The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1844-06-27

Il would give you fever, were TO name to you the
aposates who have gone over 70 these heresies-men
who were Simpsons in the field, and Solomons in The
council but who have had their heads sofn by the har-
lot England. In short, we are nkely to preserve The
liberty we have obtained only by unrenitins labors
and peril But we shall preserve it. and our mass Of
weight and wealth on The guod side Is 50 great to
leave no danger that force wever be attempted against
us. We have only to wake up and snap the Lipu-
tan cords with which they have been entangng US dh-
ring the first sleep which succeeded our iabors."
Could Mr. Jefferson had he lived in Ie37-e,-9, and
40 have portrayed better the effects OF the federaHness
ures upon this country Than they are predicted1
So speaks Thomas Jefferson, though dead So has
spoken every democratic sage who has gone before
So have spoken the entire democracy Of this Union over
and over through The ballot-box
Mr.. Chairman, am opposed to Eish protective
tariff am opposed TO the distribution Of the proceed
Of the puliic lands Because it is an uncunSttuonalpee
version ofthe purposes for which the lands gran
ted to the general government and, because it makes
high protective tarfhecessart. The vacuum made in
the national treasury must be filled; and can only be
filled by direct or indirect tax; both Of which
qually oppressive am opposed TO the assumption OF
the State debts because it would give the federal gov
ernment dangerous control over the States and trans
eregsaive and political powers to the federal gov
emment that properly and constitutionaly belong
the States. am opposed to the assumption OF the
State debts, because would cost more than fifty per
cent forthe general government to manage the trust OF
settlement than for The States to do It themselves all Of
which, principal, interest," and costs OF management
must out of the people, II is unnecessars for me
to tell an Intelligent community that the general govern
ment is not the owner Of dollar but what is drawn
from the people in the form of either direct or indirect
taxation. Assumption Of the State debts is but link
of the chain of federal measures and repeat is intro
duced to make hghtarif necessary Iregret that my
time aid the limits Of speech will not permit me do
more than 10 pay passing notice to those measures-
While on the subject o. the distribution Of the proceeds
of the public lands permit me to make brier illnsa-
lion, which think will convince every man who may
read me that every in INDECENT circumstances owes
to himselfto do his part to overthrow policy which
is calculated 10 rob him for the benefit of the rich
will have to designate State for tine purpose of illus
tration. will designate the State of Maryland. | do
not know tie annual amount of State tax which the citi-
zens Of Maryland pay but will suppose they pay,
without the benefits of distribution $6O0OO0 / Will
suppose that by the distribution system, Maryland will
receive $2OO0O0; supposng the entire amount of pro-
ceeds to be, annually 100000, this calculation will
be found not far wrong, 10 the amount Of the stmi
supposed will noteec the correctness of the princi-
pie of the illustrations the conclusions will be the same
and the effect the same. ,.,
Well sir, have supposed the aggregate Of dlstrbu-
ton to be $4 100000.
l have supposed that Maryland's portion
would be ...,.. $2OOoO0
! have supposed that the annual state tax $50.
Of Maryland is ....... 100000
BY the distribution system the annual State
tax OF Maryland will be reduced $780,.
600, which would reduce the annual tax
to 100000
pretty reduction, and glorious relief to the tax
payer golden dream. if the illustration stops here; bu,
tisdelusion, base deuson and the system is preg-
nan with fraud and deception, and has bribery for It's
sole object 1t is true, and every rejecting man knows
it, that every dollar Of this four millions that Is absrac.
ted from the raleasury for the purpose of dsrbu-
ton must be returned to the treasury and must be COLI
ected from the people in the shape OF either dec, OF
indirect taxes and each taxpayer of each State must
pay his portion either by increased duty upon the
necessaries life which the comfort and happiness Of
his family require or he must she'll out-or, as we say
in the West he ''auS fork O6sy"at The %itheribg rap
ofthe direct tax-gaherer. So nothing is gained, but
much lost there must be additional host Of hun
cry maws 10 be filed and ALL too at the expense of the
tax payer that taxpayer the mechanic g. the farmer
e' elves the least portion Of the distribution And now
propose to show the operation of the distribution system
upon the poor man.
have supposed that the effect OF the distribution sys-
tenn would be reduce the State tax OF MARYLAND one
third or from 100000 10 100000 and that reduction
would affect the tax payer in the same proportion.
will select two citizens in the State of MARYLAND bY
which to illustrate. will take the rich man. who like
Job possesses oxeH FARMS mules, horses and drome-
daries in such numbers that his raabe proportion Of
= State tax is 5000; and will take humble mechanic
who lives by pushing the plane, kammering tie anvil,
or pounding the apstone whose earthly possessions con-
sis of his trade small III, an humble dwelling and
COW, and whose possessions impose him State tax
Of $3. BY the distribution system it will he perceived
that the taxes Of the rich will be reduced onehir
that is in place paying $500 &i,hou, the distribution
he will pay but $4O0 with it. then, he will be benefited
$780, tn poor man will be benefited in the same pro-
5 gorion-that is in place of paying dollars without
distribution, he will pay but 50 with it.
BY the distribution system the rich is the gamer
$780, and the poor man ST.. But pursue the illustra