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3 THEE I WEE! cm COBKESPOITOENTS. r A Defence of; the Revenue. the Editor of the Era: w . I u,Iwa surprised at the editorial upon the revenue service in your paper of the 301 h ult. The state ments therein made are unqualified, very f-weeing, and similar in char acter to those often seen in the col? umn's of those unscrlpulou papers who hate not t only, the officers of our government hut the govern ment itself. Had the article ap- ' peared in anyone of the opposition organs it would have excited neith er surprise or comment, and would not have been worthy any atten tion. The general scope of your article seems to be opposition to the entire fivstem of Internal Revenue. We ehaJl not dispute over that point, as there is much to be said in the line of legitimate argument on both sides of that question ; but when vou include under opprobrious ad jectives and epithets the Revenue officers generally and the entire system, you are misrepresenting and abusing as pure and patriotic citizens and as faithful officers as our country can boast in any branch of either the national or any of the State governments. Not that I claim that Revenue officials are without fault. Into any system which necessitates the employment of so many men and the custody of so much money there are sure to creep designing, bad men,who pro duce more or less of fraud, bribery and corruption, and I should be the las to defend any such, or because of a feu'istigmatize all as belonging to that class. Notwithstanding some abuses, and the very untoward circumstances under which it has been adopted by the country, I look with pride upon the Internal Revenue System ; and I challenge comparison with any other branch of r?rvice, either public or private, which employs a similar number of men, is responsible for a similar amount of property, or is charged with the execution of an squal por ' tion of delicate trust. Why not assail and berate as scoundrels and defaulters the entire class of bank ing officials because here and there directors fail to do their duty, and Jtaok keepers, cashiers, and even presidents abscond with the proper ty of others! Notwithstanding that bankingis managed by private citizens and not by government officials, yet I challenge successful refutation of the statement, that, compared with the amounts involv ed and persons employed there has been several times the amount of fraud, defalcation -and corruption in connection with the banks that there has been among the Internal Revenue officials. Yon argue that the poor are pun ished and the rich go tree. I grant you that this is too often true ; but I defy you to show that the general rale is any more true of the execu tions of the Revenue laws than it Is Of the laws against robbery or murder. Show me a great official bank robber who was ever punish ed. How many people prophesied truly that Stokes would not be hung because he had too much money? Not two days ago a law yer ot considerable experience at the bar volunteered the information that no man with money had ever been convicted of murder in this State no matter what the evidence. The world at large, outside the Revenue system, has not yet arrived at per fection, and when it does you will not be quite so ready to condemn cverythingconnected with the Rev enue Laws. The tax gatherer can never bepop ular and a certain amount and qual ity of approbation and applause can always be manufactured by whole sale denunciation of that much abused class, especially among those violators of iaw who have felt its power, or whoare trembling for fear of detection. It is easy to raise the cry of spies and informers, and in a general way to charge out rages against citizens and the sub orning of witnesses, but when these charges against revenue officers are brought into court and submitted to a careful investigation the cases will far more often than otherwise result as did that against Wm. H. Deaver, of whom Judge Dick said from the bench, at the conclusion of the evidence ; MI never saw a more complete vindication of any officer.' You say that the Hon. Y. A. Smith has pledged the abolition of the entire Internal Revenue sys tem. Well, if he runs the United States government let him pay its expenses; but when- he under takes the abolition of this system he will find many facts in its favor which have much weight with thinking men, among which is this ; The total cost of assessing and col lecting the Internal Revenue has thus far been a smaller per cent, than that or .collecting .the import duties, and less than Is paid by any State in the Union for only the col lection of State taxes a fact which speaks vofflmns fdr"iKe efficiency and honesty ot Internal Revenue officers as a .class. ox c. J ratter from a Colored MahV To the Editor of the Era: I beg leave for a small space in your paper to say a few words to the colored people as to the manner in which they have been treated, in regard to holding- office. I will ask one question, what man can be elected on the Republican ticket in North Carolina, without the vote of the colored men ? And if this be so, ought not the colored people be entitled to hold some of the offices that will Dav them ? 