American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1825-03-08
FOR THE WhTcHMhN.
ga Freebooter of New Castle COunty."-No.

FOR THE WhTcHMhN |,
ga Freebooter of New Castle County."-No.2. Il
When an error has been committed either in
bublic or private life its remote consequences are
often more pernicous than its immediate effects
OF the latter some idea may be formed at the time
of its commission; bu: the former are not within
the conception Of even the most sagacious and wise
The men who composed the Legislature oil this
state in 1915, by allotipg TO Newcastle County 80. |
266 AZ OF 600 the state tax laid for that year,
we're not apprized of the injury that was to result tol
the state from that unwise measure. W lth the ex
ception oil four years, from 1873 to 1915, state
tax had been annually laid and collec;ed-there was
no intermssion of state leves in either good or bad
times The minds Of the people had become ia
miarzed to the practice oil providing In this way
Tor The support Of Goyernment--and distributed a.
state taxes among the respective counties, the
collection of them in no county, believe at any
time met with opposition from the taxables. They
had so long submitted TO the 6 superintendent
established before the close Of the revolutionary
contest as not to inquire into or have forgotten, the
reasons which induced the Legislature TO establish
lit. On whatever principle founded, 1t excited mol
dissatisfaction, and might have been continued tol
the present time, had it not been renquished inI
1915 for the purpose oil imposing on Newcastle
county proportion OF state tax which vastly ex
cceded any allotment she had before paid
W lille the wants Of the Government we're sup
piled through the medium of state taxes, money
was flowing annually into the state treasury from
Indirect taxation and other sources; and being from
time to iime vested in profitable stocks, these wi b
the interest yielded by them have accumulated to|
their present amount and constitute at this time the
productive funds OF the state. The year 1919 is
| distinguished in the history OF our hsca concerns
ior the discontinuance Of state taxes. The annual
interest of the stocks belonging to the state was
nd ips1,p he edo
of those financial resources from which they were
derived, encouraged the Legislature to take that
Isep. But the principal cause OF their discontinu-
lance was presume, on the one hand the hesitancy
el by the advocates OF the state assessment which
had been completed in 1918, to carry it into exeou
Iuon, and the apprehension, on the other, OF those
who disapproved OF it, lest an attempt might be made
Ito enforce it. During this period the representa-
ltyes OF Kent and Sussex would probably, have actec
lon it, but were fearful of the opposition that might
Ibe made in Newcastle to the collection of state
tax rated threon while the Representatives OF that
county we're DESTROYS that their constituents should
as long as possible be spared the painful alternative
: Of treating with dlsrespect the Legislative authority
in refusing to pay one apportoned by that rule
: Thus in period of years $4,000 have been ia
/ ken out OF the state treasury $4,000 having been
obtained by loan in 1924 and applied to the disburse
: ment of the current expences OF the government
. that might have been vested in the funded debt O
!. the U. States, some kind of interest bearing
stocks, had state tax of 5000 1.-THE sum laid FOL
il several years) been annually levied. And as th
>, sum annually vested would have produced an inter
!, est, which it accrued being vested also, would il
like manner have borne interest, the whole wou
, have amounted now to something rising $4,000
To this sum adding $4,000, the cost of the stat
~ assessment the state may be considered to be
loser to the amount of at Leaf lo3 900, as with a
annual levy of 5000 and skfu ms aagemen
Ne o its finances, its active funds would be greater
e hat sum than they at this time; and the loss sus
M tanned by the state is the to be regretted, be
cause the income Of its funds thus augmented woul
all render state tax hereafter unnecessary for tn
all support Of government.
no Such in fiscal point Of view, has been the mi,
res rous result produced by the unjust allomen, of Ia
exacted of Newcastle by the representatives of Ker
ri. and Sussex in 8l5-a result which, am persuat
n ed, formed part of their ancipations at that da
What evils are to ensue on the Legislatures havn
apportioned the state tax imposed at the late sessc
res agreeaby to the state assessment is beyond huus
ub- foresight to divine. One of two things, howeye
.ne will certainly take place. The taxabes of Newca
ned tie county will either pay their allotment of it,
mb they will refuse to do it. In the first event, The
son will, according TO their view Of the subject, suf;