, 1876-01-01
rear of tuch n.!"rn!o brings nj MI tho ncator 10
btnkmptc7 and rriin. Let Us ACT, act now, Rul
with Btern efIe:ti Tcun.h. AN OLD CITIZEN.
The EAE1A.

THE FACTS.
n fhf T'1oT ~ r.. Ch,r1e, Tribune:
Cni:hno, Dec. 3i.-Tho higb!,anded Wholesale
robbery attempted uner color af collecting per-
sothl tAxea IN this city ths winter deserves tho
serious attention 1t every one intsrerttd III good
GoseFt,mcnt and constitutional lborsy. II there
rRa avcr l. Tins tor Atla and rtElanthropIo
l.wstrA to cnns ~ tic front and dnvs.e krotec-
s,on for tho poopie against orpre.aon ~ ont
saycout NJ cror waa peFpetsatch by monarchy.
It il nov. II doea mol scom possible that. u,rder
tho present skntlla OF tluge, thnro ts 10 rtsicf
for each opprosrcd ci.zeu aeAinst Tho betty piI-
fcring but TO ~ into court and get special in.
juactIon against tho collection of bis tax OF in,
or $50, or st0o. Lot is EOS ~has aro, Tho facts,
as EoncraIsy admitted aud 1uito notorionu,
Cndcs gulse Of levyinE tai On personal prop
csty. man calling themselves AhssssoEa hAvo ap-
praised tne property of their fellow -cltzsna It
ihelr own whim OF At tho whim Of their btro-
sinKs. without 4n1 inspection Of Tho property or
pee.eute It snspee!lon' tT oven inquiry ~ 10
ofteu beon made in facn Of sworn returns nhue
by ownern. aud IN ali cases the amount Of valuo
in ruch awom retusn has been 1hrgri! In
s1nase snt often h.a n,ita ben doubled sy
owner. IN very many c,aes. the tax levied
Ii equal 10 OF greater than this entire valus
Ut the property asneea.d. In = vaut majority Of
CAHHH klle t&1 lGRjDI QN35k EUOEHlQHH hHe64A-
,neut and ono unhesrd-of before In this land.
being up,J to be compared to coiiilscatorJ le:icH
OF Euch countries Al Turkey Or AbyasinlA. On
thn other baud, hundreds Ut cases appear wl'eso
By pecnn!sry or other inauences accuretl fnvor.
ara eiter overlooked. or asaossed Ut nominal
huu whom thoir just Aahessment would b. quite
large. Finally. this stats Of lh,oEa il not Goa
in tho general 1uio Ill over the city.
Well, these Assssaors finish thsis work. exteud
tho taxes cinte thoit books, mud hand than oTor
to act Of men called Collectors, md their work
In dtno. 1ho vittiu1Hed citizen nppltea to tho
Assessor for Justice. No, the Asssssor ia out Ut
oHco or II mol ho still hss no power to Interfere.
Tlaa victim goes TO the Collector. bit to reeeiro
| a cold ehouldcF mud a deaf car. The Collector
| tells him ha tnuyt go by tho book furnished by
the AsAcgsor, Eud il tho tar Is not paid hc shall
seize tho victims goods and realizo on their sao
| nt onte. -...
Now. In tho nasno ct all tho gods at once. If
there no WAY under the genius of our tnaiittl-
| tons, 10 stay these robbcv hands except By In.
dtydnal iDIunctions or t5 vio!ens rcalatsuco II
not. then at another time tho pirates mas con.
| tlscato tho entire property of everybody, and
| then tho poor chapa VINO larc onlS ESQ or 100
| worth Htil simply surrender all they hare fur
! they Gun earn that amount while they would 10
| fighting iu courts and fecsng lhrsors.
aroused % tb.t wi, lin make tie foreib|s Collection of
! such Defar'ous levy 30 unpalatablc job TINT
every Collector and deputy will reeiRu rather than
| attempt it. Tho Collectors nrs deserving of
the most intense rep.obasion II, lnowing tho rn-
| just character Ut tho tax.-as they now do--thcy
| insat on proceeding With its collection. Upon
tho very ftst lsvv be!uE made upon goodr,
the tra-belIs should be struck And the citizens
called out sn snasse to resist tho outrage, aud, II
| necessary. to pnt tho Coilectorn and al their
/! gang outslds tLo l!nlta. A ono Of tho rApers
| puts it, boliufe 1t is really no ta1 at ali. bit
| meraly robbery, aud the peopfe bEve tho eamu
right to resiHt 1t 81 to res,et my other robbcty.
IF thnrn ia NJ f1n7n6y in tfn rnnftA rYrfut hY
| hrecta' nju juncstnn In each case. than aav give
tbs mn "Ao eelzea your goods ~ tax-colleclor
the same dose 5ou sfou1d givo burg lar,
| O:;E or THOUSANDS.
ouHA:IyE.
! n the Editor # The Cht;1oo tribune;
t Uu1oA1o, leo. 31.-To tho almost exhausted
| taxpayer It would be = valuable informaton to
| know exactly how much it costs annually to gov
! oen and ndn,tuisscr this city mud county. II to
] this stun no could add tho tremendous mud
shocking f'stca!s" that arc porpetgatcd In our
Institutions, the total amount would give III no
| doubt tho vertigo. Not natisfel 10 rob tho pub
'.o, our official lcoches fill I'LL eitualons In tho
public Offices With thoir aer7ite, inep. creatures,
| anJ tho honest. sober, Industrious man. out Of
employment, will bo .ejected. and may look out
| for tue support OF hts family as beat ho eau,
as long AZ Ills application II not indorBcd Ly
eouo influential taumor Of this internal clique.
| When elYht years ago foretold tho terrible
catastrophe that hiuce has visited us people uLa
know halter now wure than laughing At na.
Soswittstaading,. mako to-dhr another proph-
/ ely. II before long thprnng b and complete
ruforin in the whole Naturalization Of this coun-
Try Ia not Introduced aud corruption IL not au-
niltihted. our grandchildren will nases GEL
ehraso another Centennial. Init o decade will
Witness the funo.nl Of this ltcpua'c: blouly
| revolution will bring moro ruin aud dcso!ation
n "happy soldier" will ascend d throne, and
perhaps huld his canzt in this very city e1 outa.
10 Hase onr liberties let NJ organize i'll order to
ufneh every uiticinl thief, nuI cotnneuco by rid
d.g Cur city aud county of long standing dis
| grace.
Ill good citizens rely In this work Oh tho cner-
getc coccontso Of TnE ClllcAuo TRtruSE.
| GIUSEPPE.