The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1869-12-24
"A. Reven1ue Case.


The selection Of the revenue and
tstslp, duties ace more or less stssnd.
"a hypsnps, spies and thieves, who
INV by4esPUinake' upon forbearing
Pabli.. The very system, it is said,
1eQuires them, and the innocent are
.aors likely to suffer than the guilty,
9eewSdls me guilty will compromise
Andpsy literally to screen their ras-
eiiisy. the innocent conscious Of no
iatsntioa TODD wrong are made the
Victims Of spies and iuformers. "s,,.
We are lead to these PREDATORY re-
marks from = case in our own town in
which Chas. P. Brown a clerk in the
Office Of, Willis Drummond, Of Nc
!Gregors preferred charges against Dr..
Clemmcr for violation Of the stamp
duty in selling uns.amped goods.
The motive for prcferring charges Of
fraud were, as We learn them, and
Ne have no doubt but our informs ton
il true. that Brown was indebted to
DR.. Clemmcr and had been for nearly
eighteen months for oils, paints,
glass &c. to the amount of about
$3.50. Clcmmer insisted upon either
security Of the debt or payment,
which brought Brown to Crcsco to
make some arrangement of the mat
ter. God having created him a
sneak, and education ard natural i'm
pulses having wrought no elevation of
character, he soon cspicd a few bot
ties Of Lnban's Extract, an article of
foreign manufacture, - unstumped.--
Here was his golden opportunity.
Purchasing bottle of this extract,
he infor med Z. I. White Of his inten.
tion TO make it either cost Clemmer
500, or hold it over his head to
force him to further clemency in col
Letting his dues Failing to obtain an
extension Of time the case was report
ed BY, Brown to Mr.. ,Trumbull. the
collector Of revenue for this district.
Mr.. Noble the deputy collector came
OF. and after ransacking the entire
stock Of one Of the largest drug cs-
Establishments Of the Northwest found
about ! dozen Bottles Of unstamped
gods, though most Of them had the
appearance of, having been once
STAMPED. ~. sayv aI ~ isn
saTbe whole m tier shows that there
&assro iatentiori to defraud. The ar.
ticle is one of foreign manufacture
and being upstampsd was not suppos-
ed to have been subject to stamp du.
ty.r NJ - aa4 III
The phase in the case to which we
desire to direct attention, is that
wherein. if Brown could obtain . per-
eUn.i f.--.. 49, :.-.--.lf, b. veil eoa-
ceal tho alleged violation Of law. If
he did not think Clemmer guilty, then
his demand was bare-fa ced attempt
to levy black mail under the guise Of
supposed knowledge of crime or pre-
tended official position. If he be-
, lieyed Clemmer guilty, of violation
Of law, and would aid conccalmens
FIR. As patty Jauor Of lenicacy in
tAa election Of debt Of trifc
esss 500, how much real rascality
void be conceal fora like sum Of
money paid. or debt released F? =. H..
y.Qpr merchants and business men
utiis@saaly! soncur in these views,
AHA'haveso expressed themselves to
Che proper authorities. Its unnec-
cssary that We follow this case far.
tlarsoE give the antecedcnts Of Mr.
Brown from his youth up as we might.
toshow that he is capable If acting
~ Keeping with the above theory. il
his individual interests ran in that
direction. ~ ~3e1G pc# -
..nIn' discussing such questions VIC
dislike being personal, but we know
the informant in this case; are fully
apprlsed Of his motives as disclosed
fpm bis own mouth; and as they were
soislj personal and rctaliatory. and
notfor The public good, SO we are
compelled to be personal. believing
III. public good depands that its SER
yice-be-purgcdaof shysters, spies and
inforncrs,u whoanake their own spite
fal'1anrhosity,: and not the public
renI, the measure Of their, vigilance.
-.sIfsA-->.4.fAAsitiAn- increase the
salaries Of tho Judges Of the Supreme
Cpart Of the United States, is said,
is sharp dodge on the part Of the
GERS q "a nrevent thu,