The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-03-08

age the and liberal distribution OF money
ss Tor gain have them By the psTy
allowed onesx,h Of all seizures Xnes and penalties
81 q S whsP . rns thar
feature Of the revenue law il not of Introduction
to which, ae sss S SsaSfs un ns ms
in no one Year dass n hsory 81 the
government would the aggIegsie income Of the ool,
nSsd ,Ss0 salary and yet the
OF tie government without any Internal what
ever But now, iapeled by avsrice partisan inter
what subject espionage. surveillance and oppression
Under the slightest pre.ext whole sought to
OF the government who act the agents OF the officials,
chnery created the collection OF the revenue the
crude tria laws, and the many amendments continually
d II crude TINS
we create oT The ega M IN
who destroy property and reputation without compune.
New York and Boston prove of two things-either
that our Revenue laws and the mode Of collecting ias
or repealed or that the has placed men to
THE Evil rs TERRIBLE
and should be at eradeated. Is well to under
r . rom m h d4 e
high or o% The evils whc
ne
any ST poc. p r. ass @
found that bad Laws and bad men are evils or which
ever let me not be as nendins to re.
svs the PTessn. neutrality-suspicious. Of is sy i9r
upon the merchants Of New York since it has held the
The system Of allowing mOietles to informers and spies
is not thing IN this country 1t has existed long
second Farm ehasa s.er the
o h We A had hn no se
sSas SsTs5Ss Ssis
G1nnsd to ing This Vas the S
the By S se0'i
sR sS ss Ps sss sy
tricks at deception had NOT been thought OF. Hence
perq to Hose who the azara and
Peaaeneesd the , danger a.d Difficulties of sezng
but few in number and the soyernnent very properly
law drawn Hs@on 'os in this
The and I have
6s lava 81 ae s aiding ns pp
yded tor The seizure Of books and The history Of
tAs s, l "a ns asS Eli Sd
introduced into either House. II made its rs
ad Was rushed through the House as the
its expiring moments with TWO minutes debate BY this
law the provisions OF several preceding acts intended
and most powers conferred upon The col
iec'or ana ms IN es me OF
is made the nudge as to the nient Of the importer in all
II s sfss
repuaion and fortune by TIE Custom House process in
ILLUSTRATE ny DIFFERENCE TO FACTS.
merchant is charged with violation Of the law, as
invoice stating the cost OF his goods less price
than ,oe other Sr his abroad
there may be mistake in the addition subtraction
Tat the q Of his
chaiise may have been made under that
what Others had taat Re had BY ability
Which en3ed him To- law his eoos So ~ he sr
Of New YORK At Sigh, reduction under others Ss
TO dssed Tshg h &
voice may state the actual cost he is liable
sGvsrns vast amount Of other articles to which
feted to the and he is muicted In heavy
Liabilities and costs and the judges 70 determine the
s pe ana sS sst sqs s
MERCHANTS clerk 70 the secrets Of his book and
ana s TO
& RUN 4
hmm 10 s tn 70 ao and a aus e sse a
vice. he is willing to test the case in court and so in
Court Itself IS made the judge of the intent
II Z said thai the OF ne fn o 1
Tor seizure that the government cases appeared to have
SIX nave been & Il that when ie
ing is brought the defendants in these eases they
ned An intelligent writer in g., one Of the Leading papers
Of jayne hs
high moral pressure OF District Attorney Bliss whose
coarse process Of the normeT Whatever It
Is has p5oySsd as hundreds OF plum
THE COST IN THE COURTS.
The Secretary Of the Treasury in reply TO resolution
amount Of money paid from July 1862 November 90
By or IN Of
S"f ss% ae
states It to be from March l. 1872 to November 81 1878
making sess sa5sssls MS sS$
BENZ \, xS T0 rom py U.s. ana % MsrsS
perIoi Of years and eight months, It ss5l, sss n
being proof Of the superior activity Of the present ON
3ys' s Ss7si 81 o es
e most Of n ws rec ehs M
ayne the special agent Of the Treasury Department
Court have teea furnished BY official statement Of
;hs. ' Soars reS1aas Tssy s srs tSentS
In oseiher with i9h suit to- Recover w s
make an aggregate OF about ssUOoo. Of which these
the prosecutions be successful have reason
believe that since the agitation o. this other suits,
government officers in Aew YORK.
the Secretary gives statement only from March 1862
TO December 81, 1878. What his motive Tor having
u
TO the an of March 1868 Is not given This all he
And why he should have gone back as TAR
1893 for New York and not tor Boston is also unknown
But his statement Boston in principle is much
ike that Tor New York His report OF fines pena tiles
and oreitures from March 1863 December 81 1873
tor the port OF Boston shows tue whole received
was $6ly4l -. Of which 9352E " divided outside
O the Treasury.
OF this the Collector received 5lsI6 ~; Naval Ofcer
S50l6 "a; surveyor sjOs7 6Ohus leaving $l5342s Is
TO the tniormers, most oi which found its way into
The hands OF the inevi table b. G. Jayne Comment upon
these facts thus officially communicated, Is unneces-
sary.
The enormous sums received by those who have been
clothed with official authority by the Treasury Depart
ment as spies and inorners is proof OF detect In the
law well as in its administration 1t certainly cannot
be necessary IN TINS Tree government that ystem
antagoniste to our institutions should exist Where the
are so great for to prey
upon upon each other it is expecting too much OF
consider atoms. Clothed with the power of the
government and melted by avarice that class OF men
who may be called professional spies and nIormers
NOT restrained by any considerations whatever. Thus
the worst passions OF bad men, Tor IL only such who
would accept these positions, are made active in the
pursuit OF gam NO thought OF the reputation Others
no restraint OF conscience and Of
betray themselves The enlightened governme nts OF
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