, 1880-12-23
GEORGIA..

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DO Not{AnUsv tile Lux-Congfckklhtiul
nnd Legislative .Apporttos,nlens-,Ins
ticc Woods.
Special Correspondence ot The Chicago Tribune.
ATLANTA, Gn.. Dec. .0.--Tl,o press OF tho North
aud the officers If tho 1ttvcnuo Department uro
very sovcrc upon tho rcuple Of North Georgia
for thoir nut knowing tho law, md tho!r persist
Ing In distflltng whisky nutwItllstaudlna the re-
pcntetl raids uf tho revcnlio oilteors Mu,ung tho
1noonshtncra In tho mullntuIus. They even 10
80 FUR as to nsscrt TINT tic 1noHnatfilcrs o know
tho law, bns wnntonty refuse tn ol'ey It; and do
still cor,t- whisky aud never pay tho revenue
tux, whrn they know thut they should puy a tnx
upun every kuilani that they still. It ls Utmost
incredible 10 t'etipve tlnt tiloy do not know tho
law: and they lire nut beloved when thoy arc
Gr6,'ght to AttRntu nn casrrcd bcfuro the United
Slnfes courts, a,l1 ray they did not know tho law.
1t III curious. They ure mysterious In tho
Manufacture nf tho whlsky: hive their dsti-
lcrlcs In tho businesses and BorEcs Of thu n,ott-
n!ns, nwny from tho sight of nun. and Utmost
Inaccessible; and also, after n,n!1lng tho whisky,
Btcaliby tuku 1t to tho towns and sell 1t Bccrct-
~, v ltliout paying tho tnx. These fnets nrHuo
that they du know It Is nYnilst tho law for i1e!n
to nuke tho whisky without pny!n1 tho revenue
Tux. Hut, in Justification Of tllcse drludeL
mountain n'muonshiners, tt may be suId TINT thu
Wisdom and brnEns of GcorgIn assembled In
<AOhI'"t 4A4oSsAbi3f VI wv IATtE46 III HtAtI IL
thelr lnw- Offices. presumably pouring over tho
law-buoks. did not know OF tho existence OF u
fatal defect III tho Inv nf their Stnte upon 81
.tanrtnt't II tnattor ns TINT Of the law Eovern!ng
icc-rresldrtt Of tho unltci StItos II tho
law. nlakots of Georgia 'du not know tho law,
MD ~! sho !. aovernor Of tho State dues ret know
md West be u, llurd- hcartGd and wautHny
erio! with regard 70 the pu,r, tcltitlcd nlo0ti-
sinners ~ the mountains Ut North GeorRtu, whu
fu not kiioir HilW t4t rCnu. Ef1ti GAnHilt wrtfO
tAeir own llAt,cs2
Again, u thelr justification, It. may also be
Ut thu County Of Ctuthum, in whicii 10 tue City
or Savannah, attenpted to cullcut q tux fratn
Ill tho chs,rchrs, scoothouses, p,s1l!u lbr,ries,
.trt.Kucrfca, etc.; Wheu they protested, a.ld tho
result nf ttolr Investigations Of tho Inv wins.
thut tho Constitution Of ticorKlll, which wls
seh c roper,y os to tasno t "dt d 'sei seer
poWer upon tho Gol,rral Assembly to pass acts
relieving such property frtltn taxntint', 4 stuy
agreed to wilt Tor tho collection ot tax lrum
ionnf ilefsrsT s n Il %ftHr tho ss,!n &C. tho
ilcv. ID, le7R tho Goyernor approved ri, net Of
tls CONSTITUTION. ai,s oxcn,pts ali sssch properly
or remember If tho oxistu,lco OF uny such Inv.
punished for disabling c0r,t-whI1ky, whnn tlioy
sny thoy dill not know thore WIS law against
Tho Joint resolution which WINS adoptod at the
lntc scsstt,n OF tho General Assembly, culltilx
upon tho slenlbors uf Congress from ueorgEn to
1 ~ M wf 3nr ExSs sso 4ss. ns
III very opl,nrt.snety: und, u CnnKress hna got
my sym,psthy for us at ~, 1: should tako up
md p;ss 1t, Lot us got to learn'na as tluick as
Tho tionoral Assembly adjourned In Novom-
distributing tho Htntr, TIu LeXtHnflltp would
,,t.t hayo not 49, ag1in Within two ye!rs. Or until
est 1"y to yyM VIZ q sssed ef FL
Htatc Doftro tho next Congressional election.
Tiny wt then '!Lso reapport!9n Tho reprsse,ta;
Assembly. soinu counties will l;,su oag liopre.
sentative. whilo nthors VIII gain olsu. The wholo
number Of !sensesontatiycs. hogeyer. Will not
tives and for.y.four Hrlaiors. Thu C0nyres.
sDl!l districts Will be ehanved very materially.
A. ssy %T o saaa % II sao q s'5S sSsa;SxS ssSS
~ Alesandor s IT, s,sThos h isriat. tho Eisbth'
il rcQ.,trod; Willis thu First District bun not Kot
enough. s!Ine Of tho dsstrcta nr, very 9n.
eh4poly., Fur instance. tho Fifth. Il. WHICH
u,n.,ntRtus Of North Guorga through Tho nit!ilio
Ut tho 6tute owll to tlle tuwer portion. forming
, flor Of twelve oolinslcs strung out IN zlgzag
Judge Willian II. Woods. who aua Just boon
sppolntod On ,ho auprGmo Court bunch Of tho
fur several ysass liz resides III oito ri tho mt,st
elegant hrtuk nlansious M Penchtree street. 1io
haa u osat!t according 20 hls avn taste, lilo bus
son. Charles, Who Ii emnl'ycJ @ i IT, JIG cIeSks
nllec 81 the United Stntes District Co,'rt. Upon
retnoyU froia lure anG take ap Ills residence IL
wash'nstou, ho replied TINT he could not toll
@ that Us ynt; l1ut ho 19ft tho impression thAt ho
fsItf!!y to Washington during csrtaIn portions Of
mo yoar' II. Il. y.