New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-11-02
Country. We quote from letter BY Me.
BailaY. dated Naw.YorL Eahrnarx Oh fa1A

country. we quote from o letter Dy Mf.
Bailey dated New.YOrk, February %. 1874.
and published over his avowed signature, 10
The Portland Press. The original Is preserved
in our office, for the curious inspection of any
merchant who may have been confouhded by
Mr.. Jackson Schultz's amazing certificate to
his old and unlucky leather dealing friend:
Just now t is the fashion to invegh against oil the
subordinates Of the Treasury Department who arc
entitled by law to a share in the seizures incident 70 q
violation Of the Revenue laws We presented with
heart rendng pictures of reign of terror In shtch
the central figure Is deyouring Treasury AGENT sur
rounded by brigandlike gang of myrnidons. invading
counting houses. demanding books and papers, sum-
moning principals and employees to Judgment and
reducing tho entire establishment to such pitahs
condition Of abiect Submission that they are only
too ready to buy him OF with tho mos,
extravagant sum his cupdity may suggest.
so much for the of the thing Now the facts
No seizure OF books and papers can be made except
the order OF Federal Judge. having interest,"
mote or contingent. In any penalties exacted.
II such order Is granted no forfeiture Is possible OK
copt through the verdict Of jury. Nor is tins ALL Tbs
final arbtramen rests with the Secretary Of
the Treasury, who not only receives no share
in the awards but record in the most pronounced
In opposition to the moety system IT, IN spite
Of these AMPLE SAFEGUARDS against Injustice parties wH
insist upon compromising aud disDdy remarkable
eagerness pay and hundreds Of Thousands Of
dollars Phelps Dodge Col 10 avoid legal inrestigation.
10 not the inference irresistible that hey MUST HAVE
VERY CoGENT REASONS FOR DECLINING TO MEET TuR
IssUEf
One thing is perfectly clear No party who has trans
acted his business in conformity 10 he Revenue tao
pho may hare simply erred in his construction OF Mep
and thereby incurred penalty for uwangiy and tech
nicdiu roiang their letter. need feel The slightest dppre
henson Of being mutcd in damages The faith OF tho
Treasury Department Is inviolaDly pledged 30 tho
prompt Of all such penaltes Secretary Rich
ardson has little sympathy with official spoii-hunt-
his predecessor aud both have lived through
epoch Of vuperation and cslumny wholly unpreoe
dented, without ever having been the subjects OF susp
doubt in respect to their personal and official in
tegnty. The President Is In hearty accord with his
minister OF IN this matter and it cannot be too
plainly and understood that anybody |ho buys
his ay out ora Ousonhouse prosecution thereby shuts
the door to the only eectual mode rhch was open 10 hn
of rndicalig his reputation and demonstrating his In
nOcsnce OF any Intentional wrong.
Mr. Bailey accuses Mr.. Wm F.. Dodge and
his ellow-merchants of intending to play the
spaniel by kissing the hand that wrote these
SANDERS upon them. We believe he will lind
himself mistaken.
Aside from this question ION which Mr.
Bailey may be expected to shift before election
just as much as he finds proftable), he il
merely the talking man of the CustOm-house
Ring. He was nominated by Murphy, Bliss,
Davenport g. Co. he is the most intimate
and constant personal associate of these men;
and if they had not trusted him implicitly to
do their work, he could not have come within
gunshOt of their nomination. He is the thick
and thin champion Of Grants Admins
tration, and is one of that little baad
of personal followers in this city
who pooh-pooh the Third Term ques-
ton now to avoid committals, and would be
Grants most ObsequiOus supporters when the
time came. With a record Of his own on which,
in sheer charity, we are silent, he has gone
into the gutter to rake up an old police story
against his opponent, only to have it instantly
refuted by the prosecuting lawyer in the case
and the very Judge that presided at the trial
Col. Willis is good speaker, a man will
good reputation soldier of a good record
man of means, honestly acquired, and every
way Mr.. Bailey's superior. He ought to bs
elected, and it looks as if he would be-