The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1877-05-24
letter Tross, w Washington

There is something very like a huge
in the matter Of the whisky
compromise ase The cases
nay be briefly stated, ga follows: Ger
lain prominent ai1tillers were promised
Immunity from punishment Tor their
acknowledged crimes il they woull
turn States evidence" This promise
was made by Secretary Bristow. When
civil sa.ts wero lately brought against
thesa men for taxes confessed to have
been withheld from the government,
they alleged that the promise OF Secre.
.ary Hristow extended to this matter OF
money due rs we'll "a to the criminal
aide OF the case. Secretary SHERMAN,
unable to find any promise was made
that could be 40 construed refused to
adopt the distiilers' views of the case.
But nov m the close friend OF
President Hayes, Judge Lawrence, fresh
from his confidential mission to Louls-
iaua as Chairman Of the President s
Commission. and puts IN an appearance
as attorney, before the Secretary, Tor
the largest OF these confessedly dlshon-
est distiilers, and the result is that the
administration has agreed to refer the
matter to Congress- Tor action. Con-
GROSS has 70 more to do with the ques-
lions of facts inv olved-an there are
no others--than the British Parliament
has. This is only a dodge to mystify
the people, while the rogues get free
with their stolen millions. The snltH
against them are, in the meantime. ia
90 on as n part Of the programme, but
the ~rascals are as safe from loss III
the cases as is the most honest farmer
who reads your paper and has to mort
gage his farm to pay the taxes on 1t
If, as / prophecy, it shall turn ont thai
these men escape scot free, then here is
q scandal such as never grew up eve
Under the loose administration o.
| Grant.
Our loca! criminals have o convenient
way of walking ont of Court when
most wanted and not returning. A re"
weeks ago a murderer took this course
ana has not vet been retnkeu. Yesterday
o man was on trial before the Crimina
Court for forgery. By looking over the
records with q microscope he had founc
q piece of District property not mort
gagged for its full valno and he Mt once
made ont a new mortgage, signed the
owners name, and gathered in sew
eral hundred dollars. During his tria
Yesterday he quit the Court room in dis
gust and is being looked for. This i
the easiest way known Of escaping pun
ishment and ought to become as popu
lar elsewhere Re hero.
Gov. C. G. Carpenter, Of Iowa, to-
two years past Second Comptroller o
the Treasury most responsible Office
-retires a short time. Gov. Carpente1
has been a most efficient officer and WI
carry away the good will Of the thou
sands who have transacted bushes
with his Office.
The reader abroad who wishes 70
daily knowledge of Washington affairs
and who seeks it through the daily pa
rers of this city. shonld be INFORMED
that there are three daily papers here
one morning and two evening. TIL
Naiiona} Repujhcan, the only morn
ing paper, was formerly the blood.
shirt organ, and now supports tn.
HAYES administration through thicl
and thin. This change is of no accoun
except as it shows a change OF sentl
ment among the hangers on OF tn
White House. The Republican ha
never represented any thing above tn
kitchen or the etable. The ErenIh!
Stny. is a paper read by every body Il
Washington, and its course is dictate
by the party in power. Those VIII
wish to get knowledge of the prevaillnl!
se.timent in ad yGnistration circles vii
do we'll 10 read the star. n
matter what the Administration ma.
be. The critic is simply a news
paper aud is neither sought nor con
frolled by party. HERSANDo.