New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-11-14
TILE WHISKY WE.

|. TO all intelligent persons, it ia palpable that
the Internal Revenue is enormously deirauded,
and especially with regard to Distilled Liquors
The imposts on Whisky amount to some sixty
seven cents per gallon; the cost of making 1t,
from grain at current prices, Is about NIFTY
| cents per gallon; hence, the naked fact that
| Whisky now sells in this market at 81 06 to
! 81 OS il conclusive Somebody Is deiraudng
| the Revenue; and we belong 10 that
numerous class whose interest Is on
the side of having this matter ripped
"upn and ventilated. We are not spe-
| cially hostile to Mr.. A. or Mr.. b.; we do not
| pretend to know which thimble the little joker
is under; but we do want the money that be-
longs in the Federal Treasury put there, and
not retained TO enable distillers TO build gor-
geous opera-hOuses or furnish assessors and
collectors with fast trotters. Being on this
track. and finding the scent still warm. we do
not mean to be thrown off by any art or trick
whatever.
If. We do not presume that tho Revenue
officers here are especially uniathful; in fact.
we Judge that there il more paid into the
Treasury per gallon on the Whisky sold hero
than the average throughout the country. We
are very willing to sec it proved that all the
cheating is done in the rural districts. II so.
we want to learn how the stuff gets into this
place. and gets sold here for less than Its fair,
honest cost. "Let there be light"
ILL., Mr.. John NJ. Buckley Solicitor of the
Internal Revenue service, came on here some
weeks since to look into this mystery. We
saw him twice, and concluded that he was in
deeper water than was good for him. He
seemed a wel-mcanng man, intent on doing
his duty; but fewer words and more shrcwd-
ness were absolutely requisite in his position
". Mr. Buckley having returned to Wash
ington ldiscomfted, Judge William Fullerton
was appointed i'll his place-we know not ut
whose suggestion, but we incline to give the
credit to Mr.. Evarts. 1t is credit, we think
to whOmsoevcr may deserve it. Mr. Fullerton
long held a high position at the bar of Orange
County and he has since achieved a higher mt
the bar of our City. When he was appointed
Il Justice Of the Supreme Court by Gov. Fen
ton, last year, no one lisped a doubt of his
capacity OF his integrity. We never heard
syllable uttered to his prejudice till he accepted
this trust, and set To work to discharge its
heavy responsibilities.
V. Mr.. Andrew johnson is n man of many
faults, but venality is not among them We
knew him in Congress, where men are pretty
accurately weighed and measured; he has since
filled almost every important station, made
many bitter enemies, and wdged deadly war
against men ADLER and stronger than himself ;
yet he has never Leen even charged with fill
ing his own pockets at the public cost What
reason is there for suspecting him of an i'm.
proper motive in choosing Judge Fullerton-
Il well-knOwn Republication this work? We
can imagine none.
vi. Mr.. Fullerton having set 10 work symp-
toms of agitation are soon visible. Things is
working" There are whispers that Mr.. F. is to
be indicted for something he did, or said, or adj
vised rs counsel in respect to the compro-
missing of IA revenue suit, long before he was
retained by the President. In due time, we
heard WA Washington that he had been in
dicted in one of our Courts. Very good III
Mr.. +. has done or advised any wrong. let
him answer for it. But how does this help
our Revenue officers, OF those among them
whom Mr.. F.'s Investigations may implicate
We have sadly misjudged Mr. f. if Mey make
ANYTHING by this bold move, however il may
fare with him.
VII. We condemn no one. We do not know
who are likely To be damaged by the facts
which Mr.. Fullerton's investigation will de-
velop But We feel quite certain that inyes-
LEGATION was needed, and that ITS results can
not fail to benefit tho public, however they
| may affect individuals. We may be mistaken