1 think it is rather hard that whereever any of- hce Is to he failed, that it is given to the white man, when it is known that he cannot be elected without the votes of the colored people. When our sheriffs election comes on he will tell us, "well my good fel lows d all vou can for me, and I will make some of you my Depu ties" but after he is elected he makes w hite men his deputies al though it is the lowest office in the State. As for me I will say I am done fatten i he: fross for snakes. I say that the colored people are en titled to some of the offices where they can gret pay for their labor. I have done as much for the Republi can Party as any man in my part of the country, but for the time to come, I shall not say what I shall do. I want you to think over what I have said, and if you will look at it right, you will agree with me. Whenever any vacancy occurs for congress, some white man will be nominated and he will say "well John, or Bill, or Henry, as the case may be," I am out for Congress, do all you can for me, and if I am elec ted, I will not forget you, there is some appointments to be filled and I will wee that some of you get them, but when the election is over what does he do ? Why he gives it to a white man, and gives as a reason that the bond was too heavy for a colored man to give. I for one intend to drop such men as I would hot bricks. You will hear some men say that it is too soon for colored men to hold of fice, I say it is never too soon to do good, nor too late to begin. If something more is not done for the colored men, you will find that when the white men wish to be elected, they will be elected to stay at home. .Look out for next Sum mer, T say what I have because I don't want the Republican Party to go down, but if you don't treat thooolorod people with more re spect, you may look for that time to come. I have spent my time and done all that I could to have the party kept up, but I find that the leaders don't do anything for the colored people, who lose time and money for them. I hope the matter will be looked into and something more done for those who bear the heat and burden of the day. Walter A. Bookram. ranklinton, Nov. 1, 1872. 10,OOOlA rare chance J (Full partie'lars Agents free, or C sam- . j pies for $1. Ad WANTED'd re s s Pitts- burgh Supply iCo., Pittsburg. ;l'a. i 18-6 m MONTH. FOK SALE-CHEAP! O3 NE NEW FIRST-CLASS HER RING'S Patent Fire and Burglar Proof Safe cost in New York $875.00, and has all the latest improvements. Will be sold cheap for cash the owner having no use for it. Can be seen at the Commission House of W. H. Jones fc Co., Raleigh, N. C. 7 tf A. W. SHAFFBR. C. C. -WILLARD, EBBITT HOUSE WASHINGTON, 1. C. 4S 3m W. T. ADAMS & SON, Manufacturers and Dealers in STEAM IC IS GINES, saw; and it i st in ills, PI own, Harrow, Cultivators, Ho it in g- iriachle, and all kind of CASTINGS. All work neatly and promptly exe cuted, by skilful workmen, on the most reasonable terms. Tae senior partner has had over 40 years experience in the business, and feels justified in saying that he can give entire satisfaction. WANTED 100,000 pounds of old Cast Iron, for which the highest market price will be paid, in cash or exchange for wo' ; o n i ., it i H -.T T i I Works one Sqnar West mt Ctrar i j Hnsei .it .ii Raleigb, Aug. IS, 1872. w3xn B. IF. T JONES & CO., BALEICH, X. C ; ; COMMISSION MERCHANTS COTTON FACTORS ' AND Wholesale & Retail Grocers, .- - Wilminfrton Street, , ' In their wholesale department they rmr trt the trade a laree stock of first- class groceries at prices that have and will continue to attract me iraae. xney have in store 1200 Gals. S. H. Syrup. 300 Bushels bolted meal. 1200 Pounds cream cheese. 40 Dozen cans fresh peaches. 25 Boxes adamantine candles, lfton TVmnds Dure candv. assorted. 100 Boxes cakes and crackers fresh. 50 Bbls. superhne and family flour. 50,000 Water proof percussion caps. 150 Sacks tine Liverpool salt. 40 Dozen boxes axle grease. 72 Doz. Masons Blacking. 3000 Pounds family soap. 25 Cases mixed pickles. Powder, Shot, Snuff, Tobacco, Soda, Spice, Pepper, Tea, fec, fcc. Bulk meatand Breakfast Strips, and a full assortment of other goods gener ally sold in grocery stores. Call and ex amine the quality of their goods and price. Consingment of produce solic ited. 18-3m J. M. R O SEN i AUM (Successor to A. Kline,) Wholesale and Retail Dealer IN READY-MADE CLOTHING, STAPLE DRY GOODS, HATS, BOOTS & SHOES, China, Crockery and Glass-ware, GenU FUHIflSHIlTG GOOD A and SHIRTS a Speciality. COltNER Fayetteville and Harg-ctt Streets, RALEIGH, Jr. C. 18-3m FOOD. Corn, Rye, Sheafs of Oats, Meal, Peas, Fodder, Hay, Oats, Fine Teed, Shucks, Always kept on hand at OSBORN'S Grain and Feed Store, Vat nf ffio Xnrth Carolina Denot in the new Warehouse built for that pur pose. Orders drmre in tbe Post Office will be promptly iiiled. W. A. liATilO, Superintendent. Raleigb, N. C, Feb. 7, 1873. ly T. It. PXJRNEIili, A tto r n ey a t La w, It A LEIGH, 2f. a Will practice in the State and Federal Courts. . OFFICE near the court uouse. fi ly. W. V. H. SMITH. G.KO. V. STBOBO SMITH & STRONG, Attorneys and Counsellors at Law. 6 Cm Rale iff b, N A New Era in J ourrialisrrv The Great Achievement 4 ot the Nineteenth Century. the daily graphic. All the News and. full of Pictures. 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