The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1871-09-29
RoIr McIIcnry OH Richard sliles.

III SOuI paper VI Juiy ZlsJ, 1871, In re-
gard to my trouble with revenue officers
and informcrs. IN the ColunaJiu COM
| " RepuJiicnR of the week following ap-
pcared an article from RICHARD STILES
Of Benton, in reply to my statement, in
which he tries to excuse himself and
others, but with very poor success.
SrILEs makes professions of church
leadership aud it hurts him to have his
conduct exposed so be tries to smooth
over and cover up his malicious acts
against me as well as he can. But as he
knows that my statement IS true and
that the whole neighborhood where he
lives knows it TO be so, he is forced into
slang and blackguardism in his answer
and into some weak attempts to twist
the facts.
lie does not and he cannot deny that
was wronged out ofa large amount of
money on account Of his false assess
ment; but his excuse for not coming to
my house to assess me IS that KNoRR
told him that l denied stllllng. Was
that any excuse for STILES in making
a false and unjust assessment? But l
never denied stilling to KNoRR or any
one else, and no revenue officer was
over mislcd by me. / denicd stilling
the full term Of my license, and deny
that now. Why then did not STILES
como to my place and sec for himself?
My di5tilery was in no secret place, but
| p t,p II e.,
where STILES lived. hauled my chop
from coles mills through the town Of
Benton, and every person in the neigh
borhood know that 1 was stiliing.
Every thing was carried on openly
But STILES, it seems, had to go to
Bl00m-burg to see KNOGR on the queS
ton whether | was stillinG or rot and
he tho assistant Assessor ut the time |!
We need not wonder If this is true that
the Government turned such man out
Of office! But if he believed that | had
not distilled he had no business to as.
scs5 me, and if ho knew ! had it was
his business to assess me at home and
according to the truth, and not go to
BlOotnsburg and make up bogus or
false assc, sment. But you see by thiI
proceeding he could fix things up to
, suit himself The blood hounds intend.
ed to take from me every thing | had,
, and boasts were made more than once
that | should not have a foot of land
, left, by the time they were done with
me. But | can say have some land
left, though without any thanks &c
STILES. l own it without having had
government Office to oppress my
ncighbora.
STILES, after falling in part in Iii
> evil designs, tries to play innocent. IL
:, says he only wanted TO live up to tn
= law, and denies getting any of th
money eXtorted from me. But l wa
told by high officer that he, STILES
;, was the infOrmer and would get one
- half the whiskey money. If the gov
, ernment stopped down on him and dis
> appointed him Of his expected share, i
: was just. But We have only his wore
for that.
!, But he only wanted to live up to tn
= law! Now if he and the other officer
. lived up to the law as strictly as the,
= pretend, why was | asked in making
my settlement to sign writing that
would not prosecute any of the officer
Q for any damage they had done me?
@ think the meaning of that is very plain
t If they had not violated any law, 0
y done any wrong, there was no nee,
i that they should ask me to release them
o but man like STILES who sWears h
# can see three inch letter sign on a dis
e tillery, six or eight hundred yards of
G is capable Of aging almost any thin
l. without hurting his conscience or char
}. aCtCr.
a lie has something to say in his articl
= about niggers and Black Republican;
y | had not said anything about either ii
/, my statement; but | will now say t
him that / respect decent Republican
c and have nothing against the negro il
l. his proper place; the white niggers ar
', the ones despsc And think ma
3. deserves that name to be apple to hin
;. who hunts after AN officer so that he ca
: feath or his own nest and injure hi
y neighbor5, STILES tried to get oilic
d in the Democratic party and failed
r He thea tried the Republicans who di
# not trust him, hut finally on grounds c
J sympathy he got small appointment
l. from which he was turned out afte
k wards. That is the man who now trio
r, to quiet his guilty conscience by abu
II ing me. ROlllI MCHENRG.
" Oraugevillo Sept. 20, 1871