The Delaware gazette. [volume] (Wilmington [Del.]) 1809-1810, 1810-06-06
Legislature Of Delaware.
NUMBER 9.

of political and financial dup icity-were never prac-
iced in any government. than is developed by this
communication. What is asserted does not grow ont
of the effects of party zeal; they are full aud absolute
ts-incontrovertibe- incontestibe Are the citi.
zens of New Castle county thus be robbed, to be
oppressed to be oled is their patriotism and pub
lie spirit thus be tramped upon by dishonest and
dshonorabe faction are they thus to be saddled with
taxes and oppression defay the expences of their
political enemies Of the state Common homes
~ and common Justice ought to forbid it The en-
%suing election may effect rad cal cure oil these gre
ances-and eagerly look up TO our republican tel.
low citizens Of Kent and SUSSEX, for hearty coope
ration with us to obtain change of men, and with
them change Of measures. We know this state has
republican and Sne.p it requires nothing now
but to bring all its energies into acton-le the repub
cans but rise in the full majesty of their strength,
and Delaware will no onger remain the solitary as
sociate of Connecticut
THE statements in my last exhibit conclu-
sive answer to the question have asked, Why
was the auditors report limited TO the year 1890
II was evident there was no balance outstanding
against Newcastle county, prior 10 the year 1898
but more substantial reason IN the ESTIMATE
on ola corrupt legislature was, that there wee
then standing taxes absolutely due to the state
and unpaid by the counties Of Sussex and Kent,
anterior to the year i790--ahtr every possible
deduction that human ingenuity could invent
after years had been wasted over the niculdering
records, ard no, only every doubtful i;em but
every one that partial mag ination could make
appeal SO, was deliberately placed to their credit
after the subject had been shorn and pruned
to the very Quick, a balance from Kent of
60 ,,,I crn, he. rf [ussex or
S67o6 SOL, making together the round sum. OF
Sli9C5 o8I, a sum equal TO the ordinary an
nuai STATE tax ,ecven-twentieths of which has bcea
standing fol more than twe'ty seven years and
would have cncreascI the finances Of the state at
the present period, at the customary interest
compounded, 10 sum far exceeding thirty',hou-
sand dollars. Blu, instead Of this the county OF
Newcastle has not only sustained her actual pro-
annual proportion Of the tax to make good the
deficiencies OF Kent and Sussex.
! an aware that many arguments Tor rather
substitutes for argoments> have been resoItcd 10
in order to divert the public mind from the pro-
pre,y of enforcing the payment of tue dehtien-
ciss from Kea, and Sussex of the years rs l-s3,
But have not heard any that would not, with
as strict Justice, apply to the co"nty of New
CASTLE. Every difficulty that existed in Kent and
Sussex in those years. existed in the same degree
in Newcas,l. county; ana yet she paid up hcriu
proportion Of taxes. She, in fact, from her at
tachnent to the laws, supported by her own her
iar., chr FIR
years, alnos, exclusively, the whole weight @
the government ofthc sats--thc two lower coun
ties paying but small part o! The proportion
for which they were assessed.
But admitting for moment what has neve
been proven, That the deficiencies Of csl ass
1885 were ioub,fa,, upon what principle, let mi
ask, was the balance against Kent of Sls7 81
for the year 1899, and tho balance against Su~
sex Of 9722 As of the same year Exactly ih
year preceding the commencement Of the mem
orahlc report Of the aual,o') RENTED! VIII.
was no. the surplus paid since the year 1890
am, Which has been d,ducted fiom this year
quota Of the tax Of Kent an,l.Sussex, by an obi
ous and nquous law applied (ss has been Gus
tomary) to discharge the deficiencies OF l7a9
This is question that demands the serious Ut
tention Of every taxable nhabi,an. Of this state
and is of character too serious to be triiled with
1t is demanded of Newcastle county on the pa
Of her interest--it is demanded Of Kent and Sus
sex on the part ofjusceAit is not question o
party. consider myself a taxable Of Newcas
tie county and as such being aggreved, ap
peal from, the unjut decision Of majority OF th
legislature TO the impartial and deliberate juag
nleni ,f III ,nlitcDl Lesc of CeIln,r ci