New-York tribune., 1868-10-05
OFFICIAL FfG URES rs DELM1RS GUESSES.

| than at the muzzle. The Democracy will find
| before they get through with him. that Mr..
| Alexander Demar, Director of the Bureau OF
Statistics is one of this kind of guns. So
| far from avoiding any issue which this learned
pundit has raised, we advise all Republicans to
serve up Delmar hot, Delmar cold. and Delmar
on the half shell, ad Hbitum to the Democracy
until after election.
| Mr.. Delmar has been very unfortunate IN
selecting as q time for the publication of his
grand financial expose the last week of quar-
ter of the fiscal year; for this quarter puts us
| in possession of some actual facts which can
| not he either ignored or denied, and gives
also, some very unmstakable indications OF
what VIC may expect, in the way of revenue,
from the remaining three quarters of the year
Fact No. 1.-The receipts, i'll gold. for Gus
| toms Mt the Port of New York for the months
of July. august, and September, the first quar-
ter Of the present fiscal year, were S3j,sl9,4",
gold.
| The estimated receipts for the rest of the
| ports for the same time were Slf,ISO,562-
| making probable total OF gold receipts for
| the first quarter of the present fiscal year OF
| $J0,0O0,O00. How much does this look like tho
! falling Off of customs receipts propheSed by
Delmar and the Democracy, to SljO0O0,N0f
| Fact No. 2-The receipts for customs at the
| Port OF New York for the month of September
| Just closed were the largest in tho history of
the United States Trcasury-the next largest
having been in August, 1855, the year when the
receipts from customs exceeded Sl19,OOO,OOO.
| Fact No. 3.-Thc receipts from internal rcve-
nue. for the first quarter of the present fiscal
year were Sl0,Gj0,S9i Of. II the receipts IA
hdnSifu for the month of September were
included, the receipts for tho quarter would
probably be in excess of Sij,O0O,00O. Thus,
for example. the collections from distilled
spirits for the month of September in the
Thirty Second District OF New-York. amount
ing to $595000, were not included m the
quarters returns above given. In view oil
these facts, how about II revenue OF only
Si29, 100000 from internal sources Tor the
current year, which Demar and his hackers
assert is all that can be expectcdf
Fact No A.-Mr. Delmar in order to sustain
his false prctense that tho Internal Revenue
for tho current fiscal year would be only $l?s.-
OOO, 900. assumes the aggregate receipts from
distilled spirits for the current year at 3d.
600. .OOO Now. the actual total collections from
this source from 23i districts in the month OF
July, and from 2Oi districts in August, were rs
follows: July. Sl,9H,i73 50; August, S2.SS9,-
500 q; total. Sl,so6.61l o.; or at the rate of
over $2S, 900 per annum And nothing, FUR
thermorc, in the future Is moro certain than
that when the new law relative to the collcc-
ton of the tax on distilled spirits by means of
stamps goes into operation. in November. The
revenue from this source will be further aug
mented.
Fact No. 6.-The revenue from iermented
liquors for the fiscal year 1866! was sj,Si935;
veracious Mr. Demar places 1t Tor the current
year at Sj,GOO.Ooo. The actual total collec-
tons from ga districts in July from this source
was $C37,3@S 26, and from 2Oi districts III
August, s497,ie, ~. making a total Tor two
months of si,i34, ,4Cj 20. OF ut the rate OF So
s06.79i 3s.
Fact No. t.-Delmar in his estimate Of rev.
enue for the current year, places the revenue
from bank circulation. dividends. and de
posts at SisOO,OO0. The total collections
from this source from 33i districts in July. and
from 20i districts in August, were S90l,2lj %;
and from banks and bankers during the same
period from the same districts the total coliec
tons we're SG3i,s9i 81.
We appeal to every fair minded man if, in
view OF these facts, this pretended exhibit oi
the national finances, manufactured 10y Dcimar
for the Democracy, is not really ludlcrouST
We are anxious to see how those brilliant Demo.
cratic Journals which have indorsed the accuracy
of this "Dircctorof Statistics" propose TO wriggle
out of this fix in which they have thus placed
themselves. They may, and probably WILL deny
the truth of the statements wo have submitted,
l,,. =. 20 .f nflir M lpp pe
the official statement before us; and We cl,al-
lenge contradiction from any respectable quarter.
And now one word for the three cmincut
merchants of New York, Messrs Henry Grin
nell. Royal Phelps, and Wilson G.. Hunt, who
Intentionally or otherwise have eontrycd to con
meet their names with this disgnceful and false
publication of Alexander Dclmai. While the
Republican party is using every effort 10 pro-
mote economy, to reduce taxes, and Ia establish
the credit of the country, you have shown
yourselves willing TO employ the services OF
one whose incOmpetcDcy and untiustworlbl-
ness has heretofore been almost unyctsallS
acknowledged by all parties; whose writings
Democratic Secretary has been compelled to sup
press by public order and whom both branches
Of Congress, without opposition from single
member, were compelled to lcgislate out ot
Office for his ridiculous conduct And for what
have you done this2 Simply that you might
aid in striking blow at the credit of the
county. in dcprcciating the price of United
States bonds III putting up the price at gold.
and in adding another element To the distIust
in the minds of foreign bondholdcrs. who will
/ attach more weight to the presence ot your
names in connection with Dcmars statements
than To anything which those statements may
contain. Accessories before the fact you stand