The Republican journal., 1871-07-20
Letter From Boston.
Correspondence of the Journal.
BOSTON, July II, 1871
THE LATE REVENUE RA

At the close of the late war, Americas
greatest poet came forward and wrote
"Thc rebel rides on his raids no more"
Every heart beat responsive to the senti-
mcnt, and every tongue sent up acclama-
tons OF praise for the good time come
Trouble, however soon took to itself q
new shape and the peace of the would-be-
peaceful was again invaded Now the
eyes of the anxious are turned wstfilllv
down the dim vistas of the future. long
ingly looking for the coming of q mighter
than Whittier to sing the demise of the
Revenue Raiders. Bostonians, it is wen
known, are an exceeding moral people,
and unusually clear headed as to points of
law. They generally know the path Of
rectitude and righteousness, and follow
undeviatingIy therein. But the mighter
wisdom, and more profound morality of
the assembled potcntatcs of Washington
outstrip entirely their simple knowl-
edge. They frequently find themselves,
like 4 bewildered school-bov, pulling
over knotty question in algebra, wonder
ing how they shall work their way out
from the intricate labyrinth of darkness.
This is the true solution of the case II
is plainly a lack OF understanding the
wonderful acumcn of the government
fathers, and not inherent wickclness that
causes the Hubites to occasionally stray
from the straight road. and fall into The
pitfalls and snares by he wavside. what
ever may be the reasons of the frequent
mishaps to other tribes in this favored
nation. Bravely, and like martyrs, they
have submitted to the whiskcy raids, nut
meg raids and various other raids, too
numerous to mention; but now ,when
these well trained officials drop down
upon the innocent vendors Of hly-bloom,
and toothpicks, patience has eliminated
to its highest possible point. And when
it had become fully a fact that the sanctity
OF these sleek, immuaculate, softly spoken
dealers Of pills and powders, had been
really invaded, is it any wonder that every
tine-toothed comb in these clean, we'll
ordered, daintily perfumcd establish
ments, should have set itself on edge.
Thai every brush should have bristled
with Indignation That each toothpick
should have arrayed itself in It's most
pointed manner. That all the packages
of pearl powder should have turned pale
with anger, and each box of French rouge
blushed up rosy red with agitation That
even the cologne bottles seeming the
battle from atar, should have whispered
the scandal to its neighbor the pomade
dish, who in turn communicated it to the
soap-boXes until there was such u deaf
ening storm of wrath as to call the attcn-
ton of the dappcr little man busly spend
ing his spare time in cultiyatin@ the latest
arrangement of ncckties, or seeing that
the parting of his oily locks is exactly in
the middle. Such was, exactly, the state
of affairs. But all in vain the protesting
md scolding. Uncle Samuel is stern
old parent, and never takes excuses from
his erring sons. So forthwith the
ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY ArOTIIECARIFs
were dragged by the unrelenting officials
into the great mortar of Justice and pound
ed out by the pestle of the revenue law
At least iifty-sy are taken care of, the
others being set aside until September, il
being too hot weather, Supervisor Simmons
says, for the District Attorney 10 attend To
them now. There are, however, always
two sides 10 n story and tho oticr side in
this case IS, that the seyenty-four drug
gists set free could not possibly be pros
ecuted under the existing law Haste
makes waste" and the ea@erness of the
revenue officials to secme a bic lot of
culprits, resulted in the capture Of these
seventytour victims, and it IS still mat
ter of doubt whether or no the large ma
iority of the remaining tifty-siv are not
equally guiltlcss.
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