The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1866-03-17
Montana Correspondence.
HE.kSA. February 10th, 1856.

HELENA, February 10th, 1856.
Ed. WORLD The excise officers are in the
height of their glory inst now. Over half mil.
Non of dollars worth ofproperty consisting of dis
titled spirits, tobacco, cigars and coal oil, have
been seized by the Collector of Internal Revenue,
who refuses to release upon bonds however good
A callupon the Deputy Collector elici ed little
satisfaction, and rather dangerous excitement is
evidently on the tapis. Should the Collector up>
on his arrival here, fail to exhibit instructions
from the Revenue Department at Washington
satisfactory to the merchants and traders, serious
resistance to his UOnflscaton schemes win doubts
less follow. ytffa4ar ff s8 i1..-.t7a
The facts of the case as near as have bseHabIA1
to gather them are these. The Collector assumes
to have received instructions from Washington
advising him to seize all goods laLle to pay duty
to the United States upon which the brand of the
Inspector of Internal Revenue Is not visible. The
consequence is that all alchoholic fluids have been
seized including foreign as well as>dOmeStic Insn
facture. Imported liquors, however, found in
original packages bearing the Inspectors mark
have been released in some instances. Coal oil in
one instance stamped by the City Inspector Gf st.
Louis, was released. Now the fact is that both
the above articles have paid the duty at the dis
tiery or WAlk and both after falling into the
hands OF merchants have been repacked for the
convenience of transportation in the case OF dis
titled spirits perhaps half dozen tim s. The Col
lectOr once in possession claims the right to pro-
denim them than the fact of the absence OF the In
speetor's mark or stencil brand Upon close in
fspection of the Internal Revenue Law nothing ap-
pears to warrant the present seizure of liquors or
coal oil. The case may be somewhat different
with tobacco and cigars,-but from present ap>
pearances the whole transaction lcoESsllke huge
speculation Of the Collectors, without warrant Of
law or precedent.
THE SUN RIVER EXCITEMENT
has looked, for the past few days like large sized
steamboat. Hundreds have returned through snow
from two to fOuErfe deen, some with frozen feet,
hands, etc., while FIVE bodies have been found al
ready who have perished. with the cold. But all
the suffering the nClement weather does not stop
the constant stream of prospectors drifting in that
direction Should there be any locality in that
norton of the Territory indicating gold deposit
il will hardly escape the close scrutiny TO which
the whole country will be subject. In the general
stampede Idaho is largely represented, as she is
now becoming in every movement attempted in
the community.
THE PROCLAMATION OF GOV MEAGHER
acts as the sudden explosion of a bombsheE' upon
the Republican ranks. This is for them by no
means the Opportune moment for the assemb. ing
ola TerritoTials Convention. While the-Demoera-.
CIV are feryenty praying fOrtfle establishment of
a State gOvernment--for the privilege of repre-.
sentation and quietly submit to taxation, the I'm.
ion or Republican party are suddenly taken with
poIitical spasms from which they are unlikely to
recover until long after the State organization
shall be perfected as far as the people are con-
cerned. The Democracy have called County
nominating Convention, the result Of which l may
enclose in this letter. The opposition in all prob
ability will call no Convention but rely upon their
influence at Washinfton to defeat the object sought
to BE- attained.
AS predicted the Republican, parry. are quietly
setting down to conviction that no effort on their
part will possibly avail them before the people.
Therefore their only hope rests upon the power.
full (?) influence they may be enabled to WELD at
Washington, The DerR0cgatic County Convention.
met at the appointed hour tO>day and made their
nominations of delegates to be voted for as can
didates to Territorial Convention for the pur
lpoSe Of framing State Constitution and tram
sacted their business in the utmost harmony. Ten
delegates were chosen, in which notice Idaho Is
represented IN the personsof E. B. Waterbury.
Closely following upon the heels OF the first
Proclamation calling Convention, appeared No.
2. calling an Assembly of the Legislature Upon
the appearance of No Q the opposition lit saidl
have braced their nerves for a desperate attempt
to ,defeassthe evident object of Acting Governor
Meagher at Washington. Could. they succeed in
obtaining at the present session of Congress, the
passage of an enabling act with the Erecent TEST
oath" attached they have hopes OF holding the
patronage of this Territory i'll their hands until
SUCH times as this army Of renegades shall have
accumulated sufficiently to carry the Territory. If
true to themselves, the Democracy will undOubted.
y Indicate the political course of this Territory,
or State, for many years to come. No organize
ton Of the Republicans exist in this county, and
fthe writer learned that no ticket will be brought
forward by them at present. Their collective in-
fuence will at present appearances be used at
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