The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1844-04-12

expenditures. "Mr. hfcnOolu reularh-
ed. that when it was considered that
these petitioners lived in one of the
paving counties, and not in one of re-
ceiving counties; when it was further
considered, that all our enormous pub
lie burthens arose from the miscalled
system of internal Improvement, which
had drained the treasures OF one por-
ton of the State, to pour them, like a
deuge, into the lap of another, he was
authorized to say, that they discovered
lofty spirit Of self sacrifice and devo-
ton, to the public veal not excelled by
the spirit of seventy SIX" Here 1t
was in staring capilals-he had put the
phrase, "paying counties" and "receiv-
ing counties" in staring capitals. Stick
a pin there, Mr.. Speaker. Now let
us see what was the amount of the del
ugesthat flowed from the paying county
of Banner. That county contained
about five hundred and three square
miles, Clark county, little upwards of
four hundred. That county, by the
last census contained more than eigh-
teen thousand inhabitants; Clark coun-
ty little more than sixteen thousand.
Stick pin there.
Yet, this paying county of Bannor,
pays INTO the State Treasury four thou
sand nine hundred and ninety-four dol
lars, Che had got it from the Auditors
oflice.) for State and canal tax, while
the paying county Of Clark, pays up
wards Of fourteen thousand dollars for
State and canal tax. Clark county
paid three tunes as much State and Ca
nal tax as Banner did. Stick pin
there. Whether Banner county paid
any school tax or not, or how much,
not knowing, he could not say. He did
not know whether it was one-third, or
one-fourth, or one-tenth the amount
paid by Clark. Here he stated the
amount Of school tax paid by Clark,
which was very large. He admitted
that, in one item, the Banner was ahead
of CIark--it paid more poor tax: it paid
two thousand dollars, while Clark paid
little upwards Of sixteen hundred.-
The gcntleman's constituents had more
poverty tar to pay than his. o, if this
was the Banner-the Banner was all
draggIed and trailing in the dust.
1t was ridiculous for man to come
from the barren hills of Monroe, and
sit day by day as the guard of the pub
lie treasury, when his constituents paid
so little. Such forwardness deserved
rebuke. and should have it.
Mr.. ARcHBoLD said:
Mr.. SPEAKER: We have just listened
to long TRADE Of low scurri ity and
personal abuse without the slightest re-
ference to the question before the house
He supposed the gentleman from Clark
had taken this occasion to disgorge all
his bitterness and malignity, and no
man had more. He had pltted himself
against him on all occasions. Wheth-
er Clark county had ten fold larger
school fund than Monroe he knew not
and would not admit any such thing
but he would admit that the gentleman
from Clark had ten-fold more gall and
bitterness in his composition than he
could pretend to. If Clark county had
so large a school fund, judging from
the specimen Of arrogance and ig-
norance which she placed on that tloor,
he should say that the fund was misaP-
plied. If it was SO large, that county
ought to be better represented here. AT
this iuncture, the gentleman from Clark
! (Mr. GalIagher,) and two or three 9TH
er members. sprang to their feet at once
and called the member from Monroe to
order.--The Speaker pro. tenn, Mr..
Hawkins of Preble, raped onhis desk
and called to order.
The gentleman from Clark said he
had only been comparing the amount
of taxes paid by Clark county with the
amount paid by Monroe County. Mr.
ArchboId said, his only object was tc
let off volly of low, personal abuse al
him--whst had he said in relation to
the indefinite .postponement of the bill
for the relief of Lorenzo L. Morehouse?
Not one word. He had not even
referred to the subject in the most dis
tant manner. 1t was very strange
that gentlemenl should be so prompt in
calling HIM to order, when he was only
making defence. Why was not the
same promptness discovered in calling
the man to order who had made this
most unprovoked attack?
[Here Mr.. Hawkins remarked, that
he allowed the member from Clark a
pretty wide range, but it was Saturday
evening, &C., but now the dispute was
growing hot.
n Mr Archhnld cnntinund He had