Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1845-04-19
FROM THE SANE PAPER.

To the Editors Of the American: We observed this (Sa
turday) morning. in the report of the proceedings Of the City
Council that in lieu of the bill introduced for the purpose
making the levy for the direct Of 25 in the $780, for
the of the State Mr. HARSEs, who is the President
the First Branch had moved amendment proposing
of SO cents for lS45 and 1916, TO be paid in $780, prorie0
the Legislature in the meanwhile repealed the stamp act the
canal ball. repealed the dividing the city into twenty wards
and passed law requiring all the counties pay We also
observed that the first section Of the ordinance reported carry
into effect the income law stricken Mr. HaHKEH's
motion. The wedge Of reputation has thus been entered
guided by the hand Of the President of the First Branch and
remains to be by whose blows shall be driven home
until bursts asunder the ties that bind together as com
rnunity of law and order
Mr.. HaRKER's proposition exhibits the spectacle Of por-
ton of the people making terms with the Legislature before
they will obey the laws II il in the power Of the CITY
Councils Of Baltimore the Senate and House OF Dele
gates Of Maryland, "We will obey unless you make
obedience agreeable by the repeal Of obnoxious laws by
passing laws dctation, is equally their power 10
say, eve viii obey law that you will pass Should the
Legislature yield to the Councils and repeal the stamp act
and the canal BILL and the law dividing the city into twenty
wards and pass another law requiring the counties pay up
their arrears would still be for the Councils Judge Of the
suciency Of the coercve law and refuse accept IT, when
the Legislature might be called upon for further and more hu
initiating concessions, until the Councils Of Baltimore were
satisfied No society exist without obedience the laws
and when individual a community rises above them
anarchy begins, and order and right ultimately prosraied
III Is in the power Of the city authorities say the lie
gisaure, We will not obey the law which requires Us 10
make the levy for State purposes is equally in the power Of
individuals to say TO the city authorities ave will not pay the
for city purposes Nor could the city authorities oh
ec this for they will have example Of diseynq the
laws.
Should Mr.. HaRKERs proposition pass therefore, We
would look upon runous TO the credit OF the city stock
and could advise friend either make or retain an in
yestment in H.
We do not express this opinion the ground alone tina
dishonesty finds apt atator especially where the example
given by those high in authority but because do not be
eye that the Legislature viii quietly and tamey submit 10 h
reputation proposed by the question The chae
othe city in the hands Of the Legislature they may repea
it at pleasure they may make Baltimore city part Of Bai
county, and transfer the power welded in Hoida
the Office Of the County Commissioner in the Cour
House. They may do this in the way that they too
from Frederick and Baltimore counties portions Of their teo
10 make Carroll county Al present. the Of the amend
men would doubt reply the suggestion that the peopl
Of Baltimore would refuse 10 pay the taxes that the Coecto
would obge them TO pay under the city ordinances But h
city derives its power TO and its power enforce coer
tons from the Legislature, and the Legislature has the right
any time TO revokrthe grant This is not a assertion
II has been recently decided in the Supreme Court Wash
All the counties, with the exception Of Calvert pcrlap,
this time paying, and the collection lsw OF the last
sion IS the most stringent Of any in the Union.