The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1846-10-10

provides for the appointment OF canal
commissioners, and for the raising of
taxes for the making of canals. 1t APP
propriates S4O,O then in the State
Treasury, and all the rents and profits
of all works and privileges appertain-
ing to the canals,a land the nett profits oil
the canals themselves, to the payment
of the principal and interest, of the
money borrowed for canal purposes.
|, also authorises the levy Of large ad-
ditional taxes each year for the same
purpose. The law then proceeds, sand
the faith Of the State is hereby pledged,
that the tax hereby levied shall not be
altered or reduced, so as to impair the
security hereby pledged for the pay
ment OF the interest, and the Gnal re-
demption of the principal sums to be
borrowed by this act, and that no tax
shall ever be levied by the legislature,
or under the authority of this State, on
the stock TO be created by virtue of
| this act, nor on the interest which may
De payaD!e lneTeOU'
Here then is solemn pledge for the
payment Of the State stock-a pledge
hiatt stock created by that act should
not be taxed, and as solemn an engage
ment that the system of taxation there
/ adopted should not, in the language OF
, the law, be ALTERED.
The same legislature which passed
the above named act, also enacted a
: tax law, in which they prescribed the
manner of valuation. The language OF
: the act is as follows: =" Lands shall be
' valued at their true value in money, ta-
: king into consideration the fertility and
: quality of the soil the vicinity of the
5 same to public roads, towns orvlllages
n navigable rivers, water privileges or
8 the same. or in the vicinity of the same
the location or route of any canal Oh
h canals, with any other local advantage
l. Of situation, and ,Dithout taking init
e consideration the rolue Of The actua
j. improvements made thereon"
1t Here then the mode of valuation
J. was fixed in accordance with the pro
N visions Of the "act to provide for th'
n internal improvement OF the Stale o
le Ohio" which at the same time gave
s. solemn pledge that the mode oftaxatiol
Is should not be altered, and that the stool
1t created by the act should not be tax
!: ed.
o But how has the federal legislator,
10 of last winter regarded those provls
10 ions? In violation of these solemn
10 pledges, they have changed the rule 0
70 valuation and the basis Of taxation.-
70 At the same time that they have he'll
70 that the legislative PROMISE to the bon
20 holder is binding, they have said tha
20 they were not bound by the solemn
20 pledges which were given to the ial
20 mers of Of Ohio, by these acts, that tn
DO rule of taxation should not be changed
= Accordingly, they have taxed the fal
DO mer, not only on the full value of hi
e. farm, but upon his improvements {
m every description, but the bond holde
he like the arislocracy of Europe remain
b. uniaxed, and is paid by money extor
RS ed from the people by the violation {
We the most solemn pledges. After tn
,ir people Of France had adopted pop,
IS lar constitution, King Louis swore
ar observe it. He violated his oath. TT
We people rose and dethroned and reno
ed him from power. Are not the fe
s. eral leaders entitled to equal respect
72 There is another feature of this ia
6 law which is worthy ofnotlce. BY Il
- principle of taxing Improvements, IL
80 resident landholder pays all the take
op- while the nonresident reaps all the a
Ike vantage. The farmer who lives
me his farm and cultlvates and improv
it, raises the value of all neighbour
the property, but the more be improves
90 farm, the heavier are his taxes. T
nonresident landholder may lie still
25 make no improvement-yet recei
the benefit of his nelghbors impro'
80 ments; but his taxes are the same.
- Thus at every turn we are met by sol
90 aristocratic feature in this tax law.
ira. The hard working farmer pays trib,
ex- to the Iordly landholder. Poverty to
ore and wealth steals its wages.-FactsJ
ich the People.
ate
not ABsuRpIrIEs. To make your Sc
ory ants tell lies for you, and afterwarde