Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1880-12-30
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Total expenses Of -----
collection, 1922, 1873. Al
Compensation of
Storekeepers, 1,O67, 754 90
The report futher shows that the
amount of fees received from the
Consular Service during the same fiscal
year was, , $50, 545. 10
While the Salaries and
loss by exchange was, SIT, 1885
Excess of fees received --
over Salaries and loss
by exchange, S249, 307 81
This is one branch Of the Government
that the Democracy have been cutting
down on the score Of economy by
abolishing some Consulates and
reducing the Salaries Of others
Under the vigorous management of
Secretary Evarts there is no branch Of
the Government which has rendered
more satisfactory results to the country
than this. 1t has been the means of
opening up markets for the manu-
factories Of the country which were
unknown to them previously and true
policy Of the Government is to increase
the salaries and multiply the number
of these consulates as long, to say the
least, as the fees viii pay the expenses.
Tie Report Of the Commissioner of
Internal Revenue States that from
July 1st, 1879, to Oct 31st, 1880
there were 1,120 Stills seized, all but
35 Of which were in the Southern
States; that l ,265 persons were arrested
for illicit distilling, all of which were
in the South with the exception Of 46;
that 10 persons were wounded while in
discharge of their official duties in
trying to prevent illicit distilling
Not an instance can be recited where.
a person IN the South has been convict
ed Of killing or resisting a Unite Il
States officer while in the discharge
of his oHicia! duties This clearly
shows that the public Sentiment Of the
South justifes her citizens in resisting
United States laws 1t IS truly a sad
state of affairs when a Jury will
willfully violate their oatbs in order to
clear their neishbor who has defed the
laws of our country In the last four
years there has been destroyed in the
Southern States 8, S74 illicit distilleries
and 1854 confederate democrats have
been arrested. % revenue officers
have been killed and SIS wounded, and
not q person convicted and punished.
Senator Carpenter on Monday last
made powerful and convincing speech
against the Fitz-J ohn-Porter- Bill.
But as the confederate Democratic
caucus had decided that the bill should
pass, nothing could be said or done
that could change the edict of the
caucus and the bill passed.
Senator Brown of Georgia, yester-
day made an excellent speech upon
the bill to establish an educational
fund, His speech is in such strong
contrast with the sentiments generally
heard that feel compelled to make
short extract. After referring to the
great advantages enjoyed by New Eng
land in comparison with other sections
Of the country, by reason of her SUI
premacy in education and contrasted
with the results of educating only the
ruling classes in the days of slavery:
THE QUESTION OF SLAVERY.
He did not intend to discuss the
moral aspect of slavery. In the
former days everybody believed it to
be right The people Of New England
who imported the negroes, as we'll as
the Southern people who bought them,
believed it right He merely wished
to point out that there seemed to be
providence in the way the black
race had reached its higher plane
They had greatly advanced inteIlectu
ally before the abolition of slavery,
but there was necessarily a limitation to
such progress under the old system.
There was but orr way TO abolish
slavery, and the two sections were
arrayed against each other on the
subject. If the abelitionists had
offered to buy and pay for the slaves,
the offer would not have been accept
e, nor would the whole people have
submitted to taxation for that purpose.
claiming their right under the Consti-
tuition to hold slaves Providence
knew how to carry out His own de-
signs. The passions and prejudices
of both sides were aroused, and the
only way to eradicate slavery was to
tear it out by the roots. The iustitu-
tion was staked on the result of war,
and while neither side contemplated
the abolition of slavery at the begin
ming, the termination of the struggle
was its abolition. Thus another step
Was taken in this wonderful develop