The evening Argus

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case to be submitted to a court of la'

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levy a havy tax on commercial "vellers

i fli a ahatt-.A t.i am stria tlu lie..I,- -'Sell gOOUS

by sample, arcs.?, not in'philad'l'hii where,

k.u,..r. tl,u l.u Hi-item also exmis), but

in Baltimore. Mr. W;d, of New mb,

lately was in the huu' 'Mr- ""V in Haiti

more, showing saief'1' I''-nt l.-nt'.ier,

when a detective cuinu in, arrested and took

him to ihe ii'ion house and detaini;d bun

there for lliirly-six hours, until Iih was bail

el out f"' Ib license costs f.U.

Mr. Miird had no giX'ds, only n few Humpies.

If e haJ remained nt home, and w-ul on

its samples through the post olln e, or by

express, he could have gold to any amouut

without Ik license. The fact that he went on

to Haltiinore, where of course, he had to

spend money, and personally showed his

samples, rendered hiui liable to arrest and

fine. In like niann-r, a glass manufaetu'c

in Nonistown, which is 'pute close to our

citv limits, cannot sample an nrtielu of his

own uiakin,", and oiler it tor sale, without

being I. able to take out an expensive license.

Mr. i.varis, Attoruey tiiineral of the L inled

States, who thinks this license-exacting sys

tem perfectly obnoxious, will give a written

opinion us to its constitutionality when

rign'ariy brought before him in proper

shape."

The Mobile negroes take kindly to poli

tics, although the white men of their party

sometime- interfere to prevent the free exer

cise of talent. .lust before the recent Muni

cipal election there was a negro caucus in a

How to cite this articleCómo citar este artículo

The evening Argus. (1869). Rock Island, Ill., 1869-02-01. Haiti in the American Press. Library of Congress, Chronicling America: https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn84038628/1869-02-01/ed-1/?sp=2

ReferencesReferencias

Library of Congress, Chronicling America: The evening Argus, 1869-02-01.