American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper., 1846-02-25

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willing at all times at the command of those
who employ them, to enforce obedience to their
will. With us, all authority springs dir ectly
from the people. Those who make the laws
and those who execute them, are chosen by
themselves, and hence, to the people belongs
all the credit which Justly attaches to the Ell
forts which have been made TO comply with
the public engagements.
The committee are not to be understood as
giving the slightest countenance to the doc
trne that taxes are mere voluntary contrlbu-
tions, made by the people to the government
all they mean to say is, that in popular govern
ment like ours, taxes can neither be imposed
or continued except with the popular aPproba-
tion-Whep however, the government, accord
ing to the forms prescribed by the instrument
which defines and limits its powers, have inn
posed the taxes, resistance to its authority IN
this respect, as in all others, is rebellion, which
deserves to be, and should be rebuked, with the
severest penalties of the law-and it remains
to be shown, as it is believed it cannot be shown,
that the citizens of Maryland, have not at all
time, and in every emergency, paid as implicit
obedience to the laws enacted by the constitut-
ed authorities, as the people of any govern
ment in the world. 1t is true that, In some
counties for season, difficulties have been in
terposed to the due execution of the tax laws,
but this we are persuaded, was the result OF
causes rapidly ceasing to operate, and winch
are not likely again soon to recur. AS lncon-
testible evindece of this gratifying circum-
stance, it is only necessary to point 10 the fact,
that although on the lst day of December,
1914, we were informed by the message OF the
then governor, that the laws were disregarded
in seven counties, the message of the present
Governor, assures US, that the number has been
reduced to one, and in that one, there are the
strongest reasons for believing the evil will
soon cease to exist.
Another of the causes which exerted an adj
verse influence of powerful force, and essential
ly discouraged the people in making the ne
cessary sacrifices to maintain the public faith,
was the conceded inadequacy of the revenue
for some time, to discharge the demands upon
the treasury, even if the whole could be collec-
ted The disheartening tendency Of such a
state of things, need not be enlarged upon, but
that it constituted difficulty of no inconside-
rable weight, cannot be questioned.
The committee have deemed it proper to say
go much, in justification of people, who dur
ing four years of severe trial and embarrass-
ment have not for one moment relaxed in their
exertions to fulfil their engagements, and this
too, Notwithstanding they have been incessant-
. ly assailed by invective, which but for the
sternness of their resolution to do their duty,
might have kindled an opposition to its die
: tates.
Participating fully in the general anxiety
that the State should make arrangements to
resume the regular payment of interest upon
her debt the committee have given the sub
: iect the most careful examination, and they
t take pride in announcing, as the result of that
/ examination, that this may now be done, with
reasonable expectation of continuing to do SO
hereafter without interruption.
At all events they deem it their duty to re.
: commend that the attempt be made, and in de-
fence of this recommendation, they present the
} following statement:
The annual interest the public debt of
this State is s655,42l lG
But from this is to be deducted, the inter
= est on $4,000, of six per cent. debt,
created for the construction of the To-
bacco Warehouses in Baltimore, and
) chargeable upon, and payable out Of .
, the Tobacco Inspection Fuhd 36OO W
= Leaving s65l,e2l lt
{ The expenses of the government, 9xcud-
, ing the charge on the Tobacco Inspec
ton Fund, which has no proper con
necton with the Treasury, and the
cificaIly provided for, is sl9S,653 0:
3 Making $3.50 474 Is
This estimate is founded upon the report o.
1 the Treasurer to the present Legislature, anc
= may it is believed, be confidently relied upon
D not only for the present, but for succeeding
e years, upon the suppostion even, that no mea
sures to reduce the public expenses are adopt
! ed.
The following estimate of the receipts fol
: the present year, is submitted, based upon the
r experience of the past, and upon the existing
\ revenue laws.
h From all the ordinary sources,
including dividends on road
= stock, and from the Washing
ton Branch of the Baltimore
!, and Ohio Railroad for one
S fifth Of theleceipts from pas .o NJ
= seDgers, S3el ,foo "
, From the tax on Foreign Tnsur-
ances and Protests, S4OUO
Y From the tax collateral in
j. hertances, legacies and dis
= Iibutive shares, lO,OOO
From the tax on the commis-
s si0ns of executors and adnin-
istrators, I5,VOO
Prom the tax an the commits
. siOns of trustees and receiV-
J. eTs, 3,uoo
G From the tax on civil commis-
sions, 2,uuU
:, From the Baltimore and Sus-
u Quehanna railroad, 2O,UUU
e From the Susquehanna and
n Tidewater Canal Companies, 6f;Uo5
|. From the tax on certain OFF,
GERS, lVsOVO
d From the direct and income
G tax Ai5,Do1
! From the stamp tax, 10000
+ - 646,056 o.
Y ss27, ,456 o.
q Deducting the demands upon the Trea- :,
? suty as above, amounting to S50,474 Il
l. And there would remain a balance of S76 96l s.
Independently of the sum which remained
1t in the Treasury on the lst of December ls45
o which deducting therefrom, the amount due tx
It the Tobacco and other funds, was $l5s, ,257.
l. Should the measures proposed at the prosen
,s session for the augmentation of the revenue bt