The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1866-04-14
NO. s..


revenue dep~rtmsn,s h~ve been slso unable
Iiocomply with The rsqn nemen's Of lhe SET.
ute ss . colssqrsnes, they have strsrd
without rompensni,nn ~ their scc"nnis
could not BE- audited W the accom- ing off
Gers of The Gvsrnnsn. M.ny oi thes-
X fiicers have per'urmsd very impvr,snt du.
l,es with 6jrlis. aud not fs~ must be IN
great dis,ress b. reason OF their insb,liy.
When the appointments we're made !, Wa
found u would beTiiIicult 10 fnd competent
officen 10 many "i The Souihe<n revenns
districts who could 'hke The oath required,
but, 90 impof',n, DID il seen 10 the
President snd Cabinet for the pnrpu-s ~
equslizing the pub ic burdens ihs, the rrve.
nue. system should be established through.
out the recsltly s~bsllons States with ~
little delay ss practicable, and that the m
lpIeasant duly Of collecting tic tsxrs from
an exhausted ard isssiy rebellious people
should be performed By her o~n clizsns
thst the Secretsty Of the Treasury Vii not
hesitate z recommend Tor appointment. and
,lthose nen ci whose present Loyalty there
wss no question. but Who either willingly or
uowiIingIv. during lhe progress u The re.
: beilion. 90 CONNECTED ~ith the in.ursent
4 States o. Confederate Government. as 10
be unable TO lake The oath u ofcs. Tlis
, was moi done from any disvosltion to disre
d gard the Law. but ~ith sn honesr snd siu. F..
' lcere purpose Of collecting the revenues
4, with % little traubls 10 tax p.yers a. possi-
Bile. The country wss ~ . peculiar com
ldision. The rsbrili,n hsd come 20 sud
den close; sli resistsnce 10 the su,porisy u
the United St,ses had ceased. aud some sew
len millions Of people il q state Of o,ser d..
organizat:cn.w were left wiIliou, any civil gov.
Iernment whatever. and without even on
adequate military prvtectios sgsinst an
.srchy and violence. Under oil these err
cumsssncss, as IL showed charity 70 br the
I. duty Of the Executive 10 Al once es,sbiish
the Federal authority aud civil government
10 these States, % Il seemed 10 b secess.
!. Try TO carry into effect tho revenue laws VI
the General Government. - 'he country
.u vas psssing from . stste Of war TO ono VI
peace. and the emergency seemed 10 be too
n. pressing 10 admit of delay until ,hs meet
ting Of C,ngrees. II wac thought that ihs
I. test oath might, IL view of the grea, objects
4. Ito be sttsined, ia snms eases b. dispensed
with. Or rather iha, prrsoDs nigh, DC pr
\. lni,ted to hold revenne efiices Who couis
!. take II onIy IN a qusii6ed form, NJ on,
could have regretted more Than the Pres,
lcent end members oi the Cssinst the ne
~ cessity which existed fov this course, bu
There was no siiernstivs and il wss conf
:" DENLY hoped undr The circumstances q
81 the case il would Be approved BY Congress
=. Among those whose names are presented 4
~ President, the Secretary hiss no reason I,
suppose there il one who can justly b
- charged with being Instrumental Ia insiigs
80 ring the rebellion. although lev msy hay
- coairibuaed 70 10 support and con,inusncs
Some with strong sltschaenis for the VI
!. ion had followed the States IN which the
y. lived into the wsr against the United SiAteI
M. under the bsIeiul influence oi the dacirin
IN. lof State sovereignty. Some held ofice ~
der the insurgrnt suthori,ies % the onl
!. means Of suppor,iss their fsmiiiesj othe'
Ito escape conscripiion or to be In . betts
condition 20 resist, st the proper time. u
Confederate rule. Not one il known 4
:, have been : disunionis', or unitiendiy
1.-The Government st the CONNIE ncemeas
tLs war. A very slight change in the %
"a change that ~ouId no. cover psr'ic
dent Of present disioysI.y, would enable q
Sec. most Of them 10 hold the ofices they :
ss,er nov 90 sccepistiy filing. Great loss
cers, The Govespment and gres, Inconvenience
SCI. the department. must result from the disco
Dfice ,;uusnce or their services. Alter staii
,oo lsessons at large Why the oath should
MI, modified, she secretary ssys the rebelli
go eyew out Of sntsgonism Of opinion bsswe
laws he people 81 the free aud slave Sssscs. |
Il tolresuIt Of difference Of institutions.
The With the abolition of slavery oil din
ence Of opinion and serious esssAngsm'
-" Ioucht rapidly 70 disappesr. II viii b
sFnsi calamity the extent Of which Gao not y
, col be essims,ed, both 70 This country end !
a. Icause os civil liberty throughout the vol
,.s., III, instead 81 looking 10 reconciliation :
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