The Democratic sentinel and Harrison County farmer. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1851-1852, 1851-09-10
r. Eckley and the value
Of his word---His Character
drawn by Whig Editor---Bank
Tovofinn SIo

The candidate for Lieutenant Governor,
nominated by the Wing State Convention, is
Ephraim R. Eekley, of Carroll county.
Knowing the man as we do, we were sur
prsed at his nomination. AS Senator, he
always ranked as the merest partizan, and
time and again his statements have been
proven, on the floor of the Senate, to be un-
worthy of belief Our object in writing this
article is to show up Mr.. Eckley's want of
veracity on subject which, from its impor-
tance, is now exciting a deep interest in the
minds of the people.
Accidently few days since, we came a
cross speech of Mr. Eckley, on the subject
of Bank Taxation, delivered in the Senate
of Ohio, March |, 1851 written out by him
self and printed at the Office of the Ohio
State Journal, the two first paragraphs OF
which read as follows:
"Mr. ECKLEY said: had about deter
mined to take no part in this discussion upon
the bill, and onl y for what had previously
Itranspired, l would not Imust record my
vote upon it, and perhaps it might be neces-
sary to assign the reason. lam infavor Of
imp osing such ta1 on banks as is imposed up
other property, proviaed ii can be constitution
| ally done; but am clear that if this bill pas
ses. it violates the constitution of the United
States, and of the State of Ohio. If am
right in that, must record my vote against
the bill, And for the purpose of determin-
ing that, l will proceed to an examination oI
the question. n... ... ..
"rhe constitution of the United States pro
yides, that no State shall pass any law i'm
pairing the validity of contracts and the
constitution of the State of Ohio provides
that no law impairing the validity Of con
tracts shall ever he made Now, if the bill
under consideration impairs the validity of a
contract, it is clear that we have no power tc
give it the force of law"
We wish the reader to perpse the above
with care. Mr.. Eckley avows himself in ia,
yor of Bank taxation, provided it can be con.
stitutionally done, but the charter of the
Banks, provide that they are to be taxed on
lly on their net profits, while the citizen, moi
engaged in Banking, is to be taxed on all his
property, whether he has net profits at the
end Of the year, or not. Mr. Eckley holds
that it is unconstitutional to change the mode
of taxation, and to make them bear fail
proportion of the burden of the State, and tc
aid in paying off the State debt, y
Unfortunately for the whig candidate fol
Lieutenant Governor, he was a member O
the Senate, when the bill to incorporate the
State Bank and branches, passed the Legis
lature, and still more unfortunate was it fol
him, that this subject Of taxing Banksas Other
property is taxed, was brought forward and ;
recorded vote was had thereon. We copy
from the Senate Journal, for the session q
l1844--45, page 332, the State Bank bill be
ling under consideration: Il
! "Mr. Warner Of Licking offered for adop
ton the following amendment; @ as.SR1
| "SEo. 61 Each banking company shsl
Ipay an equal tax on its capital, with capita
employed in farming, merchandizingor man
Iufacturing.
"And demanded the yeas and nays, whicl
were ordered and resulted-Ycas 15, Nay
10, as follows; Il 5tadE Ea
""Keas--Messrs. Armstrong, Aten, Bald
win, Barley, Chaney, Disney, Johnson
Jones, King, Koch, Loudon, Miller, Warner
Waters, and Wood-15. s3o 3oa VIZ
I ".Nays--Messrs. Anderson, Barrere, Cod
ding Grouse, lCay-( EPHRAIM r. Eek
LEY ,-GEr Gregory, Croft Hastings, Kelley
i Osborn, OiFerrell, O'Neil, Perkins, Powell
Quinby, Van Vorhes, Wetmore, and Cham
bers) Speaker--l9, % 70 yal .a.s
$50 the anendmentwas lost.Y
At the time this vote was given, there wa
rIno pretence of a want Of constitutional pow
Ter to tax banks, for the proposition abov
! giyenlwas submitted as a part ofthe1ehar
tiers for. the Banks, and yet we'6nd,th MI
1 Eckeyg who .boastingly faiAMNFAvo
on IMR0sING SUCH TAX ON RAEks AsIs.IarosE
4 on orHH PRoFERrE, stands recorded esgG
Tltiag against itiwhlsp Ex5 Governor Is3M
BWaey .nonelafthelc candidates Of theIdemoI
lra,y for Supfeme Iudge,i.ue to his prime
pies ,oEveaHal justiceaYotediin fayorrOfotf
u measure Of equal taxation ss5tliB T. 81