The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1845-06-07
THE SPIRIT OF DEMOCRACY
EDITED BY J. r. MORRIS.
WOODSFIELD, OHIO:
SATURDAY. JUNE 4, ls45.
THE TAX Law.

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ClairsviIIe, in relation to speech Of Mr.. Arch
be Ids. The following is The article Of the Chron
icle:
| son Monday evening we had speech in the
court house from Archbold OF Monroe, on the new
tax law. He advocated il with considerable force
and gave his brother locos Of ST. Clarsville some
home-t -thrusts. He gave a history of the passage
of the bill, and the sheaking out of some of the
locos after they had voted, TO wine cellar, ant
| their subsequent changing of their votes, accord
ing 70 the orders of the high priest Of the wine
cellar, Sam Medary. Archbold proved that il was
not party measure, and that had either party
opposed the passage of the BILL it could not have
passed, Now this is the way he destroys the mon.
keys superstructure; naughty man. Hope he
won stay here long, as he might not quit at this
but claim the bank bill Also Monroe and Belmon,
counties form senatorial district, and he IS deter
mined to secure nomination as that Is tantamouDt
to an election He eshowed that the interests Of the
eastern counties had been neglected, while we had
been taxed heavily to support the canal counties
and the large cities.
"He said that the State debt had accumulated
TO Ss20 900 900; year after year we had been de-
visng expedients to pay the interests and that each
expedient had only sunk US deeper in debt. II
seems the truth will come out sometimes, from
these locos. Loeofoco legislation has brought
Ohio to the brink Of reputation. One little mat
ter he seemed to mistake; he spoke as if he were
speaking to locos, while the real democrac y, the
wings, formed three fourths Of the audience"
From this it appears that Mr. ArchboId, by his
late speech at st. Clairsvle, and by his frequent
abuse Of some of our most prominent and efficient
democrats, is seeking notoriety, and becoming the
especial favorite Of the whig party. In these two
things he may succeed. But if he hopes to be
sustained by the democracy of Monroe, or of Ohio,
or if he expects their approval Of his course against
our democratic friends, we can assure him that he
is much mistaken. And the editor of the Belmont
Chronicle, who is distinguished for nothing else
so much as his disposition to misrepresent every
thing with which democrat has any thing to do,
and who has Ilately taken Mr.. Archbod and his
interests under his Kind care and keeping, and
who, with Mr. Archbold to help him, talks so flip
PANTY about the "penitent Magdalenes, "'the high
priest Of the wine cellar, Sam Medary," that 30
cofoco legislation had brought Ohio to the brink of
reputation" &C., need not "lay the flattering
JUNCTION to his SOUP that any thing he can do or
say, with all the help he can raise from Monroe
or elsewhere, will induce single democrat here
to abandon the democratic party on account Of
their opposition to this most unjust. unequal and
nlquitous tax law. We have yet to be made ac-
quanted with the first democrat in this county
who is in favor Of this law, and this is not ALL for
there are but few wings who |are in favor of it
we think we can safely say there are none, except
81, nil and, uhn
taxation by the provision In the 9Th section of this
whig bantling.
We have all along sought to evade coming in
collision with our friend Mr.. Archbold upon this
subject. We were Of the belief that public opin.
ion had sci in so strong against this law to induce
Mr. Archbold 10 cease his advocacy of it,; but in
this we were mistaken. Some there are who seem
wholly to disregard public opinion, others who
appear not 10 understand it; and thus they stand
like gosling in a storm, until they are over
whelmed by it. Mark the prediction!-ths will
be the fate of every mothers son who attempts
the advocacy of this niquitous law before the
democracy of Monroe at the coming contest this
fall. The advocates oi this law attempt to hood
wink and mislead the people by claiming that the
new law will relieve the people of the eastern
portion Of the State from unequal and oppressive
taxation imposed upon them by laws heretofore
existing, and throw it upon the shoulders OF the
.sprostitute villains in the rich canal counties.
This seems to be the burthen of their argument
and about which there is more said than car
sustained by facts. What part of the surplus pro-
ducts of the farmers in the eastern portion OF this
State, escapes taxation in the hands of the trader
who purchases to the amount of 800 WORTH Is
it wheat, rye, corn oats, buckwheat, wool, tobac-
CO, potatoes, butter, or chickens? No. all of these
are taxed. What portion of the surplus products
of the nabobs in the rich canal counties in the
hands of the trader escapes taxation? The seattle
on thousand hills and plains. and the hogs of the
rich and fertile valleys. The capital employed in
the purchase of these two articles will amount to
as much, probably, as that used in the purchase
of all the balance of the surplus products Of the
people of the entire State. By what principle Of
Justice were the authors of this law governed in
doing such papable injustice to the people of this
section of the State' Yet, strange as it may ap-
pear, 1t would seem that although the principal
part of the products of the nabOJs in the rich
canal counties is exempt from taxation by this
ingenously gotten up tax law, purposely framed
to favor the rich money mongers and bankers, II
has ills allocate in a democrat in Monroe county.
1t makes but little difference in what aspect we
view this offspring of Mr.. Kelley. Its inequality
and injustice fare manifest at first sight Who
but a banker would have framed such bill' and
who but Mr.. Kelley would have thought of stick
ing in such provision as is contained in the fifth
sectioh' provision purposely framed to favor
money lenders and TO enable bankers to ,cithdrar
their money at interest and invest it in bank stock
where it is out Of the reach Of this and all Other
laws taxing money or property. Wesay purpose
ly done to favor money lenders, s,Ato say any thing
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