New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-03-26
RELIEF FOR MERCHANTS.
Continued from First Page.


is hs castle And whyi Because 1t Is surrounded 10y
n moas defended by walli Ne II may be only a
hut Of straw; winds NAV whistle around 1t; rain
= that was good doctrine for Enrishmen during our
revolution is 1t good doctrine for Americans n9ut
abolish IL altogether. What is the great plea that Is
offered for it Great necessity t!Tanl 0nE p1d
our skilfu District Attorney went 10 oniJ
told the Committee that he did not see now ne ootu
possibly dispense with IT, Now tae Jaw O nti 1ssg
vas thought Of or any law OF the ia t aon
IL the American Government ana people oouIu Ro, e
in harmony from l's9 when ane t along lttIe
rounded 70 1863 why canpoi they get sionS nv eI
Longer The history OF the passage OF that law Is wen
known. one Of our leading 1ou,has OILY
paSaed IN interest OF the people, or OF the erchah
OF justice II was hai ls vu ~ t TSuu uP
to-hOuse officers. IL was passed, you VIII OoSeINe III
i when the great and glorious secretary OF the Treas
nry had at tina, day was perfectly overwhelmed
with more important matters When the lie OF the ma
ZION itse was stake and he was TO devise ways and
means for its successful Then was that lead
ING deprOdatOr upon The private rights ana BOOKS OF the
merchants got up mat law ana eSe tne an p %
lroaSurY--it received his nominal II moi ms
virtual assent-and IT passed CONGRESS almost before
anybody knew that such clause Incorporated IN an
Inportant BILL actually being passed We'll
t;spahty The whole history OF general warrants Is
familisr 10 you all. They had that matter all mp in
Roton more than 100 years ago15 20 years before
the Revolution. James O.is, in arguing against these
for the seizure OF papers and books uses TINS
SeS York In 1874: Custom house officers NAV
enter our houses when they please; we are
may enter may break locks, bars everything IN their
wagon suspicioD-snspicon without oath Is sum
re1t Lord Chatham said the other side Of the water
at about the same that there was not man TO De
found Of sufficient prongacy 70 deThd mem uon
would not have been disappointed IN ms search he hau
been with us today lie Woou nov C nav .su f 49, W
and Means OF Congress that they are legal but then
percentages are great distortion Oh IK"i ana npus
man not received percentage OF percentage
~ reyennr officer or informer who will coincide with
inf that niu1 M ID
~ is constitutional not, the way in when IL Is aun
and outrageous Instruments OF tyranny that ever
invented in a free government lApplause.I fTactl.
Say nov p q honest @eTeSsn if you peseor insist
that every man is TO be presumed honest until
liant IN C discharges dishonest clerk, or Dis.
agreeable porter or other -, emp1Sy t 1911, WI,
ne hears about these mOetes he has been with his EN-
ployer many years he knows az the contents anu the
secrets OF his hooks he knows OF little irreguaiues-
these technical fOrfeitures a. they are called; there
beon entry made whenthe cOnsgnee JDath was
taken instead othe owners or me owners oath instead
OF the cOnsicnees there has been YOU please.
