American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1845-01-27

INV 10 80 admission OF ItNuS INTO the Union
as :. S,a;y, On certain conditions, the full par
ticu,ars o. which VIII be ascertaucd on refer
elct 70 ~ s,!ie. Of our Washington co.respan-
don't. in other column.
Tx oa Salaries. Justice requires, that,
st il t,.o: = zen It is deemed necessary to tax
rsNi aao pe:Spnal property; incomes; commits
SONS 4 c12cltors, administrators and trustees;
notes aa. bonds; transfers o! estates; collateral
in'esttancss; and in short. every thing which
can lie yea 2hed-wc say that at such time, it
wopiC b, a. act ot sheer Justice to compel the
oifcc-hoioeys Of the state, (Sone Of whom re-
ccive vory large compensation, } to contribute to
the cy;-ca:ion OF the state from her iudncttrs
We uoun allow to every public officer Il fair,
ana cgcs a .ijcral reward for his services; but
We caa%c' see the propriety OF permitting
some ','C V'Gnals to amass large fortunes at the
expense q .hc public, when that public is la
bo.iDg unoer enormous and onerouS taxes. We
hope t'.a. The legislature will take this matter
INTO scr,crs consideration, and make those who
live ny able office, aid in relieving the pub
lie hast'Ieu.. The Baltimore correspondent of
the Ne> y orN Herald says, that the legisla-
ture "s.yuid appropriate to the State treasury
1t po'!c9 oi the ovcrgrown compensations of a
certain class 0: pablo servants who have fed
- the peoples crib from time immemorial.-
The oti,yc Of Register Of Wills and Clerk of
the Orphans Court in this city, is worth about
Z , ~ ri, IL,
City aua Hounty Courts receive in pcIqaistcs
each 'rons 10000 to Sl2 900 per annum.-
These f-cs offices alone and there arc seve-
raj UtHo,5 10 the State little less valuable
Weld to .o'r incnnbents the aggregate sum Of
}-,03y pc, annu'n Instead of the trtlmc
income tax suggested by the executive mes
a1gc. tpc3e and other Ike officers should be
made :, pay into the State treasury all their
revepa' 5rynnd an adequate compensation
From - thfco above alluded to the State
shou!o 'a"..yc at least S25, 900, and the sala-
tic. Tie. VT them, If am correctly informed,
vii! he no togdtciie. BY thus lcmodelling and
fc.tc. 2ais1- the compensation to various off,
GERS throughout the State, the sum OF $50, 600
may b. transferred 10 the treasury from a fund
which while it contributes greatly to the ex-
trav2gaHce OF certain beneiiciafieS, or Is used
10 POISON the ballot box, is, to its present
amom: - no wise necessary to secure the
ends q p.bllc Justice, or convenience in a bet
iet administration Of the office. Such lcgisla-
ton. and such only, can save us from the de-
10, a. 1, ,l, b,N
State & pay It's accumulated and accrung in
teres., and the sinking fund, now gradually i'll
creas:hs. wolld then eventually absorb the
prncipa! OF pondcrous debt that rests, incu-
bus-l:he, lpon the energies and elasticity of the
people
We presume that the writer has somewhat
over,atet Ia2 incomes of the officers named;
but il i certain, that their compensation is
large, and that portion OF it could be well
spared 70 he public treasury. We know not
whe.he. lie sum of SEQ 600, as stated BY the
write, .olld be realized from this source; but
il the ar.ount should only reach one hail. it is
WORTHY % consideration These Offices have
all TO be !.led during the present session of
the legislature; ana it would seem to be pccu-
lasIy proper that there should be action on the
~nblec: before The assembly adioums.
Independent Of the proposed reduction in tho
compensation Of Clerks aud Registers, we be-
hcve tha, considerable aid to the treasury might
be derived fiom requiring every state officer 20
pay sc mach as the price of his commission
including Justices Of the Peace, there are pro-
baby about eighteen hundred state officers,
each OF whom might be required TO pay from
five collars upwards, in proportion to the value
Of the Office held. 1t may be objected, that
many justices of the peace would not receive
their commissions on such conditions. Even
if gpch were to be the effect, it would not be
matte. Of regret, as there are usually twice as
many appointed as arc required. But who
would iorego the title Of Squire, to save five
doll1r@ Let it be.tried, and we shall see the
resg!:. ..