American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1845-08-06

the committee OF claims, and this regulated the
amount to be received by each member.
member confined by sickness in Annapolis, was
and Just practice will be again adopted, so that
those members who choose to spend days or
weeks at home, shall not be permitted to do it
at the public expense-especially at a time
when the necessities Of the State require that
the most rigid economy shall be practised i'll all
the departments of government.
REPUTATION. We supposed that the alb
surd and dishonest notion of repudating the
state debt, had been so fully exploded by the
elections last fall, as to have left few, if any,
advocates of it within the limits of our state.
but we find it recommended from an unexpect-
Cd quarter-that is Charles county. At a
meeting held at Bensve, in that county, on
the 26th ult. sundry resolutions were passed
csnsuring the purpose for which the state debt
was contracted-the mode of assessing property
throughout the state-and the determination
of the sheriff of Charles county to sell property
in arrears for taxes, 1t is rather too late to
object to the objects for which the state debt
has been incurred; but we believe that there is
an inequality in the assessments; the same de-
scription of property being assessed in some
counties at L much higher rate than in 2hers.
Had the meeting, however, been content with
The resolutions above referred to- we should
b3 raj sod M ,l,ir hut lad G.,
ther-and after having declared that the mem
bers Of it were opposed to population, and APP
pealed to the state at large for justification of
the course adopted, the following resolution
was passed:
Resolved, That each and every one of us CO.
NEEDING with the views and opinions laid down
IN the above resolutions, declare one to another
that they will protect and defend the property
of each other, so far as this oppressive direct
taxation is concerned; and we furthermore call
upon each and every one agreeing in the above
views to affix their names.
Now this is a combination to prevent the due
execution of the law, and is therefore, highly
censurable, especially in those who had lust
avowed their hostility to reputation. If the
people throughout the State were to adopt a
similar course, not farthing Of the public debt
would ever be paid: and yet the members of the
Charles county meeting pretend that they are
unfavorable to reputation. But the next res
olution offered and adopted, comes boldly up to
the point and expresses the views of the meet
ing in unequivocal terms. 1t was introduced
by Mr.. VIM. Plowden, and is in the following
words
ReSOlcsd, That we being under the impress
sion that taxation is unequal throughout the
State OF Maryland, that we, the tax payers Of
Nharles county in meeting assembled, do de-
teFmlne that we will pay no further tax for the
purpose OF paying the debt Of the State of Ma
ryIand.
Here it is in plain language. Under the
hihlsY Pretext, that taxation is unequal
throughout the State of Maryland" they re-
solve that they ''wil pay no further tax for the
purpose of paying the debt of the State of Ma
ryland." The proceedings are signed by J. F.
Spalding, Chairman, and Francis Thompson.
Secretary.
We do not take the opinions expressed at
this meeting as the sentiments of the people Of
Charles county-for we presume that few per-
sons attended the said meeting, and we are
confident, that the mass of our fellow-ctiza
of that county possess as high sense of hon
or, and as stern determination to redeem the
pledged faith of our State, as any other nor
ton of the people of Maryland.
FATAL ACCIDENT. DR.. Robert d. Webb, a
physician of Greensborough, Ala, was thrown
from his horse on the l4th ult., about a mile
from that town, and SO severely injured that
he died almos: nstantaneousIv