Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1880-10-28
The Attack on Gen. Scales.

The Attack on Gen. Scales.
The Republican - scanvassers il
Gen. Scales district seek to max,
the point against him thar he votet
for bill allowing rcvenners t.
make arrests without warrants. -
The public acts of an officer ar,
proper subjects of criticism ant
and certainly neither Gen. Scales
nor his friends object to tree ant
full ventilation ri i,is record. f5u
statements may be made, true il
themselves, yet SO unfairly state,
as to he absolutely untrue. This
is the case with the above allega-
tion about Gen. Scdles' vote on tho
bill referred to. 1t is we'll know,
that for many years past the rev.
cnuers have been making arrests
without warrants, and doing many
other acts denounced by the Dem
ccrats AS unlawful, but upheld by
the department. the Federal Jndges,
and by the Republican party
When bill was before Congress
relieving the tobacco growers OF
srevious burdens imposed upon
them by the untriendly Legislation
Of secsional Republicans, Gen.
Scales, as the representative OF onr
tobacco section, had it's passage
very much at heart. 1t AFFECTED
his people vit,lly, and he endorsed
aud worked ,nanlnlly for the bill.
The opponents of that bill and the
Republican friends of the law
breaking revenuers took occasion
to tack on to it II clause nermitting
revenuers to make arrests without
| warrlnts in cases where the allcdse
ofirnses were committed in their
presence, but, by Implication, re-
strail'ing them fr"m arrcsti1g with
ont warrants in other cases. This
was material change from the
practice which the department., the
Federal Judges and tie Republican
party has SO long uphcld.-Yet so
opposed We're Gen. Scales and the
Southern Democrats to allowing
these revenuers to make any arrests
without warrants, that they voted
and fought against the amendment.
But the Republicans were strong
enough TO pass the amcndndnt,an,.
tack it on to the tobacco bill. Gen
Scales was then by the act of the
Republicans, obliged either on the
one hand to vote against he tobac>
co bill, and help to dnfeat that
measure of relief to his people, and
at the same time leaving the reve-
nucrs unqualified license to make
arrests when they pleased without
warrant, or, on the other hand, to
Vote for the tobacco bill, having
clause in it allowing the revenuer,
to arrest without warrants only
when the alleged offenses were
committed i'll theil presence.
These were the two alternatives
'he Radicals presented him He
chose the latter. lie thought Ii
was better TO have some restraint
put upon the rcvenuers, and, il pos
>ible, t., get his people reli we'd "i
the heavy tobacco tax, than to lei
The tax remain and let the revenu-rs
have free &c ,pe as before to exercise,
their uubriolcd and unlawful will.
He, however, oy his vote and VOICE
protested that in n Case shou d IL
revenuer be allowed t, arrest with.
ont warrant. The Republicans
were too strong for him au,i carred
heir point, pu ting the amen',tnent
i'll The bill over ms head. lie there
lore, under the ,yo. Ell
fut tie tobacco bill with the claus,
in it restraining the reyenuers As
abov,- stated. SUCH is tine record
The Republicans have been buieily
representing the facts and try
ing TO make il appear the General
vuied to let these dett stabl crea-
| tur,s roam through the country,
riding rougIi-st,od over the liber-
les OF lile people lis uote shows
that he opposed to the last snch a
grant OF power yhich 30 North
Carolina officer wields, but which
The Radicals have vested in ties
wild niarauders who ride at night
through the country, committing
all sorts of deprcda;ious IN .er the
sanction of the Fed ,ral govern
ment. Such an assault upon the
fair tame "t a se itlcnlrn true To
his people, so stead;ast i'll his dcyo-
lion to the principles OF liberty and
SO opposed to the exercise of unre-
Il ned power by these reyennerS,
will, We are sure, recoll upon the
he.ds nf hose who have made it,
and will render Buxton and his
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