Weekly national intelligencer., 1851-08-02

I...,o 4, limit ,hs eompreheusveness Of the general phH-
seoloey 10 the particulars enumerated and those gudem gen
Thus find that the whole Puruew policy. and am
Of this ac is to raise o prirate property no
mode s pointed out whereby can be collected from pub
lie squares houses poor houses forts, arseoa &C.
The terms all other real cstG should therefore be con-
strued oil other real estate gusdem gens o. .nsI
enumerated need repeat the enumeration TO show that
every article in il prvate property The property referred
10 ss exempted by law grave yards churches charitable
and literary corporations all pvcae property Things IN
the service Of the people or public are never specially mem
TONED OF excepted in any imposing taxes because the sb
sudty of such application Of their terms could never be
anticipated Can the Of Dauphin county demand
county, poor road ts6 The public buildings at Harris
bugf Have the public squares IN Pniadepha ever been
taxed for State city, county purposes Do the county
jas and pay taxes for the support OF the boz
roughs within which they situated Yet these all in
cuded in the comprehensive term real estate but they
are exempted opzed from the provisions OF the statute
by the law and because would be absurd to sup
pose that raise from private property for
public purposes should be construed embrace property al
ready dedicated public use purchased paid for by
public money.
and Schuylkll bridge Fray, [l3 3. and H. 424, are
authorities show that these general terms in the tax laws
refer only private propery-ngs enumerated-et ALA
sma " and that couhouses and bridges are not subjects
Of taxation, though not specially exempted
The people OF Pennsylvania also citizens Of the United
States The Government Of the Uated States is alien
here cannot be ignored or treated as mere corporation.
The Mint the yard &C are means 10 advance the pros
pey and defend the property and persons Of the people Of
Pennsylvania, and may truly be called public property
State laws laying private property for public uses
should not from general vague phraeoogy, be con-
srued to include properly Of the United States Stale
ought be presumed to intend the of doubtful
right unless such intention plainly set FORTH When an
officer clams right under State authority to arrest the arma-
troops OF the United States seize the horses and
Of her officers and soders, in this be should
be that he has the authority Of the State for 90 doing
am pleased TO find that the Legislature of Pennsylvania
has enumerated either the mint navy yard arse la forts
any other property held for the public benefit Of the United
States and has therefore ntimaed intention to au ho-
rze her officers TO interfere with the General Government 10
the exercise Of ts constitutional powers the will OF
the peopeof Pehnsylvans oinsst upon hesl
Of taxing the Of land used by the General Govern
ment for the public benefit will be for their Legisla-
express such intention n plain language which cam
be misunderstood. And when the question Of power
fairly raised it will have be decided In the mean time,
county, city, and township ard collectors should re-
fan from mskng demands which they have clear right
to make, and certainly to enforce, in the manner at
temp ed blythe respondent in this
The people Of Pennsylvania feel that the location Of the
mint nary yard c. within their territory is benefit and
burden. power to is pawer 10 destroy. For
all that be gained by tho exercise Of this power il will
hardly be worth while contest the right insist demand
which implies po,cer if not ish, expel these insu
lions from her borders. Let the injunction be made per-
peua. BIZ CoURT.