The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-11-14

n not to be wondered at that It IL 60 easy TO COM
mis- frauds on the revenue when the worst bogus
revenue officials and make their ofices their head
quarters Why, sir, you have often through the
ring Supervisors ring and others Of ike ilk for
their pecu ations but compared with the ''revenue
ring' they don't know how to steal
true p ecouomist is the revenue ofilciSi; for
how, except By the strictest economy. can revenue
ofiicial enter into once not worth dollar and In
the course OF very few years save q immense for
tune out OF his salary besides squandsrng million
or more on faro ana fast womenf
A system OF frauds more stupendQls than were
ever before known In the annals OF aly country can
be developed In this city by having thorough in
vestgation honestly conducted. To 20 TINS the en-
tire matter must be placed In the nalds OF some In
corruptDle man, with full powers to ct totally inde-
dendent OF the government of1ciais In this city.
The frauds o. me waisxey ring have been mos.
but the tobacco rings have also ben widely ex-
tended and approximate In value to tie sums robbed
we have systematic frauds committed by assessors
their assistants In the making ont II false income
returns, some Of which the Treasury Department
have information OF. Another leak In the revenue 10
o widely extended system OF smuggling tobacco
from Virginia to this city. And yet The powers that
be In washington SIT snpinely and ook on WITH !. 2
the preparation OF these various fnuAs knowingly
permit them to be carried on. President johnson has
and tobacco rings In this city and Washington, in.
Guiding the Congressional ring, but also with most OF
corrupt oclals. Now that the fuss ana hurry oil the
election Is over he cannot expect any thing moro
from the country than he has aresdy received. IL
on the 4th OF March next he wishes retire into the
shades OF private Lie, bearing with HIM the good
wishes OF the whole people, let him rnt his shoulders
TO the wheel and show his determination to have
these immense frauds brought to light and the guilty
parties irrespective Of 0cla position punished for
their completely in them. II he does So he will re-
ceive the plaudits OF grateful cotntry II ne does
not he will, on leaving the White House, leave be-
hind him q name obnoxious to all riaht-mnded men.
Let there be searching investigation. Let him not
heed the host OF official vampires who have
fastened on the vitals Of the country, sucking
the very likelihood out Of 1t by aiding
these Infamous rings In kee,ing the trea-
sury depicted by robbing 1t OF vsst sums which
should go to decrease the national debt (Which,
however, Is steadily increasingly andI will guarantee
that evidence VIII be furnished against promi-
nent officials In this city and In Philadelphia aud
also against the whiskey ring OF New YORK and the
tobacco rings, including many Of the leading to-
baccO manufacturers III this city, Brooklyn Phia-
delphia and neutrality-suspicious. which cannot be
whitewashed over or Overslaughed by corrupt
officials when introduced into court.
Ii the revenue frauds are placed In tho hands OF
proper parties Tor prosecution and President john
son will truly protect and support the parties VINO
are willing to assist him in their investigation and
not "go back on thsm," rs Fitch told the writer
Johnson did on him, and leave them to the tender
merces OF United States District Attorneys. to be in
generated In jails, he win have no trouble In pro-
curing sufficient evidence to bring TO condlgn pun
ishment the perpetrators Of these frauds, whether
whiskey men, tobacco men or onicials.