Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1846-07-24

doing military duty, &c., they are burlcned
equally with such as are wealthy and more able
20 pay. There are other articles, such as guns,
bcchiyes. saddles, &c.. which, IN my opinion,
should be exempt. Guns especially should not
be taxed, and | am satisfied were not designed 10
be by most Of those who voted for the law
Many persons object TO that feature which re-
qures men 10 swear. and SO do |; and just as soon
as plan can be adopted, by which the Assessor
can arrive at the actual value Of every mans pro-
perry whether farmer, mechanic, merchant or
shaver, and therefore make every one pay his
reasonable share of the public burdens, without
swearing all indiscriminatcly, will be in favor
ofdispcnsing with this provision; but until such
plan can be adopted, Justice 10 the farmers and
those whose properly can be seen and valued,
requires that this provision should be retained.
The execution Of the law is attended with more
expense than necessary, and should be modified.
In the adoption Of an entire new system connect
ed with the financial affairs Of the state; il should
not be expected that all could be accomplished
at once. ltis only by the practical operation of
the plan, that the objections can be discened,
and if promptly removed when discovered, it is
all that can be expected. A removal of these
objections will, in my opinion, make the law what
it should be.
! am opposed to the entire repeal of the law
In its main provisions il is right, and such an one
as the Democratic party have heretofore sought
to place upon the statute book. An absolute re-
peal of this would only send the Legislature on
a wild goose chase after another, and that too at
a loss of time and expense TO the people, and
when made would probable be more obiectona-
bic than the present. Let then the people elect
such men as will remove the Objectionable parts
Of the law, and twill meet the appreciation of
the mass Of both political parties, as also the
wants of the treasury.
In connection with the raising of a revenue
and payment olour public debt, may be consider
ed the necessity Of making the proper arrange
ments against the contracting of debt in future.
Most of the public works of the State are now
completed, and ought to yield an income suili-
cient at least TO keep them in operation. If any
are to be made in future, let it be done by means
of private capital and private enterprise. No
revenue will therefore have to be raised for this
purpose, but for the purpose of meeting all con-
tingencies. ] would be in favor Of 50 amending
our Constitution as to prohibit the Legislature
from contracting any loan without submitting lhe
matter first directly to the people, and taking a
NOlt upon IT, IuI0 Noulu DllllI lllt question ul-
rcctly home to every one, and direct the atcn-
lion of the tax payer to the propricty of making
the expenditure or not. If the people were ever
required to pay in advance the money necessary
for the making of any public improvement, they
would be infinitely more cautious, and it would
check that wild system Of borrowing which has
almost bankruptcd a number Of States of this
Union, and save the immense amount Of money
which is annually thrown away i'll the shape Of
interest.
have now given my views on most questions
of State policy and challenge any Of those hard
money men who are daily reading me out Of the
party, to point out a single position that is anti
democratic. Especially challenge DIR. Mccall,
that Prince Of Demagogues, who is daily de-
nouncing me as a Whig-to point out wherein
have abandoned single democratic position, or
what | advocate that is not democratic. They
must get up something other than opposition to
Tod and his Pot metal issue, before they can
read me out of the party. They attempted to
read me out two years ago, for carrying out
their OrH instructions in the Legislature, and
when they could not succeed, they united with
the Wings for the purpose Of proslrating me; and
the only difficulty is, that don't give them an
opportunity of doing the same thing again.
They will hear from me from now until the day
Of election.
S. LAIN,