Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1844-01-02

!. tuHeeVB tu WOTIuty gOOuS1 eT6Ctb MS mRL
|. sion and furnishes Il at cost s1Ricien
to purchase whole sections Of land, Sn
: yet he pays no tax upon il. The righ
is perfect in every man to enjoy his OwI
. IN such manner as pIsases him best, s.
, he jRfTinge. not upon The rights Of 9th
sTs. Il is not necessary IhSI this should
be restrained; but at the same time j
would appear TO be ct variance with SOUND
policy and good government TO lay the
burdens Of Slate upon the labor of the
hardy aRd industrious, and at the same
time grant Immunity to the possessions
and enjoyments Of the more fortunate and
wealthy. The wealth Of the State, how
ever, invested or used, should pay the
taxes Of the State, in full and equitable
proportions. It has the ability 10 do 50
and owes the greater obligation for the
protection which the government ex-
tends TO H." 'ss ah 7 s.'i ''f s .na
"The,law itself is continually evaded.
Wealth not only brings power but Gun,
ning and shrewdpess to its possessor =
A man may not have his ni6uey at ihter>
est on the first day of March, else he
must pay tax; but under the cOLstruc.
ton of the officers he may take his inter
est in advances or he may embody il in
the obligation he takes, and then he has
no "money at interest,"" which is ibe ex.
preston Of the law. He may buy iudg-
mehts, mortgages, noies, or other obli-
cations, at fifty cents Upon the dollaI.
and yet he has no money at interest,
These are mere eVasions of the law, un>
der strict construction of its provis.
ions; but they are so numerous, as well
as mlltifarious in their character, that
they cannot be reached or punished -
The only true method Of equalizing the
public burdens, and laying the hand Of
taxation where in justice and equity il
should rest, is TO adopt the principle of a
general. cash valuation; thereby requiring
every man to contribute according to the
amount in which he Il protected, and the
ability it confers upon him to meet the
requirements Of the State.'' lob .... %
There can be no question but thSt
something should be done to remedy all
these evils, but whether in the conflict
of parties aud The too prevalent desire
and design, Of several members TO iegis-
late fol "Buncomb," the matter will not
be glanced carelessly at and suffered 10
go unheeded, is What we most fear. "
0H'W ~. CANAL REVENUES. "A"
To tolls Of the Ohio Canal have de-
creased in the year $S3,Ol2 10, while
those on the Miami Canal have ncreas-
ed, So, ,4O6 4S
Miami Extension, ,3,202 40
Wabash and Erie, , .a 81 ,574 4S
Hooking, aa' ar. 1875 80
Walhonding, l a 4. 81 ~
MuskiDgum Improvement; 5,02S 40
Maumee W. R, Road; &c. S,519 80
hh iR gs' S4S,SS4 So
which seems a total falling off frOd. last
year Of $35.O7s Is. aaa
The expense for repairs on the Miami
Canal and Extension having exceeded
those oflast year S35, ,52l, and on the
Wabash and Erie $4,726, while on the
Ohio Canal, Hooking Canal and Muskin,
gum Improvement, there is a reduction
Of $23. .3ll 81, showing total increase
for repairs overilsst year of $I6,939,
have given the Auditor good cause 10
complain that there ''are too many off,
GERS aud retainers, too much Of spirit
Of favoritism, and want Of strict and rigid
economy, and accountability on these two
public works. II we would increase our
revenues, and maintain our credit and
our faith, without overtasking our people,
we must put down the iron hand upon
this class Of expenditures. AL must feel,
and reduce TO iprachce, the NEST strict
and rigid economy. There must be no
sinecuresI no placenien; no faYorites, TIA
Versi6g the works, and hunting up Jobs,
to be procured upon such terms as'en-
gineers, through ignorance OF considera-
tions OF profit or advantage 10 them-
selves, may be induced TO grant,"
Although the revenues have fallen Of,
the ability Of the State TO pay her inter-
EST is not impaired; the levy Of five mills
ON the dollar proving sufficient, without
any necessary increase foI The current
year. The defcency'on the Ohio was
produced by several causes ---Oae, res
ductiOn OfS5 per cent, on, produce going
! North, and aROlher ths same deduction on
merchandise transported, south short dis
\. tanceS; but, remarks the. Auditor, whom
we quote At large: A
'One Of the causes, and perhaps the
most important one, which has contribu-
ted 10 ttis reelection Of revenues Oh Tie
OhiS Canal, islhe fall which took plsce,
during the summer, in tho prices Of pros
, duee, and the consequent disinclinatiof
, Of tho holders to sell. This disposition
10 hold may have been somewhat enc0ur
} ssed from The gtsat dificIlly, ftoni III
character Of the weather, during the fall
I and the condition Ofths roads, Ia gettihi
/ itgO market. More particularly does thi