The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-04-08


from the New York JourI3l Of Commerce Of the
29th ult:
A respectable importing merchant Of this city,
being ordered 10 procure fesh lot Of stamps for
some cigars In bis possseiion already stamped
under the previous act, ADDRESSED q note to the
revenue collector TO know liz be could exchange
the old stamps for the new; The collector having
refused to make any reply Fhstever, he Endorsed
the letter 10 this effect and sent 10 TO the com.
missioner At Washington. BE has now o reply
from the department., 90 folPws:
TRBAsUr{ DEPARTMENT., !
OFFICE OF Ihc1BRsAL REVENUE,
Wsshipgtoi March 20. 1869.
Sir-I reply 10 your lette1o OF the 2ith inst that
section IS of the act of July 20, 1868, provides
that after April 1st 1862 ga cigars OF every des-
crp'ion shall DO taken to Save been either manu-
featured imported after sbe passage Of the said
act, ard shall be stamped &c. fdingiu.
All cigars In the hends5f dealers after April
LIST, not stamped with the stamp required by the
act OF July 10, 1868, must be 90 stamped before
being cold or offered for sfie. Stamps for this
terbsl revenue at ne expense of1te holder Of the
cigars and no provision Is sde 10 the law for re-
imbursing him. Very respectfully,
Ut. II HABLAND,
Deputy Commissioner.
This sussaips the opinion ne gave some weeks
ego In reply TO a Western sapscriber. All the old
stamps on cigars aud other IN lnufactured tobacco
20 for nothing sffer the date indicated. ." But
that is Unfair" excaims 3le indignant holder.
Suppose is, what are yof going TO do about It!
Is It the fret instance of ur4sirnessyou have wit
messed this year! You have 20 chance but to pay
your money. At present there IL no direct statute
against grunbling, and yGi may chafe little IL
you like II In this State; bet In some localities
even grumbling IL not lowed, military barracks
being convenient for purpossr ofrepression. What
il the meaning then Of the PHRASE that :" this IL
free countryr Ii means ttst those who hold the
power are free Of all restrspt. Having acquired
that power, ct first legetinifiely they retain and
consolidate II by any meEts within their reach.
The whole system Of govSfnment has changed,
and you must have been sf1pefed by your own
tobacco not to have markesiiih progress Of such
mighty transition.
CoRRBcT VIEWS OF A Nfs FHGLANDER.-Al-
though not appertaiDing a "a report OF the dry
goods market, any further }tsn that the speaker
Is one OF the largest cottont Manufacturers In tbs
world. We cannot deslst froS1a few remarks upon
the speech Of Senator Skfague, on Wednesday
last in tbe Senate chambek on the tenure of once
act. Mr.. spragne Is no or3sr, but for good COM
mon sense and atruthful ref Fascination Of the sx-
istng state Of sfairs in the Country. unwholesone
as they may sound to the hSer tastes and more
oeptbe minds OF our ctis$ps, his speech far sur
passes sny which has beenEttered within the Sem
ate walls Tor many years. sf3e says:
-Four years ago shis csuntry had come out Of
q great civil war. Since that time the great work
of Congress had been, or should have been, to re-
store harmony and prosptr;ty 10 the country.
How had that work been carried on IL there,
he asked, peace at the South, Is there pros
perily or conteDmsnt snbbg the people there
Are they not rather 10 sksie OF chronic revolu.
ton IL there justice in fht land, Who that l,
poor man dare attack kne that Is rich in any
court in this lsndi IL t,idre protection for the
rights and liberties Of the iclizen in this boosted
land OF freedom 7 The indignation to this coun-
try had fallen of $4,000 dqitg the last year. and
II would continue TO fall on because the industry
and agriculture Of the couistry we're Frustrated
ct the West that emigrsnFs lcould not find remu.
nerative employment; aud they went TO farm
In the Wsst hey could noT dell their products for
enough to supply them NJif the necesssries Of
life"
Mr.. sprague has the bssst possible means of
knowing the exact conditst OF the South his
agents travelling through that country remit regu-
lar reports 20 him direct. kgain, on our social
condition. and one, by the Wy that does not re.
ceive the attention 1t shouldl:trom our Legislators
and lawmakers, he says:
HE must, however. befCtr1 closing, say q word
about the social condition sof the country, which
be thought WAS quite ~ ba9 Jas the financial col-
dition. The rich we're striSttg to be richer, and
the poor were struggling ID (mitate the rich, and
in this Struggle virtue was list He knew some
thing OF the character OF the people Of other coun
tiles, and he firmly stately lat there were less
virtue and morality in At4ican society 70. day
than in any other civilized 1ciety the face OF
the earth. The prevailiffyA Decentralization was
frighuul What mother cJJd send her son out
into the world with any coy }ience that he would
be able TO resist the tempfE1sses that would sur
round him, What husban{ touId close his door,
The country was on the brill Of precipcs, and
unless the people could DO reused from their
apathy, all was lost.n vi
In fact his speech throughout was one Of the
most telling, spirited and II jctcal ever delivered
before Congress. We oH5der that much real
good would be aecomplishsS1 { the honorable sen.
stor from Rhode Island wosif venfiate his ideas
IN Congress oftener.--lN. u Commercial Bulletin,
March 26. II