The Democratic sentinel and Harrison County farmer. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1851-1852, 1852-09-08
Tho Tazes in Harrison County.


subject We now fulfil that duty.
In the Republican. Of the 26th ult., we
ind the following article, which We publish I
IN full. for the purpose of showing, the man !
nsr in which the Ehigs Of this county Try to
gull the people. The italicising is our ewn:
b 1ssoUR TAxEs.-Tax-payers of Harrison,
we find, upon examination, that you will F;
have to pay for State and couRtytpurposes,a-l
GOuf TWO THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED
DOLLARS more taxes than you paid last
year. SsppOsiag this county to be an aver.
age one, the increased amount u be collected
in the State this fall, for State and county
purposes, will be upwards Of two hundred
thousand dollars. You will reeOllect that the
amount collected last year was amply sufR-
cient for all purposes, and that according to-
the State Auditors report large surplus
remained unexpended at the end of the year,
Why then the necessity of draining from the
people one hundred thousand dollars more
than last year, for State purposes? 1t is to
meet the increased expenses ofthe State 60
vernment under Locofoco rule--it is TO pay
the increased saIaraies ofyour Locofoco State
officers-the increased expense OF the last
Locofoco Legislature. and next year, if you
bear the burden patiently, you will have an
increase of hundred thousand more to de-
fray the increased expenses Of this same Lo-
cctoco Legislature which convenes again on
the 18th of November, and will, probably,
remain in session until the lst Of April.
"But, tax x-payers of Harrison. you not on
ly have to pay this two thousand five hun
dred dollars additional taxes, but you are
compelled this year. by the new tax law to
pay very large amount that last year, was
paid by individuals who are now exempt.
We believe that the number Of taxpayers, in
this county, are decreased, by the operations
of the new tax law, about one-th,rd; conse
quently that proportion of the taxes which
1 they bore last year must come off the re.
naming two-thirds this year, We are ana
Ue to say how much the individuals exemted
by the new law, paid in this comfy. but
tie pro ability is that it was not less than
/ five thousand dollars, This added to the
two thousand FIVE hundred dollars addition
al tax will make pretty round sum and pausl
considerably increase the taxes of those who
are compelled to bear the burden under the
new Locofoco tax law.
"But why have one-third Of the tax pay.
ers of this county been declared STATE
PAUPERS? They are protected by oul
laws, and enjoy all the advantages of oul
State government. Under the Wing tax law
they bore their propo. ton of the expenses
They done it cheerfully, and asked not TO be
released from taxation-they would, now
prefer paying their proportion Of the reve
nue. necessary to sustain the government
which protects their lives and property. We
say that the men exempted from taxation
and PAUPERIZED by the new tax law
consider it unjust and are opposed to it. They
are willing and as able to bear their proper
tion Of the taxes as those who are compelled
to shoulder the whole burden; and, if the OBJ
iect OF the last Locofoco Legislature, in pas
sing this unjust and inequitable law, was to
buy up this class Of our voting population
|. they will find that it "wont take" The bai
thrown out, by these Locofoco demagogues
1 will be rejected with scorn and contempt BY
the poor but independent voters of Ohio
they will spurn the men who offered it, ant
will repudiate their tax law through the bal
lot box"
Richard starts out by telling the people
that the taxes in this connty will be increas
ed $2,5 500. What is this increase for? Lool
at the Auditors notice. which may be founC
lin our advertising columns, and you will fint
what it is for in part. 1t can there be seel
that two new items are mentioned in his no
tice--a building and a rail road tax. Thes'
two items alone make up that sum, if no
more. Then there is another important item
: which is this--there is tax of about 81, ,2O(
aganst the Harrison county Branch of th'
, State Bank of Ohio, besides large sum a
gainst the Ohio Life Insurance and Trus
, Company, which they both refuse to pay
!. and which additional amount must be pait
, by the taxpayers of Harrison county. S
much for Richards gull No. /.
Then notice his second paragraph, whicl
commences, "But, taxpayers Of Harrison,
, &c, and you will see that it is all made u
, of "we believe" "we are unable" DC
: which shows very plainly that he does nc
p know what he is writing about.
!. The beginning of the third and last pars
. graph speaks the honest sentiments of III
! leaders Of the whigparty in this county. Poo
people--those who have not property enoug
:. to be taxed, are there termed STATE Pau
|, PERS." This, fellow laboring men and mt
:. chanics, is the term that is used about 20
by the whig editor and the whig leaders
this county. Will you bear such an insu
because you are poor! We very much mi
It take your intelligence, il you do. Has
e come to this in this county--that because
j. man or woman is poor and has not two hui
- dred dollars worth Of taxable property, the
n must lie termed a "STATE PAUPER," |
;. such men as the editor of the Cadiz Repul
: hcan. This shows the love they have {
4 you. Your votes they like to have, but the
d according to their doctrine, yout must
n despied because you are SO unfortunate
to be poor. and termed STATE PAl
Is PER-"
i ne will not accept.