The New York herald., 1868-11-11
MP. M'cuLrocn 70 Mn. Grrvrn.


! say 10 you By telegraph:-
Investigations must be made by the Supervisor
otler proper revenue oficers. Prosecutions must
be conducted by the District Attorney. Assistant
| counsel must be ca ployed on the recommendation
OF government officers. / shall request District At
torney Beach 70 confer with you"
have nothing to say In defence OF the oficers
| whom you think guilty or violations OF the Revenue
law. whether guilty or not will appear when proper
Investigations are made. 1t is very clear, however,
neither Investigations nor prosecutions can be pro-
perry or legally conducted except through the proper
if anything could add to the generalization OF the
service 1t would be the ignoring OF these ocers and
deyoving upon others the duty which the law de-
have every reason to suppose that Mr. Laird, the
supervisor OF the district, and Mr.. Beach, the Dis
are comneent snd S n o. ~ mintegrty o9tn o. woM
their respective Offces.
You have already had conferences with Nj. Laird
Beach. upon their report the action OF the depart
have been desrous that the government should
have the benefit Of your services, but In order that
they may be made truly available, it is necessary
o% one or o o ans
named. II. McCULLOCH, Secretary.
JOHN H. GILMER, Esq, Richmond, Va
REPLY OF JOHN n. GILNER ESQ.
Hon. HUGH McCu1LooH s. i. 0: ST - > '''''
Ireceived your favor of the 31st ult. No could
assure you, be less disposed to embarrass you to
force services the department than myself. But
for my confidence In your high ohcIa integrity and
have devoted Two months to the business have had
IN hand the labor thus bestowed placing In my
knowledge numerous and important facts Of the
highest moment to your department.
Neither the District Attorney nor the Supervisor
would, In twelve months, with every care draw out
the facts and impicate the parties at my command
| This work cheerfuy done for you and, az be-
leved. at your request.
self respect which forbas nv asking I either 'D the Dis
trict Attorney the Supervisor any other officer
to recommend me for employment.
MIR. Laird has received good deal of assistance
from me- and will receive all the aid he asks; but
you will, am sure, excuse me from the unpleasant
ONCE Of asking employment or recommendation at
Did not General Hobart report the returns made in
Ell 81 e nd Az ne TO o per day.
capacity to be equal to the production Of at least
lao barrels per days have never seen his report.
critical examination into the returns from every
Part OF the country as to pr0ducing capaClty dis
played In the notices and registers, and the return Of
tho commissioners oflcel viii in my opinion, dis
close the fact that over $50,0o0000 OF fraudulent
whiskey has been made and sold in the United States
Ii the last twelve months.
This is bold declaration but an examination will
prove 1t correct
What mean is this:--The storekeeper's book is
made the guage OF the guager and both always cor
respond without reference in many cases to the
notice bond and register. see my letter TO the Super
visor. JOHN II. GILMER.
Mr.. GILMER TO Mr.. LAIRD.
RICHMOND, Nov. q 1858.
THOMAS w. LAIRD, ESD
Allow ae respectfully to call your special conside-
ration, as supervisor, to the tact found fully stated
on the regular books OF A. Smith that they ran
To run seventytwo hours only requires eight tubs
whereas to run nineysix hours requires ten tubs,
thus showing on the face OF their own books
that two extia tubs regularly used applied and
worked, which are not In any way accounted for.
You can easily make your own calculations and de.
ductions
would like to see you personally some time to.
day. JOHN II. GILMER.
bushels each; nnetysix hours requires ten tubs ia
bushels each tub which makes q difference or two
1893 bushels week, or l04 gallons week or six
days. j. Il. q.
Mr.. GILMER TO MT. BIScKLEy.
RICHMOND, Oct 20, 1863
| hon. JOHN M. BNcKLEY, Solicitor General internal
In answer to your letter Of the 10th inst request.
ing me to furnish yo1 with the Official correspon-
dence growing out OF my investigation OF internal
frauds In Virginia, have the honor herewith
TO hand you enclosed copy or the correspondence.
deem ii proper furnish the following statements
ana conclusions, with such additional iacts az tend
20 consolidate and reduce to practical results my in
the correspondence, as you Will see, commences
with letter from me to the honorable Secretary OF
the Treasury alludn2 TO previous communications.
IL s proper here TO remark that the private
pcndence, though no eye but my own hes seen or
and stern rectftude Of purpose on the part of Mr..
McCulloch. That he is faithful and true to the high
| lrusts reposed IN him have no doubt. That he Is
and has been painfully embarrassed by the peculiar
legislation OF Congress ID equally as certain in my
opinion, he Is always, has been and win con-
finue TO be. seriously embarrassed and thwarted in
HIS administration OF the revenue laws by the NAL
administration and vicious policy OF Commissioner
A thorough knowledge OF the general policy, cul.
pabe expedients and consenting Indifference to the
most persistent crminality and systematzed frauds,
as displayed by Mr. Rollins in the accompanying
correspondence, consrans me to say to you that in
my opinion no successful examination OF srevenue
frauds la this state can be conducted so long as
Mr.. Rollins is allowed to guarantee indemnity and
stpula.e for inlquous corruption In the subordinate
ment. For example, read with care hts oficial
letter OF september 2i In answer to '.your' lmy)
several letters Of recent date" These letters gave
to him, as Commissioner, distinct information as to
frauds then being committed and about to be CON-
Initted, and calling for immediate action, OF which
10 notice was ever taken up to the date OF this
letter. This letter bears date September "a Com.
pare it with the ocia letter OF the honorable secre
aud You win discern the cause OF Mr.. NC
Culloch's not having answered letters addressed
Sow ana cdg eeT fe
Mr. McCulloch OF the date OF october 8, my letter
M ESn 81 n. "a Sss s ,ss MT
me from MT: McGrl0cn Of the date Of October 9. my
letter 70 Genera Hopars o. 6 October 10 my letter Of
| McCulloch Of the 2lst October, and you win see
developed, beyond "moral doubt" the fact that it
purpose Of Mr.. Rollins to connive at frauds and pro-
tect the most Ubiquitous schemes for "defrauding
October Is q very distinct admission bearing on y,
| the report OF Genersl Hobartn OF 'farge frauds
awaiting the discovery Of Iacts and proof asks
me, "How shall these facts be ascertainedw
Now compare my letter to Mr.. Rollins, In reply 10
this OF the 18TH OF October with the postscript and
you VIII discover what aid he proposed 10 furnish
me IN s'ascertaiuing those facts.n
From these letters, carefully coated, was pain.
fully Impressed that Mr.. Rollins was In manner
| becoming his social and official position, dealing
with me and bis high trusts. l visited him
In Washington, and assured him OF the ex-
istence OF frauds not before brought to his
attention. In those interviews my convictions
were deeponed, that was dealing With offlcer
whose studied policy was TO thwart the ends OF JUS
tico by throwing every possible OBSTACLE directly In
the way Of FULL manly and honest exposure OK the
internal revenue Frauds Hence my letter Of the
| 2lss OF October 10 Mr.. McCulloch no 1e) and my
letter to Mr.. Rollins Of the same date (No. III
have never seen General Hobart's report But II
you Will call for II guarantee 10 sustans my views
a. to the three disiilleres. Nor am l able to sav
how far 1t has been efaced by the verbal reports Of
tho collector and assessor. submit the correspon