Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1846-08-12

other articles of property which are taxed
under This bill of denominations, and that,
too, after every democratic paper in the
State has made full denial of that being
any ground for their warning against the
law, and after they have declared the
ground oftheir objectionto be, that the law
| is glaringly unequal in its operations--that
while the officers under il are required to
search every nook and corner in the build
ings ofthe citizens throughout the State
and to search the pockets of all men 10 as
certain the exact amount of all they pos
sess of every species Of wealth, and each
individual be sworn to the amount Of his
worldly effects, a setof bloated aristocrati-
cal, swindling banks and bankers, who are
gloating themselves and fattening upon the
hard working people, should be exempt from
bearing the like burthens; and that the
wealthy cormorants who fattening upon
the credit Of the State should be entirely
exempt from paying tribute as others se
compelled to do. M 2st u. ~
But we have digressed from the subject
which we set out to consider in the COM
mencement. We say it is claimed by the
authors and advocates of this law, for the
purpose ofpolitical gain, that it will vastly
tighten the burthen of the farmer. They
know full we'll that unless they can SO far
succeed as to gull the people into the be-
lief of what they assert, their hopes of sue
cess in the future are entirely groundless.
Hence we see their papers literally cram
med with figures showing the vast increase
in the amount Of personal effects which will
be taxed under this law. Yet we never
hear them saying word about the in
crease in the valuation of real estate.
The people will not have an opportuni,
ty to realize the full benefits which this law
will confer upon them until next year
when the landed property will come upon
the list at its new assessment. Under the
former law the landed property is assessed
at value Of from three to five dollars pei
acre and the tax levied for State and othel
purposes amounts to something over thirtee,
mills upon the dollar; so that an acre O
land now upon the list at .fre dollars viii
pay trife over sir cents and fire mill.
upon the acre. Under the new assessment
the same piece of land which is now enter
ed at fire dollars, will be entered at fifteen
or t,oenty dollars. Now we are told by the
wise men who enacted this law and those
who uol,seieer in its defence, that, in conse-
quence of the increased amount ofploperty
upon the duplicate the levy will be reduc-
ed to sic or seven mills upon the dollar.
Then the piece of land which has paid q
tax of but little over is mills per acre will
be compelled to pay when assessed at 20
dollars and charged with 6 mills tax the
very moderate sum of one hundred and
twsnly mills per acre. Now, what farmer
will not feel himself highly benefited by
the enactment Of this law. And will they
not all feel themselves amply repaid for
the increased amount of taxes which they
will have to pay by having their land val
ued by the officers of the law and entered
upon the books at SIS or $40 per acre,
when it has heretofore borne the paltry,
pitiful price Of SO or IS.
To say that the people will lend their aid
and influence to maintain such a,villainous
system of plunder for the purpose Of build
ing up a priviled moneyed aristocracy to
feast and fatten upon their toll is to accuse
them of the grossest ignorance and disre-
gard of their rights and interests. The
"hand writing is upon the walp' and in it
rthe federal leaders read their fate.
"Give us plenty of Banks and we will
insure you good prices. ."-Whig paper.
Well, Mr.. Wing, you have got no less
than thirty-six Banks in Ohio, do you still
want more to insure good prices? Wheat
is now selling in many places for 40 and
50 cents bushel and every thing else in
the same proportion. This is what the
wings call SCOOP PRICES" Farmers what
think you Of this2 you who toll all the day
long in the hot sun, do you not want less
banks and higher price for the products
Of your farms? If you do,join the ranks Of
the Democracy and help us roll on the ball
Of reform.
i Wing CANDIDATE FoR '48.-The N. Y.
Globe says that some Of the wings have
nominated Gen. Vega, the captured Mexi-
cop Goporo1 -fnr proc;1orx