Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-12-03
sAum's REVENUE REPORT.
The Commissioners Deals with the Sub.
Ject OF Moonshinery in the South.

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Warrington, d. c., Nov. 20.-The re-
port Of the commissioner Of Internal re-
venue will be ready for the press. to-mor
row. 1t makes the most favorable showing
yet presented since the Organization of The
bureau of the efficiency of the various COL
lection districte. The losses from the de.
ialcations are tri1,ng. The collections
bave reached about $ll3, ,0OO. 600, one mil.
kaum argues at length sgsinst the
decrease Of tobacco tax. He does net re
commend anv change in the tax on spirjts.
He recommends as one of the means Of re.
moving the causes Of the trouble with the
small distillers Of the south, that where the
capacity is only twenty gallons or under,
that the owners of stills De allowed 10 man
ufactnre in their old way, without the use
OF the numerous csntrivances and methods
made obligatory by law.
That portion of the report which refers
to the violence and general de6suce of the
revenue laws in the south will attract the
attention OF the country. II presents iull
review OF the southern situation so far as it
relates to revenue sff4irs, and sets In s,ropp
light the official records Of resistance to tue
law and violence and murders which have
characterized It. During the wear five re-
veBue officers have been killed In the south
and thirteen wounded. As to the general
d'sE os'tion manifested by the people 10 a
large section In the south toward the OH.
GERS of the government, the commissioner
says they have been treated as If they we're
emlssaries "f foreign and hostile nation,
sent to impose and collect tribute.
The commissioner feels bound to say that
it is not only the robbers and outlaws who
and atNanH H. ~.
that those who claim to be among the best
citizens sometimes take part in the resist.
ance. and constantly extend sympathy. This
Judges in state courts. The killing OF reve.
nue. officers or deputy marshals exci,es Ii,tl.
attention, and seldom s,irs the state officers
to action. The murderers 20 free from ar
rest, AID are openly shielded BY the state
authorities. On the contrary, il the revenue
ofti ,ers are attacked when in the discharee
of,heir duty, defend themselves ef1ec,ualiy
aud kill any of their armed ass.ilanis
whole counties rise against the officers. and
the entire machinery Of the state government
is employed to punish the officers. As in
stances 70 illustrate this matter, Gen. Raun
cites the killing Of Deputy Marshal Sprieel
in North Carolina by the noted despersds
Redmond, which caused no ripple on The
surface Of society, and contrasts this viii
the fact that the whole state of South Caro-
lima vas aroused and excited over the kill
ing BY revenue officers of man who va
trying TO ehoot them while in the diecharp,
Of their duty.
The commissioner recommends that con
gress paas . law making all participators il
resisting revenue officers guilty in case re-
distance results in the killing Of an officer
He argues that congress has the right, un.
der its constitutional power. to levy and col.
lect taxes, and to pass laws for the protection
OF the officers charged with executing this
power.