot stealing from the gov
ess e as III gu
penalties Imposed By Jaw desez1e to fsA heavily.
1t Is with great satisfaction therefore that We an
s iF 81 1s S s9 sn
fruud, ard under euch circumstances OF clearnest
Of evidence AZ will constitute the case kfna
snongs S9 tssd se God sS
It ID not the f,et Of the Kind, but IN importance
snd value Of property forfeited Il larger than any
E1 Alderman John F. Huek is brewer Of
tuftlY celebratcd brand Of Larer Beer. Il twin b
helping the Govc!nros ut now 70 pfliae the atae!
, Il IN e1iessiTe tstabliahment on the North Lak
, | etore. With him in its management arc aesocia
led Lewis c. luck his eon. and Philip B,r'holme
i1sht that for The past three years -Alderma!
Inck, ttp has been IhAt Of An.nat and Sapphs, ,hi
wife, in "keepiDg back part o! ne price oy ials
returns So clearly hhs the tvtd. nee OF the Grim
| grown upon the mude OF the representatives Of th
Government, thst few days since the Whole c:
,s.ss stsxfT h ,t nS1.f
as,0GV barrels Of prtscnt-use beer and IS 700 bal
/ reie Of winter" Tiger, were eeized b. the Go,
en,1I1 q ana It'll whef%st he
! beer Of the premises has been converted int
spirit. adding largely to The 1eyenu.s oi the G
VIII pEfssnt rprn; P1s;f; ot ~ hwna3 -
i thete parties for conceann2 this branch OF me
= The penalues in this instance amount to fls, D.
= 1rd the forfeiture Of tho property and cetaoll.
. ncnt- 4 llbe! ha: been died b5 Omitted Sat
i District Attorney BsEe u the Federal Court again
arnipst them nil be preupt and to the very le
i Er OF The law. 1he public will baye Aule rsil 4
d sympathy with breweTs who fall into this sort
~ | critf, 1hc'r gains have been immense 1hi
:. haye a1l hesped richet upon rchcs Thcy h7
d only 10 add The tnpost upon each b1rrel Of the
p.od9e: g u p:s. ana soaaamess p,y =; III, =
r beer Al the taxed rate, and then turning to ste
j. he tsx from the people, who arc thus made to p
3Hlee over - n onenss w'IhSnt n,nsa1oa ,1 =
o | eo1nr4de Of beer all over the world, = ago c
+ ,surled With the revenue claims and penalties:
+ ,oharco fns represent,pg several dasrict es1a
Is lithments, all Of chem wealthy. and 1t present
|. IN the hanns Of the Government Il "a chtrg
Tere Nc Won't ii to W psy The Govef1msnt dues, md
Il other and real one wse only hrought TO liRnt
n ! it became necessary 10 report their damages
DE. In short they sought to sctsle With the Ct
4 cfnwepi from one book, and with their und
=. writer's from another. Thials,ht caae which mt
~ lion tp a recent issue Of anon paying Insursr
AZ Compan,es." The underwriters comprising sol
seed h4, eoppsa9is'S 1.n9 S.is s' ,hg 90ng Z,
isg, sn, 1deao1e d1 'de! ~ in9ssueation Of Vi