The Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1852-1853, 1853-07-27

,rpenlifrras IF As Stale gorsrcment tvo1tld
haus been Protestei."
Now We submi: this question TO every
candid mind. who have Gisplal ed the most
q 6aancial talent and economy? The Wings.
who when in power levied three and three-
tenths Of a mil for State purposes and yet
gere unabls to raise Sulicien, Ia Lciray the
"ordinarv expenditures Of lhe'govenment,
and in few wears created n defct in the
grand revenue fund Of s225,OOO, or the
Democrats, who have reduced tie iepy three
te7'tbs OF a mill, and yet have ample means
70 pay the interest of the State deb,, large
amount OF the principal OF the same, dclrsy
the ordinary as well as the extraordinary
expenditures Of the government '0aAO@
creating any d:ft?
Now, is it not consumate impudence
il any Wing editor, TO charge upon the
democracy an increase OF tax for State
purposes or to de(ray the expenses Of gov
ernmeut? 1t is true there is an increase
for Common Seseol purposes; every body
knows that, bat no! a dollar of it except the
the Library Fund. goes into the State
Treasury. | is returned in the counties in
which it is collected, and distributed a
mongst the townships to which it belongs
This tax alone is ftro mills on the dolla
but the fund il produces is separate and dis
tinct from all others, and cannot be directed
to any other object, or used for any other
purpose than the education IF Ike youh Of
tie State.
But the editor of the Republican SAYS
that the appropriations are increased,
and, consequently, it has become neces.
sary to increase the State tax this year in
order to meet the increased expenditure. -
We have already shown that the tax for
State purposes is reduced instead of "in-
creased" Doubtless the editor forgot, or
was not aware of the fact, that, undcI the
new Constitution, specific appropriations"
have to be made for the payment of Princi
pal and interest ot'tbe pab!ie aeJt, as well as
all other disbursements sof public money
and which would probably swell the amount
although there were really no increase of
expenditures, These items were never be-
fore embodied is an appropriation BILL
They were always covered up so that the
people never knew whether, the public debt
was being paid off or not. Every person
who has any acquaintance with the fnan-
cial affairs Of the State knows that FIVE siXths
of the money raised by taxation is for prin-
cipal and interest of the public debt. In
deed, the statement in the above article
shows that fact, and contradicts the charge
of extravagant appropriations, if its author
only had sense enough to understand, OF
was not determined to prevert it. 1t gives
the total amount, $2,3iG,315, Of which 81,
O25, 900 is for the payment of interest, and
then says: "for expenses of the CommisS,
ioner of the Sinking Fund" (Why not have
said for principal of the public debt?) the
sum of$770, 574, sc. Take these two items
out, and about half million remains, in
Guiding the $125,OOO for the new State
House, which we are now compelled to fin
ish or lose more than million dollars al
ready expended. This charge ''exTava-
giant appropriations" comes with an exceed
ing bad grace from Wing editors. Mr
ATKINSON, of Carroll, in his speech upor
the Independent Treasury Bill, took occa
sion to refer to it and compare the amount,
appropriated BY the Legislature, with The
estimate furnished by AUDITOR WOODS
He showed that the appropriations for State
purposes were less than the estimate furn-
lshed by Auditor WooDs. No Wing Sena,
tor dared open his mouth to controvert a
single statement made, or attempt reply
The figures and facts are immoveabie, and
places the seal Of falsehood upon all such
charges beyond escape. We give the fol-
lowing extract from Mr. ATEINsoS's speech
The amount collected for general reve
nue. purposes" is much smaller than i.
generally supposed--iudeed, it forms but
"a very small portion Of the taxes collected
from the people. The following are the es-
Inmates made by Auditor Woods for 1858
For EXPENSES Of State Government, viz
GeneralAsScmbIy-- Of
Members, clerks, SER
geants-at- arms, mes
sengers $4,000 OOC
Executive officers & clerks
in the Departments -'.' 100000
Contingent fund for execu-
tive officers 1o,5o0 0C
Judi dicary--5 Judges of Su-
preme Court, 27 District
Judges, and 3 city courts
Of Cincinnati and CIeve-
land $4,000 oC
I STATE AsYLUMs.
Lunatic $4,000 90
Deaf and Dumb IA, 10000
Blind 1000 %
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