The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-02-16
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 12.-From informa-
tion daily received at the office of the
Internal Revenue Department, 1t would
seem that illicit diBtillers in the noun
tain regions of North and South Caro-
lima and Georgia have organized q sys-
tenn of armed resistance to the authority
of the government, both civil and mill
tary. In the late raids made by. tho
revenue officers, aided by the Federal
troops. resistance has been made by the
distillers and their friends, and FREE
duent deadly conflicts have occurred.
In O recent raid made In North deor-
gia, the officers succeeded in cap
turing large number OF men,
and destroying numerous distil-
Harralson county, Georgia, among
others captured was a Baptist minister
and q county sheriff. Both were
charged with defrauding the, govern
ment by illicit distillatlon. The Reve-
nue. agent in charge of this section, In q
recent report to the Commissioner OF
Internal revenue, says: " I shall make
another raid into another section OF
Harralson county, and on Sunday night
will make an extended raid to Pauldlng
county. Great excitement prevails IN
the section Of country which we visited,
and bodies OF men, mounted and armed,
are patroling and picketing many Of
the roads. On the next raid l antici-
pate resistance and trouble, and would
have already had it il our movement
had not been surprise" On the 9Th
of February Revenue Agent Chamber.
lain, accompanied by detachment OF
soldiers, raided portion Of Harralson
county, arrested twenty-seven men,
seized and destroyed nine distiller1es,
one hundred and three stands OF beer
and mash, aggregating fifteen thousand
gallons, and six hundred gallons OF low
| wines. All the property was destroyed
| for want Of transportation. Another
| party under Revenue Agent Gremison,
accomp panied by q detachment OF SOL
diers under the command OF Lieutenant
Mcintyre, of the Second Infantry. went
| to Gilmer county, Georgia, arrested
| fifteen men and destroyed twelve dis
| tilleries, with large quantities OF beer
and mash. This party was attacked at
night by the friends Of the persons ar
| rested, and Lieutenant Mcintyre was
killed This Is the first instance on re-
cord where the civil officers OF the Gov
eminent In the South have been resisted
in the discharge. OF Their. duty, when
| backed up by Federal soldiers.
ALA blc lthStc LA AOss@lN ~ CAAo
| in the three States above named have
been collected and embodied in letter
addressed to the Secretary Of the Treas
ury by the Commissioner of Internal
Revenue. This letter will be presented
| to the President in Cabinet, tomorrow,
and it is expected that he will direct
more troops to be sent to the districts
infected by these armed bands OF illicit
distillers, with instructions to break up
leries, and bring all whom they can ar
| rest in for trial. There being no caVal-
ry available for use in these States, the
Commissioner OF Internal Revenue has
directed the purchase of a large number
OF horses, with which to mount the
| infantry detailed to assist the revenue
agents. It is expected that as soon as
the troops are mounted they will make
it warm for the distillers.