Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1869-01-19
Collection of Duties.

prOclty treaty, Win CUSTOM houoo VI
ficers and the manner OF collecting
duties and enforcing penalties. No
doubt some of this faultfnding is I'M
lust, for the old adage is true, Adj Il
No rogue ere felt the halter draw,
With good opinion of the law"
On the other hand, there are evidently
cases of peculiar hardship on the part
of persons importing property-cases
where mistakes have been innoccntly
made in the valuation of property, for
every one is liable TO mistakes, and
cases where property has been taken
and condemned on the information OF
persons whose word would not be
worth a picayune in the community
where they live. In such cases the
names OF the persons giving the In
formation as well as the nature OF the
information is generally kept secret,
so the owner of the property is plac-
ed III the anomalous position of suffer
ing without knowing who his accus-
ers are or the nature of the accusa
ton save the general one, that he has
violated the revenue laws. The only
available remedy is by contesting the
seizure in the q. S. court which in
wolves a great expense and Is, In many
instances, practically out of reach of
the sufferer. This gives considerable
room for fraud and oppression on the
part of government officers, besides
being a temptation to their cupid
ity, as share of the condemned
property goes to the person making
the seizure. 1t seems that these COM
plants have come to the ears of the
department at Washington for they
have sent A. F. Randall, a special de-
detective, to investigate some of these
alleged unlawful proceedings. Mr..
Randall has had considerable expert
ence in investigating frauds on the
revenue in the south and other parts
of the union and will, no doubt do
the business in a thorough manner
He has already investigated several
cases at Newport and Derby Line,
among them that Of A. B. Nelson who
had large amount Of butter seized
two years since. We learn that the
evidence in this case is such that the
property will probably be given up.
This proceeding causes considera
BILE futtering on the part of the
revenue officers, besides some i'll feel
ing. We learn that the collector de
MES any rights Of the treasury depart
ment to interfere with the business
or to summon any of his deputies to
appear before him to give their evi
dence. 1t seems to US that proceed
ings in this department should be &C
companied with the same fairness anC
openness that characterize other lega
proceedings, and that reform in thi;
respect is greatly needed.
SENATORS FROM ORLEANS COUNTY
1836-'38, Augustus Young, Soutl
Craftsbury whig.
, 1875. S. HEMINGWAY, Barton
t democrat.
184O-Jacob Bates, Derby, whig.
1841-S. S. HEMINGWAY, Barton, d
1842-'44, D. NJ. Camp, Derby, W.
1845-'46, E. B. Simonds, Glover, W
1847-E. White, Bloomington, W.
1S48 P. Redfield, IrasburgE
D.. Free Soil.
$ 1849-E. White. Bloomington, W.
185O-'52, H. NJ. Bates, Irasburgh, "
1853-A. J. Rowell, Troy, t. s.
: 1854-E. White, Bloomington, W.
1856. Worthington, jr. Irasburgl
= American.
d 1856-'57, W. B. Cole, Charleston,
!. 1856. Worthington, .jr. Irasburgl
republican.
1859-'6O, G. A. Human, Holland,
1861-'62, n. P. Nelson, Craftsbur,
n republican.
s 1862-'63, E. Cleveland, Coventry,
O 1863-'64, J. II. Kellam, Irasburgh,
1876, L. Richmond, Derby, r
= 1886, j. F. Skinner. Barton,
l 1866-'67, L. Baker, Newport, r.
s 1867-'68, j. W. Simpson, Graft
k bury, r.
: 1S6S-W. G. Elkins, Troy, r.
It 1t appears from this table that tt
d county has been represented by deI
v ocratic senators two years, by fire
D. soilers two years, by an America
l. one year, by wings fifteen years, an
l. by republicans eleven years, durir
r, the last eight of which the county h;
# had two senators. Irasburgh b;
furnished senator eight years, Craft
E. bury seven years, Derby six year
ID Barton four years, Bloomington thr'
le years, Charleston, Coventry, Glove
IN Holland, Newport and Troy, tv
" years each. This table will be usef
p. for future reference; cut it out al
to save it.
HE AMERICAN YEAR BOoK-V
In have received from the publishers,
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