New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-03-13

fvetwenes and stock they swore possess were mere
illusions, and tie real estate proved TO have r. Ptt
This species Of fraud was confined TO certain dls,iHl
showing that the officials must have been IN
small part OF the zeal aud fidelity he would Diing 20 io
management Of his own affairs IS npI9 70 peiTs
brains than tho former POSSESSES " koV Si'o
o sucb an extent was this carried that bondbrokcrs
wero numerous WHO furnished such bondslnen for con-
sideratlon The Same kind OF securities would DC ins-
nshed by dislers that If detected in their yiainy
The Government had no redress,
necteG with them easily be seen and detected except
by officers sworn 70 protect the revenue large esla
ishmcIt seized belonging TO firm lately moNtu
from Southern state who engaged IN the whisky D1s
ness rectfcrs. They had difficulty in securing lof
broken down SouthrOn the appointment of warehouse
man. the rectifymg establishment and warehouse Was
ton and door separating; The same doorway received
and delivered the whisky OF the firm, an lha ~ ,I
while near the roof was an alcohol dislery Inc D4nk
book OF the storckeeper IN charge. whose
is5perday, was found 10 equal some OF me from
that city, and among the papers OF ue MN ao contain.
an agent abroad urging speedy % c a5 had as
sured HIN he would merely count the barrels received
aud not examine the contents. 80, -. 49,.
I'm the Union Men rush into them with the same zeai era
reokessnoss that enthusiasts do TO new GoiI neuS MSn
who had bceD demOraZCd by contracts ana cotton DrOk
age during the war; those who were engaeeu III tne
Rebel service suddenly resort 70 t ~ mtiu I many
have retrieved the fortunes they lost on the hed 4
through by who few years ago was distinguished
The whisky ringis stronger than political coubina-
lions controlling the selection Of inspectors In some IN
stances 1t has dictated the appointment OF conSus 10
have willing tool at foreign courts In New-l ok Cly,
today consular certificates can be obtained as easily as
The proof showed wonderful facility in bribng store
keepers carrying the keys and the assessors laa6g re-
turns for the dlsIiiSryi IN one d Wonnfoctung
the least paid what its chose yet paid more reIe
could do better, engaged political partner went 20
other district paid no tax TO the Government Me ON
cers knew he was publicly manufacturing. However,,
me hun n5er hdayy contribution which were more
esrfay
iery closed Nearly all the distercs have thus PAD lor
tinfortrnaely the present law offers opportunity
and nducemcnt TO the ring and Official punderefs; e
enormous tax furnishing such fund that men cerahol
escape from punishment cannot withsIaha Tue g
temptation The nt ot te iaw S p ne Iraro VET
the viOatos unframed; they, not the Goyerhnet,
are benefited The unpuncped threatening harsh pro
visions, will seize the innocent ana nS .Io stores
for consideration. They can seize dStlcres ne soUs
ofrectihors, druggists, and wholesale dealers iof o i
free nom le SYSTEM on % Concern Tor apy subsan-
books ana l' S Ci,e The owners know that in most
instances The seizures only covers TO exort money
and ratler Than have business closed and themselves
g1Ietiod VIII pay the demanded. Because stern
provisions exist in the law Congress THINKS is Snact
innts wi ana ccacious, wleo ne its harshness
10 make eizles win the o.y obi, CT OF pecnnary gam
Some otthe "ol.t nIA s,,l. 81 finn the
States Prison, AID others VINO rave neen IN .e 800 ,
service one who was IN me keo' army; T Gs
compliments to dstors, aud solicited Interviews at his
Mon from other States strangers in NewYOrk, obtain
commissions for 80 days as whisky inspectors tor MSl
object There can be Int explanation. TAKE an H.