accidental omission of charges Tor carriage or Insurance
or freight, ana he hears OF M JAYNE, me great
imperial informer and be understands that MI Jayne has
power 70 aveDge his wrong so thls discarded clerk
goes down 20 Mr. Jaynes ONCE ana not 10 Jaynes 10
other special agent as WORTHY ana ne says 10 hin,
How much can be allowed II can give you some
information thar will lead 10 large forfeiture!' Well,
special agent tnat II depends on how large the
forfeiture viii be Tue clerk replies, " lou can MAKE II
big IA you please ana so they arrange IL Ior snare
and share alike First of all they 10 get at the
merchants books ana papers IN Oftlef 10 accuse hn
The law saws that whenever shali appear 10 te sans
faction Of the Judge OF the District Court that fraud
has been committed warrant sha issue mat j. the
foundation OF the whole proceeding. On that Jaw ne
may a warrant 10 the Marshal 10 seize all
the books and papers relating 20 the fraud so they
get up affidavit IN which he sweals-not TINS CLERK,
Oh no 1t wouldn't do him TO appear-hut the clerk
or hreling OF the special agent swcars. think NAV
safely that nine ont of ten on these warrants nave
been issued such adayits Well, what does he know
about III Absolutely nothing, except that relates 10
certain mportatous NAMING the Ncsses ana hat there
books and papers in the countngoom OF the SAID
John Doe and Richard Roe. al number soand-so,
PesrS which viii contain entries III regard TO fraud
Well. now, gentlemen, that L. not whdt that law
Ilw means is that 1t shall be made by affidavit TO
appear the satisfaction OF the District Judge that
fraud has been committed. Wen, does the DISTRICT
Judge know any more about il because Mr.. JayLe's
assistant swears that ne has reason TO believe mat
couldn't go the City Hall and get warrant OF attach
ment large enough to levy upon PIG Oh such an ada-
order Of arrest for the meanest white that
walked the streets Of NewYork on such an afhday as
that. fApplausel What do such laws, that strike az
the liberty and property OF the citizen mean How
are they always construed Nny, they mean mean tna'
SnS tna i0dge NAV saw upon his conscience
ana his honor that he believes fraud has been com
mitted Applause That y 10 say, instead OF putting
this affidavit, which shall he sworn To ny somebody
who knows the facts and circumstances which shall sat
sfy q judicial mind that fraud bus been committed
It's construction has been 10 leap the luIcal mhu, 10
leap one or two steps OF the mind that is 10 be sat
isned aud with the verdict OF tue suagent ana
informer aud l. satisfied by knowing nothing about
IT, IAppause Very well, out comes the warrant to
the MaTsbsi 10 seize the books and papers relating to
so. Srtatiops aud The Marshal makes his appear
ance At the merchants store or countiDg-ro0m
Now comes i'll the fatal terror OF when so
many Of them have complained l believe that any
nudge who in this district Us being made known
10 him by merchant that one OF those warrants hsd
for his oppression and that books ana papers
had beer taken from his posse that did not relate
the only that being made known 10 him, WOud
give him Instant justice. But no, doubt II any
mercha under those circumstances has ever gone and
asked relief the hands OF the court That Is the
terrible engine and the secret OF the power when ~
exercises over the merchant WHY he says, II ~ Is
known abroad in the mercantile community that
l am charged with fraud, and that my
books and papers in the hands Of the Marshal It IS
ruin to my business and my credit tomorrow lap
pause Well. there II great deal OF truth IN That
and as merchant said TO me the other day, Why, 10
great deal cheaper for me TO pay $1,000 although
nave n't committed the slightest 0fense, than TO have
two or three weeks spent III the District Court In deter
mining whether am all honest man or a knave" This
is such terrible ana internal weapon Of Of
tense. that freeman, no citizen OF a free
country ought be required TO submit
TO IL for moment APPLAUSE Well,
then the case proceeds Now where do these books
from the mert hants countingr0om DO they 10 INTO
COURT Does the Judge them Why, no; they
20 to secret chamber IN the Custom house. known as
the Seizure Bureau, or 70 the nformers private Office
aud there they made the subject or sbOrous lnVes
CATION searching day and night over years ana years OF
unsuspected transactions the hope Of finding irregu
lates aud detects which accusations undreaned or
before may be made against the merchant from his
books themselves.
The Chairmsn-Gentemen. we have present this
evening by invitation of the Committee, gentleman
from an adjoining State. who has unfortunately through
the distorted moral and mental vision OF these brbed
ipformers got within the ENHANCEMENT of this mon
strous law and he WILL upon the Invitation of the Cham
her state the features his have the pleasure
OF introducing Mr. Barbour President OF the Board OF
Trade Of Paterson, New-Jersey. lAppausel
MERCHANTS BANISHED By GOVERNMENT
SPIES.
spoeh oJNr barbour Of PatosoA