The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 184?-1851, 1845-10-08
Wing Tax Law.

THE LABoRING PORTION OF COMMUNITY TAX
ED DOUBLE THAT OF THE WEALTHY MONEY
LoANER AND MERCHANT.
1t is fact, perhaps not generally known, that
the farmer, and mechanic, and honest laboring
portion of community are, by the present exist
ing whig Tax law, passed at the last session of
the Legislature, taxed two fold that Of the opu-
lent stock-iobber, usurer and merchant.
To such as have not examined for themselves
we would say, lose no time in ascertainng the
truth of the above statement, and having thus in
formed yourselves, rally, in your whole strength
to the polls on the 18th inst, and then and there,
Iby our united effort, show 10 the world, and es-
pecially to those who have unjustly endeavored
to Cypress YOU with an unequal burthen Of taxa
ton that you know your rights, and that knowing
them you will sustain them. Let no honest, in
dustrious aborer be drawn off by false issues in
relation to banks and the currency--these are
only made for effect, in order to divert your at
tenton from measures which more Immediately
Il
candidate may or may not entertain on the sub
Iject of the present banking law We do know
that majority in the Senate at the coming ses
sion of the Legislature will be in favor Of sus
tanning it, and consequently any effort of those
who may be opposed to it to agitate the question
would be considered futile and an unnecessary
waste of time.
OF the many Objectionable and inlquitous rea
lures of the Tax law above referred to, have
only time at present to call your attention to the
9th section, which, for your information, | will
insert-the very title of which is base lie-iti is
as follows:
Gan act more efectualIy to provide for correct
and equal assessment of money and capital in
trade.
"SEC. g. Each assessor shall ,at the time he is
required TO make return to the county auditor oi
other property assessed or listed by him, make
return of the statements of money at interest
and capital in trade, as stated and verified by the
owners thereof fifty per ercentum, and the remain
ing fifty per centum he shall enter upon the grand
Hist for taxation as other property: bat from the
amounts stated and returned by the assessor in
cases where the owner or owners shall have re-
fused or neglected to make the statement requi-
red by this act, the auditor shall make no deduc-
ton, but shall enter the whole amount on the
grand list for taxation"
From the above section it may be easily dis
covered that the grand object Of tho law is tc
screen the wealthy capitalist, or WELL BORN por
ton of community Gas they style themsolves)
from their equitable proportion of taxation, ant
to saddle upon the Low BORN, as they style the la
boring community double their just proportion
of the expenses of government. Call you this
just and equal assess ment for taxation? What
base and niquitous falsehood! How presumptu
Gus, absurd and unjust! Behold, what inconsist
ency! The man of moderate or INDECENT circum
stances shall have no reduction made upon tht
| fixed value of his property, which value is in
majority of instances more than the actual value
of the property, while the rich and opulent arr
to enjoy the exclusive privilege of being taxet
on only fifty per centum, or one half of their mo
ney or capital in trade. Why this distinction
Can it be any other than scheme designed Il
perpe:uate the power of party by enlisting o
bribing into their measures the wealth of thc
country. Who does not know that money i!
fpower, and will command an unjust influence il
our state councils, if permitted to thus escape it
just proportion of taxatonl
We say once more to all who feel an interes
in perpetuating our free institutions, to guart
well your rights while you have the privilege, fo
remember that it will require but few sessions
of whig legislation, such as the late one, to take
from the laboring many the few remaining rights
they yet enjoy,