The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1879-07-24


ior the investigation Of all the depart
ments OF government with full powers
to send Tor persons and papers. Glover
himself, did most Of the work Of this
committee, often being the only mem
Der Of the committee present at the
meeting. the others not even being
notified The evidence taken was en-.
tirely er p1rte aud no rebutting evi.
deuee vas taken. Glover was not
returned to the last Congress but an
effort was made to have his report
printed, a. the public expense, but
only few Democrats, even, were will
ling 10 assume the responsibility Of
satiug to print Il. II was expected,
however that The report would be
circulated AS campaign document,
and already portions OF it have found
their way into Democratic papers. The
following in relation TO matters in this
State is thus published and it would
puzzle the most ingenious individual
to crowd greater number Of lies into
so small space
By arrangement OF the secretary OF
the treasury, the small town OF Island
Pond, VT, on the Grand Trunk railway
was made port OF entry for Canadian
goods The penal bonds required,
amounting TO millions Of dollars at
time, oil had TO be executed by two
persons who we're worth but few
thousand dollars. which made the
bonds worthless, and showed that the
stoppage At Island Pond gave no Sc
cutity against smuggling The first
effect Of the order was to enlarge the
compensation Of the collector Of Gus.
toms at Island Pond to SAC. 600 or $50.
/ 600 q year, three or four times that Of
the collector OF Nes York but the
second result was to destroy the ia
/ transiiu trade, TO drive it out OF the
states down the st. Lawrence river, 10
ruin the owners of a hundred bonded
warehouses at Portland, to break up
the steamship lines from that port, aud
to inHict heavy loss on the owners Of
the Grand Trunk Railway. To this
outrageous piece Of tyranny is due
much oil The hard times that has lately
prevailed Ia northern New England.
/ IL il said that this exploit was engine
,red by Judge Poland 10 exchange for
/ lis suppou q SECRETARY tIistow at the
/ Cheihu,li nominating convention
/ shete Poland violated his constituents
Instructions by such sappoft. Senator
/ dmunds, however wrote letter 10
1.-THE Glover committee claiming for
himself tbs credit Of arranging the Is
land Pond achievement. aud stated In
the committee room that be did It TO
I beucht the collector. who was In some
/ way related TO him
In the first place Island Pond has
always been port Of entry since the
building Of the Grand Trunk railroad.
4 few years ago 81 arrangement was
nade "a which goods could be sent by
/ ibe carloAd % Portland. tue cars being
sealed up, aad the goods entered there.
/ Ii was found, however, that these cafe
were frequently left at intermediate
stations. the seals broken aud the
J goods distracted without paying du-
lice To prevent this il was found
necessary to abrogate the arrangement
aud all goods wete again eulered at
leland Pond a. before Ex.Gov. Geo
n, Dale is deputy collector a, that
place snl bic salary is no greater under
one arrangement than the other, nei-
Their is be related 10 Judge Poland or
Senator Edmands All the difference
10 shs expense Of running the office Is
that uae OF Two additional inspectors
are employed 10 do The work which
otherwise you'd have 10 be done ~
Portland The latter city never bad
but one linr u steamets, the Allen line
aud thai oaiy 10 the ~iatef, which il
ha. nnw The same as befDfe No trade
has been diverted from the Grand
itahk and driven dawn The ST. Law.
rcaee by the arrangement. - the traffic
over the road has been constantly ia
creaang Instead Of causing hard
times In BoTthern New Eaglsnd Il must
have had The pposite effect il il mads
auy difference at I'll. t,r The new At.
faagemeni cenaiuiy accommodates The
people better than the Old anless they
wish 10 smaggle iheif goods and ihas
cheat the government oai Of The dates.
We presume the above 10 fair