The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1868-02-28

Speech of Hon. Samuel S. Marshall. Of
illinois. Delivered in the. House Of
Representatives January 8, 1863. =.

u Inc ilouse having under consideration
Senate amendment Ia House bill No. 369
TO prevent frauds 10 the collection .ofsthl
tax on distilled spirits ~ *
l, I,issn unques,ionsble fact that ,hiever,
ard robbery Of the people by public Official.
oil over the land nave, within the Inst lew
years, become science. ii is engaged IN
extensively in oil parts Of the country, ,sut
II has grown 10 be such an enurmous evi
that il now threatens TO bring starvation it
the people and bankruptcy to the Govern,
men'. Many OF the iscis ars noioriou ur
ou' itseems impossiSIeto bring any Of these
great thieves and indicators TO Justice -
The fac, is. The public sense has become
demorslized. The public wink at crimes
when they are 40 enormous that the pock eli
Of the criminals are filed with gold or green.
barks. We can punish little petty thieves
in our courts OF jls'ice-men who steal t.
pg or horse. or something Of that kind
hut The ihief who rebs The tressurv OF thou
sands or miIlions goes at large with lmpu.
mtg. and 100 oiien becomes an honored
member OF society. There ought to be-
lh-re nus, be, Mr.. here q
remedy for this A large portion, of our
public cfcials seem to have adopted az an
sxinir, lhst
"A little ihieviog is q dangerous art,
Bot th-ivins isrgeiy 10 s'noble part;
'Tis vile 10 rob hen .oost Of a her.
But stealing large y mstes Us gentlemen
And it is the adopting OF this mixin
which hos brought hall ~ this country al
most TO desti,utlon, while in the other hall
the people are raising their hands in vain Il
Heaven fos bread. th9L
Rom aid d.vss,aiion have spread 81 over
the land. An aver bur asttH pc ople are up
pen'i"r "o~ ,el,n's .Consrsss for redress. :
Y we ca" ip spy usnpsr give il g ihem j
IL cur sacred duty 10 do go.
/ certainly DO not believe that The, presi
dent or the Secretary OF The Treasury ha,
knowingly sided ir ne perp.,raiiou OF these
rsuds. Why, ,sir. what do they know PIT
sonally OF tie men appointed 10 ciIicirl %
-tIon throughout this broad land! Neither
tho President mr. the Sectetary ~ the
Tr-rsury knoIs persr,sly one m.n in 3
thousand of thcse appointed. The sp
poiniees are recommended 6y members Of
Of Cong e-s by my colleague Mt Logan
md gentlemen on 'hst eide OF The House t.
much create .x'ent than by any on tbi,
side. The men holding The public office.
Of the coun'rs under the Pfesideniial NJ.
poin'men, are mrn eppoinled either bv Sir.
Lincoln or Mr. johnson. wr'h the sppro obs
ION Of The Senate of',he United States =
Ii is notorious fact that no meipbe OF The
Democratic nnrty proper ran psss the ordes 1
Of the S.n-,e for sny appointment. The
appointments throughout The county hsve
been made from men wihin the Repupii
can party. So far ss my colleagues . speech
was intended 10 have a partisan bearing. lei
me say, ,hst he mus, know lhst The Demo
cratic party proper mas had nc Psrt or lot in
the collection Of the revenues ofthe Govern.
ment. Secretary McCullerh s,nted, on
on,h. before ;he Judiciary Committee, that,
nineteen out of,wen,y'oi ,hs officials io his
Deparlrieh, we're not only not Democrats
but radicals, supporters 9i thepolicy Of Coo
gress: and Mr.. Rollins, the Commissioner
Of I,icrnal Kvvenue. admitted TO be strong
radical, wos present when the testimpny
xss given. and sssen,ed 10 the statement.
So il 10 oil over the country.
The effort Of my cole sgpe 10 give this
matter a partisan turn must be met. and
may be fiehuuiy met In this way: 10 o.,
governments frnrds occasionally occur.--
Now and then, under every administration.
scoundrel gets into Office. Even under
good old De mcera,ic administrations ,hefe
occ asionslly got into office. some man vino
perpetrated frauds upon, the Governments;
but they were promptly surned ou: when
the fact was discovered. 1T WINS not ,iiI Tie
advent OF the Republican par,y % power
that robbery OF the people became iioe
art, Cloush,erl and was indulged1n III over
The country. A distinguished Republican
Senator from New Hampshire (Mr. Haley
hns tcstifed in the Senate, ard 4 distin.