The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-12-04
INTERNAL REVENUE:
THE REPUBLICANS ENDEAyORING TO.
PASS A NEW FORCE BILL UNDER:
THE DISGUISE OF A REVENUE:
BILL.
A Bill that VIII Enable the President to
Use the Army In the south Mt
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Use the Army In the south Mt
His Discretion. :.
Especial Correspondence OF the Democrats
WASHINGTON. d. G.. November 90. is7s.
Last night ! sent you brief special out
lining the contents Of
THE REPORT OF INTERNAL REVENUE COMMITS
sIoNER RAUM,
which was described as piece de resistance
OF the new Bloody Shirt tragedy, which the
Radicals propose to put on the boards Of the
Congressional theatre this winter. Since
writing that telegram | have aseertained
quite volume of additional Information uIion
the subject, which, being too bulky for the
limits of special telegram, must undergo
the slower process OF Mr.. Keys fast mail
service.
1t appears that Mr.. Raum has been en-
gagged for some time incubatil Ne fine large
brood OF lies which forms the Nv OF his re-
port; that he has been assisted In this delect-
able task, both In suggestion and In fact, by
all or nearly all OF the fugitive Radical felons
now here from South Carolina. Alabama and
Georgia, which three States principally form
the scene Of the sanguinary drama he has
evolved. In short the report Is a campaign
document drawn up In the guise OF an Off
cial report by a bureau Of the government,
and for utter malignity of libel has rarely
been exceeded even by the stump speeches Of
Blaine, Boutwell,, Conkling or Bill Chandler.
The object Is two-fold First, to lay basis
upon which bill may be framed, providing
for the direct employment of the military
forces Of the United States to aid In
THE COLLECTION OF THE REVENUE,
rather to the North In the seductive guise Of
an official document, a mass Of stale vituper-
alton already worn thin and threadbare by
all the Radical orators that have howied
upon all the Radical hustlngs Of the country
for the last seven or eight years. The latter
half of this duplex eject may be passed over
without comment, az being only a natural
residuum Of the Evolutionary campaign policy
of the Radical machine. But the first half is
OF vital Importance.
/ presume there will be no CONTROVERSY
upon the proposition that any attempt, under
any pretext or for any alleged purpose, to
reintroduce the element Of Federal soldiery
into the politics OF the South, would form the
longest and gravest step toward uDdoing all
the slow and painful work Of the past ten Years,
that could be devised. n The average charac-
ter OF the men employed under this admins.
tration-or that would be likely to be en-
ployed under any Republican regime-in col
lecting the revenues In the Southern States
renders any proposal to confer upon them
plenary or even conditional power to cali In
and direct the operations Of Federal soldbry,
in any Southern community, at any time or;
for any ostensble purpose simply propo-
al IN, v,lo ha Gp,tfh In n fota 49, al
have to-day received authentic inforina-
sion as to the substance OF a bill already pre-
pared and ready for introduction by mem
Der OF the Finance Committee Of the Senate,
designed to effect the purpose above sketcfed.
1t liz simple mcclure, and, on its face, appar-
emily inoffensive. 1t provides that any vio-.
lence offered, or alleged TO have been offered,
to any officer Of the United States, or any act
calculated to deter him from the discharge: of
his duties as such officer, shall be crime
against the United States, originally cogliiz-
able by the Federal court in the manner and
under the forms prescribed for the detection
and punishment Of frauds upon the revenue,
or Of q. .
VIOLATION OF THE REVENUE LAWS
by officials themselves. This provision. OF
course In effect vests the United States courts
with jurisdiction over any and all cases which
may be raised by complaints OF Federal offi
GERS or of citizens on their behalf. For exam
ple IL the bill becomes law. any citizen OF
New Orleans may be hauled before the United
States District Court, indicted and put upon
his trial for any offence, real or alleged; pro
vided any Federal revenue official or any
other citizen, on behalf Of such official shall
testify that the offense was committed with
q view to deter him from the discharge OF his
duties" John Smith may commit an assaults
upon James Jones, and, II William Brown,
who is Federal officer, will swear that the:
object Of Smiths assault upon Jones was toj
'deter him, Brown, from the discharge of his
official duties" Smith will be deemed to have
committed an offense against the laws OF The !.
United States, and to be triable and PUNISHABLE
Ina Federal court for obstructing the collection
Of the revenue. ~
To guarantee the enforcement OF this beau /
tiful Russian law, the bill provides that: In.
any case Of resistance to its execution the.
United States marshal for the district may, !:
upon an order from the court, summon the.
nearest military or naval force of the United /
States, or in the absence of any such force, !:
may specially appoint and arm deputy mar !:
Shals to enforce the law and crush said resist
ance. +. d
All this to be entitled "An act to provide /
for the more efficient collection of the inter-
nal revenues of the United States
A day or two ago the author Of this measured
called upon prominent Democratic member 4
OF the House and, after desutory discussion \
Of the recent troubles In South Carolina, gen
orally known as j
'REDMoNDs REBELLION"
said II suppose your party in the House will /
not make any factious opposition to bill de- i
signed to facilitate the determination Of gangs i
of outlaws, organized to prevent the collection i
OF the revenue p !
The Democrat replied Certainly: not, !
provided it comes within the limits Of theI
constitution 4
"Well, retorted the Radical Senator, you /
will admit that the law creating the Internal
revenue and empowering the Federal govern
ment to collect it is constitutional will you:I
not p il
THAT said the Democrat member Of the:
always held tbat he rght Of tba Fedra
government under the constitution to levy
and collect what is known as the internal
revenue, through its ewn agents and over the
heads OF the local or State governments. ex.
certainly does not appear to be specified In |
any way, either directly or by implication, as
one of the powers delegated to the general |