The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1831-1858, 1831-10-12

uent to the Constitution as the only remedy !
for the evil. Now how have the JacksoRians
conducted in relation to the amendment. Take
their organ, the Boston Statesman. The Dis
trict system was proposed-lt made the largest
reduction. Boston votes Tor it. 1t is defeated
The Statesman rejoicos that the aristocracy
has not succeeded in taking away the rights Of
the small toions' Hypocritical sy mpathies
Another system is proposed 10 respect cotpo
rate rights. The Jackson paper at Worcester
opposes that system. The Statesman copies
he article from the Republican, and recon-
mends it TO their readers. 1t is not republican
lit is not equal, says the Republican. The
Protean Statesman chimes in, and echoes the
sound Why did not the Worcester Conven.
ton touch upon this topic. Why waste all their
tender sympathies for the dear people in rela-
ton to the " aristOeracy" of the Senate, in
forming them Of the exact "guage and meas
ure" of an electors influence in the respective
counties, and cunningly keep out of sight his
comparative influence in various to,cas Why
did they not tell the people that one voter in
Hull had as much influence in electing a rep
resentative as ten in bingham, SC. &c The
answer is obyious--they said no more than
would swell their defamation against 90 wealth. >"
and might, if they had said more, have touched
the pride or offended the prejudices of some
would be representatives in the smaller towns.
Had Massachusetts no State Pauper Laac.
and had tho number of Representatives been
reduced within reasonable bounds, the State
Expo nditures last year would have been S2l3,.
las IA.
What was the income from the Rank Tax
last year, and on Sales at Auction. They
amounted to 1891 ,376 As; more than enough
TO nave paid all our State Expenses. unusual as
they were last year, without a resort TO a State
Tax, had The Pauper Law been repealed and
the number Of Representatives been properly
reduced. Who pays the Bank Taxi More
Than one half of the Bank Stock is owned in
Boston. Boston then pays in that proportion
boston pays more than one half of the Auction
Tax. Boston paid $50, 900 in five wears to sup
port Paupers in the country. Boston pays more
than ono third Of the Direct State Tax-and
yet the people are insnltsd with continral
and senseless clamor against the 20 Boston .4ris.
toeracg"
:, But will pursue this subject further More
ilsht may be thrown upon it. | do not pretend
II the Income from the Bank Tax is large that
aence the pubic money should be improvident.
~ expended. will present some further items
IN the great account. One was $4,000 to com.
Piete the new State Prison, a Temporary ex.
Penso Tor permanent improvement-in fact a
retrenchment measure for, from the last report
OF inc warden 1t appears that with the econom-
zeal arrangements and improvements of the
new prison, the expense of the institution has
been reduced, so that instead of being, as here.
totore, heavy charge upon the State, the in.
come for the last six months falls short of III,
expenditure only in the sum of ninety dollars
AND yet this appropriation of $50 900 is held
up IN the mass one of the annual .exnense.
of Massachusetts,
Our Judges are paid by salaries. They were
IN part once paid in fees. Their pay was large
the expenses of suits were great The num-
Der OF Judges was reduced-ther aggregate
compensation was reduced, and it is fixed by
law-paid out of the State Treasury and know
10 the people. Yet this very change swell /.
State Expenditures.
Our Probate Officers were maid last v..r e..
the State tt easury, S20,573 a. How we
these officers formerly paid-how are thew M,
paid IN other States? By OBNOXIOUS FEES. to a,
amount OF which the people are ignorant Tb Ell
compensation was reduced and their salar lie,
are published TO the community 1t forme rlp
was as much expense TO settle small a., a
large estate. The poor widow might consu M.
her pittancc in settling her husbands est; te,
Property is now assessed to pay these expen SO
the obnoxious fee system is abolshed-M as
sachusetts has shaken off this remnant of anti
quated abuse which now prevails in other State
and pays her officers from the State Treasure
Ye: this very measure swells the amount G
State E1pe mixtures, while it diminishes those @
the mass of the People
| might explain other items Of the account j ,
a manner equally as satisfactory, and shall en-
deavor to do so in another number and at Oh ,
same time examine some ofthe splendid scheme
of the Worcester Reformers, by which the ,
would mortgage the farm of every landhol der
palsy the arm of the mechanic, strike at the
root OF The enterprise of the merchant, and
make the State despised, and the people b, INK
rupt in property and in principle.
A CouHTRYMAS