The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1849-08-31
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,,eu,,om Farmers and Tax Payers.

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Attention. Farmers and Tax Payers.
You will see by the Sheriff's proclamation,
in the Lancaster papers, that you viii again
be called on, to vote for or against, giving
the commissioners the privilege OF ofsubscrib-
ing one hundred thousand dollars TO the
stock Of the Scioto and Hooking Valley Rail-
road company--which sum must be added to
our present. county liability, and will of
course increase our taxes--and the editor of
the GaxeHe saws: "We,gk the subject calm
" and deliberately, Fake his advice, ex--,
anime the Constitution and see where the
Legislature ge,slh power to pass such a law.
Ihave examined it calmly and deliberately
and can find no authority for that and sew.
eral other of their acts. Ii they have the
power, why do they not authorize the COM
missioners TO subscribe without leaving it
20 the people; there is no part the constitu-
tion that gives the power TO majority 10 tax.
minority in sucha way; if there Is we may
give up all hopes of being able to pay the
taxes that will be assessed on us as there is
no doubt that between interested persons,
and those who pay no tax, there can be
majority got, in favor Of laying any burden,
on the farmers and tax payers. ! am in fa-
vorofthe raj road, Ii made ny.yoluntary SUP,
scfiptiou;I believe that it will be the most
beneficial Improvement that has been made
in. this part of the State; that if we'll man
AGED the stock will be amongst the most
productive in the country, and that if the
books had been opened when it was first sta
ted they would be, the stock would all have
been taken. But think this plan of forc-
ing Peop'e 10 pay q ,'eN ~ s'uSs 'uo,' .
VIII, VIII prove unpalataoie' auu iwisn ese.
YIarHher anu YAK pays. t"e
calmly ana detloera.eiy-ti 'D .',s %
tlonal they may make us pay aly ' taA .uey
please-lilt Is MOI .et ~ Us ess1Il ~. ne n
oelore IL Is 700 iaten w ~ N"?" tnai y =.
unwise tesis'al'ou uur y tns'fa doiIa
adeot OF ABOUT t~ehty ui''l'on. ~ uoi'a'o'
lhe gfeatest paIto' %h'ci, "ou,u "e " 80
saved, u they haa iel Tue re" -, -''."a Ao'a
make the eana's, out tlia' "o'iu 'o' w ~
ofour great men woulu not nase sol y
salaries, Or a cuance 70 manure 'ue us"es
Ihey now want 10 take " Wy cpun.'ee my ny
school dlslrlcts-lney naVe sgen t"e uio'
rlcts The privilege oy their n'aJ''.Iy aes y
maSlng us educate 'heire cni.uieh' .ney "'e
Dy the same right make US ieeu' apu oio."e i'"
them. is,, -si-.... :. !. /.
The lst section OF the 9th article Of oul
constitution, agreeing with the bill OF rlght!
in the Declaration of Independence, says
THAT all men are born equally Zee and IN
dependent'-then of course all can star
fair and have the same chance to acquire
property If they are equal in industry ant
economy; and the constitution gives eacf
person the right to enjoy, protect and De
fend, whatever he may have SO acquired
but it gives no right to any one, to the prop
erty of another, ner to any Legislature, u
authorize a majority to assess a tax, ON Tn
minority for their own benefit. The las
clauseof the Bird section ofsaid article says
"Bm religion. morality and knowledge, be
ing essentially necessary to the good gov
ernment and happiness ofmankind, school
and tie means ofinstruction, shall foreye
be encouraged by legislative provision, no
inconsistent with ihe rights of conscience;
and the 4th section says; "Private proper
ty ought and shall ever be held inviolate
but always xubservlent to the public welfare
provided compensation in money be mad
10 the owner" and the 25th section says
"That no law shall be passed to prevent tn
poor in the several counties and township
within this State from an equal participo
tion in the schools a cad mics, colleges, an
universities, within the State, which ar
endowed in whole or in part, from the reye
nues arising from the donations made b
the United States, for the support of school
and colleges, and the doors ot the sal
schools, ac ademfes and uni verstiess sshall b
open for the reception of scholars, student:
and teachers, Of every grade, without an
distinctionor preference whatever, contrar
to the intent for which the said donation
were made;p and section 30 says: "Tha
laws shall be passed by the Legislature
which shall secure to each, and every dt
nomination OF religious societies, in eac
surveyed township, which now is, or ma
hereafter be formed. IN the State, an eql'
participation. according to their number y,
adherents, OF the profits arising tro'h u u
land granted BY Congress for the support
religion, agfeeaoly TO the ordinance q a
OF Congress making the appFopfiat'on'
NOW me above ls all that mas any oeagi'
ON the suo|eot,l and ircanisee nothing h
to- authorze the Legislature 70 pass sue
acts, ana therefore my conclusive opinion
(if they have ever learned to read,] Ine
have not read the constitution, or II llf
did, they either did not understand It, or pa
no respect to II, and that these acts are n
binding, and should not be subm lttee 7
Congress made an appropriation, ofthe ID
section, in each townshlp, for the purpo