stance man nom the State Of Tennessee farmer re-
joicng in name Indicative OF SI%eilsh sIT9S.! %mI
probably knew nothing Of the dislilatOn OF WsKy anu
knew more about hogrough IMAM ne ara OF i s %
DAYS Ia Visit New-York to watch dsers, to trap the
shTewdest body of mon In the Republic. Inns Pi!.Ios
NewYork where without the aid of the police, he would
probably be lost in its mysterious 10 SeITe ms
so plain that he who runs may read: re, o,,o, ,non
collector and stated to HIM he could furnish an opGIlu
nity where each could make $500 month me SQcy
"r asgu i noposon as submitted contemplated
taking whisky ont Of bond for eNpOrtaon Substituting
Eet ' With evidence OF the gully proposition the cOlleC
tor reported the case to me me- ana Ie
of either Mr. Rollins or the Secretary of the Treasury
m Ie 3T To hese great frauds although they had
been existing for three years Wh0uan lei OF hnueIdnce
was much disorssuized by the Tenure-ofOice hill;
but under the law which have named the utmost
can do 10 complain TO the Senate, and ask tue PRIV
Nege Of supplying his place with better 5 man go
The law does not define %qI S sS g he Scg
for mercy But all lust mon will admit that the PTeS
dent ought to be entirely relieved from snch espOnsD
by law upopbs actions" The purelninded Johnson, IN
IsasSn U JIs ne Office 6I He admits that
are tied by s law therefore The system dtmoalzed"
then to test It's constituonality and got tie judy
mcnt of the Supreme Court No pretense then that he
The character of thief in office too sacred to be in
terfered witb ad interim officer then sent 10 I'LL his
place No matter, millions being stolen from the Treas
uTy johnson said, can only accuse Why did he not do
thati But he stands poutng at Congress and the laws
check But he conceded the power OF the TenureotOf
fee BILL and that IL law, arguing not that he should
isobey it, but that crippled him HIS own position Is
subterfuee and cannot relieve him from the response
bity He is unwilling 20 dsplace the hordes OF plumber
ers who eating out the substance OF the people He
has the power to-day to remove leying Inspectors and
lie power to suspend dishonest collectors and asses
He had no difficulty in suspending collector In Brook
lyn, the least guilty Of those against whom CHARGES were
made who TOO cOnfding and been oyerreaehed the
evidence showed that his hands had not been stained
with any of the money diverted from the Treasury There
Others at the time, whose sine were greater
by far, who we're left unseetaed He recognized the
ono collector which virtually displaced him from office
The power LETT IN his hands to arrest falthes OIL
GERS He showed 10 the country that Inns hands were
tied only when he wanted them 20 be Can wonder that
fraud prneates every branch Of the service whom the
Executive manifess little regard for fair dealngf He
virtually tells the pundeIers TO plunder s more that lie
not TO exercise any restraint upon them lie IN
there shall be check fayOrtes whom he has
fosted the Treasury. AS an instance, he had sp-
pointed a cotton agent, gentleman formerly from
Tennessee who seized cotton for which the owners
sued the Government and obtained portions the Gov
eminent compromised by paying amount agreed upon;
there was pretense for infOrmers share; yet,
Johnson cunningly suggests utlmates and calls the at
tenOn Of the Secretary and others 10 the settlement OF
this mans claim when no there could be honest
caim-rather than offend the Executive, his friend
allowed to take sos goo from the Treasury.
Pundering by officials has been encouraged. Some
friends OF the President Washington called col
lectors and IN the Fall OF 1866 requesting from
each a contribution OF 5000, when IL was known that
the annual salary OF EACH IL honest, did not much
exceed that Was not that an ntlmatiOn that at
temnt on their mart TO obtain more than the legal salary
would not be severely criticised at headQuarteIsi In one
district the collector made the diseIs pay tribute and
the $1,000 realized. Who has any doubt that was
he result Of this law in driving honest from tho
trade Is singulary exemphned IN Newly CITY Every
man engaged In distng five ago has been forced
seTnpnions jews manipulating the greater part Some
worthless made the O5CnslUIe owner