The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1866-01-05
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Little minds, clothed in brief authority"
are prone to sway with lordly power. The
smaller Tie nc''ta caliber, the grsseer the
display Of authority; the more noisy tho
bluster, the more ridiculous aud contemp.
tible the exhibition to either public or
! private gaze. Tho world is filed with illus.
traiions Of our point, and wero it not, we
have as fair an example Ms could be desired
FOR the proof Of the theory advanced IN the
case Of the present Collector Of Internal
Revenue, for the 10Th District Of Ohio, head
quarters at Toledo. A nnn Of. immense
consequence, in his own estimation, tho
balance Of human kind are unaccountabe
laggnrds Ia discovering the fact. However
we would not dispcl tho delusion lie so
satisfactorily hugs to his selfish breast, but
will lay before an apprcciddYo public an
instance of his energy in securing that
which il due Uncle Sam, rs well as an exhi
bition Of his propensity to display tho "rod
Of terror" which he might apply, and with
which lie is want to frightcn few of the
balky constituents Of his great patron.
Some days since we were tho recipient
OF tho following ldcOnic note from the Fed
cral official above alluded TO. We give il
rerbdtim ct Htcratim.
COLLECTORS 0rrIcr OF TSTERSAL RryrNrE,l
10th DIsTRICT, ONO.
ToLEDo, o., DEC 20 1865
Mess Guyer 4 obngcr
Gents
forward the mcny for Lccns as land Agents as
scssod in JULY shall send the United Stltcs
Marshal for You, which will make costs,
Amt $3.50
3 \ RAYMOND
Collector.
Now, tho acls in the case nye these
Some ten days previous tho editor of this
paper was called upon by deputy Colec-
tor who presented the claim. We asked
few days delay until we could see our part.
ncr, when the claim should bc liQuidatcd
The delay was willingly granted, the afore.
said Deputy at the same time rcmarking
that he would be at Pcrrysburg on the 9th,
when il could be adjusted. The 10Th came,
and if the Deputy was about, very fow per-
sons were enabled TO see him, although
several Of our citizens called at his advcr
tiscd headquarters more than once during
the day. Since that somo of these hevo
had costs added to their taxes, which latter
they were ready and willing to pay at the
time appointed. There may be policy in
all this beyond our ken. But if these off.
cials imagine that our citizens are rogaes
aud eau bo insulted with impuuity, it is timo
they be tau sht otherwise
The next We heard from the Revenue
Collector was tho reception of tho above |
note. We waited for tho Marshal several |
days, but that official not making his appeal
ance, the claim was liqui latod. Tho exceed.
Ing grace with which we paid the license
fec was proportionately increased by tho
unforgottcn fact that at the same time there |
has been duo us for tho last six months |
81 SO from the Revenue officials of this |
district for printing and advertising, the
p lymcnt Of which has been refused, and |
that, too, without the shadow of an excuse |
fer such refusal.
But we have devoted more space to this
matter than was our intention, and shall
close by saying that we have never tried to
evado payment of any claims upon us by
tho county, State or United States, and fur
thermore, that hcncelorth no revenue Off.
cial of this district will secure either print |
ing or advertising from us until tho same
shall have been paid for in advance.