The semi-weekly Republican. (St. Francisville, La.) 1872-1872, 1872-07-19
NEW SERIES. S..v0L |. NO. 80.
The Reason Why the People
GruNDle,


Grulnble.
From tho Baton Rouge Gazctte.C Comet1
Any murmuripgs of the people
against Government officials since
the rebellion has been ascribed to
their hatred of the government, the
laws and yankees in particular with
out ever investigating whether they
had any just cause to grumble or
not. In many instances government
officials who were candidates for the
new Aeaged favors of the colored
people, made these murlnurings Of
the people against their official acts
an excuse to make political capital
out Of, and We dare say that through
just such agencies all the cry about
Ku-Klux has been raised.
The government always listening
to it's faithful subs of course con-
tinued to persecute the rebel spirit
while the sub was making good
thing out of it. Laws were enacted
upon which he could easily place his
own constructions. and give himself
all the power he wanted to further
his purpose which, to him in q pecu-
MARY way. was a very laudable one.
y We have case before us that de-
serves attention not only from the
voting masses at the approaching
election, but also from officials high
er in authority than the individual
who figures in this transaction. We
will first produce this receipt and
then we will proceed to explain some
few things about it as related to us
in person by Mr.. Williams Of West
Feliciana parish, doing business at
Tunica, La, about thirty miles above
Bayou Sara
i No. 13. (1)
! U. S. INTERNAL REVENUE,
! May I'd, 1871.
i Received of Williams T. Porter,
(Tunica.)
Seventy-seven ST 2Ol10O Dollars
for Excise Tax on Retail Liquor To-
, bacco Dealer and $4,000. Penalty
so per cent. SIS 90. Interest and
Costs by Seizure $32 20. Total
!, $77 20. Being amount assessed on
Nov, list OF for year 1870, ending
May LIST, II.
! A. j. WHITTIER,
Collector.
MIR. Williams states that he called
at the Office Of MI. A. J. Whittier in
, the town Of Bayou Sara, in compli-
ance with the public notice Of that
} official to settle his indebtedness to
, the United States Government and
: Mr.. Whittier was no where be found;
again and again he visited the town
! Of Bayou Sara purposely to see Mr..
, Whittier with the sole intention of
settling his Indebtedness but neither
time was he able to catch the atten-
tive official at his office, and at ex-
, pense, trouble and great inconven-
, ience he was each time disappointed.
Afterwards, however, he happened
to be in that town on business and
he accidently met Mr.. Whittier and
, then and there informed him of the
l facts above stated and reiterated
; that he wished to pay his dues to
> the Government. Mr.. Whittier
made out his claim against Williams
3 us above, knowing the facts as stat
: ed, and when demonstrated with by
MI. Williams, threatened to close up
t his store if he did not pay the
: charges in full as made.
AS interesting items we cite the
) fifty per cent penalty, incurred alone
3 by the neglect OF Whittier to be at
his office at the dates be advertised
. himself to be there. Then again
+ there is the interest and costs incur
5 red by seizure, when Mr.. Williams
, informs us that no seizure was made.
F; If this be the case what right had
: Mr.. Whittier to demand thirty-two
$ dollars and twenty cents for inter-
, ests and cost Of seizure when no
Q seizure was made. We should like
y to know how such things as this can
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