Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1869-07-09

! WASHINGTON CITI, July -, lSbJt
Dear Journal Tho Commissioner Of
Internal Revenue has decided that the
mere purchasing of leaf tobacco does not
render person liable to tho special tax as
dealer i'll tobacco. Persons who sell or
whose business it is to sell either for them
selves or for others on commission, arc de
clared to be dealers in leaf tobacco. The
person having the custody or control of the
goods makes out the bills and receives pay
therefor, either for himself or in behalf of
others, is the person liable to the special
tax as dealers, and to tho tax Of SO per
| thousand on sales in excess Of $40, 600
Delano is absent from the city, probably
"wire pulling" for himself and friends
especially the former. Deputy Commits
sioner Douglass is now " running the ma
chine"
The correspondence in the famous Ala
bama case will mako seven volumes of over
six hundred pages. 1t is now completed
and will be issued very soon from tho Gov
eminent Office. The diplomatic corroa-
pondepce of 1868 makes three volumes Of
the same size.
Having decided in favor of the extreme
Radicals III the South III their contest with
their more Conservative brethren, General
Grant is standing up manfully for his side.
Hon. ". p. EdmOnds and Hon. J. n
Cliff, members of Congress from Georgia.
called upon him to protest in the name OF
the people of that State against the ap-
pOintment OF A. NJ. Turner (cOloredl AZ
postmaster at Macon, the most important
pOstofIice in the State These gentlemen
represented that the objection was not 50
much to the color Of the appointee as t.
his general character They stated that
his appointment was well Calculated to eX-
cite the Indignation of the whole commn
nifty. The President quietly heard them
through, and then replied that having
made the appointment, at least until ho
had shown himself unfit for the Office, he
would not go back on his own appoint
ment Now Turner has SO well shown
himself unfit for the office or any Office
that we can only conclude that Grant in
tends his appointment as gratuitOuS
insult to the people of the South.
The Democratic Gubernatorial Conven-
ton Of Pennsylvania meets at Harrisburg
on the 18th of July. Generals Cass and
Hancock and the Hon. Asa Packer are the
candidates prominently mentioned
hear that Hancock vii! accept the nomi-
nation if rendered him. He is said to have
some idea of resigning his commission
in the army. If nominated he will be
most assuredly elected, and the Cover
norship for the next three years will prob
ably make him the next President OF
the United States. With all the elements
the General is universally popular, and is
moreover one of tho few of our army Off
GERS who are sternly and truly Republican.
I have frequently set forth in my letters
on previous occasions that the policy OF
the radical leaders was to pass laws inhict-
ing such heavy taxes upon the Southern
States that they could not pay, and would
be forced to sell and most probably be
driven away from their homes. In accord
ance with the doctrines thus advanced,
John W. Forney has established Gland
agency" for the sale of land in the South,
and calls it the Chronicle Land Agency"
He hopes to build up an immense fortune
on the misery and poverty Of people who
can with good show OF reason lay their
troubles at his door, among the rest
The money is TO be acquired By pur-
chasing and selling at perhaps one hun
dreth part of their value all the South
ern lands he can lay his hands on. His
1.-TWO papers, both daily" are now but ad-
vertising sheets for his Land Bureau. |
am sorry to say he is doing quite large
business. Lwould earnestly warn the peo-
pie of the South against having any tinan-
cial transactions with this man. If thNy
need land agent let them set1C. =, l;.4u
of good character and one III whom they
can put faith. Forney is not the man.
The port of Maracaybo, in Venezuela,
is closed by that Government until further
notice.
Ex-President Johnson left Washington
for Greenville, Tennessee, this morning.
His speech of Thursday night in this city,
in response to serenade, is said to have
been the ablest he ever made. He was
exceedingly bitter upon Grant and
So down =" upon the Radical party. I had
a long conversation with him last night.
He takes rather gloomy, but still hope
ful. view of the questions of issue.
Over three hundred new money order
Offices will be established in the course OF
q few days, which will make altogether
Il y L.