Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1882-08-15

Congress has adjourned, and the Re-
publican journals of the North are un-
happy about the record it has made
It was confidently expected at the be-
ginning of the session, says the Lynch
burg VSrgini0a, that Congress would
inaugurate measures looking to a mate
rial reduction of taxes. With revenue
of $3.50, O0O, 900, according to Mr.. KEEL
ly's calculation,-to be wrung from the
people of the United States this year in
the form of taxes, and with the demands
of the Government, on the most lavish
scale of expenditures, not likely tosex-
coed $27O, 900. who will not see that the
Republican Congress has failed to afford
the relief that 1t was in their power to
grant? 1t only remains for the people,
now that Congressman are soon to be
elected, to see to it that they vote for no
man who does not pledge himself to ia
vor reduction of taxes in every shape
and form; that the people may be re-
lieved and at the same time, there may
be smaller surplus in the treasury, to
be used as a corruption fund. Let us
strike for the abrogation of the whole
internal revenue system, with its odious
rabble of spies, informers and place
men. 1t was war system, that has no
place among us in time of peace, and
ought not to be in operation now, sew
enteeen years after the war closed, and
while the country is enjoying prospect.
ty. We believe that the vote of the peo>
pie may be cast this year in such man.
ner as to force Congress at its next SEES
sion to fix the limit, at an early day,
beyond which the internal revenue sys.
tenn shall not be continued. Let it die
as it ought to die; and with it the whole
constabulary force of rough riders who
are hunting down our people in the ag-
ricultural districts, and subjecting them
to personal annoyance-andt their prop
erty to confiscation, for disposing Of
their corn and tobacco as they should
have full right to do, in time of peace
Away with this whole system of spies
informers, and its army of retainers that
eat out the sustenance of the people! The
country is getting ripe for this change
and even now the axe is laid at the root
OF the tree, and the revenue officials will
have to stand from under.
/ NOMINATION OF HON. J. AMBLEF
SMITH.-Hon. J. Amber Smith, Re-
publican, son.in-law of Hon. John F
Lewis, has been nominated by the Goa.
litionists as their candidate for Congress
in the Richmond District. He will be
beaten by Hon. Geo. D. Wise, who will
be the Democratic candidate for re- cleo
ton. 1t is time for all Democratic Re
adjusters to withdraw from the Coali'
ZIONIST party, unless they wish to be re-
cognized as Republicans. The St0tt
says that Hon. J. Amber Smith is moi
properly eligible as a citizen of this
State, having been, for some time, 6
citizen of Washington City. The Stat
says:
"For, though Mr.. Smith is Virgin
ian by birth, and may claim citizenship
in Virginia, still for several years he has
been to all intents and purposes non
resident of this State. Try as he may
Mr.. Smith cannot persuade the people
that Virginia, and not the District O
J Columbia, is his home, and that he is
anything else than new conner come
for Office. He should have returned
sooner to this State and settled among
US. 1t is too late for him to swap hi