The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1867-05-08
Internal Revenue and Business.

There is no better standard by which Judge of the
business property of the country than the reports of
the internal revenue bureau at Washington. The re-
cepts are falling off rapidly to be just cause of
alarm, and Radical organs are beginning to prepare
the public mind for untavorabie exhibits The Phia-
delphia Press, of the 18th, says
Our advces from Washington continue to bear
witness the depression of the internal revenue The
aggregate from that most important of all the revenue
sources, for much OF the current fiscal year-tat
is, beginning from the first day of last July-as
have passed. is reported to be nearly hundred and
twenty three millions, which is much below the total
| for the same period OF 1866.
The fact clnnct be disguised that the varied bus
ness of the country suffering from heavy
depression but we are not disposed to regard it as in
any manner threatening We are not where we
ought be, but we have had deep pcrplexes to deal
with during the past year, and dficut obstacles to
overcome and so far from deemng that there is true
cause for discouragement, feel that sincerely
think the country has for qualification that it
stands where it does at this hour. The facts OF de-
pressed trade and decreased revenues held up by
before the people reasons for trbulaton, and
evidences of approaching Calamity; whereas, the
truth is that all the official estimates viii be met, and
that general trade is undergoing nothing or less
than that reaction which must inevitably set in after
such an unnatural tension vas produced by the
strain of the demand
Despite representations to the contrary, we are in
satisfactory condition. although not fourshng
anu Will piuSpellby tio PicoSAU 'o-
ment. Let us be properly patient, and await the work
ing out of laws that will work out. Then Will that
tide set in for which we look and which we desire.
That the many interests of the country have so well
stood DEPRESSING even running influences may be set
down to the marvellous fexibity and the ndomtable
character of the people, which faces, undaunted, dan
gers and trials that would those less accus
toned to cope with and master situations having such
threatening proportions.
libon of the utter trampling upon al law, right and
decency-known the registration III this city, ls still
continued More than half Of the white citizens fully
qualified under the law turned away, whilst every
negro who applies is Immediately accepted and reg is
tered. Natucalized citizens not only required to
produce their papers, but leave them with the reg
istrars with very dim prospect of ever getting them
back Old citizens who have lived here quarter Of
a century, and who pay individually more taxes than
the whole Radical party in the State pay collectively
are turned away because they have bcen at some re-
mote period of their lives, school directors or alder
men under the city government and are suspected OF
| having sympathsed with the rebellion. But few ma
turalsed citizons registered any terms except
that Of adherence to the Radicals. THAT uirtqe will
purge all vices. Renegades, who fought in the rebel
ranks and deserted when the became desperate
and joined the Radicals-even some who were pun
ished by Butler and Banks for the rebeo1s
and who possessed the disqualification OF having held
Federal State Offices previous to the war, ad
mted to the honor( y Of registration without ques-
tons
But why dwell the 'enormities of this miserable
| farce? Are those who have got up this shameless
scheme to dclraud the people of this city and trampIe
upon the of Congress- weak and creduous enough
to imagine that they profit therefrom? They will
soon awake full comprehension Of the iufamy the
detesation the bitter hostility of all the honest and
respectable of the community, which alone they will
secure by their lawess Let them persist there
in and the time is not distant when the word I" regis
trar" will fix upon the luckless incumbent Of that
Office, stigma which wilaccompany him to the grave
and descend to his poserity.
| New Orleans Sunday Times