The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-05-23
WASHINGTON NEWS.
nebuke to Spies and Revenue In.
formers.

mnirtv-grahbcrS or spies upon producers,
miserable informcrs who bcset manutac-
iilrrr> with suits institutcduponlegal tcchni-
raIjtics for the sake oil the reward which the
law assigns upon conviction III the courts.
The fellow in question caused 10 be inSti-
lutcd tive suits III Albany, n. Y, against a
Respectable tobacco manufacturer, who was
l.Iulticd each time. The informer then
,,yu,c here 10 the Commissioner to know
what further he could ito to cause the re-
arrest Of the manufacturer. Mr.. Douglass,
IN his reply, attends TO the gentleman ) case
a. follows:
lin reply. | have TO inform you that.
however reluctant You may be To give up
tins case and TO tail in securing your anlicl-
Intyi notifies. am entirely satisfied with
The decision made by the commissioner.
From Your own statement Of this case it
was clearly \ trick on your part, aided, per-
snp~. hv the person who purchased the
l,Gyrro al MIR. to commit tho latter
inalrrhnlcal violation of the law, in order
that Won might bring the suits. Clearly ii
WAS not out OF any respect you had Tor the
law. or care that its requirements should
IN De faithfully complied with. or fear that
the revenue would he detrauded. am III
formed That both You and your accompiice
distinctly stated before the United States
commissioner that the stamps were tho
hey were first cmptied, and that When they
were rciilicd by Mr.. --- he dTirtd gen
anne stamps, thus demonstrating that Mr..
---- neither intended nor practiced amy
fraud ul,on the revenue.
Mr.. - is 2 manufacturer and dealer
in tobacco. lie has given bonds i'll the
sum of 81. 900 for the faithful performance
of all The requirements OF the law anu the
paymcn, oi taxes which may accrue against
II, Il ell III lrt
paid considerable sums OF money into The
United states Treasury. and Is therclorc en-
titled to some cuusi dcratiun ut the hands OF
The Government; protection, mt least, from
voluntary spies and Scll-appointed dctec-
tiyrs, who would set traps and snarcS toi
honest men TOR the moictcS Of hundred
dollars fine. and sell their manhood for
thirty pieces of silver. You ask for al al.
>wcr 10 your letter that you may show to
Commissioner -. | shall he very glad II
YOU will show this to the commissioner,
That hc may know that approve OF his dis
position ut these cases. and further, that he
NAV know in what estimation this Office
hold, mc.r who make 4 business of hunting
up technical violations OF law and entering
complaints in the hope OF obtaining there
from moicticS and informcrS' shares"
The Bile TO ENFORCE THE FIFTEENTH
AMESDMENT--Whe pressed to the wall on
Friday last by his able colleague Mr.. Thur
nau, Senator Sherman explained this
.,homiuable bill away III the following IAN
ruagr, which we put upon record for the
benefit of any one who may hereafter wish
IL place \ different construction upon the
law:
Mr.. sherman Not at all. What mean
:. that all the provisions of the law are to
r,,.yrut ,nlsons or officers, under the color
ni state authority. from denying Il man the
ri.ht of suffrage. My colleague cannot
DENY that We can 10y appropriate legislation
lnryrni any private person rom SineluhS
himself under Il State regulation, anu thus
,iynNinm 10 4 person the right 10 vote on ac-
count Of race. color. or previous CONDITION
ol >,ryitutr. cur right oil appropriate le
.l>ia,ion extends to every citizen oil i state.
lin. humblrst ~ we'll IL the highest.
MIR. Ca>Scrlv should like to ask the
senator from Ohio how Il state can be said
Ia aHridyc the right OF 4 co!nrcd man to
VOTE. when some irresponsible person in the
streets j. tll,. actor in that wrong!
Air. Shcrman If the offender, who may
he lnairr. the lucacst lilttn in Streets,
covers himself under the protection or color
Of Il law. or regulation. or constitution OF
II state. he may be punished for doing IT.
Mr. CaS>crly: Suppose the state law
authorizes the colorcd man to vote what
liirn:
Mr.. sherman: That is not the case
with which we ARE dealing. [ intend to
propose AN amendment 10 present qieS.
lion of that kind. This Till only proposes
Z, deal with offences committed 10y Officers
ar nrrsons under color of existing Stale
law under color Of existing state CONSTITUTE
lions. No man could bc convicted under
this bill reported by the Judiciary Commit
tee unless the denial of the right to vote
WAS done under color or prctcnce OF State
regulation. The whole hill shows that
Az honorable friend from California has
mol read this bill with his usual care If tt
does nul see that that runs through Tho
whole OF the provisions OF the first and Sc
cond sections Of the bill, rhich Simply p"n'
tsh oticcrs as erW as persons for d'ScTtmtnd
ttOi. u.der cOi0r Of state tdtrS or ConShtu'
ttoaS; amt II so procfdeS all the 'rdyhrOugh
DIsAplLlTIES,---l the United states Sen,
ale on FRIDAY last Mr.. Johnston said "
present petition signed by George W
hauton, Anthony Street, and Joseph llib.
hits, who were appointed to different
ollirrs by General Candy, and William
smith, William BlankcnShip. Andrew
Baker, Alfred Smith. William X. DotSon.
and james Davis, who were all soldiers ol
turky, Colonel Dice'S regiment, praying
that the civil and political disabilities inn
passed upon Elijah Vance, Of buchanan
county: Virginia, hy the fourteenth amend
mrnt of the Constitution of the United
states. may be removed. They say in theil
petition that he is 4 qualified man for Office,
and that he did not take any active part III
the late rebellion. 1 move the reference
Of this petition to the select Committee on
the Removal of Political Disabilities The
motion was agreed to-.
He also presented the petitions Of David
p, Han, OF Montgomery f. McNulty, OF
Chesterfield; q, Shelor, Of Montgomery ;
Robert Mayo, of Westmoreland William
j. Crablree Of Richmond; ii. W, burg
win. OF Charlotte; William Mott, of Ricllr
mond W. Is. X. Price, William Is. Coakly
and Alexander Bower, Of King George, and
James Bail, Of Stafford, praying the re-
moval Of their political disabilities; which
We're referred to the Select Committee on
the Removal Of Political Disabilities.
VmaISiA.-~Au Office is established at
MimeSville, Augusta county, Va, near
route Harrisonburg to b lth Alum Springs,
and John Evey appointed postmaster. At
Nuymeadows, Wythe county, Lewis w.
KiucauDn is appointed postmaster pice X.
G. Baxter, resigned. On the line between
Raleigh, n. c., and Norfolk, Va, Isaac S,
Mullins is appointed route agent, ut Sl ,ost
per annum, yice }. h. Shore, declined
Separating Office. -Postmaster- General
Cre>wel has designated FREDERICKSBURG,
Va, asa separating office from LIST April,
1870, and allowed 5000 per annum to pay
for clerical assistance in asserting the mail
GgsERAL JoRpAN's ACCOMPLISHMENTS
JnrI,u late commander of the Cuban