The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1877-02-23
~: The Whiskey Rebellion

Inc Washington Star, Grant $ organ, contains
"uui,ionaI particulars concerning the recent
MwhtSkey troubles in the mountain regions ct
Nor'h Carolina South Carolina and Gcorgn
The Star of the 18Th SAYS SFrom int"pma,ior l;m
uaiIy received ut the office OF internal rovenua
j" "ouli seem that the Illicit distillcrs in the
mountain regions Of North and South Carolina
ana 'eorgs', have organized system of armed
,esis'"nce 10 The authority Of the government,
ooth civil and military. In late raids. made hy
revenue officers aided by federal troops. resist
friends ~ w
frequently deadly conflicts have occurred
In recent raid made in North.Georgia, the Off
GERS succeeded in capturing large number of
~ ~n'n ana destroying numerous distilleries with
their contents,
Inc revenue agent in charge of this section,
III recent report 10 the Commissioners of In
'crn"l revenue, on this subject says: Il shall
i"'Ne another r'ti into another section of IIar-
la'soh county, and on Sunday night will make
an extended raid into Pauding County"
"fe excitement prevails in the sections of
cue country which weviSitcd and bodies of men
mounted and armed are patrollinp and pickc,
i"E many OF the roads. On our next raid an
',c'patc rcsls rncc and trouble and would have
"ircauy lild II, If our movement had not been n
surprise" ."
~" inc "'h OF February, revenue agent Cham
"c''a'h' accompanied by u detachment of sol
ders' raidcd portion OF lIarralson Coun,y
,'reS'eu ~ men, seized and destroyed 9 distil.
,eries, lo3 stands of beer and mash aggrcgatinr
io,ooo gallons, and 600 gallons of low wines
All the property was destroyed for want Of
transportation.
Another party, under Revenue Agent Grcmi
son, accompanying sbya detachment of soldiers
u"oer the command Of Lieutenant Mcintyre of
SECOND tntantry, went to Gilmer County. GA :
arrested hftccn men, destroyed twelve distille.
ms nus WIN large quantities of beer and NASH
inis party was attacked at night by the friends
OIL the persons arrested, and Lieutenant NlcJn.
tyre was killed. This is the first Instance on
record where the civil officers of the government
IN tne south lave been ed in the discharge
diers. '0'
me following dispatch was received at the
ounce OF internal revenue:
CARrERsvILLE. GA, February II, 1S77-De-
tnchmcnts sent out for Lieut. McIntyrc's bodv
were attacked and three distillers killed before
the body could be recovered The bodv when
i.unu H! was robbed of watch money, and every
'"'ng oi value. Have made eighty. four ar csts
ana destroyed thirly-tLrce disiillcrcs
c. B. CmAMHERLAIS
Revenue Agent.
iheut. Mcintyre was n native of Ireland
anu anu appointed in the army from the State of
Illinois ' ''
All inc facts in regard to the situation in the
three States above named have been collected
anu emohdied in a letter addressed to the Secre-
i"y OF the Treasury, by the Commissioner of
Nnternal Revenue. This letter will be pre-
scented TO the President in the Cabinet and it is
expected that he will direct more troops to
oe sent to the district infested by these
armed bands of Illicit disiilcrs, with instruc-
mons to break up their haunts and destroy their
histi!'eres, and bring all whom they cam az
rest IN Tor trial. There being no cavalry avala-
Die tor use in thes8 States the Commissioner of
internal Revenue has directed the purchase of
u large number Of horses with which to mount
the infantry detailed TO assist the revenue agents.