The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1871-11-17
Supervisor Emery.

The following from Supervisor Emery
viii be Of interest 10 many of cur citi-
EeDs:
|. :. INTERNAL REVENUE, !
SUPERVISOR : OFFICE. Dist OFTEN.
NASHVILLE, y Jvember 9, ISL. J
Ia entering upon my dulles n tue
head of the n5ti0ua! revenue service OF
this safe / havc teen invited to give
the uis;illers aud business men a state
ment relative 10 my feelings and future
course of action toward them and their
interests. l do so willingly, as this
gives me an opportunity Of correcting
any possible error which may exist in
their minds,
Ii il tie business Of the Supervisor
to see that the laws are properly en-
forced aud the revenue officers do their
duty Efficiently ami IN a gentlemanly
manner. When this is done l have
nothing further to say and shall be per
fectly content. 1t is not the object of
the law or the part Of officers TO harTass
or Cypress the business community,
neither l. II my purpose nor my desire
10 do 20, and am confident / can say
the same for my associates in the ser
vice.
/ frankly confess that have none
bu the klndii, 81 feelings toward tie
business aud business men Of Tonnes
.se. had rather do them favor than
an injury, ard | invite their co-opera-
ton and that Of all honest, weli-dis-
posed men ia the suppression and pros
ecutiOu of fraud. III you look at the
ma ter rightly you will see il Is to your
Individual Interests To do so. Dealers
ia tax paid goods cannot compete with
those who deal in wares upon which
axe, have not been paid. They drive
S'u from the market and ruin your
business.
Honest dealers in whisky and tobac-
co have more to fear from fraud than
all ether sources. If dj,ti.Iers desire to
run their Gisrilers-and / shsll De ex-
iremely pleased To have them-I will
render them such assistance As may BE-
III my power, and they need have no
fears 80 lOrg as they do their duty to
Tire Government.
Ii there are parties who intend to
run with the iutent of evading the law
[ have only TO say they had better
seek some other district than mine.
Certain bad men, whom it has been
nay duty TO prosecute for the grossest
violations of the law, have made sever
al futile attempts to create an impress
sion that | am oppressive and cruel,
but this signifies nothing, aud those
who know noe best know better.
say again to the merchants and bust
ness men of my district that it is not
only nay duty, but my pleasure, to as
sist you in every honest transaction
with which may be officially connect
ed. You make the best whisky in the
world, and get the best price for it. /
am glad of it. Make as much and as
long as you please: l will not inter
fere with you directly or indirectly so
long rs you try to comply with the
law. For the law am no more sc-
c0untabie and responsible than our
self ] ain simply an officer Of the |
law, and hope 10 do my duty under !
circumstances to all men.
In closing / would add, by way Of /
showing bow little Supervisors have to |
say as to whether distillers shall run
or not, that in ATril last, when left, !
lie ps pers announced that as they now |
had a lew Supervisor, all the distilie- |
rias would resume operation again. |
A. that very time / left six distillelies /
running in this district; now on my |
return, near the middle of November, |
| find only four running.
Very respectfully,
GEO. w. EMERY.
EUuary isar for the District Of Ten