The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1843-01-14
on The first of February : and August

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iIi Until someamode Of raising the atnoun
necessary for the payment ofilhis interest
! less burihensome 10 the people, is devised
the taxes imposed by existing laws seem /,
be indispensable. II may be worthy III,
consideration Of the Legislature, however
whether The present defective system o
making assessments, and reaching the OBJ
jects OF taxation, does rot require revision
Tits believed, if such revision be judcious
/ iy made, that no increase Of The iaxes now
authorized would be necessary. 10 produce
an adequate amount from that source tc
cover The pressing demand made upon ;ht
lTreasory.h ssa1hle9 ne99 hsshsgza
Yoe will observe oy a report accompay
ing tllls message. that in pursuance of lIle
ACT of Assembly. passed for that purpose
onthe 9Th day OF July. last. proposals
were invited foS the sale Of the public i'm.
improvements Of The Common weahh.' No
bid for the same. that can possibly be ac
lnepledswas received. Isrhis measure was
snggestedin my last annual message, be-
lieving that, in our present embari assed
| condition, il was an experiment, which
NIGH be produGtye ofrelief.. worth trying.
II has been Tried, and has utterly failed.
The uulp is, The, amount of money, re.es.
sary; for The purchase of any considerable
portion Of our inlprpyepents,lisfa is far greater
than any cltlzens of our country are -ablerto
rase ior Thai purpose, Were they, to, be
sold at all. they would necessarily, either
directly or Indirectly, fall inio The, hands Of
foreign capitalist, The people must, in a
great measure, lose the, control over their
management, and they would necessarily
become Private mopopolies. This would
seem 70 be measure, as dangerous, to The
public interest, as il, would be humilia.ing
to the public pride. gsaa S 1,,;s., go
/ sIhe revenues upon our public, works
haye not diminishedIip any proportion 10
the extent of the .embarrassme which
have been thrown in The way of, trade. /,
will be seen by referring to the, Report, of
The Canal Commissioners, which will short
is' hn laid .hefn-s na., i.h-i. al
scarcity and. depreciation Of money! the
impaired condition Of credit and The enor.
nous rates of exchanges the. receipts from
tolls for The Fiscal year, ending the 30ih
Noyember, lS42, amount TO S92O,4 O,499g AZ
The expenditures, =, for. all haiiAa s,sw
y purpose, for the nine or.9 if sat,
4 months commepcngon on the isnoQ 4
% 1st March and ending so1nas ssW 4
a both .1 November, lal742, iisl asil.s.b
aa amount to G y M ,IaiT bST 300, ,049 10
" asgz4 da0tniasaa as -------------------
Leaving an excess OF re-, astsalisl
"a. ceip,s for the year, over iaib 7si.gaga i
d. the excuses ofnine months lo e.sfilass
to .uasiylb ss coo BOD .E4p 530.452 ~
Notwithstanding Inc decrease in tolls, has
been sl59,396. .6l, ss.s s.g4 ,,.,assso.
The receipts and expenditures on The main
lines have been as follows: ssifs,y h tsss
Il. Tolls received in All expenses, and
su.sst .sdt lS42. ,oj,sr liabilities for Q
Columbia 80 ........t' ....,,.... ~
Railroad, 1857, ,46l so .$I32, 500 As
Eastern IL
Juniata e'N' l'.' 'StaA
Divisions I05, $50 I6 45.O72 10 |
~ - 'S'i''s ~ ~ 9',l'
Portage %4 % @"'f ,le'-'s s''h
Railroad l24,25S 40 96.52s SO |
Western t''-' '"' w ,'@-''tt ~ i's
Division S5,449 40 26,Os0 OOI
10Y, nv s762 o49 4s ssoO,lso 20
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